A woman was arrested for allegedly starting the Fred Mountain Fire on Sunday, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Tuesday.

A dramatic “firenado” was captured on camera by a firefighter as they battled the fast-moving Bug Fire north of Reno, Nevada, which has burned over 44,000 acres since igniting on Saturday, August 8.

Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 4% of the wildfire is contained from spreading, while 96% is still ...

The Bug Fire north of Reno and the Stallion Fire west of Pyramid Lake have burned tens of thousands of acres and prompted widespread evacuation orders. Here's what Northern Nevadans can do to get ...

With a shovel and a garden hose, Daniel Bartell has been fighting since just after midnight Sunday to save his 10-acre ...

Nine schools just across the California-Nevada border are closed Tuesday as the Bug Fire​ continues to bring evacuations and power outages to communities north of Reno.

The Fred Mtn Fire, to the northeast of Bug, started on Sunday and had burned 3,481 acres (5½ square miles) by Monday afternoon. Fire agencies’ maps indicated the fires were less than a quarter-mile ...

The Bug Fire ballooned from 50 to over 6,500 acres overnight, forcing Cold Springs and Silver Knolls residents to evacuate.

A firebug has been arrested for allegedly igniting one of two fires that merged near the California-Nevada border and developed into a raging inferno. Christine Mitchell, 47, was detained for starting ...