Categories: Big Sur

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

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.