Low: Fires may start easily and spread quickly but there will be minimal involvement of deeper fuel layers or larger fuels. In northern Nevada, this area includes the eastern/Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe basin and Mt. The weather will heat up again over the weekend, with a few thunderstorms possible each afternoon into next week.
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Fish and Wildlife Services signed in November to plan for wildfire seasons and allocate resources.Last June, state lawmakers passed a bill to provide the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources an additional $5 million to fight fires.
Charleston in southern Nevada. Governor Steve Sisolak along with the U. S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed a plan Friday to reduce Nevada wildfire risk.
Moderate: Forest fuels are drying and there is an increased risk of surface fires starting.