Approximately 30,000 acres of Fort Hunter Liggett located adjacent to Los Padres have been consumed. Hunter Liggett personnel, both Army Reservists and Department of the Army civilians, have played key roles in assisting the U.S Forest Service in their efforts to contain and extinguish the fire.
Smoke billows from the largest forest fire in California's history.
About 30,000 acres on Fort Hunter Liggett have been consumed by the fire. The 25 members of the Fort Hunter Liggett Fire Department have been working along side the 500 plus fire fighters from around the country to control the fire. Hunter Liggett fire fighters have worked as members of Crash Fire Rescue Crews and have assisted with back burning efforts. Employees from the Hunter Liggett Department of Public Works have operated bulldozers to create roads to provide better access to the fire. They have also assisted in building fire breaks to try and stop the fires from spreading.