• July 15
Acres
7,200
Containment
30 percent as of 8:45 p.m.
Full containment estimated for July 25
Firefighters
1,135
Hand crews
34
Air support
23 total, 3 on order
3 air tankers, drop up to 2,500 gallons
3 single-engine air tankers, drop up to 800 gallons
10 helicopters
160,000 gallons of retardant dropped July 14
Ground support
24 fire engines
4 bulldozers
12 water tenders
Cost to fight
$1.5 million
Equipment
66 engines
4 water tenders
12 dozers
Evacuations
Mandatory evacuations in Kings Canyon, Lakeview and Timberline
First reported
2:57 a.m. July 14
Threatened
1,000 residents, 75 commercial buildings and 100 outbuildings, power lines, timber and wildlife habitat
Water
City water tank storage 46 percent
• July 16
Acres
7,566
Containment
50 percent as of 8 p.m. Friday
Containment estimated by July 20
Firefighters
1,901
Hand crews
37
Ground Support
123 fire engines
16 bulldozers
18 water tenders
Air support
26 total aircraft
3 air tankers, drop up to 2,500 gallons
3 single-engine air tankers, drop up to 800 gallons
13 helicopters, 1 air attack and lead planes
98,300 gallons of retardant dropped Friday
• July 17
Acres
7,566
Containment
85 percent as of 8 p.m.
Containment estimated by July 20
Firefighters
1,346
Hand crews
37
Ground Support
26 fire engines
2 bulldozers
2 water tenders
Air support
10 total aircraft
1 air tankers, drop up to 2,500 gallons
4 single-engine air tankers, drop up to 800 gallons
5 helicopters, 1 air attack and lead planes
98,300 gallons of retardant dropped Friday
• July 18
Acres
7,600
Containment
95 percent as of 8 p.m. Sunday
Full containment expected by midnight
Firefighters
1,022 - down from 1,900
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation by several agencies is under way to stabilize the watershed and prevent sediment from getting into streams. Off-highway vehicles are prohibited in the burn area.
Trails reopen
The Flume Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail reopened at 5 p.m.
Ground Support
25 fire engines
13 bulldozers
14 water tenders
Air support
4 helicopters, 1 air attack and lead planes
98,300 gallons of retardant dropped Friday
Cost
$4.8 million
• July 19
Acres
7,680
Containment
97 percent as of 8 p.m.
Containment estimated by 6 p.m.
Firefighters
802
Ground Support
24 fire engines
4 bulldozers
12water tenders
Air support
5 helicopters
Cost
$5.2 million
• July 20
Acres
8,723
Containment
100 percent as of 6 p.m.
Firefighters
709
Ground Support
23 fire engines
4 bulldozers
9 water tenders
Air support
5 helicopters
Cost
$5.6 million
• July 21
The national Type-1 management team is expecting to leave. No more town hall meetings on the Waterfall fire are planned at the Carson City Community Center.
• July 22
Acres
8,723
Containment
100 percent as of July 20
Firefighters
555 - 12 crews
Ground support
12 fire engines
2 bulldozers
5 water tenders
Cost
$5.9 million
Cause
Illegal campfire
Losses
10 homes July 14
8 homes July 15
25 outbuildings
1 business
8 vehicles destroyed, including 3 fire apparatus
Injuries
5 firefighters, 1 civilian
Firefighting objectives
• Fire crews will continue mop-up operations on the remaining perimeter, patrolling for hotspots.
• Rehabilitation by several agencies is under way to stabilize the watershed and prevent sediment from getting into streams. Off-highway vehicles are prohibited in the burn area.
Evacuations
Residents are allowed back to their homes and all shelters have closed.
Water
Rehabilitation work will begin to protect Carson City's watershed, the area burned by the fire where runoff eventually finds its way to the Carson River.
Cost to fight
$4.8 million
• July 24
- Rupert's Auto Body hosted a firefighter and rescue worker appreciation barbecue at noon at 2800 S. Curry St.
- Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and friends and neighbors of the Kelly and Staub families, who lost their King Canyon homes in the Waterfall fire, cleared rubble from the burned homes to prepare for reconstruction.
• July 25
A community barbecue and celebration to say "thank you" to firefighters, volunteers and all others who responded to aid during the Waterfall fire was held on the Legislature lawn.
