Last week PG&E held a virtual town hall for San Mateo County residents interested in learning more about customer resources and the company’s progress on wildfire safety work. That includes
– Twenty-two high school students from across California will soon be in San Luis Obispo for Camp Cinder, a five-day program that aims to introduce young women to careers in the fire service. From June 22-26, the campers will gain hands-on firefighting experience. Campers will be introduced to structural firefighting operations and gear, ladder and aerial truck evolutions, vehicle extrication tools, wildland firefighting operations, and beach and water rescues. The students will also become certified in CPR and receive mentoring in fire service career pathways. Camp Cinder San Luis Obispo will be based out of the Cal Fire South Bay Training Center in Los Osos.
An evacuation order for El Granada has been lifted and Montecito Avenue is now open for traffic after a gas main was struck on Monday afternoon, Cal Fire said.