Hungry Fire

Unit Information

Carson City District Office
Bureau of Land Management
5665 Mogan Mill Road
Carson City, NV 89701

Incident Contact

Lisa Ross
Email: lross@blm.gov
Phone: 775-304-8850
Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The Hungry Fire started on September 9, 2019, at approximately 12:59 p.m. The fire is burning 10 miles north of Reno, Nevada, in Washoe County, Nevada.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Unknown
Date of Origin	Monday September 09th, 2019 approx. 01:00 PM
Location	10 miles north of Reno, NV, in Washoe County, NV
Incident Commander	Ryan Elliott
Incident Description	Single Complex Wild Fire
Coordinates	39.711 latitude, -119.743 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel	125
Size	305 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday September 11th, 2019 approx. 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Grass and sagebrush
Significant Events	Spotting and smoldering

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue to establish anchor point on southeast side of the fire, and continue direct line construction around the fire.
Projected Incident Activity	Continue to increase containment. Keep fire north of Eagle Canyon Drive, West of Pyramid Highway, South of Winnemucca Ranch Road, and East of Hungry Valley Road (County Rd 200)

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Variable and high winds during low pressure front passing through Tuesday.