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Santa Barbara County Fire briefs Solvang council on 2024 call volumes and three recent restaurant fires
Summary
Santa Barbara County Fire presented 2024 response data for Solvang — 681 incidents (412 EMS calls), eight fires — and described three structure fires investigators tied to spontaneous ignition of oil‑soaked rags stored improperly. Presenters also highlighted new countywide dispatching, OEM changes and ambulance contract developments.
Santa Barbara County Fire officials presented the department’s 2024 response summary to the Solvang City Council and described three recent downtown restaurant fires that caused major property damage but no injuries.
Deputy Chief Garrett Huff told the council Solvang recorded about 681 incidents in 2024, including 412 EMS/rescue calls, 14 vehicle accidents and eight structure fires. Station 30, the Solvang station, is staffed daily with a captain, engineer, firefighter‑paramedic and firefighter‑EMT; apparatus includes a medic engine, a truck, a brush truck and a utility vehicle.
County fire briefed the council on several system‑level changes: the new Regional Fire Communication Center (RFCC), a combined dispatch and emergency operations expansion, is slated to open the week of May 12; the county’s Office of Emergency Management was merged into the fire department in 2023;…
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