Hawk Fire

Crews managed to contain the 15,085 acre Hawk Fire in just a few days, in spite of extreme conditions. Residents praised those efforts, but some say local government didn’t do enough to keep them informed.

Washoe County voters displaced by the Hawk Fire can still receive their mail ballots, but election officials say they must update their mailing address directly with the Registrar of Voters.

Governor Joe Lombardo signed an executive order directing the Nevada Housing Division to provide funding for Washoe County residents affected by the Bug, Fred Mountain and Hawk fires.

The Washoe Regional Emergency Information center will provide resources for residents affected by the Hawk Fire.

Francisco Lopez, one of three family members injured in the Hawk Fire, survived severe burns but lost his home and nearly everything he owned. His son says they never received an evacuation alert.

Residents in the badly burned Horizon Hills neighborhood at the bottom of the north side of Peavine finally returned Wednesday afternoon. One couple recounted their harrowing experience evacuating.

A woman severely injured in the Hawk Fire has died, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

Thousands of people in northwest Reno evacuated their homes because of the fire. A local nonprofit partnered with Airbnb to provide free emergency housing to those affected.

Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District confirmed to KUNR that, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the Hawk Fire is 85% contained.

As residents begin returning to neighborhoods east of U.S. 395, officials are reporting a higher number of structures lost in the Hawk Fire.