Bug Fire Slightly Contained While Stallion Fire Remains Uncontained, Evacuations Ongoing
On August 13, KTVN reported that the Bug Fire was only 3% contained after burning about 71,000 acres, while the Stallion Fire remained at 0% containment with roughly 34,000 acres burned. Evacuation orders and road closures continued across multiple counties. On August 12, KOLO said shifting winds pushed the Bug Fire back into California, prompting closures on U. S. Highway 395 and Highway 70 and keeping evacuation warnings for nearby communities. 2news. com reported evacuation orders in Lassen County and a shutdown of a segment of U. S.
395. By early August, KTVN noted that the Bug and Stallion fires had scorched nearly 100,000 acres in Washoe County, leading to expanded evacuations, road closures and a FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Stallion fire. KCRA said the Bug Fire had grown to more than 44,000 acres, suspected human-caused, and continued to drive evacuations in Washoe. The Reno Gazette Journal reported Governor Lombardo’s state of emergency, the closure of eight Washoe County schools and evacuation warnings for parts of Nixon. Earlier, KTVN announced a mandatory evacuation for Hungry Valley residents, opened an evacuation center at a local gym and shut down utility services. Initially, KTVN said the Bug Fire burned over 6,500 acres near the Nevada-California border, prompting evacuations and road closures with no structures damaged. Later, KTVN reported the fire reached 20% containment, allowing some residents to return while some road closures remained, and then expanded to over 15,000 acres, prompting wider evacuation orders and the deployment of National Guard air assets.
