Incident Update Bishop Fire
- Date:
- 08/20/2024
- Time:
- 2:14 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Bishop Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-08-20
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- 1720 Bishop St. San Luis Obispo CA
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Luis Obispo
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo and San Luis Obispo City Fire Department
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 15
- Containment
- 60%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Fire started in SLO City and progressed in to SRA. CAL FIRE and San Luis Obispo City Fire Department Unified Command. Forward progress stopped. Crew are making good progress constructing fire line and getting hose around the fire.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 14
- Hand Crews
- 4
- Other
- 3