- RENO, Nev. — Fire officials say they have stopped the forward progress of a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno, Nev., that burned several structures and forced about 10,000 people to flee their homes. (Huffington Post)
- RENO - Vice President Joe Biden was 20 minutes into his speech at a high school here before an encroaching wildfire forced him cut short his remarks. (Las Vegas Sun)
- Flames chewed through sage brush and pine as they headed north toward the more populous Reno area, where a November wildfire sparked by arcing power lines destroyed about 30 homes. (Los Angeles Times)
- Earlier evacuation areas Andrew Lane area, Callahan Ranch, Galena Forest Estates, North Eastlake area, Old Washoe City, Pleasant Valley, Rolling Hills Estates, St. James Village 9:05 p.m. (Reno Gazette)
- A raging wildfire pushed by high winds tore across a tinder-dry landscape south of Reno on Thursday, destroying at least 20 homes and other buildings as firefighters raced to save property in harm's way. (Reno Gazette)
- Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez says there also has been one fatality, but its not clear how the death is related to the fire. (Newser)
- A wildfire has sparked South of Reno. Sierra Front says it is burning in Washoe Valley. The Associated Press is reporting at least three homes burned and many more threatened along U.S. 395. (KTVN.com)
- The Reno Livestock Events Events Center is the site for all Washoe County Manager Katy Simon has declared an official emergency for Washoe County as a wildfire burns in the northern Washoe Valley area. (Record-Courier)
- She oversees a show that finds 10 Canadians being put through the paces by a reality-TV dream panel of home-reno judges that includes Mike Holmes after it was devastated by a wildfire. (The Vancouver Sun)
- ended the longest recorded winter dry spell in Reno history early Monday, a 56-day stretch that has forced area ski resorts to make their own snow and prompted unusual January warnings about wildfire threats. The dusting of snow measured only 0. (nola.com)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Reno wildfire
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