CAL FIRE and county officials said the Pulaski Fire has been turned over to Los Padres National Forest and is 100% contained, while a nearby timber fire is about 88% contained; crews are focusing on suppression repair and preparing for El Niño winter storms.

County and incident teams said the Plaskett fire stood at about 29,993 acres and 89% contained with a projection of 97% containment by shift end; Timber fire containment rose to 44% as crews used helicopter sling operations and drones to secure edges.

Team 3 operations chief described dozer and hand lines from Manuel Peak to Old Coast Road and Los Padres Dam, said most primary lines are completed, and estimated a steep Arroyo Seco hand-line would take 3–4 days to finish.

CAL FIRE described how incident management teams provide command structure, meteorologists, fire-behavior analysts and logistics so local agencies can handle day-to-day calls while IMTs focus on large-scale fires in Big Sur.

U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE officials said California Incident Management Team 3 has taken command of the Timber Fire in Big Sur; the incident has grown from about 5,000 acres at mid-August mobilization to nearly double that size, and officials pledged continued use of local resources and consistent public information.