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Alert Monterey County offers address-based sign-up and ZIP-code texts; the emergency map and forest closures are separate tools. A contained wildfire is not the end of every post-fire…
The federal reservation listing has a current facilities alert that differs from its general campground description. Visitors should plan drinking water and confirm Highway 1 access.
Monterey County's October 13 emergency preparation report identifies heightened debris-flow risks in watersheds affected by the Plaskett and Timber fires and proposes repairs to damaged flood-monitoring equipment.
The active public K–12 campus at 69325 Highway 1 operates within Big Sur Unified School District and serves South Coast families. The school's public directory and local programs…
CAL FIRE's latest listed incident status shows the Plaskett Fire 100% contained at 30,124 acres. Separately, Forest Service Order 05-07-51-26-11, effective September 26 through January 31 unless changed,…