Duck Hill Fire north of Carson City in Goni Canyon, Eastlake area 50 percent contained
UPDATE 2:22PM: The Duck Hill Fire north of Carson City above Eastlake is around 50 percent contained, according to KRNV News 4. Carson City fire crews have returned to their stations. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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UPDATE 1:40PM: Fire engines from Carson City assigned to the Duck Hill Fire in Washoe County have been released as firefighters have made significant progress on the fire.
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UPDATE 1:06PM: The Duck Hill Fire has grown to around 20 acres, according to the latest from KOLO. Water is being pulled from nearby Washoe Lake by air support crews.
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UPDATE 12:52PM: The Duck Hill fire north of Carson City burning in the hills off of Goni Road near Saddle above Eastlake Boulevard is around 5 acres, according to Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. Additional resources have been called for support. The fire is burning on Bureau of Land Management land. The BLM has taken control of incident command.
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UPDATE 12:06PM: Upper Goni Road has been closed due to the Duck Hill fire as firefighters make their way up the canyon. It is unknown at this time if any structures are threatened.
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UPDATE 11:58AM: The fire is located on a ridge and is said to be 2 to 4 acres in size and growing, according to a Carson City Fire Department battalion chief. Fire crews have also been sent up Goni Canyon.
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Carson City Fire Department and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District responded late Thursday morning to a brush fire in the Duck Hill and Eastlake areas of Washoe Valley.
The call came into dispatch at around 11:30 a.m. of smoke visible in the area north of Carson City. The brush fire was later confirmed to be in Washoe County in the hills across from the Washoe Lake State Park on Eastlake Boulevard near Goni.
Carson City Fire Department was establishing a command post at Bellevue and I-580. The fire has been called the Duck Hill Fire. Multiple fire units have been called to the scene. Also fire units were being called to the Goni Road area, where smoke was seen coming from the hills there.
Check back for rolling updates as information becomes available.
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