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Lyon County approves seven-day local disaster proclamation after March 14 wildfire

Lyon County Board of Commissioners · March 20, 2025

Summary

Lyon County Emergency Management presented a written proclamation after a March 14 wildfire and the commissioners voted 3-0 to sign a seven-day State of Local Disaster Emergency (Resolution #06-25); the fire remains under investigation.

Jarrod Fell, Lyon County Emergency Management, told the Board of Lyon County Commissioners that a wildfire on March 14 in the 1600 block of Road V5 tied up county resources and is "still under investigation." He said he issued a verbal State of Local Disaster Emergency for Lyon County on March 14 at 18:12 hours and presented a written proclamation for the commissioners to sign.

The board approved signing the proclamation, recorded as Resolution #06-25, by a 3-0 vote (motion Duft/Bartel). The proclamation was described in the meeting as remaining in effect for a period of seven (7) days. No additional emergency orders or longer-term actions were recorded in the meeting minutes; the fire investigation was reported as ongoing.

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