Caughlin Fire
The Caughlin Fire was a short-lived wildfire that burned in Southwest Reno in November 2011. After igniting around midnight due to arcing power lines on November 18, 2011, the wind-driven fire burned 1,935 acres (783 ha), destroyed twenty-eight structures, and resulted in ten million dollars in damage. Dry and windy…
The record
- Date
- November 18, 2011
- Ended
- November 20, 2011
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Where
- Reno
- Country
- United States
What happened
The Caughlin Fire was a short-lived wildfire that burned in Southwest Reno in November 2011. After igniting around midnight due to arcing power lines on November 18, 2011, the wind-driven fire burned 1,935 acres (783 ha), destroyed twenty-eight structures, and resulted in ten million dollars in damage. Dry and windy conditions allowed the fire to quickly spread, but firefighters were able to get a hold on the fire and contain it rather quickly on November 20 because of light precipitation and slackening winds.
Sources
Wikidata Q134976593 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Caughlin Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.