Governor Joe Lombardo met with multiple federal, state, and local agencies in Carson City on Friday to discuss the upcoming wildfire season.

The Nevada Wildfire Season Briefing is an annual event where Nevada's governor meets with different agencies.

"I think the whole key is to use communication, and that seems like it's occurring. It gives me pride in what we do in the state of Nevada," said Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo.

Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Natural Resources, National Guard, and others briefed Governor Lombardo on various issues impacting the wildfire season.

The last two years have been low-fire years, with a lot of rain and not too many blazes. However, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director explained that wet conditions can make the landscape more vulnerable to wildfires.

"If you have completely green fields, the chances of burning are not great. However, once you have it go for another year and they become stage 3, I think you're looking at forage; that is when they become flammable," said Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resource James Settlemeyer.

"We have some carry-over fuels in the lower elevations, and because of all the moisture in the spring, we have a lot of cheatgrass and grown grasses north and south. So the prediction is we will probably have a later fire season in the upper elevations and probably have a pretty big fire season in some of the lower elevations come July and August," said State Forest Fire Marshall Kacey KC.

Preparing for wildfire season in Nevada requires a comprehensive inter-agency approach in three primary areas: resilient landscapes, fire-adapted communities, and safe and effective fire response. The state will be divided into five management areas.

"It shows that we are a united front in mitigating wildfires and suppressing wildfires. Not one of our agencies could manage this alone, so it's important to show the governor that we train together, we're planning together, we're preparing ahead of time together, we're mitigating," said Kacey KC.

Local governments and their first responders will be critical in the response.

"All the Nevada fire chiefs sign this [holds up pledge], and it says for this year we will aggressively attack all fires within or threatening our jurisdictions, which is our stance. We, like KC, have a 99% success rate; that's what we strive for, and we'll be able to do that," said Nevada Fire Chief Association Vice President Rich Harvey.

When discussing resilient landscapes, the agencies treat them by reducing fuel loads through thinning and prescribed burns. This year, more than 200 thousand acres of land have been treated before the 2025 fire season.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources plays a significant role because it has many subdivisions responsible for wildfire mitigation and response, like the divisions of Forestry, State Lands, and Water Resources.

"The Department of Natural Resources has eight agencies or stand-alone programs. Within that, the department of forestry is one of them, so they're here to brief, to provide information to the governor, and it's also great to have the governor's support," explained Settlemeyer.