Photo of a wild horse herd courtesy of BLM
Photo of a wild horse herd courtesy of BLM

While Geiger Grade is currently open to traffic as of 7:40 p.m., Twitter users have reported that several large herds of wild horses have been spotted running in and around the Geiger Grade roadway as they escape from the Davis Fire.

Please use caution and keep it slow as there are no street lights on the grade.

We will continue updating road closures and evacuation as we learn more.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, English professor and investigative journalist working in the Sierras. More importantly, she is an advocate of high desert agriculture and rescue dogs.