Slide Fire Update: FAA investigates aircraft crash, firefighters continue containment efforts
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The Slide Fire that started Sunday afternoon from a crashed recreational aircraft where one person died, is 15 percent contained as of early Monday evening, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The Slide Fire was at 80 acres with containment progressing as of late Monday afternoon, according to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Firefighters continued to secure and reinforce containment lines. One person died after a recreational aircraft crashed onto Slide Mountain and sparked the 80-acre brush fire, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
It has not been determined at this time if the aircraft had an engine with combustible fuels on board.
The dead person's identity has not been released. The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
For the next several days, the public will see occasional smoke from flare up of fuels burning out, according to the Forest Service. The fire’s interior has pockets of excessive fuels. These flare ups are well within containment lines. Please do not report them as firefighters are on scene and working them.
There is a total of 160 personnel on the Slide Fire. Resources include eight engines, four hand crews, four helicopters, and numerous overhead.
The Slide Fire was reported around 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2 on the Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The fire is one mile southeast of the Winter Creek Lodge in the Slide Bowl area of the Mt. Rose Ski Resort near Reno. No structures are currently threatened, including the Slide Mountain communication site.