Carson City fire department called to Highway 50 East vehicle salvage yard fire
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 2:35pm
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Wednesday afternoon to a fully engulfed vehicle fire that was spreading in the area of an east Carson City vehicle salvage yard.
The call came into dispatch at around 2:20 p.m. in which one vehicle at the Pick-n-Pull salvage yard, 7777 Highway 50 East, was on fire and was spreading to a second vehicle. Arriving firefighters confirmed that engines rolled up to possibly two vehicles on fire. Firefighters on scene were dousing the flames to stop further spread.
One person reportedly suffered injuries in the incident after inhaling extinguisher material.
Speaking of fire, conditions around the region are particularly dry and fires can happen at the slightest spark. As of Wednesday, July 4, Carson City is now under fire restrictions.
The Carson City Fire Department has implemented fire restrictions on city and privately owned lands within Carson City.
A large crop of grass and brush is evident at lower elevations and trees and other forest vegetation at higher elevations are quickly drying out. The public is encouraged to safely enjoy the public lands, bearing in mind that human-caused fires annually threaten human life, private property and public land resources every summer.
Off-highway motor vehicle enthusiasts are advised that hot exhaust systems can ignite dry grasses. The potential for another devastating fire during the summer is very real. Report fires to the Carson City Dispatch Center by calling 911.
Fire Restrictions Prohibit:
1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire (using wood, charcoal or any other material), campfire, or stove fire except a portable stove using gas or pressurized liquid fuel, outside of a developed fee campground or picnic area (except by permit).
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or at a developed campground or picnic area.
3. Operating vehicles or other motorized equipment off of existing paved, gravel, or dirt roads.
4. Welding, or operating an acetylene torch with open flames, except by permit.
5. Using or causing to be used, any explosive, except by permit.
6. Possession or use of fireworks (always prohibited), or any other incendiary device.
7. Use of tracer rounds, steel-core ammunition or exploding targets while recreational shooting.
8. Open burning (e.g. weeds, brush and yard debris).
In addition, the Nevada Division of Forestry has placed travel restrictions within the Sierra Fire Protection District. These restrictions prohibit operating vehicles off of existing hard surface gravel roads or dirt roads in wildland areas, and operating vehicles or equipment traveling on or using wildland areas without at least an axe, shovel and one gallon of water.
The BLM and the Forest Service recommend avoiding cross-country travel whenever possible to prevent grass from igniting from hot exhaust systems. Those city agencies that have responsibility to perform off road work should pay particular attention to where vehicles are driven, parked, or stopped.
These restrictions do not prevent individual property owners from the safe use of BBQ’s, Chimeras, or patio fireplaces provided they are used on non-combustible surfaces away from ignitable wildland fuels on their own property.
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