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Containment of Willow Fire increases to 73% Los Padres National Forest Service and last updated 2021-06-27 22:54:02-04 Firefighters have made significant progress on the Willow Fire burning near Big Sur. As of Sunday, the Los Padres National Forest Service reported the fire is 73% contained and is holding at 2,877 acres. #WillowFire 6/27/21Firefighters continue to extinguish hot spots & remain prepared to assist in initial attack on any new fire starts. Suppression repair continues along the c...

Willow Fire near Big Sur burns 2,877 acres, 32% contained as of Saturday Los Padres National Forest Service and last updated 2021-06-26 19:30:17-04 Fire personnel are getting a better handle on the Willow Fire near Big Sur after days of navigating steep terrain. On Saturday, the Los Padres National Forest Service said the Willow Fire has burned 2,877 acres and is 32% contained. 337 fire personnel have been working around the clock to increase containment and put out hot spots. Fire officials...

Willow Fire update: Most evacuations lifted, containment grows to 26%

Just over 400 personnel remain on hand to quell the fire, down from the roughly 500 that were on site earlier this week. In addition, the fire is no longer threatening structures or residences. With temperatures expected to tick back up this weekend, fire officials said that firefighters will be able to identify and focus on remaining hot spots within the fire area. Despite the higher temperatures, low forecasted winds mean the fire is not expected to significantly increase, fire officials said...

Firefighting monks and emergency crews have been working to defeat a wildfire burning in the rural hills of Big Sur, Calif., since June 17. The Willow Fire had burned 2,877 acres with just 13% of it contained as of Wednesday. Though cooler temperatures this week helped slow the spread of the flames, local emergency services said crews are still fighting with difficult terrain thats hampering efforts to quickly contain the fire. The Willow Fire broke out in a nearly inaccessible wilderness...Rea...

The fire is located in a remote area of Big Sur and has burned nearly 3,000 acres.

Some evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings and some warning zones have had evacuations lifted altogether as Willow Fire containment grows.

The center was already closed to guests this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The monks have been clearing brush from around the facility and running a sprinkler system they named "Dharma rain," which helps keep the centers buildings wet, Sozan Miglioli, president of the San Francisco Zen Center, which operates the monastery, told the AP. According to the AP, other firefighting monks later joined them from the San Francisco Zen Center and the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center. The group of profe...

The Willow Fire in Monterey County, the Crane Fire in Kern County, and multiple fires in the foothills and mountains of Tulare County have marked the beginning of wildfire season in the San Joaquin Valley. While fire crews are operating to fully contain and suppress the fires; hot, dry conditions throughout the weekend have the potential to influence fire growth and lead to smoke impacts in our region. Air pollution officials will continue to monitor the situation and caution Valley residents t...

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