Plaskett Fire: Evacuation orders in effect as Monterey County wildfire aggressively burns

Timber Fire evacuations set to be downgraded as a portion of Highway 1 is set to reopen

Parts of Highway 1 near Big Sur are set to reopen Thursday as Timber Fire evacuations are downgraded to warnings.

Plaskett Fire overtakes Timber Fire in size; over 54,000 acres burned in Big Sur

By Tim Fang Two wildfires burning in California’s Big Sur region have burned more than 54,000 acres, officials said, as the fast-moving Plaskett Fire has now overtaken the Timber Fire in size. According to Cal Fire, the fires are the two largest burning in the state as of Wednesday. The combined acreage burned is more

Highway 1 northern closure to reopen on Thursday

Highway 1 will partially reopen Thursday morning as emergency fire operations continue along the Big Sur coast.

Aggressive Plaskett fire outgrows Timber fire as California's Big Sur wildfires rage

LOS ANGELES — One of two destructive wildfires burning near Big Sur in Monterey County has nearly doubled in size over the last two days. The aggressive Plaskett fire overtook the Timber fire in size, and together they have blackened…

Wildfires blacken 50,000 acres near California’s Big Sur

LOS ANGELES — One of two destructive wildfires burning near Big Sur in Monterey County, Calif., has nearly doubled in size over the last two days. The aggressive Plaskett Fire overtook the Timber Fire in size; together, they have blackened more than 50,000 acres.

Plaskett Fire: Evacuation orders in effect as Monterey County wildfire aggressively burns

A Monterey County wildfire continues to spread aggressively as crews are challenged by steep terrain and plenty of vegetation at risk of burning.