A year ago today, a plume of smoke rose above the High Sierra as a single tree fire expected to burn itself out instead exploded into flame and raged down on Markleeville, eventually claiming 68,696.
Tamarack Fire: Family s loss extended over 15 miles in five days | Serving Carson City for over 150 years nevadaappeal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nevadaappeal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Evacuations for the Topaz Ranch Estates and Topaz Lake lifted at 2:00 p.m. today, July 25, residents are allowed to return to their homes. Non-mandatory evacuations remain in place for the Holbrook Junction/Highlands area and Spring Valley areas.
Road closures - State Route 208 and Highway 395 to the California/Nevada state line south opened at 12:30 p.m. today. US-395 north from SR 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.
Evacuations were lifted for Topaz Ranch Estates and Topaz Lake at 2 p.m. Sunday, with residents allowed to return home.
The area from Holbrook Junction north remains under evacuation and Highway 395 from Holbrook to Leviathan Mine Road is closed as NV Energy works to restore power.
Highway 208 and Highway 395 south of Holbrook were reopened around 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Douglas officials said they hoped to have Highway 395 completely open by 6 a.m. Monday, depending on weather and fire conditions.
Lyon County lifted its evacuation alert for Smith Valley. Smith Valley High School has served as an evacuation center for 240 southern Douglas residents.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Douglas County is currently conducting preliminary exterior damage assessments of structures including homes, outbuildings, wellhouses and barns in areas where fire activity has been observed.
All evacuations for Douglas County remain in place and US395 remains closed for public safety concerns. A preliminary survey of the area south of Leviathan Mine Road determined that 13 structures have been damaged or lost.
During this first phase of damage assessments, teams consisting of Douglas County building inspectors and East Fork Fire Protection District personnel will work with the County’s GIS department to verify which structures and areas have been impacted and to notify property owners as soon as possible. Areas with known damage will be prioritized for assessment first.