Articles Tagged With ‘Santa Barbara County Fire Department’




Small plane crashes in Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A small plane crashed in a field in Orcutt on Saturday evening. The plane went down in a field near Marcum Street and Orcutt Avenue at approximately 5:21 p.m., according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.... (Continue reading)

Woman airlifted to hospital after crashing her SUV on Highway 166

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a woman to the hospital Sunday evening after she crashed her SUV on Highway 166 in the Cuyama area, resulting in her being ejected from the vehicle. The woman was driving a Toyota RAV4... (Continue reading)

Person killed in crash along Highway 1 near Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A male driver died after crashing into the trailer of a semi-truck along Highway 1 near Santa Maria Wednesday evening.  Shortly before 6 p.m., the driver struck the parked trailer of the semi-truck at approximately on Highway... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman falls 80 feet over Central Coast cliff

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A few days after a fatal fall in Isla Vista, an elderly woman fell 80 feet over a cliff in the Goleta area on Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.  Shortly bfore 1 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Man dies after falling off cliff in Isla Vista

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man died after falling off a cliff in Isla Vista on Saturday.  Shortly before 3 p.m., the man fell approximately 50 feet over a cliff behind 6625 Del Playa, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire... (Continue reading)

Ambulance transporting patient sideswiped on Highway 154, paramedic injured

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle sideswiped an ambulance that was traveling on Highway 154, transporting a patient to a Central Coast emergency room early Friday morning.  Shortly before 4 a.m., a caller reported the collision in the Windy Gap area... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed near Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 1 south of Orcutt Saturday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m., the driver’s sedan hit a man walking on southbound Highway 1 south of Highway 135, according to the... (Continue reading)

One person killed in Christmas morning crash near Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in a head-on crash between Santa Maria and Guadalupe early in the morning on Christmas Day. Shortly before 2 a.m., two cars collided on W. Main Street one mile west of Bonita School... (Continue reading)

House fire near Highway 166 displaces resident

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A house fire in northeastern Santa Barbara County near Highway 166 displaced one resident Thursday night.  A caller reported the blaze at about 9:30 p.m. at a home in the 4800 block of Sisquoc Street in New... (Continue reading)

Rattlesnake bites woman on Santa Barbara County trail

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a female hiker to the hospital after a rattlesnake bit her while she was walking her dog on a Santa Barbara County trail Saturday morning. [KCOY] The rattlesnake bit the 26-year-old woman on the... (Continue reading)