At 6:30 am KRNV TV reported the fire has been contained by hand crews overnite to one and a half acres. The crew will continue to work at the site throughout the day. No word on the cause yet.
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Fire Update
7 pm. The helicopter left probably due to darkness. I can see flashlights just above the flames so maybe firefighters on the ground are making their way to it.
Slide Mt. Fire
We noticed this fire on the eastern slope of Slide Mt. tonight at about 6:15pm when I took this photo. A Helicopter with a bucket is dropping water on it now. It seems to be creeping along on the ground and not getting up in the trees yet.
Washoe Valley Fire Dept Gets Stimulus Money
The Sierra Fire Protection District has just learned that it will receive $2 million dollars of federal stimulus money for a new fire station in the Arrowcreek neighborhood of southwest Reno according to this article in the Sacramento Bee. The SFPD serves a 214 square mile area of the eastern Sierra (Carson Range) which includes [...]
So Cal Wildfires Provide Lessons For WV
In the aftermath of the latest devastating wildfires in Southern California, firefighters are taking note of why some houses burned and others, sometimes next door, survived. Some things we might not think of allow wind blown embers to enter a home. for example, under eave vents and dog doors take advantage of extreme pressure differences [...]
Fire Restrictions Lifted
From the Nevada Dept. of Conservation website:
The Bureau of Land Management, the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the Nevada Division of Forestry announced today the lifting of western Nevada fire restrictions that have been in place since July 1, 2008.
Restrictions will expire at 12:01a.m., October 6, 2008. Southern Nevada [...]
Fire Update 2
KTVN- TV just reported the fire at the east end of Cottontail in New Washoe City up in the hills has been held to about 4 acres and is under control.
Fire Update
RGJ.com reports:
“A small vegetation fire on the east side of Washoe Valley was quickly brought under control Monday afternoon by firefighters from Reno and Carson City.
The two-acre blaze, thought to be the result of a lightning strike, was reported about 2:56 p.m. on Bureau of Land Management property near the end of Cottontail Lane, Sierra [...]
Brush Fire Reported
RGJ reported on their site that at 3:13pm a brush fire has been reported near Washoe City in the vicinity of Todd court in the north valley. Now, at 3:43pm I can see no smoke fom my location in New Washoe City.
