Vegetation fire sparked near SLO County elementary school

A vegetation fire ignited near an elementary school in Templeton on Thursday afternoon.

The fire sparked in a field across from Vineyard Elementary School at about 1:58 p.m., according to discussion on the police scanner.

The blaze burned about two to three acres of brush, and firefighters stopped the fire’s forward progress by about 3:45 p.m., Cal Fire said in a post on X.

The elementary school temporarily sheltered in place while firefighters battled the blaze, according to a clerk at the school.

Meanwhile, Vineyard Drive was temporarily closed as of 3:37 p.m., but school traffic was allowed to enter and leave, the California Highway Patrol traffic log said.

No structures were threatend by the fire, according to radio traffic.

This story was originally published August 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM.