Prescribed fire pile burning will continue today in the area of the Potosi Pass along Highway 160, approximately one mile south of Mountain Springs, Nevada. Smoke may be visible. Please do not report.

 

Prescribed fire pile burning begins today in the Twin Lakes area of the Bridgeport Ranger District. The project area is approximately 10 miles southeast of Bridgeport, California on the south side of Upper Twin Lakes and behind the Twin Lakes Resort on Lower Twin Lakes. Smoke may be visible. Please do not report.

Pile burning in Whites Creek on the Carson Ranger District continues. It is hoped that this project area will be completed today. Approximately five miles west of Reno, Nevada, smoke may be visible. Please do not report.

Prescribed fire pile burning continues this week in the Potosi Mountain area in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. The pile burning is occurring near Mile Marker 20 of Nevada State Highway 160, approximately one mile south of Mountain Springs, Nevada. Smoke is likely to be visible. Please do not report. The project will be on-going this week.
 
 

Pile burning will continue today in Whites Creek on the Carson Ranger District, near the Mt. Rose area southwest of Reno, Nevada. There will be no new burning over the weekend, though residual smoke may remain. Please do not call 911 to report. Due to the snow on the ground and wet conditions, burning is going slowly. The project is expected to finish up next week.
 
 

Conditions remain favorable for pile burning to continue in the Whites Creek area of the Carson Ranger District, five miles west of Reno, NV. Firefighters are on-site to monitor the prescribed fire project and the local fire department is aware of the pile burning. Please do not call 911 to report smoke that may be visible in the area.

 

A reminder that pile burning will continue all week in the Whites Creek area of the Arrowhawk Fuels Reduction Project, five miles west of Reno, Nevada. Smoke may be visible in the Mt. Rose area near Timberline Road. Please do not call 911. Local fire officials are aware of this pile burning project and Forest Service employees are on site, monitoring the project.
 
 

The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area will continue pile burning operations this week in the Potosi Mountain project area as conditions allow. Smoke may be visible. Please do not report.

18 acres was treated last week, and if weather conditions continue to be favorable, pile burning will continue through Thursday this week. 

 Prescribed fire pile burning will be happening today on the Carson Ranger District in Whites Creek near the trailhead. Please avoid the area. Smoke will likely be visible in the Reno area. Please do not report. Pile burning is expected to continue through the week, if weather and conditions allow.

 These are the prescribed fire projects currently happening on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest:

2022.05.17

• Carson Ranger District Understory Burning in Dog Valley 

2022.04.29

• Carson Ranger District Understory Burning in Whites Creek 

2022.03.21

• Carson Ranger District Burning Piles in the Monitor Pass Area 

2022.03.15

• Bridgeport Ranger District Starts Burning Piles in the Twin Lakes Area 

2022.03.07

• Carson Ranger District Continues Pile Burning Near Spoon Summit
  

2022.02.24

• Carson and Spring Mountains NRA Continue Pile Burning 
  

2022.02.23

• SMNRA and Carson RD Pile Burning Resumes 

2022.02.15

• Carson RD Dog Valley Pile Burning Continues 
  

2022.02.14

• SMNRA Mt. Potosi Pile Burning Continues
  
• Carson RD Dog Valley Pile Burning Begins 
  

2202.02.07

• SMNRA Pile Burning Near Mt Potosi Resumes 

2022.02.02

• Pile Burning Status on Bridgeport and Carson Ranger Districts 

2022.01.31

• Carson RD Clear Creek Pile Burning Begins Today 
• Bridgeport RD Twin Lakes Pile Burning Resumes
  

2022.01.26

• SMNRA Mt. Potosi Area Pile Burning Paused 
  
• Bridgeport RD Twin Lakes Pile Burning Continues 

2022.01.25

• SMNRA Mt Potosi Project Suspended for the Week 

2022.01.24

• Spring Mountains NRA Mt. Potosi Pile Burning Continues 
• Bridgeport RD Pile Burning Near Twin Lakes Continues
  

2022.01.19

• Bridgeport Ranger District Twin Lakes Pile Burning
  
• Carson Ranger District Whites Creek Pile Burning
  
• Spring Mountains NRA Potosi Mtn Pile Burning 

2022.01.14

• Whites Creek Pile Burning Continues 
  

2022.01.12

• Conditions favorable for continuing Whites Creek Pile Burning 
  

2022.01.11

• Whites Creek Pile Burning Continues 
  

2022.01.10

• Carson Ranger District Whites Creek pile burning 
  
• Spring Mountains National Recreation Area continues pile burning near Potosi Mountain
  

2022.01.06

• Carson Ranger District and Spring Mountains National Recreation Areas continue pile burning 

2022.01.05

• Carson Ranger District, Genoa area project pile burning
• Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Potosi area project pile burning