People prepare to evacuate as more orders are issued for the Willow Fire

The U.S. Forest Service said shifting winds Friday evening changed the fire’s direction. As of 10 p.m. Friday, the fire was burning in the direction of the Tassajara Zen Center and Hot Springs, according to the Forest Service.

The U.S. Forest Service said shifting winds Friday evening changed the fire’s direction. As of 10 p.m. Friday, the fire was burning in the direction of the Tassajara Zen Center and Hot Springs, according to the Forest Service.

ZIGZAG CREEK INCLUDING A SECTION OF BLACK CONE. ### ## THOSE NEW EVACUATION ORDERS ADN WARNINGS PROMPTED BY THE WINDS... ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER CHRISTOPHER SALAS IS LE IV ON ARROYO SECO ROAD, RHTIG NOW, CHRISTOPHER, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?## DAN/ERI. THE US FOREST SERVICE THE WIND SHIFTED.. CAUSING T HE FIRE TO CHAN GE DIRECTIONS.. IT'S NOW BURNING SOUTH/SOUTH EAST AS THE WINDS SHIFTED FRIDAY NIGHT.. SHARON AND STEVE HALVORSON STARED AT THE HAZE FROM THE WILLOW FIR. E. BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF.. TAKE SOT SH 27:40 "I'm tellign you it was so thick right here ta ht steve said, don't look at it sharron just turn this way!" THE FIRE BURNING IN THE VENTANA WILDERNESS.. CHANGED DIRECTION FRIDAY EVENING ACCORDING TO THE FOREST SERVICE.. EXPANDING EVACUATION ORDERS TO THE ARROYO SECO CAMPGROUND .. AS NEIGHBORS WERE LEAVING ON TASSAJARA ROAD.. <"WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED, ."US THE COUPLE SAID THEY'RE FORTUNATE TO KNOW THEY'LL BE ABLE TO STAY PUT... AERFT SPENDING THE DAY PREPARING TO LEAVE .. A PROCESS THEY NOW HAVE DOWN TO A SCIENC. E. SH 28:59 "We have lists that we put up, wn hewe get t he warning, ok this is my job, and you better close the windows! You think we' ve done this before?" ST 26:19 "IT's really getting old, because we were evacuated 7 months o." ag THE COUPLE'S 20- ACRE TASAJARA ROAD PROPERTY SITS BETWEEN THE BURN SCARS OF LAST YEAR'S DOLAN AND RMCAEL FIRES.. ST27:12 "It's changed over the years, we use to hava e fire once every 10 years BUTT TO 27:25 but now it's like constant." NOW FACING THE FAST-MOVING WILLOW FI..RE WHICH FIRE CREWS SAID HAS GROWN MORE THAN 2-THOUSAND ACRES IN LESS THAN 24 HOUR. SH 32:32 "You drove up this road. We know living herwee need to really do what we can to protect what we have d an then, that's what we can do. That's all we can do." THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FI REFIGHTERS ON THIS FIRE RIGH TNO. W. BUT IT'S BURNING IN STEEP RUGGED TERRAIN.. DAN/EN RI LIMITING WHAT CREWS CAN DO ON THE GROUND.. MAKING THE AIR ATTACK VI

People prepare to evacuate as more orders are issued for the Willow Fire

New evacuation orders and warnings were issued in Monterey County for the Willow Fire Friday evening as the winds "shifted" the fire's direction, according to the U.S. Forest Service.The Forest Service said winds out of the west are pushing the fire towards the Tassajara Zen Center & the Hot Springs as of 10 p.m. Friday.As the winds shifted, Sharon and Steve Halvorson breathed a sigh of relief."I'm telling you, it was so thick right here," Sharon said of the smoke from the fire billowing onto her 20-acre Tassajara Road property.The fire is burning in the Ventana Wilderness. While their neighbors south on Tassajara Road were forced to leave their homes, the Halvorsons said they were happy to stay put, after spending the day preparing to leave."We have lists that we put up when we get the warning," Sharon said. The lists designate the tasks she and her husband have to take care of before leaving. "It's really getting old because we were evacuated 7 months ago," Steve said.The couple's 20-acre property sits between the burn scars of the Carmel and Dolan Fires."It's changed over the years," Steve said. "We used to have a fire once every 10 years, 12, maybe even five years, but now it's like constant."The couple said they have to make sure they're ready to leave because of the erratic nature of the recent fires and how difficult it is to come down from the mountain where they live."We know living here we need to really do what we can to protect what we have and then, that's what we can do. That's all we can do," Sharon said.More than 300 firefighters are battling the fire, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

New evacuation orders and warnings were issued in Monterey County for the Willow Fire Friday evening as the winds "shifted" the fire's direction, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The Forest Service said winds out of the west are pushing the fire towards the Tassajara Zen Center & the Hot Springs as of 10 p.m. Friday.

The #WillowFire is at 2,000 acres with zero percent containment. Forest Service says winds out of the west are pushing the fire towards Tassajara Zen Center & Hot Springs. Over 300 personnel on the fire. pic.twitter.com/7j5B7FSpBM
— Christopher Salas (@ChristopherS_DC) June 19, 2021

As the winds shifted, Sharon and Steve Halvorson breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm telling you, it was so thick right here," Sharon said of the smoke from the fire billowing onto her 20-acre Tassajara Road property.

The fire is burning in the Ventana Wilderness. While their neighbors south on Tassajara Road were forced to leave their homes, the Halvorsons said they were happy to stay put, after spending the day preparing to leave.

"We have lists that we put up when we get the warning," Sharon said. The lists designate the tasks she and her husband have to take care of before leaving.

"It's really getting old because we were evacuated 7 months ago," Steve said.

The couple's 20-acre property sits between the burn scars of the Carmel and Dolan Fires.

"It's changed over the years," Steve said. "We used to have a fire once every 10 years, 12, maybe even five years, but now it's like constant."

The couple said they have to make sure they're ready to leave because of the erratic nature of the recent fires and how difficult it is to come down from the mountain where they live.

"We know living here we need to really do what we can to protect what we have and then, that's what we can do. That's all we can do," Sharon said.

More than 300 firefighters are battling the fire, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

People prepare to evacuate as more orders are issued for the Willow Fire

The U.S. Forest Service said shifting winds Friday evening changed the fire’s direction. As of 10 p.m. Friday, the fire was burning in the direction of the Tassajara Zen Center and Hot Springs, according to the Forest Service.

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