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Firefighters respond to vegetation fire in Atascadero

Cal Fire responded to a vegetation fire in Atascadero, according to emergency alert app PulsePoint.

The fire was spotted near 900 Garcia Road near Santa Cruz Road at 12:07 p.m., burning around one acre of grass, the PulsePoint alert said.

Forward progress has been stopped by responding engines, and engines were called off around 12:24 p.m., according to emergency scanner traffic.

Responding units on scene were extinguishing the remaining flames and cleaning up.

This story was originally published August 31, 2022 at 12:45 PM.

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Joan Lynch
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Joan Lynch is a housing reporter at the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Joan studied journalism and telecommunications at Ball State University, graduating in 2022.
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