10,000 evacuate Reno wildfire

AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Liz Margerum

Firefighters watch a backfire set to save the Sparks Governors Mansion, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Pleasant Valley, Nev. Winds gusting up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno out of control on Thursday as it burned several homes, threatened dozens more and forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate their neighborhoods.

Firefighters battle a fast-moving brush fire in Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

Firefighters wait for water before attacking an outbuilding adjacent to a home, Jan. 19, 2012 in Pleasant Valley, Nev.

Reno wildfires force thousands to evacuate — AP Photo/Cathleen Allison

Firefighters battle a fast-moving brush fire burns in Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

The ruins of a home in Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., smolders as firefighters battle a wind-driven brush fire on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

The ruins of a home in Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., smolders as firefighters battle a wind-driven brush fire on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. At least 20 homes were destroyed.

A firefighter is silhouetted by a burning house after battling a wind-driven brush fire burning through Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

Firefighters battle a wind-driven brush fire burning through Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., Jan. 19, 2012.

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper drives past a fast-moving brush fire burns in Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

Highway 395 was closed for hours as firefighters battled a wind-driven brush fire burning through Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Tim Dunn

A firefighter walks away from a home destroyed Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Pleasant Valley, Nev. Winds gusting up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno out of control on Thursday as it burned several homes, threatened dozens more and forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate their neighborhoods.