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Willow Fire June 21 Update: Containment limited as fire burns in rugged terrain
A wildfire burning in the Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County grew to 2,392 acres by Sunday evening. The fire was zero percent contained.
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The fire, named the Willow Fire, started Thursday evening west of the Arroyo Seco Campgrounds and south of the Tassajara Zen Center. In total, 100 homes and 25 commercial buildings are threatened by the fire.
Los Padres National Forest PAO Thanh Nguyen said the firefight on Sunday was "a little more intense on the southeast corner. It's burning towards the Arroyo Seco ground." Nguyen said the dry conditions intensified the fire.
Nguyen said that firefighters were anticipating increased fire activity and "spent a lot of effort to prepare for structure defense" by creating defense lines around the campground and other structures nearby.
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An estimated 450 people are responding to the fire.
Because the location of the fire is in steep terrain, the Monterey Ranger District said they are going to attack the fire indirectly through the air. Nguyen said they are still strategizing how to attack the fire on the ground.
Evacuation Orders
- WF-1Tassajara Road northwest to China Camp Campground in the Los Padres National Forest includes tributary Forest Routes and the Tassajara Zen Center
- WF-3a: All areas of Arroyo Secco Road west of Woodtick Canyon, to include the Arroyo Seco Campground, Rocky Creek Road, Camp Cawatre.
- Zone WF-6: Marble Peak west to Zigzag Creek, including a section of Black Cone.
See a live evacuation map, here.
Evacuation Warnings
- WF-2: Tassajara Road from China Camp Campground in the Los Padres National Forest northwest to Kincannon Canyon. The warning stops at the Los Padres National Forest boundary. This does not include Kincannon Road or tributaries of Jamesburg or Cachagua roads.
- WF-3b: Areas east of Woodtick Canyon on Arroyo Seco Road to Millers Ranch at the Carmel Valley Road junction remain in an evacuation warning.
- WF-4: areas north of Arroyo Secco Campground to Anastasia Canyon; west of Carmel Valley Road, and East of Tassajara Road. This does not include Lambert Flatts, Cachagua Road or areas east of Carmel Valley Road.
See a live evacuation map, here.
Road Closures
- Tassajara Road at Carmel Valley Road
- Arroyo Seco Road at Carmel Valley Road
The Arroyo Seco Recreation Area announced on Facebook that the campground and day-use area was closed until at least Monday, June 21. Reservations for the weekend were canceled and refunded.
The Los Padres National Forest is reminding the public that fires are not allowed anywhere in the forest except at developed campsites and inside fire rings. Read more about the fire rules in the national forest, here.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
This is a developing story, stay with KSBW 8 for the latest.
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