Fire News

• CENTRAL COAST

  Fire season kicks off Monday

  

  Posted 4:27 AM 4/29/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  Fire season kicks off Monday, marking the end of open burn season.

  Beginning Monday, 50 seasonal firefighters will join CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire.

  Officials are asking everyone to be careful, especially this year due to the low rain amounts.

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• SANTA BARBARA

  Early-morning structure fire under investigation

  

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  Posted 3:49 AM 4/5/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  Investigators are working to determine the cause of a structure fire in Santa Barbara early Friday morning.

  The fire broke out around 1:15 a.m. at a convenient store near the 100 block of El Sueno Road, and was knocked down 30 minutes later.

  Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials say the fire was confined to inside the building.

  No one was inside the building when the fire broke out and no one was hurt.

   

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• PISMO BEACH

  Early morning truck fire causes no structural damage

  

  Posted 4:13 PM 3/26/2013 by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News

  CAL FIRE and Pismo Beach Police were called out to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Shell Gas Station in Pismo Beach Tuesday around 10:00 a.m..

  A truck had mechanical issues which caused an engine fire. Fire crews quickly knocked down the fire.

  There were no injuries or damage to structures nearby.

   

  
  

• NIPOMO

  Cause of Nipomo structure fire under investigation

  

  Posted 6:31 AM 3/22/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  Officials are investigating the cause of a structure fire that broke out early Friday morning in Nipomo.

  The fire started around 4:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Silver Leaf Court.

  CALFIRE officials say the fire was contained less than 30 minutes later and was out before 6 a.m.

  No injuries were reported.

   

  
  

• NIPOMO

  UPDATE: Officials say no one inside home on fire in Nipomo

  

  Posted 5:09 AM 3/22/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  CALFIRE says multiple crews are on the scene of a structure fire in Nipomo.

  The fire broke out in the 500 block of Silver Leaf Court before 4:45 Friday morning, and was contained shortly before 5 a.m.

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• NIPOMO

  Structure fire in Nipomo, one person may be inside

  

  Posted 4:54 AM 3/22/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  CALFIRE says one person may still be inside a home that is on fire in Nipomo.

  As of 4:45 a.m., CALFIRE had one engine at the scene, with more on the way.

  Officials say the home is in the 500 block of Silver Leaf Court.

  Very little information is available at this time.

  Stay with KSBY and KSBY.com for the latest on this developing story.

   

  
  

• MORRO BAY

  Slash pile burn happening Monday in Morro Bay

  Posted 3:17 AM 3/18/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  Smoke may be visible in Morro Bay Monday.

  A slash pile burn is taking place in the Black Hill and Marina Peninsula area at Morro Bay State Park.

  The burn is part of a hazard fuel reduction and fire management program.

  It's being organized by the California State Parks and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, along with the Air Pollution Control District and Morro Bay Fire Department.

   

  
  

• SANTA MARIA

  Crews knock down fire at Santa Maria factory

  Posted 6:57 AM 2/28/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  The Santa Barbara County Fire Department says an investigator has been called out to determine the cause of a fire at the Sugar Factory in Santa Maria Thursday morning.

  Officials say the fire broke out around 5:45 a.m. and crews had it knocked down by 6:08 a.m., but continued searching for any extension of it.

  Officials say the fire was in the walls of the the factory, which is in the 2100 block of Sinton Road.

  No injuries have been reported.

   

  
  

• SANTA MARIA

  Crews on scene of factory fire in Santa Maria

  Posted 6:14 AM 2/28/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says crews are on the scene of a structure fire in Santa Maria.

  The fire broke out Thursday around 5:47 a.m. at a factory in the 2100 block of Sinton Road.

  The extent of the fire or any injuries is not available at this time.

  Stay with KSBY and KSBY.com for the latest on this developing story.

   

  
  

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• SAN LUIS OBISPO

  San Luis Obispo house fire causes more than $350,000 in damage

  

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  Posted 2:09 AM 2/25/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News

  According to officials with the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department, a house fire in the city Sunday evening caused more than $350,000 in damage.

  Battalion Chief Jeff Gater says crews responded to the 4300 block of Vachell Lane around 7:13 p.m.

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