Public safety officials in Santa Barbara County are beefing up staffing in the county in anticipation of what's expected to be a significant storm Thursday and Friday.
Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials say they will have extra resources on hand, as will all of the fire agencies in the county.
While much of the media focus has been on the hard hit Montecito area, the increased resources will be set up in a way they can be deployed anywhere in the county where needed. The resources on standby range from extra bulldozers and hand crews to search and rescue teams, and helicopters.
