Davis Fire 2024
Davis Fire is the 3rd-largest wildfire this season in Nevada, burning 8 miles northeast of Incline Village.
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On Sept. 7, 2024, the Davis Fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Davis Creek Regional Park located 20 miles south of Reno, Nevada. This wind-driven fire rapidly burned a total of 5,824 acres of private, state, and federal lands, destroying two commercial buildings, 14 residences, and 22 outbuildings. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and Bureau of Land Management managed the fire under a unified command. Due to the fire’s complexity, the Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 was order and took over the management of the fire the evening of Monday, Sept. 9, and transferred it back to a local Type 4 organization on Thursday, Sept. 18. The fire was officially called 100 percent contained at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25.