Carson City Fire Department

UPDATE 2:24PM: Road lane closures have been lifted and traffic has resumed, according to dispatch.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Friday afternoon to a vehicle crash near the intersection of Roop and Northridge.

The call came into dispatch at 1:06 p.m. with three vehicles involved. Arriving deputies said both lanes of traffic at the intersection are blocked. Northbound traffic at Roop and Winnie has been temporarily closed.

The Carson City Fire Department was called Wednesday evening to the 1800 block of Mathe Drive for a structure fire. The incident was later identified as coming from a burnt motor from the HVAC system at around 6:30 p.m. and knocked down.

The safest place to be in Northern Nevada Tuesday night was at Mills Park in Carson City.

UPDATE 3PM: Carson City Fire Department crews knocked down a brush fire that started just after 1:30 p.m. near Eagle Valley Golf Course off of Arrowhead. The fire burned between a half to 1 acre, said Carson City Fire Department Chief Bob Schreihans.
A fence caught on fire as well as a number of trees, which put up a large smoke plume. Also responding to the brush fire was a Forest Service crew that was in in the area as well as Central Lyon Fire Protection District. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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UPDATE 10:50AM: The gas line break at Third and Curry has been cleared, according to Carson City Dispatch. The line has been fixed and fire crews have left the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called to the scene of a natural gas line severed by construction crews at Third and Curry streets in downtown Carson City just after 9 a.m., according to emergency dispatch.

Carson City Fire Department crews were called early Friday morning to a series of power line transformer fires.
Crews responded at around midnight to Kansas and Utah streets and Kenny Way after dispatch received several 911 calls about blown transformers and power lines on fire.

Preparations are underway for Carson City's largest community public safety rally set to happen tonight at Mills Park. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will hosts its annual National Night Out from 5 p.m. to 8 pm. This will be the 14th year that the Sheriff’s Office has held this free public event that annually draws thousands of participants.

UPDATE 5:17PM: Central Lyon County Fire District reports that both homes in Wednesday's fire in Dayton have been destroyed. Units from surrounding fire agencies remain on scene doing mop up operations.

Central Lyon County Fire confirms two bystanders were transported to a local hospital for possible smoke related injuries. The American Red Cross is assisting one family of three and a local church is assisting the other family of three to four people. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Nevada State Fire Marshals Office.

UPDATE 11:30PM: The victim of a battery that happened early Tuesday night suffered non-life threatening injuries following a fight that he started with three men near the Kings Canyon Waterfall trailhead, a Carson City sheriff’s detective said.
The victim and the suspects had been drinking together and were hiking when the victim started the fight with the three males, said Detective Sam Hatley.
The victim suffered injuries to his head and a laceration. Because of the injuries, he was flown as a precaution to Renown Medical Center.
The three suspects were charged with misdemeanor battery after it was determined they continued the assault, kicking the man while he was on the ground and defenseless. All four men were intoxicated and are transients.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to the the intersection of Carson Street and College Parkway for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Carson City Fire Department was called this afternoon to the 3500 block of Highway 50 East near Airport Road for a traffic accident.

Carson City Fire Department was called to a gas leak at 3:45 p.m. Monday in the area of Second and South Carson Street. A fireman on scene said a construction crew hit a gas line. The leak was stopped and repairs were made.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a vehicle crash just after 5 p.m. Saturday in the southbound lane of I-580 north of the Highway 50 downtown Carson City exit.

A 60-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday in the 3200 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of a third DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Honor guard processions were held Wednesday for two U.S. Bureau of Land Management firefighters who died Sunday in a rollover crash. A procession was held for Will Hawkins, 22 of Reno and Jacob M. O’Malley, 27, of Zephyr Cove which began in Reno and went to Walton's Chapel of the Valley in Carson City.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday night to a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle in the area of Fifth Street and Saliman.
The crash was reported at 8:48 p.m. The motorcycle rider was reportedly on the ground and bleeding.

UPDATE 12:50 PM: Two people were taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital with minor injuries after a retirement community bus crashed into the Ormsby House late Thursday morning.
Carson City Assistant Fire Chief Tom Tarulli said the two were taken to the hospital for evaluation. The bus was occupied by at least 12 people. The bus driver was not injured.
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A bus with up to 12 people crashed late Thursday morning into the Ormsby House at Fifth and Carson Street, injuring at least one person.

UPDATE 5:53PM: One occupant and one pet have been removed from the home and are safe, according to Carson City Fire Department personnel on the scene.
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UPDATE 545PM: Carson City Fire Department responding to the structure fire in the 2800 block of Lorraine Street report they have knocked down the flames inside the residence. A fire investigator has been called to the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department is responding this early Tuesday evening to a structure fire in the 2800 block of Lorraine Street near Sherman and Nye.

Carson City emergency crews and the Carson City Sheriff's Office were dispatched tonight to a crash involving a pedestrian who was struck by a silver SUV in the parking lot of Goodwill on Highway 50 East and then sped away.

The Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Nevada Division of Forestry have announced the implementation of fire restrictions for all state and federally owned lands. In addition, the Carson City Fire Department has now implemented fire restrictions on city and privately owned lands within Carson City.

Back to back weekends filled with events at Mills Park in Carson City culminates this weekend with the annual RSVP 4th of July Carnival and Celebration, which launches Friday.

This will be the 24th year that RSVP has sponsored the holiday weekend carnival, complete with fireworks on Monday, July 4, plus plenty of rides, music, food booths, arts and crafts vendors and demonstrations throughout the weekend.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called at 8:19 p.m. Friday night to an accident involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of Washoe Street on tribal land, near Curry Street.

UPDATE 8:05 p.m.: Arriving firefighters at the brush fire reported at Long and Molly streets in Carson City were able to knock the fire out within a few minutes of arrival, according to dispatch.
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A brush fire has been reported tonight in the area of Long and Molly streets. The fire was said to be about 10 by 10 feet, according to arriving Carson City firefighters.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Friday afternoon to a two-vehicle crash with injuries in the 3200 block of Highway 50 East across from Dairy Queen. The crash was reported at 3:05 p.m. and involves a white SUV and a silver Honda, according to dispatch.

UPDATE 440PM: The two children struck in a crosswalk this afternoon at Roop and Northridge streets have non-life threatening injuries, the Carson City Sheriff's Office confirmed.
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UPDATE: 1PM: The ages of the children involved in the vehicle pedestrian crash are a 2-1/2-year old and a 15 year-old. One was taken to Renown Medical Center and the other Carson Tahoe Hospital, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Cullen. The children were crossing in a crosswalk at the intersection of Roop and Northridge when they were struck, he said. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The accident is under investigation.
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UPDATE 12:45PM: One of the two children involved in a vehicle pedestrian crash at Roop and Northridge will be taken to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno, according to dispatch.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies are responding this afternoon to the area of Roop and Northridge for vehicle pedestrian crash that involves two children, according to dispatch.

Crews arriving on scene report the children are ages 4 and 12-years-old and both were conscious and alert, according to dispatch.

UPDATE 407PM: A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper reports that the incident on Highway 50 eastbound lane near Spooner junction involved a female motorcycle passenger who fell off the back of a motorcycle. She suffered back injuries and was taken via ambulance.
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UPDATE: Care Flight, which was scheduled to land near the Park and Ride at Spooner Junction, has been canceled. The rider was taken by ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno. We will update as we get more information.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 50 near Spooner Junction in the eastbound lane.

Carson City Fire Department responded early Wednesday afternoon to the area of Emerson and Arrowhead for a vehicle that hit a motor scooter. The accident was reported at 12:13 p.m.

Two women were arrested on suspicion of felony possession with intent to sell after officers recovered marijuana, paraphernalia, cash and a firearm following a traffic stop that led to a property search, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE: 4:14PM: Carson City Sheriff''s Office deputies have reopened Stewart and Washington streets following the traffic crash earlier this afternoon at the intersection of William and Stewart streets.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a vehicle crash Saturday afternoon at William and Stewart streets. The crash happened at around 3 p.m. Traffic in the area has been diverted because the vehicles involved are blocking lanes.

UPDATE 12:55PM: Two adults and three children from one apartment and one adult from a second apartment at Condor Circle have been displaced due to the fire, according to Fire Chief Bob Schreihans. Red Cross has been called to the scene.
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UPDATE 12:08PM: Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans reports the bulk of the fire at 7 Condor Circle has been effectively knocked down. No injuries were reported.