Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. To further prepare the County for future wildfire impacts the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council (SBCFSC) is proud to ...

Two fire departments are planning exercises in the next few days that may appear to be residential fires, but really are not. The McMinnville Fire Department is hosting a training burn for the Yamhill ...

The campground is also proposing for campers to have access to fire pits, a concern for many ... recommended for approval last year by the Napa Planning Commission. In a statement, the city ...

Oakland councilmembers unveil plan to keep fire stations open Money would come from several funding sources Two stations would reopen and four others would not have to close OAKLAND, Calif.