BIG SUR BLAZE CREWS BATTLE HEAT, FOG.Byline: Kevin Howe Scripps-McClatchy Western Service A growing army and air force of firefighters continued battling a still-growing forest fire on the Big Sur Big Sur Scenic region along the Pacific coast of California, U.S. It comprises a ruggedly beautiful stretch of seacoast 100 mi (160 km) long. Popular with tourists and naturalists, it extends southward from Carmel to the Hearst Castle at San Simeon. coast on Thursday as back-country residents fled homes in the path of the flames. The conflagration - dubbed the Wild Fire by the U.S. Forest Service - began Monday night near Highway 1 south of Lucia and has been burning steadily eastward between Mill Creek Mill Creek is an ambiguous placename used in the United States and Canada: Communities In California:
The first report came in at 10:20 p.m., ``an odd time for a natural fire to start,'' Forest Service spokesman Jim Youngson said. ``There's a good chance it was human-caused, either negligently or intentionally.'' One home has been confirmed destroyed, along with four outbuildings and a vehicle, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Forest Service Information Officer Jim Turner Jim Turner can refer to:
Residents of the area reported that they saw other houses go up in flames, and the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade was preparing to concentrate its efforts on saving backwoods residences. Coastal fog has also hindered air tanker and helicopter operations, Turner said, which the Forest Service and state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection crews are relying on to knock down the flames creeping through brush and timber in the steeply sloping terrain. The fire had burned to 1,800-foot Alms ALMS. In its most extensive sense, this comprehends every species of relief bestowed upon the poor, and, therefore, including all charities. In a more, limited sense, it signifies what is given by public authority for the relief of the poor. Shelford on Mortmain, 802, note (x); 1 Dougl. Ridge and had crossed the Old Coast Road in some places, Turner said. Crews are working 12-hour shifts, he said, climbing to fire lines up 60-degree to 70-degree slopes, in 90 degree Fahrenheit heat, to the fire lines along 1,800-foot Alms Ridge. A single paved road and two dirt roads are the only routes open to emergency vehicles, Turner said. The paved road has been closed to all nonemergency traffic, he said. ``The south flank (Wild Cattle Creek) has us the most worried,'' he said. ``We're unable to get dozers in there to protect homes.'' Another fire in Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. that started Tuesday night near Lake Piru, he said, may draw away resources needed in Big Sur. ``The fire's a Pac Man Pac Man A form of defense used in a hostile takeover situation. The target firm turns around and tries to take over the company that has made the hostile bid. Notes: Just think - all those years of playing Atari games could save a company someday. : It just keeps chewing away. It just doesn't die, but it doesn't make spectacular runs, either. It just won't cool down.'' As of Wednesday, the only injury among the 2,000 firefighters on scene was one sprained ankle, Turner said. |
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