The Floriston Fire is 300 acres and 5% contained. An evacuation order and warnings are in effect, and westbound I-80 is closed at the Nevada state line.

Forecasters warn that a combination of strong winds, extremely low humidity and dry vegetation could cause rapid wildfire growth.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Nevada as the Hawk Fire continues to spread rapidly and has set ...

A massive vegetation fire dubbed the Double Spring Fire was reported near Gardnerville in Douglas County, Nevada on Saturday, August 8. A vegetation fire was reported near Gardnerville in Douglas ...

A 295-acre wildfire has broken out near Floriston at the California-Nevada border.

A fire called the Bull Fire has burned 80 acres near Verdi, and an evacuation warning is now in place.

Firefighters Make Progress Against a Nevada Wildfire That's Destroyed More Than 30 Homes RENO, Nevada (AP) — Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, Nevada, ...

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Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Nevada as the Hawk Fire continues to spread rapidly and has set over 15,000 acres ablaze. The fire, located near Reno, Nevada, was ...