This complete, report comes from the official CalFire incident website. It describes a new, and serious , fire in Central CA

July 25th, 2008
Groin fire Incident - Men sentenced
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 01:54 AM CDT

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., July 21 (CFN) — Two Men sentenced in groin fire case
Summary - Groin fire - Basic Information
Incident Type: Crotch fire
Location: Elliot Tuleja’s crotch located somewhere in the San Luis Obispo area
Cause: Crotch fire as a joke Jan. 18
Injuries: Tuleja was treated for serious burns to his groin area
Charges: The two California men were charged for crotch arson and ordered to spend time behind bars for setting a friend’s groin area on fire as a joke, officials said.
Convicted: Matthew Craig Pillers, 22, and Jack Brent Nicholas Keiffer, 19, did not contest felony charges of causing a fire that led to great bodily injury, court officials said.
Planned actions: Pillers was ordered Thursday to spend two years in state prison after turning down a sentence of 270 days in County jail with a probation period.
Pillers said he would rather go to prison than be on parole and probation simultaneously.
Keiffer was ordered to spend 45 days in a county jail, 100 hours of community service and substance abuse education, prosecutors said.

(Given the nature of the report, I think CalFire has given implicit permission for its reproduction)
Kurt Kamm