Carson City fire

Carson City Fire Department was called late Monday morning to a brush fire in an industrial area off of Mallory Way. Dispatch was alerted at around 11:30 a.m. and one engine knocked it down quickly before there was any spread.

UPDATE: 10:40PM: NV Energy now reports that restoration of power to the Ashby Court neighborhood is not expected before 12 a.m. Sunday morning. About 440 customers remain without power in the area at this hour.
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UPDATE: 9:42PM: NV Energy reports power has not yet been restored to the area of Ashby Court. Restoration is now estimated for 10:30 p.m. There are 436 customers still without power in the neighborhood, NV Energy reports.
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Workers reportedly struck a live underground electrical line Saturday evening, according to Carson City Emergency Dispatch, causing a power outage to 438 customers in the Ashby Court neighborhood of East Carson City.

UPDATE 7:52PM: The smoke reported at AM/PM mini mart at Lompa Lane and U.S. Highway 50 East turned out to be from a small electrical motor inside the building, said CCFD Fire Capt. Micah Horton.
The smoke, believed to have been caused by an electrical surge from a line that had been struck nearby by NV Energy workers, was quickly isolated and extinguished, he said.
Currently, NV Energy reports 438 customers in the Ashby Court neighborhood behind Lompa Lane and AM/PM to be without power at this hour.
The outage was reported at 6:35 p.m. due to equipment power failure, NV Energy reported.

Carson High School junior Ashley Figueroa was presented Thursday with a certificate proclaiming her winner of the State Fire Prevention and Awareness poster contest in the High School category.

Carson City Fire Department was called late Thursday morning to a brush fire reported in the area of South Carson Street and Highway 50 West near the Spooner junction. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames before it began to spread.

Carson City Fire Department was called Thursday morning to a two vehicle crash near the intersection of College Parkway and Nye.

The Carson City Fire Department will allow open burning with a permit beginning this Saturday, Oct. 21 and extending through Sunday, Nov. 19.

From harvest trains to harvest fairs and festivals, the Nevada state capital was alive with the sights, sounds, colors and activities of autumn Saturday.

CARSON CITY — October means the harvest moon and at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, it means the Harvest Train. The museum is hosting its third annual Harvest Train over two weekends in October, with steam train rides, a pumpkin patch, craft fair and food trucks.

A new Basic Life Services program is taking to the streets, Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon said, improving emergency medical services in the community and easing the stress currently placed on existing ambulance units.

A 50-year-old Carson City Jail inmate faces a felony charge of battery by a prisoner following an incident Saturday, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Friday night to a vehicle injury crash in the area of Highway 50 East and Airport Road.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Friday evening to a rollover accident at the Fairview off-ramp on I-580.

UPDATE 6:52PM: Firefighters were able to get the upper hand on the Stephanie Fire burning in northeast Douglas County, with a reported 10 acres burned. It was originally reported as 18 acres but was downsized. The cause was a vehicle. Douglas County notes there wasn't a plane crash that had been rumored. East Fork Fire and multiple agencies responded.
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UPDATE 5:56PM: The Stephanie Fire burning in northeast Douglas County has grown to 18 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.

Retired Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi has declared his candidacy for Carson City Supervisor Ward 1 after current supervisor Karen Abowd announced she won’t seek a third term.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Sunday morning to a vehicle accident involving a juvenile pedestrian in the 1200 block of La Loma Drive in East Carson City.

Detectives with the Carson City Sheriff's Office have made an arrest in the case of an early morning shooting incident that occurred Saturday along U.S. Highway 50 East, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Carson City emergency crews are responding to a motorcycle accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 580, according to reports from emergency dispatch.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Friday morning to a motor vehicle crash in the 400 block of East William Street near Stewart Street.

An adult male pedestrian was killed Friday morning in a vehicle accident that happened in the area of State and Long streets, according to Carson City emergency personnel on scene.

UPDATE 655PM: KOLO Channel 8 reports the northbound lane of U.S. 395 is open in Carson Valley as forward progress on four brush fires has stopped, East Fork Fire Protection District Capt. Terry Taylor said.

UPDATE 10:40PM: The fire has been knocked down and a fire investigator has been called to the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Wednesday night to the 3500 block of Highway 50 East near the Phillips Motel and Mobile Home Park for a travel trailer on fire.

UPDATE 446PM: Forward progress on the three fires has stopped and no other fire department engines will be needed. There's a total of 1/2-acre that has burned with firefighters now mopping up the hotspots, said Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Wednesday afternoon to the area of Highway 50 East between Deer Run and Drako Way for a brush fire.

UPDATE 2:19PM: The fire has been contained. Engines are being released, however the water tenders will stay in place for now, according to a Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief on scene. The equipment that caught fire is cooling down with water being used to douse the hot spots.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Wednesday afternoon to the 8000 block of Highway 50 East for a structure fire at an asphalt plant.

UPDATE 12PM: The roundabout is now clear. Traffic measures have been lifted.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Monday morning to a traffic accident at Fifth Street and Fairview at the roundabout.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called early Sunday to a single vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 50 East and Drako Way.

Emergency dispatch reported at around 1:30 p.m. an unknown injury vehicle accident on North Carson Street in front of Meek's Lumber and Hardware store.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a vehicle crash Thursday night in the intersection of College Parkway and Retail Drive.

A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday for felony suspicion of elder abuse, false imprisonment and preventing his 86-year-old grandmother from calling for help after deputies attempted to serve him a warrant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Tuesday morning to a semi-truck with overheated brakes that was putting out smoke in the area of College Parkway and Highway 50 East.