Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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    though this is dated the 11th I decided to quote it because of all the useful information

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    Highway 1 closes in Big Sur as Timber Fire continues to ...

     

    Highway 1 closes in Big Sur as Timber Fire continues to spread

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    MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. —

    Highway 1 is now closed to the public in part of Big Sur as the Timber Fire continues to spread and evacuation orders expand, according to the California Highway Patrol.

    CHP announced Tuesday that State Route 1 is closed on the north side at 47200 Highway 1, near Fernwood Resort, and on the south side at the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park Vista Point near mile marker 37.

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    This an approximately 10-mile stretch of road.

    Motorists are being urged to avoid the area and follow all evacuation orders and instructions from emergency personnel.

    The closure comes as the Timber Fire has grown to 2,989 acres and remains 5% contained Tuesday.

    The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office also expanded evacuations Tuesday. An immediate evacuation order was issued for Zone MRY-F023, while new evacuation warnings were issued for zones MRY-F021-B, MRY-F022 and MRY-F029.

    All previously issued evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect.

    Overnight, the northern and eastern portions of the fire remained active, burning primarily above the marine layer. Firefighters observed single-tree torching and upslope runs, according to fire officials.

    Despite the overnight activity, officials said the fire continues to hold on the east side of Highway 1.

    Firefighters continued structure protection efforts, primarily near Highway 1 in the Ventana area. Crews cleared brush and other potential threats around properties, established water systems and secured access for firefighters and equipment.

    A heavy marine layer limited helicopter operations overnight by restricting visibility to water dip sites below the marine layer. Crews were working Tuesday to establish a water dip site above the inversion layer.

    Warmer and drier conditions are expected over the eastern portions of the fire through early to mid-week. There is also a 15% chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening.

    The U.S. Forest Service said the Timber Fire started around 9:38 p.m. Saturday and is burning southeast of Loma Vista in the Los Padres National Forest.

    Firefighters continue to face steep, rugged terrain that has made accessing the fire and carrying out suppression efforts difficult.

    The cause of the Timber Fire remains under investigation.

    Motorists are urged to avoid the Big Sur area, use caution and leave roads clear for first responders, emergency personnel and evacuees as conditions surrounding the Timber Fire continue to change.


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    During the day the smoke blew another direction but about 6 or 7 pm it started blowing this way again so I closed all the windows

    So far the fire isn't affecting life too much here where I live because the winds keep changing and so I guess the smoke is going all sorts of directions depending upon what time of day it is. So, my best bet is that it is mostly blowing inland which would take it away from where I live unless it blows northward up the coast.

    If you haven't read the other articles here the Timber Fire in Big Sur has shut down Highway 1 but the humidity down where most people live likely will keep the fire up at 2000 or more feet in altitude in the Los Padres National Forest inland from Big Sur. So, it's not likely to burn into the coastal areas I'm thinking but fires are unpredictable completely especially where changing winds are involved.

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    In addition to owning two businesses I also was a fire lookout when CDF (Calfire) still hired then in 1985 and 1986

    There were two advantages for my family with this job. The first was the best medical policy for my whole family that included health, dental and hearing at that time. Best I have ever seen and since my family in 1985 was the 5 of us this medical plan was very helpful because the kids were 10, 12 and 14 I believe then too (two boys and a girl at that time). (another daughter was born in 1989).

    So. the other advantage was that when Vajrasattva in one of his forms came to me and told me I was going to India December 10th 1985 I went home from the fire lookout and told my wife. She said, "Where is the money coming for this?"

    I said, "I don't know but usually dieties like this are never wrong just like Angels when they tell you things are never wrong."

    So, at first we didn't know what was going to happen because this was October of 1985. So, as time went on we inherited some money and thought about investing in land with it and realized we already owned a house and 2 1/2 acres of land in Mt. Shasta so at least at that point we didn't need any other land.

    So, we asked how much a travel agent would charge us for 5 tickets for the whole family to go to India then and they said "$10,000". We said, "that's just too much for airfare to do this and still have enough money while we are there even if we have a family member be in charge of our two businesses here." 

    So, it gets to be the first week in December and we had sort of given up going to India even though I knew Vajrasattva was likely right so I was just waiting for him to actually make this happen in some useful way for everyone. So, we are walking down Haight Street which is famous for the 1960s with a friend and one of his kids and my mother was with us and all our kids were there too and my mother sees an advertisement in a travel agency for 300 dollars or something like that for a week or two in Hawaii and that just sounds too good to be true so I walk in with my mother to protect her from a fraud.

    However, when I went inside I realized that this was no ordinary travel agency but the kind that sells tickets all over the world to people that go on Archaelogical digs who go to Berkeley and CSU San Francisco and stuff like this.

    So, I asked how much for discount open end 6 month tickets to Kathmandu, Nepal?

    He says 6000 dollars for all 5 of you stopping in Narito Airport in Japan, Bangkok i Thailand and then landing in Kathmandu. However, you have to leave within a week because of the Asian holidays or this cannot work. 

    So, I bought the tickets right then and we went home and packed and left within a week's time for Japan on First class seats on a JAL 747 to Narito Airport in Japan and then hopped on another plane pretty soon to Thailand because Japan was too expensive for us then so we went to Bangkok where it only cost then about 5 dollars to feed the whole family a good meal then.

    Since my fire lookout job was 4 days a week 24 hours a day from about April or May to October usually I was free to travel then from December to April because of this and a family member took charge of our two businesses while we were gone.

    By God's Grace

    PS: we flew out of SFO which is San Francisco International Airport to Japan December 11th 1985 and returned to SFO by about April of 1986. We had become in a way citizens of the whole world.

    However, the experience for all of us made us all world travelers ever after this in our lives adults and children too. 

    For example my step son then 14 got married atop Mt. Kilimanjaro mountian in Africa and had Lions the night before the climb rummaging outside of his tent there in Africa.

    So, it's been pretty interesting for the whole family since then watching them all travel all over the world after this 1985 to 1986 experience.

    However, I would say it was more like spending 4 or 5 months on another planet than anything else and the worst Culture shock wasn't going there it was coming back to the U.S. (strangely enough).

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    The scariest animal on the Trip was dealing with White Rhinos on the Terai of Nepal on the plains ina jungle there. But, somehow we all even survived this too. My wife and I had to climb trees as the male rhino bashed up against my tree trying to knock me out of it. So, there was never a dull moment over there in any way. Like I said it was most like going to another planet.

    However, I was 37 then and got really sick with Giardia which is why I don't want to go back there at age 78 because I don't want to die there. I was skinny as a rail for 6 months but finally I was over it. I think 4 out of the 5 of us got sick in Kathmandu in March or April sometime 1986. But, they have paved most all the roads now but then they were dirt a lot with Feces of various kinds blowing in the dust then which likely made us sick. Every American I knew who traveled there then got Giardia (to Kathmandu then).

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Timber fire in Big Sur from CalFire

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      Timber Fire
      Aug 9, 2026 — Incident Updates. 08/12/2026 4:02 PM. View larger image: Smoke and fog in...
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      Timber Fire, Monterey County, California, United States

    Timber Fire

    • 5% Contained
    • 3,774 Acres
    • 1 County: Monterey
    Not a CAL FIRE Incident. Updates will be made as they become available.
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    Date Started
    08/09/2026 10:44 AM
    Last Updated
    08/12/2026 4:10 PM
    Cause
    Under Investigation
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    Agency Having Jurisdiction
    Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County Sheriff's Department
    Incident Management Team
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    Location
    Southeast of Loma Vista
    [36.224857,-121.72983]
    Reports
    Status reports

    Evacuations in Progress

    Evacuation Orders

    Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

    Evacuation Orders have been issued for the following zones:

    • MRY-FO23
    • MRY-F025
    • MRY-F026
    • MRY-F027
    • MRY-F028-A

    Evacuation Warnings

    Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

    Evacuation Warnings have been issued for the following zones: 

    • MRY-FO21-B
    • MRY-FO22
    • MRY-F024   
    • MRY-F028-B
    • MRY-FO29

    Incident Updates

    08/12/2026 4:02 PM
    View larger image: Smoke and fog in mountains

    Firefighters have reengaged in the Timber Fire. There is continued potential for isolated showers and thunderstorms. Even where rainfall is limited, lightning and outflow winds could create changes in fire behavior.

    Updated by: Public Information Officer

    08/12/2026 2:50 PM

     

    Conditions across the Timber Fire are generating active cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, forcing ground crews to temporarily disengage from containment lines and fall back to designated safe zones for firefighter safety. A passing upper-level weather system across the Central Coast continues to bring a 15–20% chance of thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening, creating elevated operational risks marked by strong, erratic wind gusts and atmospheric instability.

    Personnel and public safety remain the highest priority for incident command. Ground operations will resume, and firefighters will reassess fire behavior, as soon as the lightning hazard subsides and safety conditions allow crews to safely re-engage on the lines.

    Updated by: Public Information Officer

    08/12/2026 9:56 AM
    View larger image: Morning breifing View larger image: Firefighters pack supplies View larger image: Firefighters in line View larger image: Firefighters and large map

    Timber Fire activity surged early this morning and remained active around Partington Ridge and Coast Ridge Road along the southern edge. Firefighters continue protecting structures as the fire backs toward Highway 1. On the west side near Partington Ridge, dozer operators and ground crews built line to Highway 1, while crews mopped up hot spots and conducted tactical patrols around homes. Near Ventana, firefighters are mopping up around structures and completing hand line. Rolling debris and embers along Coast Ridge Road caused spot fires, but aggressive tactics contained them.

    On the northern flank, bulldozers began cutting line along a ridgeline toward Highway 1 and the Big Sur River. The eastern side remains active in wilderness areas, where firefighters are looking for safe opportunities to engage. Overnight activity increased above 1,000 feet on the western flank, while crews continued prioritizing structure protection east of Highway 1 from Ventana south to Partington Road. Hotshot crews are working through steep, heavy vegetation to establish containment lines as conditions allow, with additional resources arriving on scene.

    Weather conditions could become more challenging this afternoon into the evening. There is a 15–20% chance of thunderstorms entering the fire area, which could bring strong, erratic winds and unstable conditions. Elevated fire weather conditions are possible, although conditions are expected to vary significantly across the fire area depending on location.

    Updated by: Public Information Officer

    08/12/2026 5:54 AM
    View larger image: Fire engines at dawn View larger image: Large truck motif View larger image: Fire engine at dawn View larger image: Map of Timber Fire perimeter

    The Timber Fire acreage has increased to 3,150.  The fire stayed active overnight in the higher elevations above the fog line. It grew up steep hillsides, ignited individual trees, and slowly crept downhill. 

    Updated by: Incident Management Team

    08/11/2026 7:12 PM
    View larger image: Dozers on a hillside
    Firefighters continue working to build containment line on the Timber Fire along the Highway 1 corridor. The fire is moving at a slow rate of spread, burning primarily along the ground through grass, brush, and oak woodland. It has not moved into the treetops. Ground crews are working to access difficult terrain while aircraft support them from above by dropping water and retardant on active areas to slow the fire's growth.
    A major focus of the response is protecting nearby homes and preventing the fire from crossing Highway 1. Safety remains the highest priority as commanders adjust their strategy to changing weather and terrain. Residents and drivers are asked to stay alert for increased emergency vehicle traffic along Highway 1 and to keep clear of active firefighting areas. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
    Overnight, areas above 1,800 feet will sit higher than the inversion layer, staying dry enough to keep the fire active. Below that line, expect cooler, more humid conditions—especially along the Highway 1 corridor.

    Updated by: Incident Management Team

    Additional Information

    Temporary Evacuation Point

    Carmel Middle School
    4380 Carmel Valley Road
    Carmel, CA 93923

    Resources Assigned

    • 904
      Personnel
    • 6
      Helicopters
    • 36
      Engines
    • 7
      Dozers
    • 6
      Water Tenders
    • 26
      Crews
    • 109
      Other Assigned

    Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

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