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Arsonist sets eight fires in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Firefighters are searching for the arsonist responsible for at least eight fires set near Sinsheimer Park in San Luis Obispo early Tuesday morning. At around 12:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of two fires burning near the Union Pacific... (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)

SLO driver botches parking job on Higuera

Written on 4 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

In what is likely the worst parallel-parking job of the year in downtown San Luis Obispo, on Wednesday afternoon a woman wedged her car between a tree and a clothing store on Higuera Street. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo police say... (Continue reading)

Fire rips through SLO home

Written on 20 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo house fire caused $200,000 of damage Thursday evening. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a blaze at 240 Ramona Street at 7:08 p.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, they found a fire involving the back deck and rear... (Continue reading)

SLO garage fire under criminal investigation

Written on 28 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo police are investigating suspicious objects that may have caused a garage fire Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Around 3 p.m. Sunday, a fire broke out in the garage of a home in the 500 block of Stoneridge Drive in... (Continue reading)

SLO fire hydrant blows after taking hit from motor home

Written on 31 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Water gushed out of a San Luis Obispo fire hydrant Sunday after a motor home dislodged from a tow truck and crashed into the hydrant. [Tribune] The truck was towing the motor home in the 200 block of Tank Farm... (Continue reading)

Man survives SLO condo fire

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A San Luis Obispo condominium caught on fire early Monday morning, nearly killing a tenant. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a fire at the Pine Creek condominium complex on Foothill Blvd. around 3:40 a.m. Monday. The firefighters rescued... (Continue reading)

Cigarette lighter causes fire in SLO home

Written on 16 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A cigarette lighter sparked a fire in a San Luis Obispo house Wednesday morning. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a fire at 158 San Jose Court around 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. The fire, started by a lighter used to light... (Continue reading)

Two men arrested for stealing SLO firefighting equipment

Written on 7 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested two men Monday for stealing firefighting equipment from a fireman’s car. Around 7:48 a.m., police received a report of theft of San Luis Obispo Fire Department equipment from a firefighter’s car parked in the downtown... (Continue reading)

Hay trailer catches fire at Cal Poly

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A trailer full of hay caught on fire on the Cal Poly campus Saturday. [Tribune] A pickup truck was hauling alfalfa hay to deliver as cattle feed around 12:30 p.m. Saturday when flames sparked from trailer. The driver stopped in... (Continue reading)