On the evening of July 4th, 2023 at approximately 9:50 P.M. (actual time may be slightly different.) the Winnemucca Fire Department received a call reporting a brush fire near the intersection of Lonnie Ln and Dancing Bear Blvd. (nearest major intersection being Dancing Bear Blvd and Melarkey St). Crews arrived quickly and extinguished the flames.

At this time it unclear if the flames were caused as a result of fireworks, though that is the speculation given the 4th of July holiday. No press release or information has been released to the public as of yet. Fireworks are illegal in the city of Winnemucca and Humboldt County.

Photos by Michael Brown