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Governor wants new fire retardant rules

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Chemical flame retardants in household furniture pose health hazards and “better ways” are available to provide public safety, Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday as he urged state regulators to take action against those “toxic” substances. (Sacramento Bee) “Toxic flame retardants... (Continue reading)

Co-conspirator describes Myers beating and burning

Written on 19 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Former Dystiny Myers murder defendant Jason Greenwell took the stand Monday in the trial of Jacob York and his mother, Rhonda Wisto, and described his account of the 2010 slaying of the 15-year-old Santa Maria runaway. Greenwell, who pled guilty... (Continue reading)

Firefighter injured in student housing fire

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo student housing complex caught on fire Saturday morning, causing one firefighter to end up in the hospital. The fire began around 11:02 a.m. Saturday on the third floor of the Stenner Glen apartment complex at 1050... (Continue reading)

Child burned in car outside mother’s work

Written on 27 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A Santa Barbara woman is facing child endangerment charges after the van she had left her 2-year-old alone in caught on fire. [SantaBarbaraIndependent] Viviana Wink, 29, allegedly left her child strapped in a car seat in the van parked outside... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo home damaged by fire

Written on 25 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire at a San Luis Obispo home without a working smoke detector on Sunday evening remains under investigation. A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy, who was the first on the scene, evacuated the five people inside the home... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach house catches on fire

Written on 9 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A fire occurred at a Grover Beach house Friday night at the corner of Brighton Ave. and North 4th St. The fire began around 10:20 p.m., according to the Five Cities Fire Authority. There were no injuries. More than twenty... (Continue reading)

Cal Fire hid $3.6 million from state

Written on 27 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection hid $3.6 million rather than depositing it into the state’s cash-strapped general fund as required. [LATimes] For seven years, Cal Fire paid the nonprofit California District Attorneys Assn. to hold settlement monies.... (Continue reading)

SLO man dies in trailer fire

Written on 17 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo man died in a recreational vehicle fire early Wednesday morning across the street from a CalFire station. The fire occurred around 12:30 a.m. near Broad Street and Farmhouse Lane, just east of the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO explosions tied to hash lab

Written on 10 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

San Luis Obispo Fire Department investigators discovered a hash conversion lab at a trailer that was engulfed in flames Wednesday night following several explosions. Four fire trucks and a total of 25 firefighters worked to quickly extinguish the blaze that... (Continue reading)

Explosion at San Luis Obispo mobile home park

Written on 8 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

UPDATE: Following multiple explosions at the Laguna Lake Mobile Park in San Luis Obispo, firefighters arrived to find a mobile home fully engulfed in flames that were spreading to another trailer. Four firetrucks and a total of 25 public servants... (Continue reading)