Fire Crews Responding to Three-Acre Vegetation Fire in Eastern SLO County

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Published September 7, 2026 1:27 pm

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Fire teams are on the scene of a three-acre vegetation fire along State Route 58 in eastern portions of San Luis Obispo County Monday.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, there is currently one outbuilding threatened in the area of the fire in the 8200 block of State Route 58, northwest of Simmler and east of Bitterwater Road.

Flames are largely consuming grasses in the area as crews respond on the ground and in the air added the local emergency response agency.

This is an evolving fire response and more information will be added to this article as it is received.

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