Quickly Spreading Wildfires Trigger Evacuations Along Calif. Coast

Quickly spreading wildfires trigger evacuations along Calif. coast

A pair of wildfires burning in California's Big Sur expanded quickly over the weekend, jumping containment lines and triggering evacuations.

New California Wildfire Threatens Iconic Big Sur Coastline

A raging wildfire is threatening California’s Big Sur, which is considered one of the most scenic stretches of America.

'Measured in weeks, not days': Plaskett and Timber fires near Big Sur scorch 33,000 acres

Crews are continuing to battle two wildfires in Monterey County that have collectively burned more than 33,000 acres and forced more than 600 people to evacuate.

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Firefighters survey smoke from the Plaskett Fire burning Saturday in California’s Big Sur region. The fire expanded to more than 15,000 acres and was only 1% contained on Sunday. Photo courtesy California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Aug. 30 (UPI) — A pair of wildfires burning along California’s Big Sur region expanded quickly over … The post Quickly spreading wildfires trigger evacuations along Calif. coast appeared first on CHOCH…

Big Sur evacuation orders expand as wildfires rage

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 evacuation order at about 1:20 p.m. was effective for zone MRY-F037. The zone joins zones MRY-F034, MRY-F035, MRY-F036, and MRY-G016 as areas that are under evacuation orders. Zones can be […] The post Big Sur evacuation orders expand as wildfires rage appeared first on Local News Matters.