RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - JULY 11 6:20 P.M. UPDATE: The Garson Fire is now estimated to be 25 acres and has a moderate rate of spread in sagebrush and grass and in some timber.
Hand crews are making their way to the flames. Nine aircraft are attacking it, including heavy helicopters and single-engine air tankers.
It is on U.S. Forest Service land and the Forest Servicports it is human-caused.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office said search and rescue is ready to conduct evacuations if called upon.
ORIGINAL STORY: Fire crews are responding to a brushfire in the mountains south of the Mogul exit from Interstate 80.
It is about 60 acres and was reported about 4:51 p.m., according to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue put it at 12 acres.
The Sierra Fronter Interagency Dispatch Center originally called it the Mario Fire but now called it the Garson Fire.
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue said it is burning above the Qulici Ranch.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is sending RAVEN helicopter to assist in the Garson Fire.
It reports the fire is moving rapidly. The sheriff’s office asks people to stay away from the scene to allow emergency vehicles to have free access.
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