At approximately 10:25 p.m. on August 28th Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services responded to the report of a commercial structure fire in the 2500 block of Theatre Drive.
Upon arrival, firefighters found multiple recreational vehicles (RV’s) burning at a commercial sales and service location. The rapidly spreading fire was quickly contained by arriving units and did not extend into an adjacent building. Three recreational vehicles were destroyed and 5 adjacent RV’s sustained minor damage. Estimated dollar value saved during this incident, exceeded 1 million dollars. Estimated dollar loss to the recreational vehicles was $100,000 dollars.
Two fire engines, one ladder truck and one Battalion Chief from Paso Robles responded to the incident. Under the City’s automatic aid agreement, two engines from CAL FIRE/SLO County immediately responded to assist. In total, 16 firefighters worked to control the fire. Additional assistance was provided by Paso Robles Police Department.