Categories: Big Sur

Piney Fire 10/08/24

For more information, please visit watchduty.org. This fire is located East of Tassajara Road, on Carmel Valley Road, near the Hastings Reserve. The cause is under investigation. The acreage is currently around 180 acres. Nighttime helicopter operations have been ordered. PG&E is working on getting the power back on as of 6:08 pm.

Evacuation warnings have been issued for Zones MRY-D074-A & MRY-D076-A on the Genasys Evacuation Map. These zones are also visible on the Watch Duty map.

A Temporary Evacuation Point is at the Carmel Valley Library, 65 W. Carmel Valley Rd Carmel Valley, CA 93924 – per the update at this link

The official Cal-Fire incident page can be found here: www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/10/8/piney-fire

Pinyon Peak Camera can be found here:

Photo from the East by Ryen M.

Some large air tankers covering the fire today including the BAE-146, C-130 Hercules, and the DC-10.

3D mapping can be found here:

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  • Per Watch Duty, it’s really grown today. Hope those night time helicopters can make progress getting this under control. I lived for almost 2 years in Upper Featherbow, very close to where this is.

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