Overview
- The Timber Fire grew to about 4,545 acres Friday and containment has moved into the low double digits, with officials reporting roughly 12% held in later updates.
- Cal Fire and local agencies have assigned more than 1,800 personnel with engines, hand crews, dozers, water tenders and helicopters to build containment lines and protect homes.
- Evacuation orders and warnings remain active for multiple Monterey County zones and State Route 1 is closed from about milepost 37 to 45.1, with an evacuation shelter at Carmel Middle School and a temporary point at Carmel Valley Library.
- Steep, remote ridgelines and a coastal marine layer that brings fog have limited aircraft use and direct attack, so crews are reopening dozer and hand lines and aiming to hold the fire south of the Big Sur River.
- No civilian or firefighter injuries or structure losses have been reported so far, the cause remains under investigation, and officials warn the closures and trail impacts could persist as containment work continues.