Montecito’s fire chief is retiring at the end of the month, and another fire chief in Santa Barbara County is set to take his place. David Neels has served as Montecito’s fire chief since 2023 and has ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. MONTECITO, CA – Montecito Fire Chief David Neels has announced his upcoming retirement at the end of March, after 36 years of ...

The Montecito Fire Protection District has officially named Brian Fallon as its new Fire Chief, effective April 1, following the retirement of longtime Chief David Neels. Fallon brings more than two ...

The woman was hiking along the Buena Vista Trail in Kings Canyon National Park when she needed rescuing Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in ...

A fire damaged the exterior of a garage on Sunday afternoon in the 1300 block of School House Road. A power pole fire spread to a garage before being extinguished in Montecito on Sunday afternoon. At ...

MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) – Montecito Fire crews helped take a man to the hospital after a train hit him near the City Sanitation District on the south side of the tracks. The man did not survive after ...

Below is a press release from Montecito Fire Department regarding the retirement of Fire Chief David Neels after 36 years of service. MONTECITO, CA – Montecito Fire Chief David Neels has announced his ...