The Weekly started covering the Tassajara Fire and the Laureles Fire, which were reported within an hour of each other, just as they broke out on Sept. 19, 2015.
The Tassajara Fire ultimately burned 1,086 acres in Cachagua, destroying a dozen homes and eight other structures.
Our coverage of the Tassajara Fire—including its devastating aftermath, tragic cause and heroic community response—is archived here, in reverse chronological order, recent stories first.
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For families who lost everything in the Tassajara Fire, county officials are offering an expedited permitting process to help them rebuild the…
The super moon would glow fiercely after nightfall, but a week after the Tassajara Fire roared through Cachagua Valley, the lunar effect was plenty intense during the day…
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The super moon would glow fiercely after nightfall, but a week after the Tassajara Fire roared through Cachagua Valley, the lunar effect was a…
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Of all the strange things that happened in the Tassajara Fire, including an older resident reportedly socking a firefighter and a heroic horse…
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Steve McAlpine has been identified as the man who committed suicide on Sept. 19, and whose death was confirmed to be the cause of the destruct…
Before she drove into a roaring wildfire Saturday afternoon, Shavaun Wolfe gave her three children instructions: “If it comes up here, go up t…
I’m in New York City for the first time in my life. (“What? You’ve never been to New York?” most people ask…
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The burned body of a man, who authorities say committed suicide, has been determined as the source of the Tassajara Fire, which destroyed a nu…
A number of discerning wine drinkers' favorite vineyards reside in Cachagua Valley.
Update: A firefighter sustained minor injuries while battling the Tassajara blaze on Monday. He is being treated.
Residents living outside the perimeter affected by the Tassajara Fire were allowed back into their homes Monday afternoon.
Before she drove into a roaring wildfire Saturday afternoon, Shavaun Wolfe gave her three children instructions: "If it comes up here, go up t…
Geoffrey McMillan struggles at first to find the words to describe what it was like watching his neighbor's house burn from a quarter-mile away.
One civilian was reported dead Sunday after a devastating fire scorched 1,200 acres along Tassajara and Cachagua roads in the Jamesburg area, …
Carmel Unified School District students and families are among the many affected by the Tassajara fire and its resulting evacuations and losse…
As the Tassajara Fire raged on Saturday evening, CalFire officials ordered residents along Tassajara and Cachagua roads to evacuate.
Two wildfires erupted within 30 minutes of each other in Carmel Valley and along the Monterey-Salinas Highway 68 on Saturday afternoon, and al…
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