Tefft Fire: Forward progress stopped, 25 acres burned, 15% contained

NIPOMO, Calif. – Crews were able to stop forward progress on the Tefft Fire that broke out along Highway 101 in Nipomo on Friday afternoon.

It had burned 25 acres, damaged one structure, and was 15% contained as of 5:45 p.m., according to Cal Fire San Luis Obispo.

California Highway Patrol incident response pages show that the fire broke out around 3:15 p.m. at Highway 101 and Tefft Street. It was deemed the Tefft Fire.

Cal Fire confirmed that other structures were threatened.

A SIG Alert issued just before 3:50 p.m. said that the fire was impacting traffic in both directions of Highway 101. As of 4:45 p.m., southbound traffic was backed up to the Lateitia Winery, but northbound traffic was flowing, according to CalTrans.

Traffic slow on #Hwy101 in #Nipomo due to fire northbound direction just south of Tefft Street. Signage going up on both directions of highway warning of fire and smoke.

— Caltrans District 5 (@CaltransD5) July 15, 2022

Cal Fire San Luis Obispo said that power lines were down in the area and crews were trying to make access.

Cal Fire officials wanted to remind drivers to make room for emergency vehicles driving along the highway to make it as easy as possible for responding engines to make it to the scene.

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