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The
County
Fire Department
responds to emergencies and other requests for assistance,
plans for and takes action to prevent emergencies and to
reduce their impact, coordinates regional emergency response
efforts, and educates the communities we serve.
CAL FIRE a
California
state agency, functions as the
County
Fire Department
under a contract with the County of San Luis Obispo, and has
done so since 1930.
Approximately 180 full-time state employees operate the
Department, supplemented by as many as 100 state seasonal
fire fighters, 300 County paid-call (PCF) and reserve fire
fighters, and 120 state inmate fire fighters.
In addition,
County
Fire
provides contract fire services to the communities of Los
Osos and
Avila
Beach.
CAL FIRE
also provides local contract fire services to the City of
Pismo Beach and, during non-fire season, to the community of
Cayucos.
Department activities are split between three Service
Programs:
Emergency
Response, Training and Support, and Technical Services.
Mission Statement
To serve and safeguard the people and protect the property
and resources of San Luis Obispo County through education
preparedness and emergency response.
Vision
The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department will exceed
expectations and maintain the highest standards of
preparedness, training, and emergency response.
Core Values
Integrity, Competence, Teamwork, Courage, Commitment
NEW SLU NEWSLETTER
 To the
first issue of “San Luis Obispo Unit
Happenings...” The purpose of this newsletter is
to share current events, battalion updates,
important information, happy news, upcoming
events, etc., with the unit. If you would like
to submit some common interest stories, upcoming
events, new babies, marriages, awards, history,
photos, etc… please send me the information for
inclusion in the newsletter. Everyone has an
opportunity to contribute something. We hope you
enjoy this first issue and those to come!
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San Luis Obispo City Fire Chief
 It
is with great sadness that we must report the passing of
San Luis Obispo Fire Chief John Callahan. Chief
Callahan was playing in the City softball league on
Wednesday night around 7:23 p.m. He was running
from 1st to 2nd base when he
suddenly collapsed. He was immediately attended to
by a fellow City employee. The employee initiated
CPR until San Luis Obispo Fire Department and San Luis
Ambulance arrived on scene. The fire paramedics
started advanced life support and transported Chief
Callahan to Sierra Vista Hospital Emergency Room. Read
More
CAL
FIRE
PROMO VIDEO
Responding to all types of emergencies on a daily basis
is the job done by 90 percent of the CAL FIRE workforce.
Those emergencies take the form of wildland fires,
residential/commercial structure fires, automobile
accidents, heart attacks, drowning, lost hikers,
hazardous material spills on highways, train wrecks,
floods, earthquakes - the list is endless. CAL FIRE
firefighters, fire engines and aircraft respond to an
average of more than 5,600 wildland fires, and answer
the call more than 350,000 times for other emergencies
each year.
See
Video
 2010
Chipping Event Schedule
The San Luis Obispo County Community
Fire Safe Council, with the assistance of
CAL FIRE / San Luis Obispo County Fire
and the United States Forest Service, is conducting the
annual
FREE
chipping. As we approach fire season,
chipping is a great way to clear your yard of potential fire
hazards. Disposing green waste without burning also
preserves our air quality. Plus, you can use the leftover
chips in your landscaping!
Chipping
Events:
SLO
County FireSafe Council - Current Events
OPEN
DOOR YARD SEASON 2009-10
SUSPENDED
All burn day
information is provided by APCD. For daily burn day status
simply call
1-800-834-2876
Burn day information is provided on a 24-hour basis.
Information for the following day is provided after 4:00
p.m. This information will include the burn day
status, and whether burning is prohibited due to measurable
rainfall occurring within the last five (5) days.
A link has been provided for you to
determine URL/VRL boundaries click
here
As of 01/01/09
All
Incinerator
Burning/Trash Burn Barrels
are prohibited in San Luis Obispo County.
2008-09 Policy Guideline;
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© 2010 State of California. Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Governor.