Carson City fire

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to a vehicle crash near the intersection of College Parkway and Nye streets.

Beginning Tuesday, March 6, the Carson City Fire Department will conduct a prescribed burn in the area of Timberline. Smoke will be visible and the fire department encourages the public to contact 911 only if an emergency exists.

As a way to save time, resources and emergency responses, the Carson City Fire Department has implemented a new ambulance service for the community.

On Monday, filing for various Carson City elected offices began, with no surprises and thus far two contested races, Justice of the Peace Dept. 2, which has been known since the filing deadline of Jan. 12 and the Carson City Sheriff seat. Filing dates for all offices other than judicial runs from March 5-16, 2018.

Retired Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi filed candidacy paperwork Monday for the open Carson City Supervisor Ward 1 seat, which is being vacated by Karen Abowd who announced last fall that she would not be running for a third term.

A downed power line reported around 10 a.m. Saturday morning in the area of U.S. Highway 50 East and Deer Run Road appears to be related to traffic back-up at the East College Parkway-Fairview Drive signal and a loss of electricity to more than 1,200 customers.

Due to gusty winds associated with a winter storm moving into the region, prescribed burning in the Timberline area of Carson City has been postponed for the remainder of the week.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to the intersection of William and Carson Streets for an accident involving a pedestrian.

UPDATE 9:12AM: Surrounding areas near Fremont where there were reports of a strong gas odor have been given the "all clear," according to a Carson City Fire Department battalion chief. The unidentified odor was neither propane or natural gas.
***
UPDATE 8:31AM: Southwest Gas has given the "all clear" at Fremont Elementary where there was a report of a possible gas leak. No leaks were found. Students who were bused to Carson Middle School will be returning to Fremont, said Dan Davis, spokesman for Carson City School District.
***

More than 20 reports of possible gas leaks have been made Tuesday morning around Carson City, including a strong odor at Fremont Elementary School where there has been an evacuation of students.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a vehicle accident Friday afternoon near the intersection of Roop and Long Street.

The Carson City Fire Department will start prescribed fire operations the week of Monday, Feb. 26 and continue as weather conditions allow. Smoke may be visible from anywhere in the city.

Several members of the Carson City Fire Department were recently honored for going above and beyond the call of duty.

UPDATE FRIDAY: Fire investigators sifted through the rubble of an RV that was destroyed Thursday night in a fire. While the cause remains under investigation, the RV appears to have been unoccupied, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office sergeant.
***

UPDATE 8:19PM: Carson City sheriff's deputies have been called back to the scene of the RV fire for further investigation. It is unknown at this time if anyone was inside the RV at the time of the fire. The motorhome was destroyed. We will update as more information becomes available.

The Carson City Fire Department was called Thursday afternoon to a gas leak in the 900 block of West Winnie Lane. According to dispatch, a construction crew severed a gas line near a home while doing work.

The Carson City Fire Department was called Wednesday afternoon to a small brush fire near the area of Hells Bells Road and Parkhill Drive.

UPDATE: 8:00PM: NV Energy reports 78 customers in downtown Carson City remain without power at this hour. Electricity is expected to be restored by 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, the utilities company said.
***
A power outage has been reported in the area of Roop and Robinson Streets, where the lights of the traffic signal at that intersection are reported to be out in all directions, according to Carson City Emergency Dispatch.

UPDATE: 6:55AM: The apartment fire at the Broadleaf Apartments has been extinguished, Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Tom Raw said.
The fire started within a heating unit inside a laundry room at the complex, Raw said. The flames were extinguished about 6 a.m., within minutes of fire crews arriving on scene.
No injuries were reported.
***
Multiple engines with the Carson City Fire Department were dispatched early Sunday morning to the Broadleaf Manor Apartments, 777 Silver Oak Drive in North Carson City, on report of a structure fire.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday afternoon to a traffic accident in the area of Fifth and Curry streets.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday afternoon to a crash in the 3200 block of Highway 50 East in which a vehicle was on its side.

Carson City emergency crews are on scene at the Carson City Airport following a report of an aircraft that had reportedly veered off the northwest section of the airport's runway Sunday afternoon at around 12:40 p.m.

UPDATE: 4:03PM: Carson City emergency crews were called to a vehicle crash Friday in the area near Spooner Junction at the intersection of South Carson Street between Highway 50 and Bodines.

Carson City sheriff’s detectives who have been investigating a rash of recent commercial burglaries made arrests at a Condor Circle home Wednesday with two of the suspects linked to the crimes.

A motorcycle rider escaped injuries Sunday afternoon after a vehicle crash in the area of Gordon and Fairview.

A 22-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, driving on a suspended license, two warrants and driving on suspended registration, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE 7:58PM: Firefighters have knocked down the fire at a College Parkway apartment complex. Additional resources have been scaled back. No injuries have been reported.
***
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Saturday night to a structure fire in an apartment building in the 2000 block of College Parkway.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office Search And Rescue is recruiting individuals with a desire to serve their community while working in the great outdoors.

UPDATE 12:52AM: The fire was knocked down just before 9:30 a.m. The cause of Tuesday morning's fire at Minnesota and Sixth Street is under investigation and arson is suspected with a man in custody. No injuries were reported.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a small kitchen fire Monday afternoon in the 47 block of Clear Creek Avenue in south Carson City.

A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday afternoon in Kings Canyon on a U.S. Forest Service road for misdemeanor reckless driving, driving with a suspended and revoked license for DUI, alcohol consumption in public and littering, a sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Thursday afternoon to a vehicle accident in the area of west Fifth Street near the overpass.