PASO ROBLES, CA – At 4:14 p.m. on Saturday August 31, Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to 9000 Highway 46 East for a reported vegetation fire.

The first arriving unit reported an approximately two-acre fire burning in grass with a moderate rate of spread threatening the Paso Robles Landfill. The fire was fully contained to 11 acres at 4:45 pm. There were no structurers damaged or firefighter injuries reported.

Three fire engines and one Battalion Chief from Paso Robles responded. Under the cities automatic aid agreements five fire engines, two bulldozers, two crews, one air attack plane, to tankers, one helicopter, and a Battalion Chief from Cal Fire/SLO County Fire responded.

The cause of the fire was undetermined.