Six Mile fire contained

Fire crews will be mopping up any remaining hot spots inside the Six Mile 2 fire in Storey County, which was 100 percent contained by 6 p.m. Monday.

"There may still be activity within the interior of the fire line, heat pockets might flare up, and people will probably see smoke for the next couple of days, but they shouldn't be alarmed," said Bill Paxton, fire information officer for the Great Basin National Incident Management Team.

Improved weather and ample resources helped fire crews tame the 1,733-acre wildfire that burned within a half mile of homes east of Carson City and Virginia City.

Paxton credited calmer winds and aggressive fire fighting for helping knock down the flames.

"The weather was cooperating, and we had some resources on hand from the Jackass fire that were able to get up close to it and work on it," he said.

With the Jackass Flat fire south of Wellington in mop-up stage, crews, including one of the top fire-management teams in the country, held the lightning-sparked Six Mile 2 blaze to about 5.75 square miles. The fire is believed to have been a lightning strike Friday which reignited Saturday afternoon.

Fourteen helicopters, five engines and 12 water tenders were assisting the hand crews in an area that is inaccessible to vehicles.

No structures were threatened on Monday, but up to 200 homes and 50 sheds and other outbuildings in Mark Twain and the Virginia Highlands were potentially threatened over the weekend, Olson said.

Six Mile Canyon Road was reopened to traffic Monday afternoon.

In other state fires Monday:

Crews were also battling the 6,000-acre Trident fire 12 miles southeast of Denio. It was 5 percent contained on Monday, and a federal team was called in to take over management.

The 400-acre 9 Mile fire 36 miles southwest of Montello reported no containment, the Springer fire 25 miles southeast of Battle Mountain was 5 percent contained at 3,000 acres, the Donkey fire three miles southwest of Carlin was 90 percent contained at 300 acres, and the North Blue Mountain fire 26 miles northwest of Winnemucca also was 90 percent contained at 300 acres.

The Hall fire 25 miles southwest of Battle Mountain was 20 percent contained at 4,000 acres, the Smelser Pass fire 15 miles southeast of Golconda was 10 percent contained at 800 acres, and the Troy Peak fire 8 miles north of Adaven had reached 1,183 acres with no containment.