EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Board of Directors First Community Bank of the Desert: We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of First Community Bancorp on Form S-4, of our report dated February 19, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows of First Community Bank of the Desert for each of the years in the three- year period ended December 31, 1998, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy Statement, which is part of such Registration Statement. /s/ KPMG, LLP Los Angeles, California December 29, 1999