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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.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. â As Californiaâs fire season rages on and firefighters take on multiple blazes, the Dixie fire has become the stateâs largest wildfire this year to date and is driving smoke into the Sacramento Valley.
The Dixie fire is burning on the border of Butte and Plumas counties, in the burn scar of the deadly 2018 Camp Fire. It has rapidly expanded to 142,960 acres (223 square miles), growing nearly 40,000 acres since Thursday morning.
Although most of the smoke from the fire has pushed east into Nevada, small amounts drifted south into the Sacramento area Friday afternoon, affecting capital residents for the first time since the fire began July 14.