https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/02/colorado-fire-off-the-coast-of-big-sur-100-contained-as-another-wildfire-reported-along-highway-1/ > Firefighters fully contained the Colorado Fire off the Palo Colorado Canyon on Wednesday, 12 days after the blaze first sparked from a pile burning operation along the Big Sur coast, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. > “There are still engines on patrol,” said Cal Fire spokesperson Cecile Juliette. “The fire is on patrol status which means they just want to make sure there’s no smoke, especially with the high wind they’re experiencing right now.”