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California Wildfire Prevention — and Being a More Welcome Visitor on the Big Sur Coast

California has an increasingly long wildfire season. See current fires: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/.

Please help prevent wildfires in the Monterey Bay Region and elsewhere! Tips on equipment use, debris burning, campfire safety and more at http://www.preventwildfireca.org
Take the Big Sur Pledge, http://bigsurpledge.org, and visit the Big Sur Visitor Guide for campfires info and much more: http://www.bigsurvisitorguide.com/campfires


“’Safe-and-sane’ fireworks are not allowed in most of Monterey County, including all unincorporated areas. They are permitted only in the cities of Marina, Seaside, Salinas, Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City.”—Kyarra Harris, Monterey County Weekly, June 29, 2023: https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/seaside-police-hope-to-quell-illegal-fireworks-boom-with-more-enforcement-this-july-fourth/article_d031d0a4-15e7-11ee-894d-db8492ac9081.html

https://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/1531133039606059008?s=20&t=fjlEqStk2jZlpNRiA9d3mA

https://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/1405976408468254722?s=20

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Much of the information below remains relevant. It was first published July 2, 2018 with one Aug 8, 2018 update.

http://twitter.com/HERHelmetThurs/status/1014930257277681664

On the Big Sur Coast

Remembering Robert Oliver Reagan III

Robert Oliver Reagan III died July 26, 2016, at age 35, while assisting firefighting efforts in Monterey County. He was helping fight Big Sur’s Soberanes Fire. Mr. Reagan was a father and husband working as a bulldozer operator and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) partner. Learn more about Robert: https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/robert-o-reagan/
Investigators determined that the Soberanes Fire resulted from an illegal campfire at Garrapata State Park. The illegal campfire was about 2′ x 2′; the wildfire that resulted burned 132,127 acres and destroyed 57 homes plus other structures. Suppressing the fire cost about $236 million.

Responsible Guide to Visiting Big Sur

Tip of the helmet to New York City-based travel blogger Passport Voyager, born and raised in the Monterey Bay Region, for emphasizing fire prevention and other ways to be a responsible traveler on the Big Sur Coast. See her “Local’s Guide to Big Sur Hiking & Other Things To Do.”

http://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/965661084685250560

Passport Voyager knows that her godsister’s home was fortunate to be spared in the Soberanes Fire. It was pictured on the front page of the Monterey County Herald more than once during the Soberanes Fire, as family, friends, and volunteer and professional firefighters worked hard to save it.

http://twitter.com/MariLynch/status/764578467342000128

Thank you, Passport Voyager,

for being part of the solution

to protecting beautiful Big Sur,

by helping to educate visitors.

 “Local’s Guide to Big Sur Hiking & Other Things To Do.”

http://www.instagram.com/p/BkvtwCMAtMK/?taken-by=bikemonterey

http://twitter.com/MariLynch/status/1013881803633905669

Will you be biking in Big Sur?

Refer to Bicycling Monterey’s tips: http://bit.ly/BikeBigSur.

For additional Big Sur information, make use of http://bigsurvisitorguide.com.

Whether you drive, bike, walk,

or however you get about in Big Sur:

Prevent wildfires!

CAL FIRE website: http://www.fire.ca.gov
Fire prevention tips: http://calfire.ca.gov/fire_prevention/fire_prevention

In addition to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)’s San Benito-Monterey Unit, the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mid-Coast Fire Brigade, and Cachagua Fire serve the area. For a list of other firefighting agencies in Monterey County, refer to the county’s website: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/emergency-communications-911/agency-links/fire

Archived note on fireworks

Looking for fireworks info? See California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) June 29, 2018 statement on fireworks, click here. For Monterey County Fourth of July and fireworks info, click here.

Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/BigSurTips

This post was published on 2 July 2018. One or more changes last made to this post on 29 June 2023.

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