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Monterey Co.: Plaskett Fire Reaches 83% Containment As Nearly 30K Acres Burned
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (156+ words) 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 in the week....
Update: Plaskett Fire remains 83% contained, 29,942 acres affected in Monterey County
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (154+ words) First discovered: 17 days ago, 11:01 a.m. Aug. 26 Initial location: Forest Road 23S10, east of Los Burros Road, Plaskett, Monterey County, Calif. Fire unit: USFS - Los Padres National Forest Fire name: Plaskett Fire Plaskett Fire initially started at 11:01 a.m. Aug. 26 - Forest Road 23S10, east of Los…...
Nearly 30K acres burned, Plaskett Fire reaches 83% containment
13+ hour, 45+ 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…...
Update: 39% containment achieved for Timber Fire in Monterey County
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (135+ words) First discovered: More than a month ago, 8:35 p.m. Aug. 8 Initial location: Southeast of Loma Vista, Monterey County, Calif. Fire name: Timber Fire Timber Fire initially started at 8:35 p.m. Aug. 8 - Southeast of Loma Vista in Monterey County, California. By Saturday evening, it had…...
Alila Ventana Big Sur Announces Reopening Following Brief Closure Due to the Regional Fires, and Following Partial Reopening of Highway 1
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (167+ words) Big Sur's Iconic Luxury Resort Invites Guests to Rediscover the Beauty, Resilience, and Spirit of Big Sur with New "A World, Together" Package As Alila Ventana Big Sur prepares to welcome guests back to the resort, it has created "The…...
Big Sur landmark Nepenthe works to recover after Timber Fire forces Highway 1 closures
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (455+ words) September 10, 2026 / 5:51 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco Perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific, Nepenthe has been a fixture along Big Sur's Highway 1 for more than seven decades. The restaurant opened in 1949, two years after Kirk Gafill's grandparents bought the property…...
Multiple evacuation orders, warnings issued for Lucas Fire in Mendocino County
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (237+ words) MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. - Multiple evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for the Lucas Fire, which is burning northwest of Upper Lake and Clear Lake on Thursday afternoon. Crews from CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit are responding to the fire, along…...
Containment keeps improving on one fire in Big Sur — but not the other. Why?
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (306+ words) Containment on the Plaskett Fire increased by Thursday morning, while the Timber Fire didn’t budge, according to Cal Fire. By Thursday, the two fires scorching the Big Sur coast were collectively burning almost 60,000 acres. A portion of Highway 1 reopened north…...
Update: 29,917.6 acres affected in Monterey County by Plaskett Fire, still 73% contained
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (154+ words) First discovered: 15 days ago, 11:01 a.m. Aug. 26 Initial location: Forest Road 23S10, east of Los Burros Road, Plaskett, Monterey County, Calif. Fire unit: USFS - Los Padres National Forest Fire name: Plaskett Fire Plaskett Fire initially started at 11:01 a.m. Aug. 26 - Forest Road 23S10, east of Los…...
Update: Timber Fire in Monterey County - 27% containment reached
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (133+ words) First discovered: 33 days ago, 8:35 p.m. Aug. 8 Initial location: Southeast of Loma Vista, Monterey County, Calif. Fire name: Timber Fire Timber Fire initially started at 8:35 p.m. Aug. 8 - Southeast of Loma Vista in Monterey County, California. By Thursday morning, it had burned 25,380 acres. As…...