In The News – Inside the Halo: Incline Village/Crystal Bay’s Line of Defense Against Wildfire
December 11, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally published in Moonshine Ink, 12/11/2025, Written by Alex Hoeft
In mid-October, I attended a Desert Research Institute symposium in Reno focused on resiliency, recovery, and response to the increasing intensity of wildfires across the U.S. (but especially the West).
I’ve written numerous articles about wildfire since my start with Moonshine in May 2019, including monitoring and reporting on the devastations of the Caldor, Dixie, and Tamarack fires in 2021. Firefighters have been telling me since the beginning that wildfire is not contained to the hot months anymore, but something about the various panels and discussions at this AWE+ 2025 Collaborative shifted everything into a new, glaring light.
Some of what I learned can be found on p. 14, regarding fire insurance coverage in California and Nevada. Other topics will be covered in future editions of the Ink.