Categories: 2017 Fire Season

Cambria Fire – Bridge Fire

At 5:00 – it is 35% contained and still only 3 acres. #BridgeIC (Final) Fire is looking good.Evacuations lifted.Main St. Still closed.@CALFIRE_SLO will remain at scene mopping up for 3 hours.

Photos below taken by Sekoya Sleeth, an 8th grade student at Pacific Valley School.

This photo was taken by Joan Schleicher at about 2:30 pm from Santa Rosa Creek Road:

3:20 calling it 3 acres, 20% contained, forward progress stopped. Will stay on site throughout the evening.

Tribune Article Link

2:30 pm – think they held this one to 3 acres. Will keep following.

“From Cal Fire SLO (5 minutes ago): @CALFIRE_SLO #BridgeIC (update)fire is 3 Acres with fire fighters making progress. Evacuations have taken place for Main and Bridge Street.”

2 pm – A vegetation fire broke out in Cambria near Bridge St. and Main St. Currently, evacuations are in process. Currently about an acre. Will post more when I know more.

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Suzi, Pacific Valley School says:

July 18, 2017 at 2:48 pm

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article162221908.html

A hop, skip & jump up the hill and through the woods to my house on the top of Happy Hill!
- bigsurkate says:
  
  July 18, 2017 at 2:53 pm
  
  Thanks Suzi for this. I undated the blog post to include the link.
  
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