Clark County sends 34 personnel to Davis Fire
Wildfire near Reno is 37 percent contained
A 34-person strike team from the Clark County Fire Department and three other local fire departments in Southern Nevada is being deployed to Washoe County to assist with efforts to fight the Davis Fire near Reno, the county announced Wednesday in a news release.
Crews from all over Nevada have been fighting the Davis Fire — which was about 37 percent contained — since it broke out Saturday afternoon.
As of Wednesday evening, it covered more than 5,800 acres.
Clark County’s Fire Department is sending four engines and a total of 18 personnel, including a mechanic and battalion chief. Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas departments also are sending personnel.
The request for assistance came from the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and was coordinated by Clark County’s Office of Emergency Management, the release said.
At the fire department’s training center Wednesday morning, fire personnel prepared for the trip and expressed an eagerness to help.
“This is what we live for,” said Clark County Fire Captain Matt Vanbuskirk.
“It’ll be 24-hour days,” he added. “We’ll be living out of the fire station, running calls, getting rest when we can.”
North Las Vegas Fire Captain Brian Kynaston said everyone is excited to help.
“We’re allowing them to get rested and see their families,” he said of the firefighters local personnel will be relieving.
Firefighters will be deployed for about two weeks, Clark County Fire Chief John Steinbeck said.
“They need additional resources,” Steinbeck said. “They’re exhausted.
There’s many homes in danger.”