Jason Hidalgo, RGJ

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. Burn scar from the Little Valley Fire in Washoe Valley.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. Burn scar from the Little Valley Fire in Washoe Valley.
  • A destroyed home off Franktown Road in western Washoe Valley.
    A destroyed home off Franktown Road in western Washoe Valley.

A Washoe County jury on Friday found the Nevada Division of Forestry guilty of gross negligence in the Little Valley Fire that burned down 23 homes in 2016.

The jury also said the University of Nevada, Reno was not guilty of gross negligence as part of their role in the prescribed burn that exploded out of control on Oct. 14, 2016.

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