Section 1
- The Sub Fire -

6 Minutes With The Arsonist: Incendiary #1 — The timeline of initial events that sparked suspicion of arson.
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Fire Investigation Never Done: Cover-up of The Sub Fire started two days later…
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SLO City FD Failure to Evacuate: Clearing the building and ensuring nobody is inside - a crucial step neglected by the SLO City FD.
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No R.I.T. or F.A.S.T Crew Assigned: BC-1 Berryman not only did not assign a R.I.T./F.A.S.T. crew, he put his command post where the fire did eventually burn to…
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The Sub Fire Load & Interior Details: Store inventory and layout tells a different tale...
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Sub Roof Details: The Sub and SDRS had a complete recent earthquake upgrade...to achieve a one-hour Class A roof fire rating.
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Seven Paths To Enter & Fight The Fire At The Sub: The Sub was unique in how many ways it would have been easy to fight a fire.
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Burning A Building Down Is Not Firefighting: You can't put a structure fire out with chainsaws.
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Unknown Incendiary Device #2: Our assertion is that all evidence points to UID #2, having been ignited on top of The Sub.
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See How the Fire Moved Through the Structures

Narrative: Captain Mark Vasquez

Below is a copy of the original narrative statements given by the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department Captain Mark Vasquez regarding the fires at both the The Sub and Square Deal Recordings and Supplies, which took place on December 26, 2015 in downtown San Luis Obispo, California.

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Section 2
- Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) Fire -

The Sub Office Fire Proves Fire Did Not Come into Front of SDRS from The Sub through the Firewall Between the Two Businesses: The Sub/ SDRS Corp.© stands to prove the fire did not come into front of SDRS through the firewall of The Sub
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Unknown Incendiary Device #3 in SDRS: How did the fire go from The Sub to the front of Square Deal Recordings & Supplies when the fire was out in the portion of The Sub adjoining the front of Square Deal before the fire started in the front of Square Deal?
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SDRS Fire Load Notes: The SLO City FD leadership has repeatedly stated we had a huge fire load at Square Deal Recordings & Supplies. This is relatively untrue and totally untrue from the perspective of the two hours they had to stop the fire that was not yet in our building or prevent it from entering Square Deal.
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11 Basic Stop Points for Preventing Fire Spread into SDRS from Rear: 11 basic stop points for preventing fire spread into Square Deal Recordings & Supplies from the rear (Pismo Street)
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Hole Map Illustration: Holes cut by members of SLO City FD and incendiary devices placed by unknown person(s)
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Section 3
- San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (SLO City FD) Issues -

SLOCF Fire Calls 2009-2016: History of success rate in San Luis Obispo fires.
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SLOCF Press Release Corrections: These are what we believe to be factual corrections to SLOCF Chief Garret Olson's press release…
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Bravest Act or a Cowardly, Evil Act?: Cutting holes in roofs is something firemen do but most civilians can't tell...
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Is BC-1 Berryman an Arsonist?: In evaluating the actions of Berryman, we have come to the following realizations...
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Total Destruction is a Job Well Done: Total destruction considered a job well done because no fireman was injured.
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SLOCF Fails to Follow Own Rules: We will state the appropriate rule from the current SLOCF manual and then what SLOCF actually did.
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SLOCF Underground "Burndown" Policy: SLOCF leadership seems to have an underground policy of refusing to go into buildings that are on fire.
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Is SLOCF Corrupt?: While none of these indicators singularly means corruption, a Fire Department guilty of most of these practices is certainly suspect, if not corrupt.
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How Can You Believe…?: Fire departments who fight few fires do not easily gain experience... There are three ways to deal with this…
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Section 4
- Comments, Observations and Correction on Narratives by SLO City FD -

Preamble to Narratives: The overall situation with the SLOCF narratives is that they seem to be an attempt to cover up gross negligence, professional malfeasance, and cowardice…
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SLOCF Battalion Chief-A Neal Berryman: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Battalion Chief-A Neal Berryman
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SLOCF Deputy Chief Jeff Gater: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Deputy Chief Jeff Gater
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SLOCF Chief Garret Olson: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Chief Garret Olson
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SLOCF Captain Michael King: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Captain Michael King
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SLOCF Captain Mark Vasquez: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Captain Mark Vasquez
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SLOCF Captain Matt Callahan: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Captain Matt Callahan
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SLOCF Captain-Paramedic Station 3A David Marshall: Comments, Observations, & Corrections on Narrative by SLOCF Captain-Paramedic Station 3A David Marshall
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Section 1 - The Sub Fire:
Section 2: Square Deal Recordings & Supplies Fire:
Section 3: San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (SLO City FD) Issues:
Section 4: Comments, Observations, and Corrections to Narratives of SLOFD:
Section 5: Case Studies (Pattern of Conduct):
Section 6: SLOFD Firefighter Narratives
Section 7: SLOFD Fire Investigation Report
- Sub Intro
Section 8: Expert Letters
- John Kabala
- Clyde George
Section 8: Arson Investigator /Expert Letters
- John Kabala
- Clyde George
Section 9: Firefighting Info:
Section 10: Original Unedited Video Material
- Fire Test (Raw Footage)
- SLOStringer Videos
- Misc. - Rick's Videos
- Section 11: Original Photographs and Images
- Section 12: Actual Firefighting Action
  - See How Real Fire Departments Act
- Section 13: What Real Ventilation Training Looks Like
  - SLOCFD Does Not Do Actual Ventilation Training

The Sub Burndown

Section 1
- The Sub Fire -

Narrative: Captain Mark Vasquez

Section 2
- Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) Fire -

Section 3
- San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (SLO City FD) Issues -

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Section 4
- Comments, Observations and Correction on Narratives by SLO City FD -

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The Sub Burndown

Section 1- The Sub Fire -

Narrative: Captain Mark Vasquez

Section 2- Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) Fire -

Section 3- San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (SLO City FD) Issues -

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Section 4- Comments, Observations and Correction on Narratives by SLO City FD -

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Full documentary with eyewitness accounts

Section 1
- The Sub Fire -

Section 2
- Square Deal Recordings & Supplies (SDRS) Fire -

Section 3
- San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (SLO City FD) Issues -

Section 4
- Comments, Observations and Correction on Narratives by SLO City FD -