Multiple agencies working on fire east of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 2:59pm
Update 6/25 at 9:00 a.m.: The Monarch Fire burning in Douglas County is now 1,794 acres. The fire is burning three miles south of Sierra Spirit Ranch in the Fish Springs/ Pinenut Creek Road area.
3:51 p.m. 6/24 update: From Douglas County: Several agencies including Bureau of Land Management, Douglas County Sheriff's Office, East Fork Fire, the US Forest Service and the Nevada Division of Forestry are currently responding to the Monarch Fire, a Brush fire in the Fish Springs Pinenut Creek Rd area. No structures are threatened at this time. No active road closures at this time.
Douglas County is asking the public to please stay aware of your surroundings. The fire is moving possibly East of community. Stay aware and alert in the event of wind changes. The fire is currently estimated to be around 800 acres. (subject to change)
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Multiple agencies are on the scene of a wildfire burning south of the Sierra Spirit Ranch in Douglas County on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center, the fire is called the Monarch Fire and as of 2:45 p.m. has burned an estimated 250 acres.
A press release has been issued regarding the fire which states the following:
East Fork Fire Protection District is currently responding to a brushfire named the #MonarchFire in the Fish Springs Pinenut Creek Rd area, and is asking the public to please stay aware of your surroundings. The fire is moving possibly East of community. Stay aware and alert in the event of wind changes. Call 911 if you need help. Fish Springs, South and East of the community and covering the Sierra Spirit Ranch. We have sent out a cell phone message to those in the area but you may also receive the alert in other areas in the valley. We will continue to update you as the information becomes available.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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