Fire departments raise ladders above Carson City as part of regional training academy
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 10:38am
Multiple fire agencies are holding training exercises Wednesday at the old Kinkead Building in Carson City. There are at least three ladder trucks that are fully extended as part of the exercises.
The training is part of a basic firefighter regional academy, said Carson City Fire Department Capt. Matthew Donnelly. Participating agencies include: Carson City, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, East Fork Fire Protection District, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection and North Tahoe in California.
According to Carsonpedia, the Kinkead Building is a condemned state office building in Carson City. It is located at 505 E. King Street, on the east side of Valley between King and Second. It was built in 1975, and is named after John Henry Kinkead, Nevada's 4th governor, who served from 1879 to 1882.
It is one of the tallest and most visible buildings in Carson City. Its white walls and wide rectangular windows stand out over the treetops as you're approaching town. Its six floors hold tens of thousands of square feet of office space, and at one time several state agencies called the building home.
