12+ hour, 22+ min ago  (314+ words) A team of experts and researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed an index that tracks and scores communities on their wildfire resilience. "Dr. Cat Fong, a researcher at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UCSB, is…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (326+ words) As the Gifford Fire continues to burn, emergency officials say road closures, like the shutdown of Highway 166, are made with public safety as the top priority. Highway 166 was closed on August 1, when flames from the fire reached both sides of…...