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UPDATE 10:54AM: One of the five units in the fire was completely destroyed and another unit moderately damaged, said Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 1:43AM: As Carson City firefighters were being released from the Little Lane incident, they were called to a small brush fire in the 3500 block of Gordon Street near Classy Seconds. The 1 foot by 1 foot warming fire was quickly knocked down.
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UPDATE 1AM: Little Lane has been reopened. The cause of the fire at the vacant apartment complex under construction is under investigation.
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UPDATE 12:37AM: Nearby residents report the fire at Arbor Villa apartments appears to have been knocked down. A Carson City Fire Department battalion chief reports NV Energy and a fire investigator have arrived on scene. We've uploaded a video here by Carson Now reader Bianca Miranda that was taken at around the height of the blaze.
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UPDATE 12:07AM: Firefighters are making progress on the fire, according to a battalion chief on scene. NV Energy has been called for arcing power lines that are considered hazardous. No injuries have been reported.

UPDATE: A reader, Sergio Nungaray, sent in the video below of the fire.

As of 6:52 p.m. units from the Sheriff’s Office were called to handle traffic in the area of Flint and Rifle Range road. The entry gates have been barred from civilian entry while the fire is contained.

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Around 6:30 p.m. Friday evening, firefighters were called to a reported brushfire near the landfill.

Black smoke could be seen rising from the area, as captured in a photograph taken by reader Tim Foraker.

Updates to follow.

The Carson City Fire Department and the Carson City Sheriff's Office are competing Thursday in a blood drive to save lives.

The annual Battle of The Badges takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office Administration building, 911 East Musser.

Carson City Fire Department knocked down a fence fire on Wednesday afternoon that started in the backyard of a residence in 1100 block of Monte Rosa Drive.

Heading into Tuesday, June 18, 2019 we're looking at continued warming around the region with a daytime high around 91. Temperatures are expected to actually lower toward the end of the week. Events around town Tuesday include a Muscle Powered walk, hike and bike ride, yoga, exercises for the mind and body hosted by the Carson City Emblem Club, political gatherings, art activities and more.

UPDATE 6:16PM: Sierra Vista Lane is open for traffic in both directions.
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UPDATE 5:47PM: Firefighters on scene are mopping up the brush fire on Sierra Vista Lane. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 5:25PM: Carson City Fire Department is on scene at a vegetation fire on Sierra Vista Lane. The fire is contained and no structures damaged, according to Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon. The fire is estimated at 2 acres. Mutual aid was provided by East Fork Fire and Truckee Meadows Fire, they are covering the city while firefighters are battling the blaze. The Carson City Sheriff's Office has closed Sierra Vista at Pinion Hills.
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UPDATE 4:57PM: Forward progress of the fire has been stopped, according to a Carson City Fire Department battalion chief on scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called late Monday afternoon to a brush fire in the area of Sierra Vista Lane and Carson River Road.

Good day Carson City. Today is Monday, June 17, 2019. We're off and running into a week filled with activities and a weekend that promises to deliver. The forecast calls for sunny weather and a high near 90, making it another beautiful day around the capital city. Enjoy.

Carson City Fire Department was called late Wednesday morning to a fully engulfed vehicle fire in the westbound lane of Highway 50 West on the valley side, around a mile past Golf Club Drive.

Carson City Fire Department will be conducting a live fire training exercise at a vacant structure located on the Carson City Public Works Corporate Yard, June 17 and June 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days.

Stacey Giomi is a long-time Carson City resident, and the newest member on the Board of Supervisors after being voted into the vacancy left by Karen Abowd. Giomi spent 30 plus years as a firefighter for our community before retiring as Fire Chief. During this series of Five Questions, Giomi discusses his time as fire chief, issues facing Carson City, and what he plans to accomplish during his time on the Board of Supervisors.

UPDATE: Firefighters from Carson City, Douglas County and Lyon County and 1 helicopter responded Sunday afternoon to a brush fire in the Prison Hill area. The brush fire was called into dispatch just after noon on Sunday. As of around 1:30 p.m. firefighters had made progress with the help of brush units and a helicopter.

The first photo, taken shortly before firefighters arrived, was taken from the Mexican Dam area looking west.

The second and third photos were taken as crews made progress. The cause is under investigation.

UPDATE 2PM: The Prison Hill fire has been knocked down. Firefighters are now mopping up. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 1:23PM: Multiple fire crews are on scene working the Prison Hill Fire in southeast Carson City. From the command center it appears the smoke is not as heavy as it was earlier. No word yet on size or containment. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 1PM: A U.S. Forest Service brush unit has also been requested and a helicopter from Minden has also arrived. No word yet as to containment or if any structures are threatened.
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UPDATE 12:39PM: At least five brush units from Carson City have been called as well as a brush unit from East Fork Fire Protection District, a brush unit from Central Lyon County Fire and a helicopter. The fire continues to put up a dense amount of smoke.
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Carson City Fire Department was called early Sunday afternoon to a brush fire in the Prison Hill area in southeast Carson City.

Fire season is upon us, and while the high temperatures may have come a little late this year, the wet winter and cool temperatures also created a perfect growing situation for fast acting fuels such as cheat grass.

Last year, our community watched with sadness and horror at the Camp Fire and Butte Fire that destroyed our western neighbor communities in California. Those fires, it has now been revealed, were caused by PG&E power lines combined with quick acting, dry fuels.

The question we've wondered is "can this tragedy happen here?" Especially after last fire season, with a number of local fires being related in some way to NV Energy power lines.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to a brush fire near a residence in the Empire Ranch area east of town.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month in Nevada and an appropriate time to discuss ways to protect your home and property. "Firescaping" is landscape design that reduces house and property vulnerability to wildfires. The goal is to develop a landscape with a design and choice of plants that enhance the aesthetics of the property while creating a defensible, survivable space around the home.

The list of local students who received scholarships were announced at the Salute to Scholars Program. Listed below are the students; congratulations!

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a brush fire Thursday afternoon at the Carson City Airport.

What's on the outside doesn't always reflect on what's going on inside. Perceptions are just that sometimes. There's usually a lot more going than meets the eye.

And that is the case with Cafe at Adele's following the March 28 fire that swept through but was mostly contained to the laundry room area of the iconic Carson City restaurant that sits on the corner of North Carson and John Street.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday evening to a single vehicle rollover accident near Bigelow Drive and Snyder Avenue in south Carson City.

CARSON CITY — They are the lifeline on the other end of the telephone. They listen, take notes and gather as much information as they can in seconds.

Those seconds count, especially in matters of traumatic injury or fire or criminal matters happening in real time.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Sunday evening to the area of Brown and Gordon streets for a report of a brush fire.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday evening to a small structure fire coming from a residence in the area of Idaho Street.

UPDATE: The source has been located and firefighters were being released from the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Wednesday afternoon to the 4000 block of East Nye Lane for a report of smoke inside the attic of a residence.

This is the fifth in a series of columns summarizing my Controller’s Annual Report (CAR) for fiscal year 2018 (FY18).

The first two columns showed that since FY06 state spending has grown faster than Nevada’s economy, thus imposing an ever-larger real burden on Nevada families and businesses, whose real per-capita incomes are lower now than in FY06. The other two analyses reviewed spending on health and social services and on K-12 education, the two largest budget items by far and the only major areas on which spending has grown faster than Nevada’s economy.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday morning to a small brush fire off of Carson River Road on the west side of Sierra Vista Lane near Silver Saddle Ranch.

UPDATE: As of 2 pm, the Carson City Fire Department has closed the Dump and is turning people away, according to Carson Now photographer Tanja Musselman who was on scene.

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The Carson City Fire Department was called to a trash fire at the Carson City Dump just after 1:30 pm on Saturday.

The fire appeared to originate within a trash pile on the top of the hill. According to firefighters on scene, the fire was burning an area of 20 by 25 feet.

As of 1:45 it had not reached nearby brush but instead was contained within the trash pile.

UPDATE 7:18AM: Carson City Fire Department knocked down a fire at Cafe at Adele's early Thursday morning. The fire caused damage to a storage room located in the back of the restaurant. No one was at the restaurant at the time and there were no injuries, said Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon. The cause is under investigation.
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A fire has been reported at Cafe at Adele's on North Carson Street. The fire was reported at 5:19 a.m. by a security guard working for another company who passed by the restaurant and saw smoke. Firefighters are on the scene.

The fire was in the rear of the building, and chef/owner Charlie Abowd said it appears to have started in the laundry storage area. The building was built in 1864, and the restaurant has been in the Abowd family for 41 years.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Carson City! May the luck o' the Irish be with you on this fine Spring-like Sunday.

Leprechauns may well have had a hand in turning our seasonal fortunes around and making the ground hog look like he knows what he's doing.

St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate Irish heritage, excellent music, food, and of course, drinks galore. Check out the list for St. Paddy's events and other happenings throughout Carson City this weekend.

Nearly 40 teams representing organizations and businesses throughout western Nevada will take a jump into the chilly waters at Lake Tahoe on Saturday, March 30 for the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics.