Davis Fire currently 3rd-largest in Nevada at 5,824 acres

UPDATE: As of Wednesday evening, the Davis Fire had grown to 5,824 acres and was 37% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service-Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

An emergency closure was also put into place. All roads, trails, and develop recreation sites within the area were closed on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Forest Service-Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

The closure boundary runs along the Hunter Creek Trail to the north, Nevada State Route 877 (Franktown Road) to the south, the Forest’s boundary to the east, and U.S. Interstate 580 to the west. This encompasses a portion of the Mt Rose Wilderness including part of the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Developed recreation sites affected by the closure include the following areas:

• Galena Creek Regional Park and Visitor Center
• Mt. Rose Welcome Plaza
• Mt. Rose Campground
• Thomas Creek Trailhead
• Jones/White Creek Trailhead
• Whites Creek Trailhead
• Ophir Creek Trailhead
• Tahoe Meadows Trailhead

The closure order is in effect from Wednesday, Sept. 11 to Wednesday, Sept. 25, or until rescinded. More information c an be found HERE.

Original story:

LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — The Davis Fire near Reno has grown to about 5,600 acres, with evacuation orders still in place, according to a Tuesday update from the U.S. Forest Service-Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

The fire is still 0% contained about 425 firefighters work to keep the blaze south of the Mt. Rose Highway in Washoe County. The fire started Saturday near Davis Creek Regional Park in the Washoe Valley between Reno and Carson City.

Officials asked people to stay away from the area, saying people had been stopping at Mt. Rose to watch firefighting efforts from the road.

The Davis Fire is the third-largest in the state, behind two fires in Nye County — Broom Canyon (8,325 acres) and Range 77 (8,026 acres). But the Davis fire is the largest fire near a major population this year, burning toward the iconic Mt. Rose towering over southwest Reno. The Mt. Rose Highway connects Reno and Incline Village on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. It’s among the most scenic drives in the state.

Broom Canyon and Range 77 are still only about half the size of Nevada’s largest fires this year — the Wilder Fire in Humboldt County (17,275 acres) and the Stockade Canyon Fire (18,212 acres) in Washoe County. Those fires are much smaller than California’s Park Fire, which has burned more than 425,000 acres.

Nevada has had plenty of wildfires this year, mostly along the eastern edge of the state in White Pine and Elko counties, and several large fires across Northern Nevada in Washoe, Humboldt and Elko counties. Crews have responded quickly, extinguishing many fires caused by lightning strikes before they can spread.

Recent smoke in the Las Vegas valley is coming from a fire outside of Los Angeles.

There are currently 9 active fires in the state, and they have charred 21,432 acres. Here’s a look at some of those fires with information from the Nevada Wildfire Information Dashboard and the latest social media posts from firefighting agencies:

• Broom Canyon — Currently the state’s largest wildfire, it hasn’t been in the news much because of its remote location in eastern Nye County. Just before the Davis Fire took off, an update on Broom Canyon provided by the U.S. Forest Service’s Ely District said about 100 firefighters were on the scene. The fire was caused by lightning on July 29 and is burning on Currant Mountain in the Currant Mountain Wilderness. The fire is being allowed to burn in steep, rugged terrain, and it’s sending smoke that’s been traveling to Ely, about 60 miles to the northeast.
• Range 77 — The state’s second-largest fire is on land controlled by the Department of Defense. It started on Aug. 22, and current activity is described as minimal as the fire burns “dormant brush” and “hardwood slash.”
• Davis — (see above)
• Swales — A new fire reported today about 6 miles west of Elko, this blaze is at 100 acres and about 50 personnel are on hand. The fire is threatening power lines, a buried gas line and Highway 225 to the east. The cause is under investigation, and there are no closures or evacuations at this time.
• Frozen Toe, Frozen Toe 3 — The only fires listed as active in Clark County are small — only about a tenth of an acre — and they haven’t grown in weeks.

The Lake Mountain Fire (426 acres) was declared controlled and contained on Monday. It was caused by lightning and was located 12 miles south of Tuscarora in Elko County. The Rocky Fire (333 acres) was contained and controlled Friday about 21 miles northeast of Wells in Elko County.

In northwest Arizona, a weekend fire was reported to the east of the town of Chloride. No new information about that fire is available since it was first reported on Sunday.

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