The Hoyt Fire is burning on BLM-administered land in the northeastern portion of the Clan Alpine Mountains in Chruchill County, Nevada. This is about 70 miles northeast of the city of Fallon. The fire is burning in pinyon pine-juniper trees, sagebrush and grass. No structures are currently threatened. The cause is under investigation. Jurisdiction is the BLM-Carson City District-Stillwater Field Office.
A single engine air tanker (SEAT) crashed on the Hoyt Fire on Thursday, August 20, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Pilot Dave Jamsa was flown by helicopter to medical facilities in Lockwood, Nevada, were he was pronounced dead. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration in on-scene conducting an investigation.
Suwyn's Type II Incident Management Team will take over managment of the fire at 1800 on Friday, August 21.
Information on this fire is also being posted at the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center webpage: www.sierrafront.net
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