The Santa Maria Elks Lodge celebrated local firefighters Wednesday evening at its 48th annual Firefighter Appreciation Dinner ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. A string of suspicious fires across Santa Maria, some ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Fire Department has joined surrounding communities with a 24-hour staff of on-call fire investigators. This fills a critical gap found in recent assessments.

The Santa Maria Fire Department will host tributes to first responders and civilians who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, at City fire stations on Thursday morning.

A fire that broke out inside a bedroom at single-family home in the 600 block of North Benwiley Avenue late Monday morning was caused by a resident using a portable butane torch inside the room, ...

After a crash Sunday morning in the 200 block of West Main Street, a vehicle careened into a business and ignited on fire in Santa Maria. Credit: Santa Maria Fire Department photo Two people were ...

Multiple fire engines, a fire truck and the Santa Maria Police Department responded to the call, and crews were able to contain the damage to one apartment which was fully involved and a second unit ...