LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Hawk Fire is now 85% contained as more areas to the north were taken off the mandatory evacuation zones.
An update at 4:45 p.m. showed the fire at 15,067 acres, with “moderate” fire activity — an improvement on extreme fire activity since the fire was first discovered on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Evacuation zones along U.S. 395, the main road along the Hawk Fire’s northwest flank, were reduced slightly earlier Tuesday, with more areas removed from mandatory evacuation and reset to the “Warning – GET SET” status. There were no changes on Tuesday to zones bordering Reno communities on the city’s northwest.
For the most up-to-date evacuation zones, check https://perimetermap.com/washoe.
Gov. Joe Lombardo joined a community meeting for residents affected by the Hawk Fire Monday, providing an update on the state’s response efforts and pledging to stand with the community through the entire process.
“And the most important part for me, as your governor and representing the state of Nevada, is for you to hear from me that we care,” Lombardo told residents. “We absolutely care. And we care so much to the detriment of other resources that we’re required to supply as state government. I have marshalled all my available resources to this vicinity in order to address our current situation. I will continue to maintain your back throughout this whole process.”
The state currently has 13 ongoing wildfires of more than 100 acres, affecting six of the state’s 17 counties. But the focus in August has been Washoe County, where the Bug Fire started on Aug. 8, the Stallion Fire on Aug. 10, and the Hawk Fire on Aug. 22.
Lombardo declared emergencies twice as those wildfires raged through grass, brush and low timber north of Reno. The Hawk Fire affected more people than any fire this year, and the Bug Fire was the state’s largest so far in 2026 at 93,733 acres.
Source: 8newsnow.com
