Fire crews in Santa Barbara County responded to the natural coastal bluff vent known as the 'Hope Ranch Volcano' after it ignited an underground PVC drainage pipe, producing visible smoke. The ...
Fire officials were called to a beachside hill in Southern California on Thursday afternoon when visitors noticed what appeared to be flames and smoke pouring out of an opening in the rock. The Hope ...
Fire crews responded to a Hope Ranch “volcano” near Santa Barbara, California, as smoke and fire emerged from a coastal bluff vent on April 23, 2026. Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire crews ...