Chaves fire burning 1,500 acres of BLM land near Stagecoach, Dayton
Monday updates to this story can be found here.
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UPDATE MONDAY MORNING: Lyon County and Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch reports the Chaves Fire has burned between 1,200 to 1,500 acres.
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UPDATE: 07:30PM: The Chaves Fire has now burned about 400 acres of BLM land near Stagecoach and Dayton. Fire crews with BLM, Nevada Division of Forestry and Central Lyon County Fire Protection District, among others, are on scene battling the blaze.
Follow this breaking news story on KTVN or KOLO-TV Channel 8 in Reno.
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UPDATE: 5:55PM: The Chaves Fire has now grown to more than 350 acres, according to reports from KTVN Channel 2 News in Reno.
Multiple firefighting agencies led by the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District are working on the wildfire in the area of Fort Churchill Road, Break-A-Heart Road and Hodges.
Both Fort Churchill Road and Break-A-Heart Road are closed to public access.
BLM officials report the fire has multiple fronts and is spreading in different directions. Lyon County has been called along with three air units from Winnemucca to assist.
Officials report conditions are currently dry and windy, making firefighting efforts difficult. Homes are threatened; however, no one is being forced to evacuate yet. Firefighters are stationed at the homes.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
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A brush engine crew with the Carson City Fire Department has been dispatched to the Stagecoach area in Lyon County to assist with structure protection as crews there fight a brush fire located south of Break-A-Heart Road at Fort Churchill Road.
The fire, dubbed the "Chavez Fire" by the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center, has reported grown from 25 acres to 125 acres in size, as of last report, and is located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land.