Incident Update Plaskett Fire
- Date:
- 09/11/2026
- Time:
- 2:18 PM
Plaskett Fire Information Email: 2026.plaskett@firenet.gov
Plaskett Fire Information Phone: (805) 257-9891
Incident Facts
- Name
- Plaskett Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2026-08-26
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Forest Road 23S10, east of Los Burros Road, Plaskett
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Monterey
- Administration Unit
- USFS - Los Padres National Forest
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 29,942
- Containment
- 79%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
- FHL-G011
- FHL-G012-B
- FHL-G014
- MRY-G016
- FHL-G017
- FHL-G018
- FHL-G023
- MRY-F034
- MRY-F035
- MRY-F036
Evacuation Warnings
- FHL-G012-A
- FHL-G012-C
- FHL-G015
- FHL-G019
- FHL-G026
- MRY-F033
- MRY-F037-A
- MRY-F038-A
- MRY-F039
- MRY-F037-B
- MRY-F038-B
Road Closures
A portion of highway 1 is closed:
- The closure is from mile marker 19 at the Kirk Creek Campground down to mile marker 10.5 north of Gorda near the Willow Springs Caltrans Yard
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 71
- Water Tenders
- 14
- Helicopters
- 14
- Dozers
- 7
- Hand Crews
- 40
- Total Personnel
- 1328