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A series of thunderstorms moved into the Carson City and Carson Valley area Wednesday afternoon and evening bringing lightning and a few brush fires to the region. As of Wednesday 8:20 p.m. the storms had moved out of the Carson City, Carson Valley area. More thunderstorms are expected Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Carson City Fire Department was called Wednesday evening to the area of Heaven Hill Way and Imus Road in north Carson City for a report of a brush fire. The fire was eventually extinguished by rain.

UPDATE 5:52PM: According to Douglas County's Facebook page: "Things appear to be settling down out on Jacks Valley due to a little help from the rain. Residents are still being asked to remain aware!" Also noteworthy is the brush unit that Carson City sent to fight the fire, has since returned to Carson City.

According to CCFD Chief Sean Slamon, there were no fires burning in Kings Canyon. The Fire Department received calls, checked it out, and the smoke was drift smoke from the Jacks Valley Fire. CCFD did knock down a fire at residence on Muldoon Street in town. The small fire was caused by a lightning strike on the roof of the residence.

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UPDATE 5:39PM: According to Douglas County Dispatch Jack’s Valley road has been reopened, and the Record Courier in Douglas County reported via twitter that forward progress has stopped with an assist from the rain.

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UPDATE: 5:26PM: Per Douglas County Facebook page: Parents CAN pick up their children at Jacks Valley School at this time should they be in the after school program or after school sporting activities. #JacksValleyFire

RENO — As fire hazard has built through the summer, ALERTWildfire, a network of mountaintop cameras that helps fire managers spot and monitor fires over large swaths of land, has been on a frenzied pace to reach its goal of adding 300 cameras to the network in the western U.S. by the end of the year. In the past three years the network has been involved with nearly 1,000 fires.

UPDATE: Fire officials said Thursday the Canyon Fire is 40 percent contained and burned around 440-acres. Full containment is expected by Saturday.
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UPDATE 10:33PM: Evacuations have been lifted for residents east of Canyon Drive but the evacuation center remains open. Firefighters will continue to fight the Canyon Fire through the evening, according to the Douglas County government Twitter feed. The fire is estimated at 1,500 acres.
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UPDATE: 5:21PM: The Canyon Fire burning in south Douglas County near Topaz Ranch Estates is estimated at 800 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
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UPDATE 4:26PM: The Bureau of Land Management reports via Twitter that the Canyon Fire near Topaz Ranch Estates in south Douglas County is estimated at around 300 acres. Voluntary evacuations are underway. Multiple resources are responding.
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UPDATE: 3:59PM from Douglas County via Twitter: Voluntary evacuations have been put into place for East of Canyon Drive due to the Canyon Fire. An evacuation center has been set up for Topaz Community Center 3911 Carter Dr, Wellington. An evacuation center has been set up.
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UPDATE: 3:50PM: Voluntary evacuations being conducted in Topaz Ranch Estates east of Canyon Drive near Sandstone, the Record-Courier reports via Twitter.
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UPDATE 3:13PM: Douglas County reports via Twitter the Canyon Fire near Topaz Ranch Estates has grown to 100 acres as of 2:51 p.m.
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UPDATE 3:07PM: Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center reports the fire near Topaz Ranch Estate is 60 acres. More resources have been called, including Lyon County.
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A brush fire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in south Douglas County near Topaz Ranch Estate in the Minnehaha Canyon area has firefighters from surrounding agencies, including Carson City, responding.

UPDATE 3:56PM: Forward progress on the fire was stopped at around 1/4 an acre, according to a Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief on scene.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday afternoon to a brush fire in the area of Fairview and Lepire Drive in the Moffat Open Space area.

Virginia City’s popularity as a “must-see” destination has never waned, and with the local tourist agency's focus on bringing more events to the Comstock, visitor numbers are certainly expected to grow.

One thing the historic mining town wasn’t prepared for, however, was a strain on one very-important utility.

UPDATE SUNDAY 5 p.m. The Clifton Fire has been contained as of 4 p.m., according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch.
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UPDATE Sunday: The Clifton Fire was approximately 66 acres as of early Sunday morning. Air and ground resources were to continue suppression efforts through the night, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center via Twitter.

UPDATE 10:36PM: NV Energy reports more than 1,550 customers were without power late Monday night throughout south Carson City. The utility says via its website that it should have power restored in most areas by 11:30 p.m. The brush fire at Silver Saddle Ranch has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday night to a brush fire in the Silver Saddle Ranch area in southeast Carson City.

RENO — The installation of the newest and final of 11 planned cameras for the AlertTahoe fire camera network is completed and the camera went live on Wednesday, July 31, realizing the goal of placing high-tech cameras on mountaintops ringing the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding forests and communities to help firefighters spot and track wildfires.

UPDATE 9:37PM: An investigator has been called to the scene of the structure fire Sunday night, which reportedly burned a shed and the exterior eaves of a mobile home residence, said Carson City Battalion Chief Micah Horton. The fire is out. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday evening to a shed on fire near a residence in the area of 170 Koontz Lane in south Carson City.

UPDATE: Firefighters knocked down the Ophir Fire on Saturday and were in mop up phase. According to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch, the fire was around 15 acres. No structures were threatened.
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Just after 3 p.m. on Saturday Truckee Meadows Fire District responded to a report of a brushfire in the Northern foothills of Washoe Valley just above Eastlake Boulevard.

Firefighters in Lyon County were sent to a brush fire Thursday afternoon off US95A north of Wabuska Hill near Yerington. It was contained shortly before 3 p.m. and crews were mopping up, according to Lyon County officials via Twitter.

Carson City Fire Department was called Thursday morning to a small fire at Save Mart grocery store on South Carson Street.

Long time political activist and former Carson City Republican Vice Chairman Aaron Sims officially kicked off his campaign for mayor of Carson City Saturday morning at the firefighters memorial at Mills Park.

Good morning Carson City and happy Saturday! We’ve got a full list of events happening today and tomorrow, including Taste of Downtown, concerts throughout the city, and more!

Take a look below to see what we’ve got going through the rest of the weekend.

Carson City firefighters responded to a report of a non-emergency house fire just after 10 p.m. on Friday morning after a resident called to say her space heater had caught fire.

At the time of the call, the fire was out but she wanted firefighters to check it out to make sure she was no longer in danger.

When using a space heater or air conditioning unit, always make sure the area is free of debris and that nothing is covering the unit that could catch fire or impede airflow in and out of the unit.

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As we head into the final stretch of the week, events around the Carson City region are lined up for the next three days, including museum activities, outdoor concerts, a car cruise Friday at Carson Mall, athletic events, a Carson High School class of 1979 reunion, the Taste of Downtown on Saturday and much more.

UPDATE 4:17PM: Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center has revised the number of acres at the fire to 21.
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UPDATE 2:35PM: The wildfire burning at the Alpine County Airport near Markleeville has burned 65 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. Containment is unknown at this time. There are reports that Indian Creek Campground has been evacuated.
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Firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a wildfire in the area of the Alpine County Airport near Indian Creek Campground in the Markleeville area south of Lake Tahoe.

UPDATE From the Carson City Fire Department: Firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday. No one was home at the time of the fire. The fire caused significant damage to the home, the cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Firefighters were called to a house fire on Saturday evening on Cascade Drive.

As of 9 p.m., the fire was contained and responders in scene were mopping up. There appears to be significant damage to the back of the house.

There are no other structures threatened. The cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.

The public is invited to join us for the official campaign Kickoff for Aaron Sims who will be declaring his candidacy for Mayor of Carson City.

This event will be a barbecue and a speaking engagement. We will have good food and music. It is Saturday, July 20.

The event will be held at the Firefighters Memorial on the East side of Mills Park. Entrance is just off of Saliman Rd across from the high school. We are asking for an RSVP which you can do by following the link to the facebook event at the bottom.

Doors open at 11:30AM and the event will start at noon.

An early Wednesday morning fire at a Brown Street apartment complex that destroyed four vehicles has been determined to be arson, said Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives and fire Investigators are on scene Wednesday morning at a Brown Street apartment where multiple vehicles were burned in a fire that is being considered as suspicious.

UPDATE TUESDAY FROM CENTRAL LYON FIRE: Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, July 8, Central Lyon Fire responded to a reported structure fire in the area of Hidden Oak Drive in the Mark Twain District. Upon arrival, Central Lyon Fire crews reported heavy smoke coming from the attic space of a residence.

UPDATE 10:37PM: Forward progress of the fire off of Stephanie Way has been stopped, according to a battalion chief on scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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East Fork Fire and Tahoe Douglas firefighters were called Thursday evening to a brush fire burning in the Johnson Lane area near Stephanie Way in Carson Valley. Also, there was a report of a backyard fire on Brown Street in Carson City.

Carson City sheriff's deputies, the Nevada Highway Patrol and emergency crews covering for Carson City firefighters on scene of the Anderson ranch fire were called Thursday afternoon to a multi-vehicle crash near the northbound ramp of I-580 and Highway 50 East.

UPDATE 2:53PM FROM CARSON CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT: At approximately 12:41 p.m. crews were dispatched to a brush fire in the area of Longview Way, Manhattan Dr., and Spencer St. About 25 firefighters arrived on scene. Upon arrival, firefighters observed large amounts of smoke near residential structures and quickly gained access to the brush fire adjacent to the structures. See the video here.

The fire was declared under control at approximately 1:10 p.m. Crews will remain on scene until released.

Carson City sheriff's deputies and Carson City Fire Department were called Wednesday afternoon to a motorcycle crash involving a vehicle in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East near the Country Store.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office and fire department investigators say Sunday night's structure fire at a vacant townhouse under construction has been classified as arson.

The cause of a fire late Sunday that destroyed a vacant apartment unit and caused moderate damage to another unit off of Little Lane on Centerville is under investigation, said Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon.