Sierra Front: Stubborn Bison Fire swells Monday afternoon to 17,00-plus acres
The Bison Fire in Douglas County has grown to 17,000-plus acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch at its 2:18 p.m. Monday press briefing. The fire is 15 percent contained.
Several road closures are now effective immediately. They are: Pine Nut Road at Out-R-Way, East Valley Road at Grandview; Brunswick Canyon Road, Mexican Dam Road and Sunrise Pass Road at Artesia Road, according to Sierra Front. These roads will be open to residents only with proof of residency.
Go here for the press briefing. And see a statement from the BLM below. The latest coming out of incident command known as InciWeb which tracks fires in the western U.S. has the Bison fire at 17,500 acres. Go here for that information.
The fire, which started July 4 and is 5 miles east of Gardnerville, was extremely active on the northeast side Sunday afternoon and high winds drove the fire into the Slater Mine Area. A number of old mining structures in this area were destroyed by the fire. Containment date is expected around July 14. More than 700 are fighting the fire.
Pine Nut Road remains closed to non residents at the intersection of Out-R-Way. A voluntary evacuation notice remains in effect for about 20 residences in the area.
Crews on the west side have been able to fortify the line that was built the last couple of days.
No injuries have been reported.