Heading Outdoors for Labor Day Weekend? Here’s Some Wildfire Safety Tips
Stay safe on your vacation by following local fire regulations, mapping nearby roads, and more.
Stay safe on your vacation by following local fire regulations, mapping nearby roads, and more. Sep 4, 2026Updated 10:44 am PTCarol Shadwell looks at a map of her property with Battalion Chief Jordan Abeel with the San Marcos Fire Department.
The hand-drawn map has been color-coded to locate structures, fuel and water sources that Abeel will locate and update with GPS coordinates on official maps. (Katie Brown )Here are the morning’s top stories on Friday, September 4, 2026Two wildfires are raging in Big Sur – the Timber Fire to the north started in the first week of August, and several weeks later, the Plaskett Fire broke out to its south.
First reported by KQED.
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