Quick Take The Timber fire in Big Sur grew rapidly in size overnight into Monday, reaching 1,700 acres by mid-afternoon. Cal Fire crews are already on scene and were expected to assist the federal response and assume control of the incident by Monday evening. A fast-growing fire near Big Sur had burned more than 1,700 acres as of Monday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders and warnings in the surrounding areas. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection crews were preparing to assume control of the fire response, although the blaze remains a federal incident. Three zones were under evacuation orders and four others were under evacuation warnings.