Big Sur Dolan fire spreads only 326 acres overnight

The Dolan Fire near Big Sur, which was started by arson according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, increased only 326 acres overnight.



The fire was at 128,050 acres as of Saturday and containment inched to 46%, according to the U.S. Forest Service.



As of Friday, more than 27,800 of the fire’s acreage was on Fort Hunter-Liggett land, according to the military base.

Firefighters have seen little movement of the fire in recent days, the Forest Service said.

Crews continue to hold and patrol the burnout operations on Highway 1 as fire backs down the steep coastal slopes to the road. Crews remain diligent watching for spot fires.

Several large trees have fallen across the McKern Road and material from the fire area continues to roll down the steep slopes onto Highway 1, according to the Forest Service.

EVACUATIONS:

Areas under evacuation orders are the Prewitt Ridge, South Coast Ridge and Zone 27.

For updated information, visit the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services Dolan Fire Evacuation Zones map here.

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Additional volunteer and donation information can be found at MontereyCo.Recovers.org.



ROAD CLOSURES:

Highway 1 is closed from Gorda to 0.6 miles south of Lucia in Monterey County.

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route. Only local residents with proper identification will be allowed access, according to the Caltrans road closure information website.

Nacimiento-Ferguson Road is closed to all traffic from Highway 1 to the Fort Hunter Liggett base boundary line.

For more information visit https://roads.dot.ca.gov/.

This story was originally published September 19, 2020 at 1:56 PM with the headline "Big Sur Dolan fire spreads only 326 acres overnight."