UPDATE 4:14 p.m. the man has, thankfully, agreed to come down safely. First responders are with him now. The freeway will reopen shortly.

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Nevada State Police NHP Troopers have been called to shut down traffic on I-580 near Fairview and Koontz due to a potential suicide threat.

A man is reportedly standing on the Koontz overpass threatening to jump. First responders are on scene with him.

When asked it the ladder fire truck was available, dispatch advised it was not because it caught fire Friday. Another ladder truck has been called from South Reno.

Motorists must avoid the area.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, investigative journalist and college professor working in the Sierras. She is an advocate of high desert agriculture, rescue dogs, and analog education.