Why is Santa Barbara County Fire Department working on sites within the City of Santa Maria?
Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division (FPD) is responsible for all hazardous materials issues as well as non-hazardous soil and groundwater contamination issues within the County. This includes all City jurisdictions as per our designation by the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-epa) in 1996 as the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) for Santa Barbara County.