Hawk Fire Expands to 10,500+ Acres, Triggering Sierra County Evacuations
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A wildfire northeast of Verdi has burned more than 10,500 acres, threatening nearly 1,000 structures and prompting evacuation warnings for Sierra County zones including Verdi and Long Valley. Highway 395 is closed in parts of Washoe County, and about 14,800 Truckee-area customers were briefly without power after a transmission line near the fire was de-energized; power has since been restored.
- Hawk Fire: 10,500+-acre wildfire in Nevada prompts Sierra County evac warnings KCRA
- Evacuations ongoing as Hawk Fire grows 10,500+ acres near Peavine Mountain | Fire Watch | 2news.com KTVN
- Wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands to evacuate neighborhoods Toledo Blade
- Governor Lombardo Declares State of Emergency for Hawk Fire in Washoe County KOLO | 8 News Now
- See photos of Hawk Fire burning in Reno on Aug. 22, 2026 Reno Gazette Journal
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