Moose Fire on Peavine Peak Burns 111 Acres, Forward Progress Stopped

Moose Fire on Peavine Peak burns 111 acres, forward progress stopped

A brush fire burning on Peavine Peak in northwest Reno on Friday night started accidentally due to shooting, officials say. Forward progress on the fire has stopped.

Multi-Agency Crews Halt Forward Progress on 70-Acre Moose Fire Near Peavine Peak

RENO, NV — Interagency wildland fire crews successfully halted forward progress overnight on the Moose Fire (also referred to as the Moose Ridge Fire), a brush fire that ignited along the lower slopes of Peavine Peak in Northwest Reno. Emergency dispatchers first received reports of heavy smoke and flame near the intersection of Moose Ridge Drive and Fox Trail Drive in the Mogul neighborhood above Somersett. +-----------------------------------…