emergency services

Santa Barbara-based ShelterBox responds to Hurricane Melissa devastation in Caribbean

Gabriela Fernandez

An international disaster relief agency based in Santa Barbara is responding to Hurricane Melissa—one of the strongest storms recorded in the Atlantic.

At the end of June Goleta will begin using Genasys EVAC, a map based software system that's meant to help emergency officials coordinate evacuations.

Central Coast News

Goleta approves new evacuation mapping tool through County partnership

Gabriela Fernandez

The City of Goleta is moving forward with a new tool to help manage emergency evacuations. This comes after the City Council unanimously approved a partnership with Santa Barbara County on Tuesday.

Issues & Ideas: Fields of light, the USO, and emergency services in SLO County

Brian Reynolds

On this week’s Issues & Ideas, we learn more about the large, immersive new light and art installation called Sensorio Field of Light coming to Paso…