A group of Cal Poly professors and students have created an artificial intelligence (AI) technology used to assess damaged buildings and homes after wildfires. The team hopes that their technology can be used to swiftly assess damaged buildings and aid…
Cal Fire: 10-acre Cuesta Grade fire is 60% contained
A brush fire that broke out Sunday evening near the Cuesta Grade is 60% contained, Cal Fire San Luis Obispo reported Monday morning. The fire has burned 10 acres of grass and brush since about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. At the…
Newsom’s revised budget and preparation for fire season: A look at SLO County
The revision provides updates of the revenues, expenditures and reserve estimates based on the latest economic changes.
With little rain, Cal Fire uncertain about what fire season will hold
As of March 1, 2020 there have already been 381 fires, according to Cal Fire. This is more than triple the number of fires at this time in 2019.
Nearly 1 million PG&E customers are experiencing public safety power shutoffs. Here’s what would happen if SLO goes dark
“This isn’t your standard power outage where a couple buildings go down,” Cal Poly Director of Emergency Management Anthony Knight said. “This is where an entire region goes down and the support structure we all rely on is potentially impacted.”
San Luis Obispo faces heat advisory with critical fire weather watch this week
A heat advisory was in place in San Luis Obispo Tuesday until 5 p.m. with temperatures having reached a high of 97 degrees, according to the National Weather Service (NSW). Although the heat advisory ended Tuesday evening, temperatures are expected…
Latest PG&E power outages not expected to impact Cal Poly
Nearly 800,000 PG&E customers will lose power starting just after midnight Wednesday, but the coastal regions of San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties are not expected to have their power shutoff, according to PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey. PG&E…
Update: Lopez Fire 70 percent contained, residents allowed to return to homes
Update Tuesday evening, September 22 The Lopez fire that began Saturday afternoon is now 70 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. As of Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm, there have been four minor injuries from the Lopez fire, but no…
Forestry senior wants to save SLO County’s oak trees
About fifty million trees are estimated to have been killed by Sudden Oak Death on the West Coast alone. That number is rising every day.
Update: Sheriff’s Office identifies one dead in fatal car accident just north of Cal Poly
The driver killed in the accident has been identified as 18-year-old Zachary Andrew Harris of South Lake Tahoe.
Prepare yourself for annual Fire Prevention Week
Cal Fire spokesperson shared fire prevention and safety tips to kick of Fire Prevention Week.