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Nevada Division of Forestry hosts annual firefighter training academy
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (147+ words) Fire season is here in northern Nevada. With many experts forecasting a busy few months, regional crews will need all the help they can get. 38 wildland firefighters are set to join teams around the state, after a five-day, interagency training…...
Warm, dry March and below-average Sierra snowpack may enhance 2026 wildfire activity
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (524+ words) Nevada is bracing for what could be an active stretch of wildfire activity in 2026, and experts say conditions in the Sierra Nevada snowpack could help determine how severe the season becomes. While the 2025 winter Sierra snowpack was well below average,…...
Caldor Fire restoration project sparks concerns over potential herbicide use
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (440+ words) THE PRESIDENT participates in a greeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A major post-fire restoration project in the Lake Tahoe Basin is moving forward " but not without controversy. The U. S. Forest Service…...
Brush fire near Spanish Springs and Pyramid Lake held to 1 acre after rapid response
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (144+ words) mynews4. com A brush fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon in a remote area between Spanish Springs and Pyramid Lake has been held to just one acre, thanks to a rapid response from local fire crews. Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue personnel successfully…...
Wind fuels Gentry Fire as wildfire breaks out on Prison Hill in Carson City
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (174+ words) CARSON CITY, Nev. " A wildfire on Prison Hill broke out in Carson City on Wednesday. Carson City Fire Department crews responded to a fire on Prison Hill, near Gentry Lane around 10: 15 a. m. on May 13. The fire has moved west and is…...
VOTE: Do you think herbicides should be used in the "Caldor Fire Restoration Project?
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (30+ words) mynews4. com VOTE: Do you think herbicides should be used in the "Caldor Fire Restoration Project?...
Experts warn Nevada faces elevated wildfire danger in 2026
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (20+ words) mynews4. com Experts warn Nevada faces elevated wildfire danger in 2026...
Placer supervisors OK scaled-back Palisades Tahoe village plan
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (164+ words) mynews4. com The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a scaled-back Palisades Tahoe development project Tuesday, bringing an end to a 15-year battle over the future of Olympic Valley. The revised Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan reduces the size…...
Lovelock man drowns at Oakland Camp in Plumas County
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (136+ words) PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. (News 4 & Fox 11) " A Lovelock man drowned at Oakland Camp near Spanish Creek in Plumas County, California, on Sunday, according to the Plumas County Sheriff's Office. The Plumas County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center received a report of a…...
Regional H. E. A. T. task force cites, arrests eight men in Reno-area demand reduction sting
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (233+ words) Local law enforcement targeted the "demand" side of sex trafficking this week, resulting in eight men being cited or arrested during a regional sting operation. On May 8, the Regional Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H. E. A. T.) Unit conducted a "demand reduction" operation. The…...