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The long-burning Soberanes Fire along the Central Coast sullied air quality Tuesday in Merced County, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District reported. Air quality became “unhealthy for sensitive … Click to Continue »

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) personnel have completed erosion and flooding modeling and are preparing presentations and reports for forest close-out and ICP briefings at the Soberanes Fire that is burning in the Los Padres National Forest, Ventana Wilderness, and Monterey County. “BAER is an emergency program aimed at managing …

CAL FIRE and the United States Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest remains in unified command. Fire activity was minimal through the night. Planning for firing operations continues but will only be considered during favorable weather conditions. Pre-planning continues to mitigate potential future threat. Fire continues to burn in steep, …

The Soberanes Fire started on July 22, 2016, at 8:48 a.m. in Monterey County and is located along Soberanes Creek, Garrapata State Park and north of Palo Colorado and north of Big Sur. The fire started on California State land but is now burning in Forest Service land in the …

Soberanes Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 24, 2016 7:30 am Date/Time Started: July 22, 2016 8:48 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit County: Monterey County Location: Soberanes Creek, Garrapata State Park, north of Palo Colorado/Big Sur Acres Burned – Containment: 10,262 acres – 5% contained Structures Threatened: …