County of Monterey
Emergency, Readiness, Response, and Recovery

Current Emergency Information

2023 Vega Fire

Current Situation Webpage updated 10/16/2024 01:40 PM

mountains with a smoke from a fire and at the foreground fields

Hazard / Threat

Vega Fire

Incident Start

August 30, 2023

Impacted Areas

EOC Activations

Disaster Declaration

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has lifted the Evacuation Warning Effective Immediately and until further notice for Vega Road and all tributary roads, 5:00 pm, 8/31/2023. Continue monitoring local media, social media, and Nixle alerts for updates. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency.

 

Alerts, Warnings, and Evacuations

Weather Alerts

N/A

Emergency Alerts

 

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has lifted the Evacuation Warning Effective Immediately and until further notice for Vega Road and all tributary roads, 5:00 pm, 8/31/2023.

 

Information, Resources, and Assistance

Shelters

N/A

Temporary Evacuation Points

No Temporary Evacuation Points are open at this time.

 

Local Assistance Center

 No LAC needed.

Significant Events Logs

 

8/31/23 5:00PM

 

The Local Assistance Center in Spreckels closed. A new Local Assistance Center will open in Salinas on Saturday morning at 9am