Fire is a natural force, one that in recent decades has become increasingly more devastating. The Nevada Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Summit, being held today and tomorrow at the University of Nevada, is a meeting for multiple government agencies and non-governmental organizations to examine in detail the realities of fire on urban areas. Besides costly fire [...]

CARSON CITY – The Fourth of July weekend is near and the holiday provides an excellent opportunity for friends and families to get together throughout Nevada to enjoy its mountains, rivers and many recreational opportunities. Nevada’s State Forester/Firewarden, Pete Anderson, issued this statement today regarding statewide fire danger this coming weekend: “After several years of [...]

“Ember Awareness” event to feature a live fire “hazard house” and combustible housing materials demonstrations, exhibits, firefighting equipment, helicopters and Smokey Bear. CARSON CITY, Nev. – It’s often not the active fire fronts in a wildfire that burn homes. Instead, it is the embers blown by wind that enter homes through vents and chimneys and [...]

The sheep are back grazing cheatgrass in the hills of Carson City, Nevada. Ann Bollinger from Carson City Parks and Open Space discusses the grazing project and how targeted grazing can be used to help manage invasive weeds and protect homes from wildfires.

With the choke of a drill’s carburetor and a whiff of gas, the workers on a south facing slope in Ash Canyon went to work–digging, boring holes and planting. “Yeah, you know it’s a nice day when you do this for a living and there’s no place you’d rather be,” said Nevada Department of Forestry [...]

The fire season is still several months away, but firefighters say they’re already concerned about a lack of manpower and money. Fire season traditionally begins in May or June in Southern Nevada and moves north as the weather warms. State crews are at full capacity for this year, but Nevada forester Pete Anderson says, there [...]

The Nevada Division of Forestry clarified today information that appeared in the March 5, 2008, Ely Times story, “Fire departments complain about NDF slowness.”NDF comments are in bold. Text that was deleted from the original article is indicated by an ellipsis (…). Readers are encouraged to read the original article for a more complete context. [...]

Eight months after flames roared through a Lake Tahoe community, destroying 254 homes, a special panel established to avoid future disasters is nearing its deadline. By March 21, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons expect a report on how to avoid a repeat of last June’s Angora Fire. This week, the California-Nevada [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev.—Governor Jim Gibbons will meet tomorrow with U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to discuss the federal government’s role in assisting Nevada with post-fire land rehabilitation efforts and the U.S. District Court’s recent decision to reverse a 2004 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the Sage Grouse [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev.–As wildfires continue to rage throughout California, Governor Jim Gibbons announced today that additional fire suppression resources from Nevada are in route to provide much needed assistance. The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is helping to coordinate six Strike Teams, consisting of 35 engines and 127 fire personnel from multiple state and local [...]