Firefighters burn 50 brush piles in Cambria

cambria pile burns — CAL FIRE SLO on Twitter

By Jessica Brest

Published May 9, 2020 3:52 pm

CAMBRIA, Calif. - If you are seeing or smelling smoke in Cambria, do not be alarmed! CAL FIRE firefighters have been working all morning to safely burn piles of brush during a project they call "Sweep the Broom out of Cambria."

Two engine companies are working on the burn which is comprised of at least 50 piles of French broom slash.

The piles are being burned in order to reduce future fire hazard by using up potential fuel in Cambria.

CAL FIRE posted a video of the burn in progress at Cambria Pines Road just after noon on Saturday.

Firefighters burning 50 piles of French broom slash today on Cambria Pines Road. @FireSafeSLO #CambriaFireSafe pic.twitter.com/umd7oSmAjq
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) May 9, 2020

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