Plaskett Fire fully contained; Timber Fire at 88 percent as Big Sur fire season winds down
The two fires burned more than 55,000 acres combined in Los Padres National Forest. The Plaskett Fire reached full containment Sept. 29.
Two wildfires that burned through Los Padres National Forest above the Big Sur coast this summer are nearly out, with the Plaskett Fire declared fully contained on Sept. 29 and the Timber Fire at 88 percent containment as of Sept. 30.
The Timber Fire, which started Aug. 8 in Los Padres National Forest east of Highway 1, burned 25,349 acres, according to the federal InciWeb incident page. Crews continued mop-up and patrol work as containment climbed toward full control.
The Plaskett Fire burned 29,993 acres before reaching 100 percent containment on Sept. 29, InciWeb reported.
Together the fires scorched more than 55,000 acres of rugged backcountry, drawing crews through weeks of September heat. Highway 1, the coast's lifeline for residents and visitors, remained the critical line firefighters worked to protect.
With both fires at or near full containment, attention turns to recovery: burned watersheds above the coast face heightened debris flow risk when winter rains arrive, a familiar post-fire pattern in the Santa Lucia Mountains.
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