Storms help mitigate fire danger following dry winter leading to increase in fire fuels

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The Truckee Meadows is in drought following a dry winter, where we didn’t see much snow for our snowpack.

The Reno area is in what is classified as a D0, which is kind of the beginning stages of drought.

Farther into western Nevada: Pershing, Churchill, northern Washoe County we’re in D1, which means moderate drought…

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