Carson City Fire Department

Carson City Fire Department was able to extinguish a small brush and tree fire Monday afternoon in a field off of Lompa Lane near Highway 50 East.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday afternoon to a laundry room fire in the 1100 block of Genoa Lane in north Carson City.

The fire was called in at around 12:30 p.m. as a structure fire inside a residence. A battalion chief on scene reports the small fire was from a clothing drier that was extinguished by the time they arrived.

UPDATE: Firefighters have been able to get a handle on the brush fire. The cause is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday shortly before 10 p.m. to a report of a brush fire burning in a field near Fremont Elementary School.

UPDATE 6:18AM Tuesday: KOLO reports the fire grew overnight to more than 5,000 acres with one home and 10 outbuildings burned and 350 homes threatened. Highway 395 remains closed.
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UPDATE 10:48PM: East Fork Fire reports rapid spread of #numbersfire, and critical fire conditions. Evacuations continue as the blaze makes its way north along the eastern edge of Gardnerville. For overnight updates, see the Douglas County Facebook page here.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded Sunday morning to a traffic crash in the area of Highway 50 East and Arrowhead.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called early Monday evening to a vehicle rollover near Spooner Junction.

UPDATE: The Poeville Fire is burning in grass and brush on the eastside of Peavine Mountain northwest of Reno, Nevada. At 9 p.m., the fire was estimated at 1,500 acres and zero percent contained. Local, state, county, and federal firefighters are on scene.
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UPDATE 6:04 p.m.: 250 personnel from multiple agencies including the Carson City Fire Department are on scene battling the fire. The acreage is estimated at 650 acres.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held Thursday, July 2 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

On the docket for discussion includes residential building permit allocations for the next four years, new committee members for the Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee, amendment to the diesel tax and more.

A Carson City code enforcement check on property that was to be condemned led to the discovery Wednesday of an underground bunker, marijuana grow operation and the arrest of a 68-year-old man.

UPDATE 5:50PM: Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon reports the brush fire, now under control, was approximately 1 acre in size and two homes were immediately threatened when firefighters arrived.

"The fire was challenging from down drafts and erratic high winds. Crews were able to protect the structures and stop the forward progress very quickly," said Slamon.

Firefighters will remain on scene for another 1 to 2 hours. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE: Forward progress on the Mark fire was stopped at 5:36 p.m., according to a Carson City Fire Department battalion chief on scene. Mop up efforts are underway. It is unknown at this time if any structures have been damaged. We will update as information becomes available.
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Carson City Fire Department is responding early Tuesday evening to a brush fire in the 1000 block of Mark Way. Smoke is visible and Carson City dispatch is receiving multiple 911 calls.

Beginning Friday, June 26, the Carson City Fire Department will implement fire restrictions on City and privately-owned lands within Carson City. Vegetation in western Nevada has dried out significantly. A large crop of dry grass and brush is evident at lower elevations, and trees and other forest vegetation at higher elevations are quickly drying out.

UPDATE: Forward progress on the brush fire was stopped at 3:22 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Central Lyon County Fire Department was called Monday afternoon to a brush fire in Dayton near Townsend Street and Andrea Way. Carson City Fire Department was also called to respond as mutual aid.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Sunday evening to a fatal crash involving a motorcycle in the area of College Parkway and Otha Street.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded late Sunday morning to a rollover crash near the intersection of Highway 50 East and Airport Road.

Central Lyon County Fire, Carson City Fire Department and Storey County firefighters knocked down a structure fire Wednesday that destroyed the historic Dayton Depot.

Carson City Fire Department firefighters knocked down a small vehicle fire Tuesday afternoon in a backyard off of South Roop Street near Colorado Street.

Carson City emergency crews responded Thursday afternoon to a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in the area of Stewart and William streets in which the motorcycle rider fled the scene. He was found later located and detained in the 800 block of North Carson Street.

Carson City Fire Department knocked down a backyard fire Thursday evening in the 1700 block of Rand Court off of Rand Avenue in East Carson City.

Carson City emergency crews were called Thursday evening to a vehicle rollover in the northbound lane of I-580 near Carson Tahoe Hospital.

UPDATE 8:22AM: A Carson City Fire Department battalion chief reports the fire was knocked down at around 8:10 a.m. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Tuesday morning to a report of a structure fire inside a garage in the 5000 block of Hells Bells Road.

For nearly three and a half decades Curtis Horton made Carson City Public Works his life’s purpose. Over the course of these 35 years Horton witnessed Public Works drastically transform, grow, improve, and services expanded.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Wednesday evening to a fire at the landfill in the 3600 block of Flint Road off of Highway 50 East.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to a fire at Benson's Feeds in the 2700 block of Highway 50 East.

Just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning Carson City firefighters and sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Goni pits on a report of a smoking vehicle.

A 32-year-old Redding, Calif. man was arrested in the area of College Parkway Thursday night for felony battery with a deadly weapon, an assault with a deadly weapon warrant, and a domestic battery warrant.

Skyler Shane Smith was arrested after deputies responded to the area after an anonymous caller stated a fight was going on between two men in a parking lot.

I don’t need to tell anyone reading this that these are difficult times, to say the least, and it will require the continued collective effort of all of us to ensure the health of our community and to safely reopen our Carson City economy. Make no mistake, your efforts are making a positive difference.

Farmers Insurance District office in Carson City has partnered with L.A. Bakery to bring treats to Carson City “Heroes on the front line.” For the past several weeks deliveries have been made to fire stations, Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Thursday afternoon to a vehicle crash near the intersection of South Carson and Koontz streets.

UPDATE 5:10PM: The fires are 80 percent contained, and burned around 30 acres. A number of power poles were damaged, according to Truckee Meadows Fire. The cause is under investigation.
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Fire agencies throughout the region, including Carson City, responded Sunday afternoon to brush fires burning in the Wadsworth area east of Reno and north of Fernley near Interstate 80 in Washoe County.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Monday afternoon to a fully-engulfed vehicle fire at Parkway Plaza apartments located at 20 College Parkway.