Wildfire outlook: Nev. risk high through Sept.
By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal
The western wildland fire season is reaching its peak and will head into decline by the end of the month, except in western Nevada around Reno and Carson City.
That’s according to the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook issued Friday by the National Interagency Fire Center.
The seasonal outlook forecasts the nation’s fire risk by region.
“Fire season will peak by mid-September as the fuels remain much drier than average and as existing precipitation trends continue,” the overall forecast stated. “By mid-September decreasing solar radiation received and longer nights will allow for fuel moistures to begin recovering.”