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Easter fire burns Morro Bay homes and cars

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Morro Bay duplex and three vehicles burned after barbecued coals ignited a garbage can on Easter Sunday. The fire also damaged a nearby home, downed power lines and ruptured a gas line. The coals were doused with water on... (Continue reading)

Elderly Morro Bay woman hospitalized after fire

Written on 22 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An 87-year-old Morro Bay woman received advanced life support and was taken to the hospital as a result of a house fire on Saturday. Her current condition is unclear. At 3:42 p.m., a house caught fire in the 700 block... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into Morro Bay house

Written on 12 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A person went to the hospital Thursday after a vehicle crashed into a house on Main Street in Morro Bay. In mid-afternoon, a woman suffered minor injuries after crashing her car into a home on the 1800 block of Main... (Continue reading)

Burger King employees fall for prank, smash windows

Written on 31 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

After receiving a prank call late Saturday night from a person saying there was a gas leak at the Morro Bay Burger King and windows needed to be broken, employees complied breaking out more than a dozen windows. At about... (Continue reading)

Tree falls on vacationing family in Morro Bay

Written on 24 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A large pine tree uprooted in Morro Bay Wednesday afternoon and fell on an SUV while a family of seven was inside. [KSBY] Morro Bay fire officials estimated the tree was as tall as 100 feet. No one suffered any... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay family escapes, burglar dies in chimney fire

Written on 30 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A chimney fire temporarily displaced a family of five in Morro Bay over the weekend. A separate chimney fire killed a suspected burglar in Fresno County. Early Saturday morning, Morro Bay firefighters responded to a fire in the 2000 block... (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)

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)

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)

Morro Bay to contract out emergency dispatch services

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday to contract out the city’s police and fire dispatch services to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and Cal Fire respectively. The move, which also pertains to... (Continue reading)