UPDATE 3:56PM: According to a battalion chief on scene, forward progress of the fire has stopped, with firefighters having it surrounded. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Douglas County fire crews were called Wednesday afternoon to a brush fire in the Jacks Valley Road area. Carson City fire crews were also called as mutual aid to the fire.
East Fork Firefighters on scene report just after 3:30 p.m. a visible column of smoke around a mile south of Station 15 near Jacks Valley Elementary School.
The fire is burning in sage brush with a moderate rate of spread, according to arriving firefighters.
This is a developing story. We will have rolling updates.
