Progress made on Monarch Fire east of Gardnerville; 70 percent contained, 2,330 acres
Sierra Front Team 1 and assigned units made good progress Saturday on the Monarch Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Gardnerville, Nev. The Monarch Fire was reported at 12:41 p.m. on June 24, 2020, and is burning three miles south of Sierra Spirit Ranch in Douglas County.
Pine Nut Road 2 is now open and as of this morning June 27, the fire is approximately 2,330 acres, which is less than the initial report of 2,500 acres due to more accurate mapping. The fire remained quiet overnight allowing firefighters to achieve 70 percent containment.
The Incident Management Team also shared resources with agencies’ initial attack on several new fire starts in the region yesterday.
No injuries have been reported and no structures are immediately threatened at this time. The fire is believed to have been caused by lightning from a thunderstorm that moved through the area on Tuesday, June 23.
Critical fire weather is expected this weekend. The National Weather Service in Reno issued a Red Flag Warning for today, beginning at 2 p.m. and lasting through Sunday night.
Monarch Wildfire Update
Responding agencies included Bureau of Land Management, Central Lyon County Fire Protection District, East Fork Fire Protection District, Lyon County Fire Protection District, Nevada Division of Forestry, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, North Lyon County Fire Protection District, Reno Fire Department, Story County Fire Protection District, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service.
For additional fire information, visit Inciweb at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6802/.
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