Carson City Fire Department respond to brush fire in Brunswick Canyon area
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 10:52pm
UPDATE WEDNESDAY 11:20AM: The Sedge Fire that started Tuesday night in the Brunswick Canyon area has burned around 15 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch. The fire is burning in grass and brush on Bureau of Land Management land. There isn't word yet on any containment.
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UPDATE 11:25PM: The fire burning in Brunswick Canyon is reported to be around 3 acres with moderate rate of spread in heavy fire fuels, according to the Carson City Fire Department on-duty battalion chief. Additional brush and type 3 fire engines have been ordered.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Tuesday night to a brush fire burning in the Brunswick Canyon area east of Carson City. The fire was reported by several 911 callers right around the same time as a vehicle fire in the Mound House area near the Bunny Ranch.
Central Lyon County Fire Protection District confirmed to dispatch that a vehicle was on fire in Mound House near the Bunny Ranch. As firefighters were called to that fire, a team searched for the brush fire reported off of Sedge Road back into Brunswick Canyon. That brush fire was confirmed by firefighters at around 10:40 p.m.
A command center is being staged at Deer Run near Sedge Road, where fire engines will gather and then go into the canyon to fight the fire. No homes or structures are threatened at this time.
Carson City Fire Department has asked dispatch for Type 3 engines and to notify the Bureau of Land Management.
We will provide updates as we get more information.
