Officials brace for fire season as Nevada is ‘abnormally dry’ - The Nevada Independent

Officials brace for fire season as Nevada is ‘abnormally dry’ - The Nevada Independent

“Don’t say this is going to be the worst fire season,” Gov. Joe Lombardo jokingly told State Forester and Fire Warden Kacey KC at a June 10 wildfire briefing in Carson City. “You say that every year.” KC smiled in reply, but her cautious forecast for the coming fire season didn’t quite comply with the governor’s request. The state is “abnormally dry for this time of year,” she told him, primarily because of minimal snow at lower elevations durin…