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🔥 CALPF Timber Fire

DangerousFire/Smoke✓ Verified

This condition was reported 33 days ago and may no longer be accurate.

Description

Last updated: 2026-09-08 --- The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Los Padres National Forest. --- State: California --- Coordinates: Latitude: 36° 13 40.1 Longitude: 121° 43 59.2 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: Daily Update - English&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Actualización diaria- Spanish &nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Daily Public Information Map (Pdf) &nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Progression Map &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Facebook &nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Smoke Outlook for Timber&nbsp;Contact Information for the Plaskett Fire has changed: &nbsp;Email:2026.plaskett@firenet.gov Phone:805-257-9891&nbsp;Current Situation:&nbsp;&nbsp;Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 assumed command of the Timber Fire at 6 p.m. Sunday.&nbsp;Although the fire has seen minimal growth for multiple days, warmer and dryer conditions create potential for an increase in fire activity. Big Sur residents are likely to see more smoke production as these warm conditions rekindle heat in unburned fuels within containment lines.&nbsp;Overnight, fire activity increased in the northwest corner of the fire within the previous slopover north of Manuel Peak. Access to this area is difficult due to extremely steep and rugged terrain. In the location of Tin House, crews continue constructing direct containment lines and extinguishing hotspots as terrain allows.&nbsp;Firefighters are identifying and improving containment lines and utilizing water handling equipment throughout the area from Cachagua east to Los Padre Reservoir, down to Chews Ridge and Arroyo Seco and points south. Handcrews and engines continue to assess structures in nearby campgrounds.&nbsp;Near Pick Creek located on the south end of the fire, firefighters are engaged in direct suppression of the fire where terrain and conditions allow.&nbsp;Weather &amp; Air Quality:&nbsp;&nbsp;A trend of hotter and drier conditions will start today. Humidity values will start the day around 50% then rapidly lower to around 20% this afternoon as high pressure builds and light offshore winds develop. Expect full sunshine with no shading of the fuels and no marine layer along the coast. High temperatures in the 70s around Big Sur with 80s over most of the fire area and lower 90s around the containment lines in Upper Carmel Valley out towards Arroyo Seco. General winds will waver from the Northeast to Southeast but remain under 10mph with light upslope winds in drainages. The main forecast focus for tonight will be poor RH recovery with values staying steady from 25-40% over most of the fire tonight into Tuesday morning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Road Closures:&nbsp;Road closures on Highway 1 in the Big Sur area have been reduced. To support Plaskett Fire emergency response efforts, Highway 1 remains closed between Pacific Valley at Post Mile 16 and Monterey/San Luis Obispo County line at Post Mile 0.0. Drivers are encouraged to drive cautiously as traffic is increased because of fire activity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evacuations:&nbsp;For the latest evacuation information, visit Ready Monterey County: www.readymontereycounty.org/emergency&nbsp;To directly sign up for Alerts, Visit: https://alertmontereycounty.genasys.com/portal/enAREA CLOSURE:&nbsp; The Los Padres National Forest has issued an Area Closure for Forest Service managed lands surrounding the Timber and Plaskett Fires. &nbsp;Full text of the Closure Order, and Closure Order Map.&nbsp;Los Padres National Forest encompasses nearly two million acres of central California's scenic Coast and Transverse Ranges. The forest stretches across almost 220 miles from north to south and consists of two separate land divisions. The northern division is within Monterey County and northern San Luis Obispo County and includes the beautiful Big Sur Coast and scenic interior areas. The "main division" of the forest includes lands within San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Kern Counties. --- Source: InciWeb | http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/calpf-timber-fire