Mount Charleston Fire

Mountain wildfire could be fully contained by Sunday, officials say

Crews made progress containing the wildfire burning near Mount Charleston. And unless they hit any snags, the blaze is expected to be fully contained by ...

Size of mountain fire downgraded to 3,000 acres

With improved weather conditions, firefighters made progress today battling a wildfire near Mount Charleston, according to a U.S. Forest Service official.

Committee examines ways to reduce wildfire danger in Nevada

State Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, remembers visiting Mount Charleston in 2013 during a wildfire that burned 28,000 acres of the Spring Mountains. Looking around the ...

After almost three decades, a passionate protector leaves Mount Charleston

“She will be missed,” neighbor Mike McGroarty said of longtime Mount Charleston resident Becky Grismanauskas. ““verything that got done up there was done through her.” ...

Mount Charleston community serves up feast of gratitude for firefighters

Marc Nelson didn’t comprehend the threat the Mount Charleston wildfire posed on the Resort on Mount Charleston until he saw the acres of charred land ...

After the fire, businesses welcoming visitors back to Mount Charleston

Don’t let the wisps of smoke in the distance scare you. The fires smoldering on the steepest peaks near Mount Charleston — visible remnants of ...

Wildfire prevention funds dry up as need grows

At a time when large wildfires have charred wide swathes of land in both Northern and Southern Nevada, the state’s forestry division faces millions of ...

Wildfire spares idyllic ranch for children; worries now turn to what's next

For nine days, staff at the Torino Ranch in Lovell Canyon watched as fires raged around them on Mount Charleston and threatened an oasis they’d ...

Fire crews shooting for 90 percent containment as Kyle Canyon residents set to return

Firefighters continued to make progress on the once-rampant wildfire on Mount Charleston Tuesday containing 85-percent of the nearly 28,000-acre fire.

Operations scaling down as containment of wildfire reaches 80 percent

Firefighters have reached 80 percent containment of the nearly 28,000-acre wildfire on Mount Charleston, readying the area for handoff to local authorities later this week.

Residents are returning home, but there's plenty of work left for fire crews

With most residents returning to their homes, massive smoke plumes disappearing and some firefighters returning home, it's becoming more and more apparent that the 28,000-acre ...

There might not be smoke, but there's still fire

The fire that has scorched 28,000 acres of forest on Mount Charleston continues to burn but officials say the blaze is 60 percent contained.

Good news for Trout Canyon residents: They can head home soon

Residents of Trout Canyon will be able to move home Sunday, a sign of firefighters’ confidence battling the 28,000-acre wildfire.

Makeshift retardant operation crucial to firefighting efforts

As aircraft buzz Mount Charleston spewing red clouds of fire retardant, crews below are busy mixing thousands of gallons of the concoction that is slowing ...

Four-foot debris flow forces firefighters to pull back in Kyle Canyon

Thursday’s rain helped fire crews beat back the wildfire burning a swath across Mount Charleston. Friday’s rain, however, was a different story.

A day-by-day peek behind the scenes of the Mount Charleston fire

Now 12 days old, the Mount Charleston fire has consumed more than brush, trees and structures. It's also consumed the news in the Las Vegas ...

Wildfire threatens butterfly's existence

Ecologists are worried the Mount Charleston wildfire might just snuff out a species of butterflies known only to exist in the upper reaches of the ...

Thanks to rain, mountain wildfire now 43 percent contained

Firefighters battling the wildfire on Mount Charleston have been praying for rain. On Thursday, they got it.

Officials welcome prospects of rain to calm relentless mountain wildfire

Monsoonal moisture moving into the Mount Charleston area on Thursday and Friday should help slow the spread of the massive mountain wildfire, an official said ...