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Nearly 30K acres burned, Plaskett Fire reaches 83% containment
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (58+ words) Local News Matters Fire crews in Monterey County made significant progress this week increasing containment lines of the Plaskett Fire burning in the unincorporated area of Big Sur. The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier…...
Timber, Plaskett fires show increased containment, minimal growth Sunday
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (184+ words) Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She…...
Firefighters tighten confinement of 2 wildfires in Big Sur
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (62+ words) Local News Matters Firefighters battling Monterey County’s two Big Sur wildfires, the biggest in California, tightened confinement of both blazes on Saturday, officials said. The Plaskett Fire was 31% contained, up from 23% on Friday, while the Timber Fire‘s containment increased…...
Timber, Plaskett fires burn over 40,000 acres in Big Sur, force Highway 1 closure
1+ week, 6+ day ago (81+ words) Local News Matters The Timber Fire burning in the Big Sur area of Monterey County grew to 24,728 acres Sunday evening with 21% containment as several zones remain under evacuation orders. The Timber Fire started on Aug. 8 and quickly grew to thousands…...
Big Sur evacuation orders expand as wildfires rage
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (102+ words) A new evacuation order was issued Saturday for residents south of Los Burros Road in the unincorporated Big Sur area of Monterey County. The mandatory Monterey County issued a new mandatory evacuation order for residents south of Los Burros Road…...
Timber Fire grows by 3,000 acres, evacuation orders changed as weather patterns shift
2+ week, 4+ day ago (131+ words) Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the…...
Timber Fire rages to over 12,600 acres, prompts more evacuations Sunday evening
2+ week, 6+ day ago (176+ words) Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She…...
Timber Fire surges to 8,665 acres with fewer firefighters
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (62+ words) Local News Matters The Timber Fire in the Big Sur area of Monterey County surged to 8,665 acres on Saturday as rugged terrain reduced the number of firefighters that could battle it, Cal Fire said. Containment of the wildfire was 25 percent,…...
Highway 1 opens as new evacuation orders issued, Timber fire grows to about 7,600 acres
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (70+ words) Local News Matters Additional residents in the Big Sur area of Monterey County were told to evacuate on Saturday as the nearby Timber Fire grew to nearly 7,600 acres. Residents in evacuation zones MRY-F029 and MRY-F028-C were ordered to evacuate…...
Timber Fire grows 15% to 6,669 acres as containment edges up
3+ week, 1+ day ago (62+ words) Local News Matters The Timber Fire in the Big Sur area of Monterey County grew 15% to 6,669 acres on Friday since the previous afternoon, Cal Fire said. Containment of the wildfire, which began Aug. 8, edged up to 29% from 27% the day before....