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SLO County firefighters battled three small fires

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Firefighters in San Luis Obispo County were busy Sunday battling several small fires. [KSBY] In the 3900 block of Upper Lopez Canyon Drive in Arroyo Grande, a fire slowly burned three acres before firefighter were able to contain the blaze.... (Continue reading)

Spring Fire rages in Ventura County

Written on 4 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

More than 28,000 acres have been charred by the Santa Ana wind fueled Springs Fire in Ventura County, but the weather has now changed and the fire is 30 percent contained, according to a report from CalFire at 7:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Santa Ana winds spur California fires

Written on 2 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Dozens of Central Coast firefighters are working to battle the Springs Fire in Ventura County which has already burned more than 8,000 acres, according to CalFire. The fire is ten percent contained and firefighters have allowed some residents back into... (Continue reading)

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)