Ventura and Los Angeles counties were issued a red flag fire warning from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday by National Weather Service Los Angeles. According to NWSLA, northeast wind gusts are predicted to get up to 60 to 70 mph in the foothills. Humidity in the area will lower between 8 and 15%. […]
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“What is going on? Why does it smell like smoke?”: fire in Yosemite tower 6 forces students to evacuate
Rory Bruton was fast asleep when he was awoken by a blaring loud noise around 3 a.m. Thursday morning. It was the fire alarm. “Nobody was expecting it. Everybody was just sound asleep and just enjoying their dreams and then,” Bruton said, imitating a crash-like sound. “Blasted lights blaring, smoke coming up our noses. It […]
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Residents of Yosemite Hall React to Residence Hall Fire
At around 3 am on Thursday morning, residents of Cal Poly’s Yosemite Tower 6 were evacuated after an electrical fire took place in one resident’s room. Mustang News Reporter Ava Kershner talks to students from the halls about how they feel after the fire. https://youtu.be/Ydp1qLSGpZ8
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Fire in Yosemite residence hall, one student with minor injuries, 58 students displaced
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. An electrical fire broke out in the Yosemite residence hall early Thursday morning, causing minor injuries for one student and displacing 58 students, according to university emails obtained by Mustang News. The fire occurred around 3:15 a.m. in Yosemite […]
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Fire behind Cerro Vista holding at one acre
Update 7:38 p.m. Forward progress has been stopped, according to Cal Fire. Ground crews are working on control lines and mopping up. An investigator is on the scene to attempt to determine a cause. Update 7:22 p.m. Cal Fire SLO is reporting the fire is holding at one acre. Planes remain overhead. There have been […]
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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.
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Chemistry professor leads student research on impact of wildfires
Chemistry professor Matthew Zoerb and a group of undergraduate students are conducting research to help people better understand the effects wildfires have on health and the environment. In the past few years, California has seen the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history, including the Camp Fire in 2018 and the Kincade Fire last October. […]
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Meet EMBER: A student-designed robot to help prevent wildfires
“We can think of it like an automatic sprinkler,” mechanical engineering senior Daniel Santoro said.
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Cal Poly goats graze to stop fires from endangering student housing
Cal Poly’s goats graze on campus for numerous reasons, one of which is to create a firebreak as a buffer, giving defensible space in case a fire threatens the school.
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Air quality returns to normal levels in SLO after wildfires ravage California
The air quality in San Luis Obispo County has been affected by wildfires burning up and down the state.
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It’s fire season at Cal Poly. Here are ways to be prepared.
Fire season is intensifying and getting longer, according to professor and geologist William Preston. The amount of land burned in California during a wildfire has also increased by 500 percent since 1972.
