Brush fire south of Carson City in Jacks Valley area knocked down, cause being investigated
UPDATE 10:08PM: Firefighters knocked down the fire Tuesday night in the area of Summerhill Road and Jacks Valley Road south of Carson City. The cause is under investigation and is considered suspicious.
The battalion chief for East Fork Fire Protection District reports firefighters are still working on hotspots.
Carson Now reader Megan Pruitt captured the early stages of the fire on video here. Jacks Valley Road, which was closed, has been reopened.
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UPDATE: 9:35PM: A call for additional fire units has been canceled. Firefighters are in place to bring containment to the fire. See CarsonValleyTimes.com for updates.
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UPDATE 9:23PM: Firefighters on scene report they've stopped forward progress of the fire burning in the area of Summerhill Road near Jacks Valley Road.
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East Fork Fire Protection District and Carson City Fire Department were called Tuesday night to a rapidly growing three-acre brush fire in the area of Summerhill Road near Jacks Valley Road.
The call came into dispatch just before 9 p.m. regarding a brush fire in the area that was moving quickly. Carson City Fire Department was called to respond to the incident. No structures are threatened at this time, however there is a call for voluntary evacuations in the Summerhill Road area, according to dispatch.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.