Woman falls 50 feet on Bishop Peak
A 19-year-old woman fell approximately 50 feet on Bishop Peak and suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning, but was rescued by fire personnel. Read More …
Tag: San Luis Obispo Fire Department
Good Samaritan wakes up students in burning SLO apartment
San Luis Obispo fire officials are crediting a good Samaritan with saving the lives of four college students who were asleep early Friday morning in a burning apartment with disabled smoke detectors and no sprinkler system. Read More …
SLO residents try fighting fire with water cups, do not succeed
A pair of San Luis Obispo residents attempted to extinguish a fire in their granny unit using cups of water on Saturday, but they did not succeed, and they ended up displaced by the blaze. Read More …
Retired fire captain’s house catches on fire in SLO
A fire burned the garage and possibly an antique car at the San Luis Obispo home of retired fire captain Ed Marcom Thursday night. Read More …
SLO firefighters rescue person on Bishop Peak, homeless swept up in storm
San Luis Obispo firefighters came to the rescue of a person on Bishop Peak Wednesday night, as well as multiple homeless individuals who were stranded by the storm early Thursday morning. Read More …
Suspicious fires break out by railroad tracks in SLO
San Luis Obispo firefighters suspect a person started two fires that broke out near the railroad tracks in southern SLO Wednesday evening. Read More …
Injured hiker airlifted off Islay Hill in SLO
A CHP helicopter airlifted an injured woman off the top of Islay Hill Sunday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. Read More …
SLO to pay $55,000 to settle overtime dispute with firefighters
In order to settle a heated dispute with firefighters pertaining to overtime compensation, the city of San Luis Obispo is set to pay a total of more than $55,000, most of which will go toward legal costs. Read More …
Man severely burned in propane fire at SLO homeless camp
A man suffered severe burns after a fire broke out at a San Luis Obispo homeless camp early Tuesday morning as a result of an individual trying to transfer propane from one bottle to another, according to the city fire department. Read More …
Man killed in SLO house fire
On the same day in which a suspicious fire burned for hours on rail cars in San Luis Obispo, a blaze broke out at a home located about a mile away, and a man died in the house fire. Read More …