SF News Willow Fire In Monterey County Reaches 26% Containment, Evacuations Lifted Some mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in the remote mountains of the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur as firefighting crews have gained the upper hand on the week-old Willow Fire.
SF News Willow Fire In Monterey County Grows to 2,900 Acres, 0% Containment The Willow Fire, which was sparked five nights ago in a remote area of Monterey County east of Big Sur, between the burn scars of two recent large wildfires, continues to grow, but weather conditions slowed its growth on Monday.
SF News Willow Fire Near Big Sur Prompts Evacuation for Tassajara Zen Center A wildfire broke out Thursday night in the Los Padres National Forest, just north of the burn scar from last year's Dolan Fire, and right beside the area that burned in 2016's Soberanes Fire.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Soberanes Fire Smoke May Destroy Monterey County Wine Vintage Another unfortunate impact of the still growing, 10-day-old Soberanes Fire is that it could end up destroying the 2016 vintage for some Monterey County wines. Smoke from wildfires has been known to do