Four fires burn in one day in SLO County
A total of four fires burned in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday, and there have now been at least five blazes in the last two days. Read More …
Tag: Fire
California wildfire acreage down this year by 95 percent
Land mass burned in California thus far in 2019 has decreased by 95 percent from last year and 90 percent compared to the average over the past five years, according to Department of Forestry and Fire Protection statistics. Read More …
Truck sparks another fire along Highway 101 south of Atascadero
For the second time in a span of three days, a truck sparked a fire on Highway 101 south of Atascadero, and the blaze spread into nearby brush. Read More …
Fire along Highway 101 south of Atascadero prompts evacuations
A pickup truck crashed on Highway 101 Friday afternoon, which sparked a fire that spread into brush and is threatening homes near south Atascadero and rural Santa Margarita. Read More …
Thousands of customers lose power in SLO, Atascadero and Templeton
A power outage in San Luis Obispo and one in North County resulted in more than 5,000 customers losing power on Wednesday. Read More …
Paso Robles fire burns garage, RV and cars
A garage caught on fire in rural Paso Robles early Thursday morning, and the blaze spread to an RV and multiple vehicles, according to Cal Fire. Read More …
Fire burns 1,200 acres near Shandon
A fire reported southeast of Shandon on Monday burned 1,200 acres. Read More …
Two fires near Paso Robles burn mobile home and more
Two fires burned a combined total of about five acres near Paso Robles on Sunday, with the second blaze also destroying a mobile home and a car. Read More …
Five die in shooting and trailer fire in Santa Maria
A gunman opened fire at a senior citizens mobile home park in Santa Maria on Friday, killing two elderly men, and authorities later found the bodies of the suspect and two more people inside a burnt trailer, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Read More …
PG&E reaches $1 billion fire settlement with local governments
PG&E has reached a $1 billion settlement with local governments in Northern California over wildfires the utility caused, with more than one quarter of the funds slated to go to Paradise, community that was ravaged by the 2018 Camp Fire. Read More …