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Firefighters rescue hikers from Bishop Peak

Written on 20 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Two fire agencies teamed up with an air rescue service to save a couple hikers who lost track of time and their location Saturday evening on Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo. Around 8 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)

Rural Morro Bay home catches fire

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out at a barn adjacent to a rural Morro Bay home early Thursday morning, and the blaze spread into the house. Cal Fire received a report of the blaze at 1:17 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters responded to 1407... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 11 acres on Nipomo Mesa

Written on 15 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon on the Nipomo Mesa and burned about 11 acres of land before firefighters contained it. [KSBY] The fire began around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Camino Mariposa and Scenic View Way. It quickly... (Continue reading)

Should Los Osos be managed by the county?

Written on 4 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON The Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) has proven to be a failed experiment. Formed in 1998 under the guise of obtaining “local control” the LOCSD has been whittled down to a shell of its former... (Continue reading)

Cayucos firefighter accused of rape

Written on 2 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

A Cayucos firefighter was arrested Thursday for rape, sodomy and oral copulation by force or fear. After a short investigation into reports of child abuse, San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested Oscar Higueros, Jr., 38. Neighbors said Hiqueros had been... (Continue reading)

Oceano home burns amid dispatch phone tag

Written on 29 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

While emergency calls went from agency to agency, a fire in an outdoor shed spread to a home in Oceano on Aug. 21. [KSBY] Neighbors of the Beach Street home began calling 911 at 12:09 p.m. to report the shed... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay to contract out emergency dispatch services

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday to contract out the city’s police and fire dispatch services to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and Cal Fire respectively. The move, which also pertains to... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out by Oceano Dunes

Written on 25 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A fire broke out close to the Oceano Dunes around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. [KEYT] The blaze occurred in an area of brush in the 300 block of Pier Avenue. Cal Fire and Five Cities firefighters responded and extinguished the flames... (Continue reading)

Shark spotted in Avila Beach

Written on 21 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A fisherman reported seeing a great white shark near the Avila Beach Pier early Sunday afternoon. The shark was swimming just south of the pier around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire. The great white was reported to be... (Continue reading)

Cal Fire sues local foundation

Written on 19 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Cal Fire filed a lawsuit against the Hind Foundation this week for $2.5 million, the cost of putting out a fire that was started by a mower in 2012 in the Santa Margarita area. The lawsuit claims that the Hind... (Continue reading)