Hawk Fire Triggers Widespread Evacuations as Flames Grow Near Reno
Reno’s Hawk Fire swelled to about 10,500 acres, triggering expanded evacuations including Somersett and neighborhoods north of West 7th Street to North McCarran Boulevard; Gov. Lombardo declared a state of emergency as hundreds of responders work the incident. Northbound US-395 is closed; the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Hall 4 serves as an evacuation center, and zones were updated from 'get ready' to 'go now' across multiple areas. The fire prompted widespread power outages and a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning, with multiple agencies coordinating response; UNR said its campus is not currently in an evacuation zone.