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There were no reported injuries.

Smoke sightings around the area could last for a few hours.

Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue responded off Alexander Lake Road at about 12:30 p.m. to a report of smoke.

Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue asks that you avoid calling 9-1-1 to report smoke sightings near the burn.

The fire may have started from welding activity.

Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue is hosting a pair of green waste collection events later this month for residents of the south and north part of the greater Reno-Sparks area.

A fire chief from Washoe County, Nevada, was struck by a vehicle while helping another driver, according to Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue.

Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue Chief Charles Moore was sent to the hospital Monday morning after he was hit by a car.

All of the wet weather this winter could give the impression that were in for a tamer wildfire season, but firefighters say thats not necessarily the case.

Firefighters were able to rescue a cat, two dogs, one rabbit and one bird.