Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Fire Department’




Firefighters extricate person after crash in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extricated one person, and responders transported two individuals to the hospital following a car crash in San Luis Obispo Friday morning. At about 10:30 a.m., a Dodge pickup truck and a Mini Cooper collided near the... (Continue reading)

Serial arsonist gets 25 years to life over fire near SLO Elks Lodge

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge last week sentenced a San Luis Obispo man and serial arsonist to 25 years to life in prison for intentionally setting a fire that burned a homeless camp near the SLO Elks Lodge.  On... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish house fire in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a house fire in San Luis Obispo on Saturday evening, according to Cal Fire. At approximately 8:36 p.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home in the 400 block of Junipero Way. Firefighters... (Continue reading)

Fire damages house in San Luis Obispo

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire in San Luis Obispo 0n Sunday morning. A caller reported the blaze shortly after 9 a.m. at a two-story home in the 1400 block of Oceanaire Drive. Firefighters extinguished the... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish blaze behind downtown SLO bar

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A blaze ignited behind a popular San Luis Obispo bar on Thursday, but firefighters prevented it from damaging the downtown establishment and adjacent buildings.  Shortly before noon, a caller reported a fire burning behind the Mark Bar... (Continue reading)

Officers charge teen with starting Lizzie Fire in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a 15-year-old San Luis Obispo resident for starting the Lizzie Fire that burned 100 acres near SLO High School on Monday. High school officials used surveillance footage of the campus perimeter to identify two... (Continue reading)

SLO trying to squelch rumors over Lizzie Fire

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo is attempting to squelch several undisclosed rumors related to the Lizzie Fire that burned 100 acres near SLO High School on Monday.  Investigators determined two nearby blazes on Monday were unrelated... (Continue reading)

Fire kills two cats at pool service store in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire killed two cats at a pool service store in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning. A caller reported the blaze shortly after 8 a.m. at CCH Pools at 198 South Street, according to the San... (Continue reading)

Vehicle shears pipe causing gas leak in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle sheared a low-pressure line causing a gas leak in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported the accident on Higuera Street by Toro Street, according to the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Person airlifted off Bishop Peak in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted an injured hiker off Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo on Friday.  Shortly after 10:15 a.m., a 911 caller reported a medical emergency on Bishop Peak. San Luis Obispo fire crews then arrived and... (Continue reading)