By KAREN VELIE Mowing equipment ignited a brush fire that scorched nearly 23 acres in Paso Robles on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside east of Golden Hill Road near Kapareil... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man whose use of fireworks allegedly ignited a blaze that burned an acre of vegetation near Goleta on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters extinguished a fire at a natural-gas rig about nine miles off the coast of Carpinteria on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., a fire was reported at the non-operational platform. Rescue crews then evacuated 26 crew... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero firefighters extinguished multiple blazes that ingnited in the North County city on Wednesday, including a house fire that was reportedly caused by discarded rags. Shortly before noon, a fire broke out at 8315 Los Osos Road.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A wildfire burning in the California Valley in rural San Luis Obispo County has burned 38 acres and is 40% contained on Monday morning. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, a caller reported a 20 acre fire... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out inside an apartment at the Paso Robles ECHO shelter on Thursday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., a fire alarm sounded at the ECHO shelter. Initially, Paso Robles firefighters responded to a call reporting... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A small fire damaged a business on Spring Street in Paso Robles on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., a witness reported a fire alarm sounding and smoke inside a building at 1319 Spring Street. Firefighters arrived... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A firefighter suffered injuries during a lithium-ion battery fire outside a commercial building in San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. After a fire erupted at an aerospace engineering firm on Monday morning, ESAero, at 3285 S Higuera... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A fire damaged a commercial building in San Luis Obispo, on Monday morning. A lithium-ion battery is suspected to be the cause of the fire, according to SLO Emergency Manager Joe Little. Shortly after 8 a.m., a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A residential fire damaged a garage in Atascadero on Sunday evening, according to the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department. Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning at a home on the 9000 block... (Continue reading)