Paso Robles medics responded to a medical emergency report Tuesday evening and found a dead body inside a smoldering house. Shortly before 6 p.m., emergency services personnel responded to a medical call in the 3200 block of Pine Street. When... (Continue reading)
Cal Fire has released a photo of a truck that is suspected of causing the Cuesta Fire. The photo, which was taken in an Arroyo Grande parking lot, shows a white pickup truck with an RV and a Volkswagen Beetle... (Continue reading)
UPDATE 10 a.m.: The Cuesta fire remains at 3,500 acres and is 70 percent contained. ORIGINAL: A firefighter was injured this week while fighting the Cuesta Fire which continues to burn south of Santa Margarita. The firefighter fell while battling... (Continue reading)
The evacuation for Santa Margarita was lifted Wednesday evening after winds moved the Cuesta Fire southeast. The burn area has grown to 3,500 acres with 20 percent containment. Nearly 1,000 firefighters continue to battle the blaze started Sunday afternoon by... (Continue reading)
Classes at Santa Margarita Elementary School will not start on Wednesday as previously planned, the Atascadero Unified School District announced Tuesday. Approximately 1,000 firefighters are battling a blaze burning on the southwest side of the town. The last estimate, on... (Continue reading)
UPDATE 8 a.m.: The Cuesta Fire burn area stayed at 2,500 acres and is 15 percent contained. The evacuation for Santa Margarita south of the railroad tracks remains in place. UPDATE 7:15 p.m., The Cuesta Fire has scorched 2,500 acres... (Continue reading)
UPDATE 7 p.m.: The Cuesta Fire has burned 500 acres and prompted the evacuation of the town of Santa Margarita south of the railroad tracks. Approximately 500 people in 350 homes were evacuated Monday afternoon. No structures have been damaged... (Continue reading)
UPDATE 11 a.m.: Fire investigators believe one vehicle likely caused the 100 acre Grade Fire south of Buellton, the Cuesta Fire and the Cholame Fire off of Highway 41 near Shandon, said Bennet Milloy, a Cal Fire public information officer.... (Continue reading)
UPDATE: At 7 p.m., the fire off Highway 101 at the Nojoqui Summit south of Buellton is 80 percent contained. Fire officials have limited the fire to 5 to 6 acres and said earlier reports were incorrect. Highway 101 was... (Continue reading)
A mysterious storage yard fire burned at least 20 RVs in Santa Maria Tuesday evening. [KSBY] At 7:43 p.m., Santa Maria firefighters responded to reports of a fire at American Self Storage on Skyway Drive near the city’s airport. The... (Continue reading)