Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Outdoors By Gretchen Wenner | Fri May 08, 2009 | 10:02pm

Fires Burn in Canyon near Painted Cave

Favorable weather conditions keep spot fires burning near Painted Cave from being a threat to homes.

Outdoors By Indy Staff | Fri May 08, 2009 | 9:25pm

Fire facts as of 8 p.m., Friday, May 8.

Outdoors By Gretchen Wenner | Fri May 08, 2009 | 6:59pm

Firefighters take measures to protect various Chumash artifacts.

Outdoors By Rachel Reeves | Fri May 08, 2009 | 6:36pm

Aims to aid displaced citizens after emergency passes.

Outdoors By Indy Staff | Fri May 08, 2009 | 5:17pm

Evacuees, victims, and volunteers share their stories from the Jesusita Fire

Outdoors By Allison M. Jones, Rachel Reeves | Fri May 08, 2009 | 5:01pm

Agencies offers ways to make the hardships of evacuation a little less painful.

Outdoors By Indy Staff | Fri May 08, 2009 | 5:00pm

A visual tour through Santa Barbara’s worst disaster in decades.

Living By Chris Meagher | Fri May 08, 2009 | 4:45pm

Santa Barbara Street closed between Carillo and Canon Perdido streets for a probably inert device.

Outdoors By Chris Meagher, Ray Ford, Sara Tan | Fri May 08, 2009 | 4:15pm

Fire approaching East Camino Cielo; shelter report; and more.

Outdoors By Ben Preston | Fri May 08, 2009 | 3:07pm

Fire crews were very busy in the area overnight, but the work seems to have paid off.