Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecast above average wildfire potential in the northern portion of the state through September and average wildfire potential throughout most of the rest of Nevada.

[1] The typical fire season in Nevada lasts from May to October, the time when vegetation is the driest.

Strong winds in aided the fire’s rapid growth, and erratic winds on September 11 resulted in a particularly dangerous situation to be issued as there was a chance the fire could’ve made an extreme northwards spread and destroyed hundreds of structure.

[6] The fire destroyed fourteen structures and twenty-two outbuildings and prompted evacuations for New Washoe City and Southwest Reno.

[7] The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.