Currently, there are no details on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed ...

Los Padres National Forest will be conducting prescribed pile burnings for the next two weeks starting April 1st, 2025.

Drive 30 minutes from Downtown Santa Barbara into the Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park. It’s a magnificent spot ...

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, among other agencies, will conduct a prescribed burn across ...

Sites for this week include Painted Cave (March 17 and March 20-21 ... WHO: This prescribed burn is planned and coordinated by the Los Padres National Forest with Santa Barbara County APCD, San Luis ...

Starting on Monday, one to 10 acres of treated slash from dead trees and brush will be burned at various forest ...

Visitors can explore the extensive network of hiking trails, visit the historic Scorpion Ranch, and kayak through the famous Painted Cave ... most remote island, Santa Barbara Island, is a ...

A fire broke out near Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon, prompting thousands of mandatory evacuations in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. The Cave Fire started burning around 4:15 p.m. in the ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named Painted Cave, was initiated today at 9:45 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land.