Plaskett Fire expands by another 12,000 acres in California's Big Sur
The Plaskett Fire has reportedly grown by another 12,000 acres and now covers an area larger than Oakland and bigger than the Timber Fire.
By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar .
Why it matters
The rapid expansion increases threats to communities, ecosystems and emergency response capacity in the Big Sur region.
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- Largest active California blaze, Plaskett Fire, grows to 26K acres in Big Sur ↗nypost.com · Recorded source date: Sep 1, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC
- Plaskett Fire Near Big Sur Grows By Another 12,000 Acres, Surpasses Timber Fire ↗sfist.com · Recorded source date: Sep 1, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC
- Map: Plaskett Fire growing aggressively in California's Big Sur, now bigger than Timber – The Morning Sun ↗themorningsun.com · Recorded source date: Sep 1, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC
- Plaskett Fire grows, anti-monopoly bill heads to Newsom ↗kazu.org · Recorded source date: Sep 1, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
- Map: Plaskett Fire growing aggressively in California's Big Sur, now bigger than Timber – The Oakland Press ↗theoaklandpress.com · Recorded source date: Sep 2, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC
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