Map Shows Biggest Fires in US This Year as Blaze Threatens Reno

Wildfires have burned more than 7.7 million acres across the U.S. this year as the Hawk Fire threatens Reno and forces mass evacuations.

Hawk Fire forces road closures across Reno. Here's where

Major Nevada roadways, including U.S. 395, remain closed as the 15,040-acre Hawk Fire burns at 0% containment near Reno.

Reno Hawk Fire evacuation map: Wildfire spreads near Somersett; Peavine Peak, Verdi, Mogul and Cold Springs on alert

30-acre Cold Creek Trail wildfire in Somersett, Nevada, sparked an evacuation warning Saturday. Smoke was visible near Peavine Road.
KLAS Las Vegas on MSN

UPDATE: Emergency declared as Hawk Fire northwest of Reno grows rapidly, highway shut down

Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency in Washoe County as the Hawk Fire moved toward homes north of Reno Saturday night.
Boise State Public Radio

High temps and drought fuel dozens of fires across the West, including near Reno, Nevada

Two fires in Reno, Nevada — the Bug Fire and the Fred Mountain Fire — have forced the evacuation of over 5,000 people. The fires grew rapidly since the weekend, when they went from 6,500 and 40 acres, respectively, to 17,000 and 1,400.
Hindustan Times

Reno fire update: New brush fire in Peavine as forward progress of blaze near Sparks stopped- check map

The forward progress of the brushfire in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday was stopped, the Reno Fire Department confirmed. The fire, which had grown to was dubbed the Barron Fire. But now, the Peavine fire, northwest of Reno, has burned over 100 acres sparking ...

Brush fire in Nevada grows to over 10,500 acres

Aug 23 (Reuters) - A fast-moving brush fire on a hillside in Northern Nevada, just outside Reno, has grown to over 10,500 acres as of Saturday evening. The Hawk fire grew to 10,523 acres, mapping platform Perimeter Map said.