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Updated: 3:15 a.m. Aug. 31
First discovered: 1 week ago, 1:59 p.m. Aug. 24
Initial location: 3 miles north of VYA, Calif.
Fire unit: BLM Northern CA District
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: S1 Vya Fire
S1 Vya Fire initially started at 1:59 p.m. Aug. 24 about 3 miles north of VYA in Washoe, California.
After being active for a week, it has burned 9,692 acres. A crew of 536 firefighters effectively contained 53% of the fire by Monday morning. The cause remains undetermined.
Fuels involved in this wildfire, according to InciWeb: “Timber (Grass and Understory) Brush (2 feet) Short Grass (1 foot).”. For the latest on containment progress, keep checking for updates.
More reports from InciWeb:
- Projected incident activity:
“Residual heat remains within the incident perimeter. Fire activity consists of single tree torching interior with heavy fuels burning down on the western portion of the fire. Established control lines are expected to hold.”
- Planned actions on this wildfire:
“Continue to mop up and patrol direct containment lines. Complete secondary lines on the north and west side of the fire. Extended mop up around structures impacted by the fire to reduce any threat of secondary loss.”
- Weather concerns:
“Despite good recoveries overnight, clear skies today allowed for much more rapid warming and drying compared to the previous two days. Still, overall conditions were moderate with high temperatures in the upper 70s and RH just below 20 percent. Wind started earlier but remained a similar strength with southwest gusts around 30 mph. Drier air will build in Sunday and through the early week. By Monday, highs will return near 80, with daytime RH at or just below 10 percent, and poor RH recoveries overnight. Sunday will see unusually weak winds below 10 mph, but southwest winds will begin to resurge Monday and especially Tuesday with gusts back over 25 mph each afternoon. A strong cold front will approach the area midweek. This will increase instability and generate strong winds gusting up to 40 mph, even overnight by Wednesday. The wind, however, will also gradually build in greater moisture with very light rain possible by late week.”
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- Significant events:
“Minimal Smoldering Creeping Isolated flareups continued. Smoldering and creeping is ongoing in the pockets of heavier fuels. Areas of grass fuels have mostly gone out. Dust devils carrying embers across the line are a concern.”
- Other remarks:
“Evacuations have been issued in the area of the fire by Washoe County. For the latest information and evacuations, visit the Washoe County Emergency Management dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/46cb79ef933d4485b9966a9730e2d944/page/Perimeter/ For additional information from Washoe County, visit https://www.emergencywashoe.com/ There is also temporary flight restriction closure in effect for the area. Remember, if you fly, we can’t.”
Please note that these reports are automatically published and unreviewed quotes from InciWeb. Therefore they might be incomplete, hard to read or include misspelled words.
Fire containment
What does it mean for a fire to be 53% contained?
Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 53% of the wildfire is halted from spreading, while 47% is still uncontrolled.
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire. It is normally expressed as a percentage and it refers to how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded/enclosed by a control line that firefighters create. The containment percentage indicates a certain level of control, but it doesn’t always correlate to safety level. Also, it’s important to note that containment doesn’t mean a fire is out.
How is containment measured?
The incident’s central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground. As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage. The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
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Source: InciWeb
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This story was originally published August 31, 2026 at 8:25 AM.