A controlled burn is sending up some smoke in the Galena area near Whites Creek off Mt. Rose Highway.
Local fire departments are aware of this activity.
The Forest Service said it burned about 40 acres, with smoke disappearing by the end of the day.
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue asks that you avoid calling 9-1-1 to report smoke sightings near the burn.
The Forest Service says when conditions and weather permits, firefighters will begin underburning around 20 acres in the Whites Creek area along and near Whites Creek Trailhead parking lot just west of Timberline Road. Another 21 acres will be burned once the snow has melted.
Forest users will not be able to hike or bike through the area when burning is occurring.
Smoke from the Whites Creek #PrescribedBurn is now visible off of Mt. Rose Highway south of #Reno, #Nevada. Please do not call 9-1-1. Local fire departments are aware of these activities. pic.twitter.com/YhCJZtNsW4
— Humboldt Toiyabe NF (@HumboldtToiyabe) May 11, 2023
Today, #CarsonRD will RX burn in Whites Creek off Mt. Rose Highway in #Reno, #Nevada. Smoke will visible, do not call 9-1-1. Local fire departments are aware of this activity. Forest users can not recreate in the area when burning is occurring. https://t.co/eE0IAXpFcT pic.twitter.com/082tAqC6li
— Humboldt Toiyabe NF (@HumboldtToiyabe) May 11, 2023
