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Has fire season hit the Central Coast?

Written on 13 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Three fires broke out on the Central Coast Thursday amid a stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures. [KEYT] An apartment fire in Santa Maria displaced 40 residents and injured three people, while a riverbed blaze in Ventura County burned more than... (Continue reading)

Peak season for climbing Morro Rock?

Written on 2 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Cal Fire rescue team made its second trip to Morro Rock in a 10-day span. [Tribune] The rescue team came to the aid of an unidentified climber around 3 p.m. Sunday. The climber was stuck about a third of... (Continue reading)

Man burned in Los Osos hash lab fire

Written on 4 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A Los Osos man is receiving treatment in the Fresno Burn Center after a hash oil lab he was allegedly operating exploded Tuesday afternoon. Matthew David Culver, 32, used a fire extinguisher to put out a blaze in his apartment... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay home badly burned in fire

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire severely damaged a Morro Bay house Wednesday evening after flames shot up as high as 35 feet. [KSBY] The fire displaced an elderly woman, who attempted to save her home by putting out the fire herself. She did... (Continue reading)

Fire burns small Los Osos home

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A small home burned in Los Osos Wednesday as firefighters struggled to avoid a downed power line that was obstructing their path to the blaze. Shortly before 3:30 p.m, an electrical issue sparked the fire that burned a 1,000 square-foot... (Continue reading)

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)