Plaskett Fire

Perimeter mapped September 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM PDT, 29,993 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 35.906, -121.413.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for King City

Size

29,993 acres

Containment

97%

Discovered

August 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

34 Miles SW from Big Sur, CA

County

Monterey County

State

California

Nearest city reported

Big Sur

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

482

Incident management

Complex Incident Management Team, Type 2 Incident

Primary fuel

Chaparral (6 feet)

Estimated cost to date

$64,393,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-CALPF-002475

IRWIN identifier

C257FBA6-F90E-431F-9464-067E8FBF79D7

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 27, 2026 (2,774 acres) to September 15, 2026 (29,993 acres). The largest one-day growth was 18,493 acres, mapped August 31, 2026.

• Wind up to 7 mph from the northwest
• Relative humidity as low as 50%
• High of 76°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for King City, CA

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.7 µg/m³ around Sun, 7:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Posted on InciWeb, updated September 20, 2026.

The Plaskett Fire started on August 26, 2026, east of Plaskett in Monterey County. Cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire is burning in steep terrain with primary fuel types of chaparral, short grass, and timber.

Original at InciWeb

• King City, CA27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Cambria, CA30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Greenfield, CA30 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Lake Nacimiento, CA32 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Big Sur, CA33 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Soledad, CA36 miles north of the fire’s origin