Reno Fire Department

Development and drought have changed the fire landscape in Reno, creating increased risk for some neighborhoods near the Wildland Urban Interface.

OPINION: Mr. Daly’s claims that the RFD (or any agency) can predict and pinpoint a local disaster defy logic and common sense.

OPINION: Reno Fire Department hasn’t learned anything from past fire disasters, leading to the largely avoidable Pinehaven Fire.

Reno fire officials expect containment on the Pinehaven Fire by Friday, and have yet to determine the cause of the blaze.

9 p.m. update: The City of Reno is reporting multiple homes burned from the fast-burning Pinehaven Fire, which started earlier this afternoon.

Dreadlocked Reno firefighter Pharoah Davis has spent the last two decades nurturing interests ranging from basketball to music and vegan cuisine.

The Reno Fire Department is warning the public about a dangerous social media challenge that has the potential to cause electrical fires.

Just days after the first big fire of the season scorched thousands of acres on Peavine Mountain, the Reno Fire Department is reminding citizens that fireworks in Reno and Washoe County are both dangerous and illegal.

The Reno Fire Department announced today the arrest of Justin Cloughly, 44, for a charge of third-degree arson.

Reno Fire investigators are asking the public for help in identifying an arsonist that set at least three fires over the last two days.