City Manager David White has announced the appointment of Matthew Hallock to lead the Santa Monica Fire Department as its new chief. Hallock comes to Santa Monica from the city of Monterey Park, where ...

The Santa Monica Public Library and Santa Monica Cultural Affairs invites you to a virtual conversation to mark the one-year anniversary of the new Fire Station 1 facility on Wednesday, July 14, 7-8 p ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- A car slammed into a restaurant in Santa Monica and caught fire, triggering a building fire Wednesday. The accident happened at Cafe de Paris in the 700 block of Montana ...

SANTA MONICA, CA — The Santa Monica Fire Department has promoted a longtime fire paramedic to captain — marking the first time a female has held the role in the department’s 136-year history. Aurora ...

Five people were hospitalized, including three police officers who were being treated for smoke inhalation, after a structure fire along a busy Santa Monica shopping strip on Sunday. The fire broke ...

February 11, 2026 -- After decades of contracting ambulance transports for emergencies, the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) launched its own in-house ambulance service this month.