Incident Update Floriston Fire
- Date:
- 09/18/2026
- Time:
- 5:50 PM
Floriston Fire Media Line: 530-303-8545
Incident Facts
- Name
- Floriston Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2026-09-16
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- I-80 and Floriston Way, 9 miles northeast of Truckee
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Nevada
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit;Nevada County Sheriff’s Office;California Highway Patrol;USFS - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 622
- Containment
- 25%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Warnings
Nevada County:
- NCO-E105
- NCO-E106
- NCO-E379-B
Sierra County:
- SIE-E099
- SIE-E100-B
Road Closures
No. 1 lane of westbound I-80 has been reopened with wide load restrictions
Evacuation Orders
- NCO-E379-A
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 107
- Water Tenders
- 16
- Helicopters
- 18
- Dozers
- 14
- Hand Crews
- 51
- Other
- 134
- Total Personnel
- 1579