PASO ROBLES, CA – At approximately 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday June 22, Paso Robles
Fire and Emergency Services was dispatched to the area south of Riverbank Lane for a
reported vegetation fire.
The first arriving unit reported approximately ¼ acre fire burning within the Salinas
River, west of the given location, with difficult access. Fortunately, the city’s newly
purchased 4x4 Type 3 fire engine was able to drive to the fires edge within minutes. The
quick access allowed fire department personnel to keep the fire from growing
exponentially, while directing additional resources in for reinforcement. The fire was
contained at ½ acre.
Three fire engines and one Battalion Chief from Paso Robles responded. Under the cities
Automatic Aid Agreements three fire engines, one bulldozer, and Battalion Chief from
Cal Fire/SLO County Fire, and one fire engine from Atascadero Fire responded. The
cause of the fire was determined to be from an unattended fire within a homeless
encampment
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