Nevada wildfire News

Jury Holds Nevada Liable for 2017 Wildfire That Destroyed Homes

A jury has found the Nevada Division of Forestry liable for the loss of 23 homes and 17 other buildings in a 2016 wildfire after strong winds re-ignited a prescribed burn. The verdict Friday set the stage for future court …

Nevada Seeks Dismissal of Most of Homeowners’ Wildfire Negligence Suit

Nevada’s chief legal adviser wants a judge to dismiss all but a narrow piece of a series of lawsuits accusing state forestry officials of mishandling a prescribed burn that turned into a raging wildfire and destroyed 23 homes along the …

Two Boys Ordered to Pay Restitution for Nevada Wildfire

Two 15-year-old boys have been ordered to pay $10,000 each in restitution for sparking a wildfire that burned six square miles south of Gardnerville, Nev., and cost an estimated $2.8 million to put out. Gardnerville’s Record-Courier reports District Judge David …