A 2.7-acre wildfire closed Jacks Valley Road for nearly four hours on Friday.
The fire appeared to start next to the road near the top of the ridge between Jacks Valley and Alpine View.
The second Jacks Valley Fire in two months burned on the north side of the road between the ridge and the Clear Creek Trailhead.
Unlike a handful of fires started by lightning strikes along the east side of the Valley, the fire appears to have been human caused.
The fire started at 4:16 p.m., while a thunder cell was miles away in the foothills southeast of Gardnerville. Firefighters announced they’d mopped up the blaze and the road reopened around 8:30 p.m.