CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire Department will hold an Official Badge Pinning Ceremony on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 4:00 P.M. at the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo County District 3 Supervisor Adam Hill will speak at the ceremony and swear in the …
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The County of San Luis Obispo Fire Department (CAL FIRE SLO) has begun using PulsePoint, an app designed to empower everyday citizens to save a life. The department encourages anyone with an Android or iOS device who is trained in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to download the free PulsePoint app. "This app helps us improve …
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After a wet winter/spring, temperatures in June have quickly dried out the abundant annual grass crop throughout most areas of the County. The Live Fuel Moisture Database indicates rapidly drying levels in the brush fuels as well. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the …
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CAL FIRE plans to conduct five prescribed burns over the next 2 to 3 weeks beginning Thursday 6/20/19. A brief description of each is below: Station 98 Training Burn – Approximately 10 acres of grass fuels at the CAL FIRE facility off Airport Road in Paso Robles will be burned on Thursday 6/20/19. Smoke may …
CAL FIRE will be conducting prescribed fire training exercises from Wednesday May 22nd to Friday May 24th, 2019 at multiple locations on Camp Roberts. Broadcast burning of approximately 300 acres of grass will be conducted over the 3-day period by approximately 45 firefighters who are participating in this training class. This course is designed to instruct firefighters from …
