Douglas, Carson City fire crews rush to brush fire in Alpine View, Jacks Valley area
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 10/27/2024 - 9:40am
UPDATE 12:05PM: Jacks Valley Road has reopened and Douglas County is reporting all area roads are open except Bavarian Drive. Evacuations have been downgraded to a Precautionary Evacuation Warning. Go here for evacuation parameters.
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UPDATE 11:30AM: Eastern Sierra Fire and Ice, which monitors fires in the region, reports forward fire progress has been stopped per incident command. The fire is estimated at around 3 acres. It is unknown at this time if any structures were damaged.
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UPDATE 11:28AM: Evacuation orders have been issued for the vicinity of the fire in the Jacks Valley area of Alpine View Court and Bavarian Drive; Parameters may be viewed on the Perimeter Map here. Evacuees are requested to exit the area via Jacks Valley Road. See Douglas County social media page here for updates.
UPDATE: The alertwildfire.org camera shows less smoke in the area as of around 11:15 a.m. Multiple fire engines and brush crews have responded to the scene.
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East Fork Fire and Carson City Fire Department responded Sunday morning to a brush fire in the area of Alpine View Court in the Jacks Valley area of Douglas County.
At around 10:20 a.m. firefighters were alerted to the fire and at around 10:30 a.m. Carson City was called for a mutual aid.
Details such has threats to structures are unknown at this time. Limited scanner traffic is alerting to possible evacuations. East Fork has requested help in shutting down Jacks Valley Road.
A reverse 911 alert has been initiated to the Alpine View area, according to scanner traffic and Eastern Sierra Fire and Ice.
Windy conditions are expected today.
Check back for updates.
