Reno’s mayor to residents near a fast-growing wildfire: your life matters more than your house

The Hawk Fire has already burned structures and forced 14,000 homes to evacuate, just weeks after fires north of Reno scorched 100,000 acres.

The Hawk Fire tops 10,500 acres as Nevada declares an emergency, expands evacuations and deploys hundreds of firefighters.

About 1,000 homes were threatened, authorities said.August 23, 2026, 12:07 AMA fast-moving brush fire that kicked up on a hillside in Northern Nevada just outside Reno on Saturday has exploded to more than 10,000 acres, threatening hundreds of homes.The Hawk Fire has grown to over 10,500 acres as of Saturday evening, a