Carson City Fire Department
Carson City sheriff’s weekend arrests: Man jailed for suspicion of third DUI
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/13/2017 - 2:55pmA 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of a third DUI following a traffic stop, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Carson City emergency crews respond to large gas leak at Nevada and William streets; evacuation lifted
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 2:20pmUPDATE 3:54PM: The evacuation has been lifted for homes and businesses around the area of Nevada and William Street following a gas leak earlier this afternoon. The area is now considered safe and free of gas vapors. Carson City Public Works and Southwest Gas remain on the scene.
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UPDATE 3:37PM: The gas leak at Nevada and William Street has been stopped. Carson City firefighters are now processing the area to determine when it is deemed safe to allow people back into homes and businesses. The city has provided an updated map of the affected area. It can be found at maps.carson.org.
Carson City Fire Department responds to structure fire on North Fall Street
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 7:37pmUPDATE: The fire has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department has been called to the 1800 block of Fall Street on Wednesday night for a structure fire inside an apartment complex.
Carson City emergency crews called to crash on South Carson Street near Applebee's
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 03/05/2017 - 5:26pmCarson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called early Sunday evening to a two-vehicle crash in the 3300 block of South Carson Street near Applebee's.
Carson City emergency crews called to crash on College Parkway east of I-580 overpass
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 5:56pmCarson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Wednesday around 5:45 p.m. to a two vehicle traffic accident in the westbound lane of College Parkway east of the I-580 overpass, according to dispatch.
Modesto fire chief Sean Slamon named Carson City’s new fire chief
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 5:18pmSean Slamon of Modesto, Calif., has been picked to serve as Carson City’s new fire chief, City Manager Nick Marano announced Wednesday. A panel consisting of local fire chiefs and Marano recently conducted interviews for the position.
Carson City Fire Department: Apartment blaze caused by oxygen tank, cigarette ignition
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 02/25/2017 - 12:36pmAn investigation into Thursday’s fire at an Imperial Way apartment concluded the cause of the blaze was the ignition of an oxygen tank due to smoking, a Carson City acting fire battalion chief said.
Carson City Fire Department called to structure fire on Imperial Way
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 02/23/2017 - 10:55amUPDATE 11:10 AM: Firefighters have put out the fire at an apartment in the 3300 block of Imperial Way. The fire was discovered by paramedics who had arrived at the residence on a medical call for a female victim.
Smoke was observed to be pouring out of the apartment unit when responders first arrived. Paramedics were able to locate and remove the female victim safely from the apartment, and firefighters doused the flames.
Business Spotlight: Graphics Factory relocated to South Carson Street in Carson City
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Wed, 02/22/2017 - 9:36amThe Graphics Factory, a full service screen printing and embroidery shop in Carson City, has moved from its former location on East William Street between State Street and Saliman Road to 1400 South Carson Street next door to Batteries Plus.
Carson City sheriff’s log: Arrests made for domestic battery, child endangerment and warrants
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 1:24pmA Coleville, Calif., man was arrested early Thursday for misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery after fighting with his sister, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Carson City Fire Department called to small fire inside Long Street apartment
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 02/03/2017 - 1:19pmThe Carson City Fire Department was called at around 1 p.m. Friday to the 500 block of East Long for a structure fire inside a second story apartment unit.
Emergency crews called to aircraft crash at Carson City Airport
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 02/01/2017 - 4:58pmUPDATE 617PM: No injuries have been reported. Those who were on the aircraft are out and not seriously injured, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office sergeant at the scene.
Sisters jailed after fight ends with slashed tires, smashed televisions
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 02/01/2017 - 1:32pmTwo sisters were arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor charges following a fight in which tires were slashed and television sets were thrown in the street, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Carson City Fire Department called to structure fire at apartment on East Fifth Street
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 7:15pmUPDATE 725PM: Fire isolated to a trash can burning inside an apartment unit, according to dispatch. The fire has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department was called to the 1000 block of East Fifth Street for a structure fire inside a second story apartment.
Carson City Fire Department called to water heater on fire at Woodside Drive apartment
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 01/23/2017 - 1:51pmThe Carson City Fire Department was called Monday afternoon to a structure fire in the 3200 block of Woodside Drive.
The came came into dispatch at around 1:45 p.m. of a possible structure fire at a two-story duplex unit. The fire was extinguished by the time firefighters arrived.
Two-vehicle collision at Roop Street and Beverly Drive in Carson City
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sat, 01/21/2017 - 4:26pmUPDATE 4:30PM: Sheriff's deputies are preparing to block off the intersection of Stewart and Roop streets to give room for emergency vehicles.
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Emergency dispatch is reporting a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident having occurred at around 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Roop Street and Beverly Drive.
Carson City Fire Department respond to accident at Clearview and South Carson Street
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 01/20/2017 - 9:04amThe Carson City Fire Department was called just before 9 a.m. to the intersection of Clearview and South Carson Street for traffic accident.
Carson City courthouse evacuated after fire reported in building
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 1:25pmUPDATE 1:32PM: The fire was confined to the jail laundry room and has been extinguished, according to firefighters on scene.
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Carson City Fire Department responded Thursday afternoon to the Carson City courthouse in the 900 block of Musser Street where there's a report of a fire in the building.
Carson City emergency crews respond to crash on I-580 near Fairview ramp
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 10:13amCarson City Fire Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were called Tuesday morning to a two-vehicle crash in the southbound lane of I-580 near the Fairview ramp.
Carson City firefighters called to small fire inside Pioneer High School portable classroom
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 01/16/2017 - 10:25pmThe Carson City Fire Department was called to a structure fire that broke out Monday night in a portable classroom at Pioneer High School at 202 Corbett Street.
Carson City reactivates Emergency Management Operations Center due to flash flooding
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 01/11/2017 - 12:02amFlash floods early Wednesday morning prompted the Carson City Emergency Management Operations Center to reactivate, officials said.
Carson City Fire Department, Sheriff's Office and Public Works have responded to multiple areas where flash flooding is underway, said Fire Chief Bob Schreihans. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 5:45 a.m. Wednesday for Carson City and Douglas County.
Carson City offices closed Monday: Mayor and fire chief provide evening video flood update
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/08/2017 - 8:40pmCarson City Mayor Bob Crowell and Carson City Fire Department Chief Robert Schreihans provide a Sunday evening update regarding the flooding today and more flooding expected Monday in Carson City.
Carson City emergency crews respond to crash at Highway 50 East and Airport Road
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/08/2017 - 9:38amCarson City Fire Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a two vehicle crash Sunday morning in the intersection of Highway 50 and Airport Road.
Mobile home that went up in flames Saturday re-ignites early Sunday on Tiger Drive
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/08/2017 - 5:47amCarson City Fire Department was called early Sunday morning to the same Carson City mobile home that caught fire on Tiger Drive less than 12 hours earlier.
Structure fire reported on Tiger Drive in Carson City
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sat, 01/07/2017 - 4:30pmUPDATE 5:15PM: A fire started in a mobile home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday has been knocked down, according to the Carson City Fire Department.
Several engines were on scene Saturday afternoon to battle a blaze that had fully engulfed a home in a mobile home park on Tiger Drive in Carson City.
NV Energy and Southwest Gas utility trucks had also arrived on scene to shut off utilities to the residence.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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Carson City emergency managers produce video message of upcoming weekend flood potential
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 2:52pmCarson City emergency managers have produced a video for residents ahead of anticipated flooding throughout western Nevada expected from an an atmospheric river weather event over the weekend.
Carson City Fire Department called to chimney fire at Continental Drive home
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 01/01/2017 - 12:51pmThe Carson City Fire Department was called early Sunday afternoon to a chimney fire in the 1300 block of Continental Drive , near Douglas and Woodside.
Carson City emergency crews respond to crash at Highway 50 East near Fairview
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 5:53pmCarson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called early Friday evening to a motor vehicle accident in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 East near Fairview.
Carson City Fire Department called to structure fire on Pratt Street
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 12/24/2016 - 10:37amUPDATE 11:01AM: Carson City Fire Department firefighters have knocked down the structure fire at 216 Pratt Street. Utility agencies are arriving at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department was called just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning to a structure fire at 216 Pratt Street across from Musser and Telegraph.
Carson City emergency crews respond to injury accident on Spooner, Highway 50
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 12/23/2016 - 3:29pmCarson City Fire Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and sheriff's deputies were called to two vehicle crashes on Highway 50 and Spooner west of Carson City this Friday afternoon.