The BLM is offering a $5,000 reward for information on who started the 441-acre Canyon Fire in Douglas County.

If you have any information, call BLM law enforcement at 775-857-3511.

The BLM says the fire is nearly 60% contained with full containment expected on Saturday. 

The fire is burning in the Minnehaha Canyon in the Topaz Ranch Estates area in Douglas County, about 30 miles southeast of Carson City.

The BLM says target shooters started the fire around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

The East Fork Fire Protection District has told us that evacuations were lifted for residents east of Canyon Drive.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Nevada with the Canyon Fire.

On August 21, the State of Nevada submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Canyon Fire. At the time of the request, the fire was threatening 446 homes in and around Topaz Ranch Estates, with 100% of the homes threatened as primary residences. The fire was also threatening 10 businesses, a fire station, the utilities district facility, and power transmission lines serving Topaz Ranch Estates, Smith Valley, and Wellington, serving a combined population of 3,500. 

The FEMA Region IX regional administrator determined that the Canyon Fire threatened such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. The state’s request was approved on August 21 at 1937 PDT.

FMAGs provide federal funding for up to 75% of eligible firefighting costs. The Disaster Relief Fund provides funding for FMAGs through FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause major disasters. Eligible costs covered by FMAGs can include expenses for field camps, equipment use, materials, supplies and mobilization, and demobilization activities attributed to fighting the fire.

(FEMA contributed to this report.)