Various State and regional National Guard Units, and other military reserve unit play crucial roles during busy fire seasons be sending their aircraft and crews to help fight wildfires. The Nevada National Guard deployed one of their UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters to provide crucial air support to the Davis Fire currently burning near Reno Nevada. At the time I am writing this entry the Davis Fire has burned 6,500 acres near Reno, Nevada.
The fire was first reported on September 7th. Mandatory evacuations are in place along with road closures in place in the vicinity of the fire and power outages. At least 14 homes have been impacted in some way. The Nevada National Guard Black Hawk was one of eight aircraft deployed to the fire as of Sunday evening, September 8th. Additional information may be found at this September 8th 7 PM news release reporting on the Davis Fire on Inciweb. KOLO8ABC out of Reno Nevada is covering the Davis Fire at the time of this writing, here is a link to their September 8th evening coverage.
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