Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Quick new video to share a current perimeter.
8:15pm, 8/28/2026

00:10 – New perimeter data arrives
00:52 – Hopkins Ridge firing operations overview
01:21 – Critical: 100-acre slop-over on Manuel Peak
02:20 – Measuring the slop-over & topography analysis
04:17 – Update on firing progress above Big Sur River Lodge
04:43 – Watershed divide and Carmel River spread update
06:01 – New footage: Firing operations from Highway 1

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