Firefighters responded to a grass fire in southern Paso Robles on Thursday afternoon.
The fire was reported at about 3:50 p.m. in the area of Santa Ysabel Ave. and S. River Rd.
As of 4:05 p.m., CAL FIRE reported that two acres of grass were burning but firefighters were making good progress. Initially, the fire was described as wind-driven and threatening nearby structures, but fire officials said the structure threat was mitigated.
#YsabelIC (update) Aircraft being released. Quick action by CAL FIRE/County Fire and Paso Robles Dept. of Emergency Services protected structures and kept the fire from becoming much larger. @PRCity
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) August 9, 2018
