UPDATE (7 p.m.) — The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department reports that forward progress has been stopped on the Rancho Fire after it burned 15 acres of grass.
According to the agency's public information officer, no structures are threatened at this time.
San Luis Obispo County OES no longer shows evacuation orders in the area.
Officials add that several agencies helped to control the incident, including the Paso Robles Fire Department, the Atascadero Fire Department, the Santa Margarita Fire Department, and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
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UPDATE (6:30 p.m.) — Evacuation orders have been issued for residents within a 1/2 mile of 851 Spring Creek Way, according to the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services (OES).
Officials are now calling the blaze the Rancho Fire.
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ORIGINAL (6:25 p.m.) — Emergency personnel are responding to a vegetation fire burning in east Templeton Saturday evening.
The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department reports that the fire is burning at the intersection of Rancho Road and Kiln House Road.
Several air and ground resources are reportedly en route to the fire, including air attack, fire engines, and dozers.
ALERTCalifornia cameras show heavy smoke rising from the fire.
The blaze appears to be burning near several structures.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
