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Evacuation Orders/Warning downgrades for Timber Fire, 9/2

Effective Wednesday, September 2, at 7:00 PM, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office plans to downgrade several evacuation orders to warnings and conclude the shelter-in-place directives previously issued on August 27, 2026, in response to the Timber Fire. The northern closure of Highway 1 (MM 56.0 to MM 45.0) is anticipated to be lifted at 7:00 PM.

The following zone changes are anticipated to take effect at 7:00 PM today: 
Changed to Evacuation Warnings 
• MRY-F016 
• MRY-F017 
• MRY-F018 
• MRY-F019 
• MRY-F021-A 
• MRY-F021-B 
• MRY-F022 
• MRY-F023-A 
• MRY-F024 
• MRY-F026 
• MRY-F027-A 

All orders, warnings, and closures are subject to immediate change based on real-time fire behavior.

Evacuation Map Link: 
alertmry.org/map

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