Baccarat Fire in Nevada 40 percent contained Tuesday
UPDATE 11 a.m. Tuesday: The Baccarat Fire, burning on the Nevada side of the Peterson Mountain Range, is 40 percent contained Tuesday, and has burned 10,500 acres, according to the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
⚠️UPDATE: #BaccaratFire Acreage is 10,500 at 40 percent containment. @blmnv @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff pic.twitter.com/uBU021FnEY
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) October 6, 2020
UPDATE 7 p.m. Monday: Officials are calling the Baccarat Fire, which was mapped at 8,017 acres on the Nevada side of the Peterson Mountain Range, 10 percent contained. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District also announced earlier in the day that evacuations had been lifted effective as of 3 p.m., with the exception of homes between Bird Springs Road and Chuckwagon Road, where residents can return tomorrow, Tuesday, at 6 a.m.
The cause of the blaze will be investigated by the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada.
⚠️UPDATE: #BaccaratFire acreage mapped at 8,017. We are still calling it 10 percent contained. Cause will be investigated by @blmnv. No further updates for today. Picture is #TMFR Squad Boss and aerial attack from today. @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff pic.twitter.com/gltaPIRclu
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) October 6, 2020
UPDATE 3:30 p.m. Monday: According to the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, evacuations have been lifted effective as of 3 p.m. with the exception of homes between Bird Springs Road and Chuckwagon Road, where residents can return tomorrow, Tuesday, at 6 a.m.
⚠️EVACUATION UPDATE: #BaccaratFire evacs lifted effective 3pm, *EXCEPTION* homes between Bird Springs Rd and Chuckwagon Rd. can return tomorrow at 6am. 🚒Fire equipment still operating in the area – use caution please. @WashoeSheriff @washoecounty @blmnv pic.twitter.com/USgyn5RXq6
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) October 5, 2020
UPDATE 1 p.m. Monday: “Good progress” is being made against the Baccarat Fire in Nevada, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District shared Monday afternoon. Evacuations currently remain in effect, and Red Rock Road is currently closed between Chuckwagon Road and Bobcat Hill Road.
Firefighting and defensible space efforts saved at least two structures impacted by #BaccaratFire. Good progress being made. Evacuations remain in effect. @blmnv @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff pic.twitter.com/qPEqC0eDAP
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) October 5, 2020
UPDATE 10:10 a.m. Monday: The Baccarat Fire has burned an estimated 8,000 acres, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District shared Monday. Currently there are five aircraft attacking fire, according to TMFPD, and there are no reports of structures damaged.
#BaccaratFire generating a large smoke column and a lot of smoke in northern @washoecounty and increasing calls to 9-1-1. @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff @blmnv pic.twitter.com/HisHW90jdb
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) October 5, 2020
The Baccarat Fire, burning north of Cold Springs on the Nevada side of the Peterson Mountain Range, prompted evacuations and there is no containment as of Monday morning. A red glow from the blaze could be seen near the California, Nevada border on Highway 395 Sunday night.
According to Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, the brush fire, which started Sunday, Oct. 4, had burned about 1,400 acres Monday morning, and evacuations were in place.
Evacuations were announced for residents between Columbia Hill Road and Chuckwagon Road in Nevada. On Sunday night TMFPD warned residents between Argosy Road and Columbia Hill Road west of Red Rock Road to be prepared to evacuate.
According to TMFPD, “Currently, fire is slow spread, no containment and is generating a lot of smoke. Air attack is enroute. Residents should remain vigilant and be ready to leave.”
⚠️UPDATE on #BaccaratFire. Currently, fire is slow spread, no containment and is generating a lot of smoke. Air attack is enroute. Residents should remain vigilant and be ready to leave. @blmnv @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff pic.twitter.com/LGf44uIfou
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) October 5, 2020
The Livestock Events Center in Reno is taking large animals, and those evacuated can check in to an evacuation shelter at 1155 E. Ninth St. in Reno.
