Articles Tagged With ‘San Luis Obispo Fire Department’




Friends perform CPR, help save man in SLO

A man collapsed and stopped breathing in San Luis Obispo Monday afternoon, but friends of the victim performed CPR and helped resuscitate him. The victim, who is unidentified due to HIPAA rules, collapsed while walking with family friends in the... (Continue reading)

Firefighters rescue hikers from Bishop Peak

Two fire agencies teamed up with an air rescue service to save a couple hikers who lost track of time and their location Saturday evening on Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo. Around 8 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)

Arsonist sets eight fires in San Luis Obispo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)