Day: April 19, 2015

4 Brush Fires Near Salinas Valley State Prison

7:00 4 Fires started near SVSP a little after 5 pm this evening. I don’t have many details, yet, but I’ll add what I can find out, if anything. From KION: 

I’m no expert, but sounds like a trailer chain dragging or something similar, causing sparks.

Fire crews put out the flames, which stretched a half-mile along Highway 101’s center divide, Gonzales firefighters said.

It took crews 15 minutes to put the fire out. Cleanup efforts could take an hour, firefighters said.

The cause of the fires is unknown.

The Gonzales Fire Department is investigating, but CAL FIRE assisted in the firefighting efforts. 

Fire near Cuesta Grade Summit

WildCAD reports:

04/19/2015 11:13 LPF-982
 TOWER SLU Wildfire TV TOWER ROAD SL . . . . . 35.357 x 120.648
Detail Information
12:37 PM 21 [83] ADDTL CALLER TOT CALFIRE
12:19 PM 20 [77] ADDTL CALLER ADVSD FIRE 97
12:16 PM 19 [69] [Appended, 12:17:19] [1] OPEN LINE NEG RESP
12:12 PM 18 [68] ADDTL CALLER TOT CALFIRE
12:04 PM 17 [66] A28-101 NEG 1125 FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL
12:03 PM 16 [65] ADDTL RP TOT CALFIRE
11:53 AM 15 [57] [Appended, 11:53:30] [1] BRUSH FIRE
11:25 AM 14 [53] A28-101 SEV FIRE VEHS 97
11:22 AM 13 [42] 1039 CALFIRE
11:21 AM 12 [41] TRANS ALL CALLS TO CAL FIR
11:20 AM 11 [31] ADDTL CALLER TOT CALFIRE
11:19 AM 10 [27] ADDTL CALLER TOT CALFIRE
11:18 AM 9 [24] 1039 28-S3
11:16 AM 8 [15] ADDTL CALLER// TOT CALFIRE
11:14 AM 7 [10] BLUISH WHI GRAY SMOKE
11:14 AM 6 [9] TOT CALFIRE
11:14 AM 5 [7] [Appended, 11:14:34] [1] TREES ON FIRE// SMOKE VISIBLE 
11:14 AM 4 [6] NEG 1125
11:13 AM 3 [5] TOT CAL FIRE
11:13 AM 2 [3] GRAY SMOKE 
11:12 AM 1 [1] SMOKE ON WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAINS
Unit Information
11:14 AM 4 Unit Assigned
11:14 AM 3 Unit Enroute
11:22 AM 2 Unit At Scene
12:05 PM 1 Unit Cleared

Big Sur Marathon

CALTRANS
Today’s Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties                                                  
Contact: Susana Z Cruz (bilingual) or Colin Jones
Phone:  (805) 549-3138 or 549-3189

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON TO BE RUN ALONG HIGHWAY 1 ON SUNDAY, APRIL 26
 
MONTEREY COUNTY (CARMEL/BIG SUR) – The Big Sur International Marathon will be run along Highway 1 beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 26.  The race will start in Big Sur and will end at Rio Road in Carmel.

Traffic on Highway 1 will be restricted from 6:00 am until 1:30 pm from Sycamore Canyon Road to Carmel Valley Road. While the southbound lane is closed for the race, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will use the northbound lane to lead caravans of traffic in alternating directions at three different intervals during this time.  The CHP will also manage a closure for left turns from Carmel Valley Road onto southbound Hwy. 1 from 3:30 am until 1:30 pm. Therefore, motorists traveling in both directions should expect delays of up to two hours.

Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway work zones.

To find out further information about the marathon, please call (831) 625-6226 or visit the official race website http://bsim.org/ 

For more information on this project and for traffic updates on other Caltrans projects in Monterey County, residents can call the District 5 toll free number at 1-877-448-6771 or can visit our website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm#mon
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FROM THE BIG SUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE



The Big Sur Chamber of Commerce has a page with information supplied by BSIM which includes the Race Day Caravan Schedule, course map and more here:  http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/2015marathon.html

Big Sur Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 87
Big Sur, CA 93920
(831) 667-2100
http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org
http://www.Twitter.com/BigSurCC
http://www.TheBigSurBlog.com – Contains local information and updates on emergency information when appropriate.

Highway 1 Big Sur now has a toll free hotline to Check Road Conditions courtesy of CalTrans 888-836-0866

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