• Tallac Hotshots crew member tending the burn near Spooner Summit. Photos by Kit Bailey
  • Fire hose deployed around piles that are nearly consumed. Photo by Kit Bailey

A Forest Service prescribed burn around Spooner Summit has left some smoky skies Thursday afternoon. Breezy conditions have made for good smoke dispersal around the fire area, with smoke creeping into Carson City and Carson Valley, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Cheva Gabor.
The controlled pile burning stretches to about eight acres. Burning will continue on Friday, said Gabor.