Highway 1 closes today as Timber Fire grows in Big Sur; Ross Fire hits 80,000 acres in North Texas
The national wildfire system holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 93 large fires across 16 states. In California, the Timber Fire drives an open-ended Highway 1 closure through Big Sur beginning at 1:00 p.m. today, and a new fire starts near Gorda. In Texas, the Ross Fire reaches 80,000 acres at 12 percent containment with highway closures and a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant. Indiana receives a major disaster declaration for 21 counties after the August 11 derecho, Hawaii County gets federal assistance following Hurricane Lala, and Wisconsin survivors face an August 31 application…
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