Sur Fire News Today

Big Sur Fire Chief Matt Harris was sitting in the station and smelled the smoke even before a call came in reporting a structure fire. He and a colleague saw

Thursday, July 6

Monterey County officials have announced that businesses and residents located within the Highway 1 closure will have supplies delivered by Thursday.

The fire was contained to 1 acre and was on the oceanside of Highway 1

The investigation into the Colorado Fire in Big Sur has brought to light a misunderstanding with how some local agencies have been issuing burn permits.

  The Big Sur community finds itself in yet another hardship now that a southern coast section of Highway 1 is closed. This hardship comes after a major wildfire last summer, the storm and debris flows last week and the ongoing pandemic.  Kirk Gafill sits in his office at Nepenthe in Big Sur. He’s general manager of the restaurant, which is perched on a cliffside with spectacular views of the churning blue waters of the Pacific Ocean.    “It has a dining room that was designed by an arc...

A portion of Highway 1 has been damaged by the storms.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least two people were killed after a drenching storm that flooded...