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"Those first on scene at last month's 900-acre Pfeiffer Fire in Big Sur received special recognition from neighboring Carmel as city leaders honored those who helped with the response.At Tuesday's City Council meeting, Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett thanked more than 20 organizations and individuals who went above and beyond in the area he called \"Carmel's Backyard.\"VIDEO: Big-name act slated for Big Sur fire victims' benefit\"As the city closest to Big Sur, we wanted to take an opportunity to recognize the extraordinary effort of the men and women who battled that fire,\" Burnett said.PHOTOS: Big Sur Pfeiffer FireAmong the attendees was retired Big Sur Fire Chief Frank Pinney, who is filling in for current Chief Martha Karsten. Karsten lost her home to the blaze.\"Law enforcement was extremely collaborative,\" Pinney said. \"The neighboring fire departments were there for us, it was a local effort.\"The official cause of the Pfeiffer Fire that destroyed 34 homes was still not released as of Wednesday.And recovering work in Big Sur is far from finished. Waterlines are ruined, charred land is susceptible to erosion, and 34 homes are gone.\u00A0On Tuesday,\u00A0the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution streamlining the permit process through a system that was devised during the 2008 Basin Complex Fire.It was also announced Tuesday that a benefit concert for Big Sur fire victims\u00A0was in the works.Butch Kronlund of the Big Sur Property Owners Association said a world famous music act agreed to play a late January concert in Monterey.\"There could potentially be a headlining music group, very popular nationwide music group that would be performing,\" Kronlund said. \"I can't say more than that.\"To date, the property owners association has raised more than $300,000. The money is going to pay for everything from new infrastructure to home rebuilding costs, as several homeowners and nearly all renters were without insurance."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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