Douglas County Update on Evacuations & Road Closures

Tamarack Fire Update  Douglas County & Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Updated Information on Evacuations and Road Closures
July 25, 2021 
 
Minden, Nevada- Evacuations for the Topaz Ranch Estates and Topaz Lake are lifted at 2:00 p.m. today (July 25, 2021) and residence are allowed to return to their homes. Non-mandatory evacuations remain in place for the Holbrook Junction/Highlands area and Spring Valley areas.

Road closure- State Route 208 and Highway 395 to the California/Nevada Stateline south we be open at 12:30 pm today. Highway 395 north from State Route 208 to the current closure north of Leviathan Mine Road will remain closed due to Nevada Energy working around the clock to restore power poles and lines for service coupled with Fire personnel and equipment still working hard in this area.

We anticipate Highway 395 both North and South to be completely open on July 26, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. This is pending changes in weather or fire conditions.

Please understand first responders and support personnel are working around the clock to make the environment safe for all to return to assess your properties.

Please see returning home after Tamarack Fire Evacuations Safety Documents.