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Sheriff to Downgrade Evacuation Orders for Some Areas October 14, 2021
KNP Complex
Publication Type: Announcement 10/14/2021
Sheriff to Downgrade Evacuation Orders for Some Areas Impacted by the KNP Complex Fire
Effective immediately, Sheriff Boudreaux will downgrade Mineral King Road to the Sequoia National Park boundary from an Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning. This will allow residents on Mineral King Road to the Park Gate to return to their residences.
At this time, Sequoia National Park is still closed to the public.
Sheriff Boudreaux, the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service want to remind everyone the National Forest and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park remain closed. Fire personnel and heavy equipment are still traveling throughout the area. Please be mindful of the personnel on the ground and equipment in the area.
Road Closures: Mineral King Road at the Park gate and the Milk Ranch/Oriole Lake Road at the Park Gates.
Remaining in an Evacuation Order: Upper Mineral King Road from the Park Gate, and the cabin communities of Cabin Cove, Silver City, and Mineral King. For more information please visit the Tulare County Sheriff's Facebook Page