Crews stop forward progress, knock down flames of brush fire at Duck Hill
UPDATE: 02:42PM: Carson City Fire Department has handed over command of the brushfire along the west side of Duck Hill just above Interstate 580 to Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. Carson City fire crews remain on scene to assist in containment and mop up of the fire.
Flames have been knocked down and crews were dousing the area with water and retardant foam.
Homes in the Duck Hill Estates area were immediately threatened; however, no structures were damaged and crews quickly stopped the fire's forward progress.
The base of a power line pole appears to have been partially burned by the fire.
Cause of the fire and the acreage burned are unknown at this time. The fire appears to have been kept to a minimum burn area and is no longer threatening.
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UPDATE: 02:15PM: Forward progress has been stopped on the brushfire burning up along the west side of Duck Hill, Carson City Firefighters said.
The staging area is now being cleared while the unified command of Carson City Fire Department and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District work on containment.
No estimates on acreage burned are available yet.
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Carson City emergency crews are responding to a brush fire in the area of Duck Hill in North Carson City near the Washoe County line.
The fire at this time is about one acre in size and crews are working quickly to contain it.
Emergency vehicles are staging at Interstate 580 and Eastlake Blvd. Traffic may be affected.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.