The Santa Barbara County Fire Department, in conjunction with UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, has tentatively scheduled a one-day (possibly two-day) prescribed urn ...

Los Padres National Forest has scheduled a prescribed burn for Camino Cielo, with a burn window starting in March and lasting through the spring. The goal of the burn is to reduce the risk of wildfire ...

A good 2-mile walk creates a 2-4 hour window where your body is still burning extra calories, adding about 15-25 additional calories beyond the walk itself. It’s not huge, but it’s free bonus calorie ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — This fall, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed burns for ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Open burning in Missoula County opens on Saturday. Permits cost $7 annually and can be purchased or renewed online, here. In Missoula city limits, parcels are required to be at least ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department issued the following press release, in both English and Spanish, about planned burns this week. The Santa Barbara County Fire ...

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (News 12) - Officials in New Jersey say an 8-year-old boy survived a house fire by jumping from an upstairs window and into the arms of two waiting police officers and a neighbor.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Fire Department, in conjunction with UCSB’s Cheadle Center for ...