Carson City fire

UPDATE Tuesday: See the updated version to this story here.
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UPDATE 10:30PM: An arrest has been made in Monday night's hit and run pedestrian crash at Oak and Clearview that seriously injured a male juvenile, Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Brian Mays confirmed.

UPDATE TUESDAY 4:53PM: The acreage of the Preacher Fire was adjusted Tuesday afternoon when a glitch was identified as the mapping was finalized. The correct acreage as of 3:50p.m. stands at 4,651 acres.
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UPDATE TUESDAY 12:42PM: The Preacher Fire has burned 7,651 acres, according to the Incident Management Team that flew over the fire Tuesday morning to assess the situation.
Douglas County Sheriff Office and Nevada Highway Patrol are working with Nevada Department of Transportation to update the reader boards along Highway 395 from China Springs to Minden warning drivers of low visibility due to smoke.

UPDATE: An updated version to this story can be found here.
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The Preacher Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains has swelled to more than 1,000 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. Douglas County has initiated recommended evacauations of areas at the east end of Pine Nut Road including Fred’s Street, Sandoval, Taildragger, Bluebird, and Bar-J Roads as well as the Spirit Ranch Area including Blue Sage Road, Badger Lane, Robinson Road, and Lena Lane. In addition, the Washoe Tribal Police are evacuating the Bodie Flats area in the vicinity of Courtland Avenue.

UPDATE 10:12AM: The Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief reports the fire has been knocked down.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to the 2000 block of Kansas Street, across from Industrial Park Drive, for a structure fire.

UPDATE: The gas leak was capped at 8:44 a..m. Southwest Gas is on scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to the area of Little and Roop for a gas leak from a broken line.

Fire crews from around the region responded to lightning sparked fires early Monday morning to the south, north and east of Carson City. Thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday possibly into Wednesday for northeastern California and western Nevada.

UPDATE: 8:45PM: Douglas County crews were called off by Carson City firefighters, who have gotten control of a brush fire that started off Goni Canyon Road.
Firefighters have reported to dispatch that they are now mopping up the fire area.
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The Carson City Fire Department has been dispatched to the Goni Canyon water tower in northeast Carson City on report of a brush fire there.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Friday afternoon to a motorcycle crash in the area of Fairview and North Edmonds.

UPDATE 2:55PM: Fire crews on scene report the fire has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Thursday afternoon to a brush fire in the 4100 block of Ponderosa Drive in south Carson City.

UPDATE 5:12PM: The fire inside a mobile home in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road has been knocked down. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Wednesday afternoon to a structure fire in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road.

UPDATE 10:08PM: Firefighters knocked down the fire Tuesday night in the area of Summerhill Road and Jacks Valley Road south of Carson City. The cause is under investigation and is considered suspicious.
The battalion chief for East Fork Fire Protection District reports firefighters are still working on hotspots.
Carson Now reader Megan Pruitt captured the early stages of the fire on video here. Jacks Valley Road, which was closed, has been reopened.
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UPDATE: 9:35PM: A call for additional fire units has been canceled. Firefighters are in place to bring containment to the fire. See CarsonValleyTimes.com for updates.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Tuesday evening to the area of I-580 and the College Parkway onramp for a vehicle crash.

UPDATE 11:07AM: The gas leak at a residence caused by a landscaping crew has been clamped and secured. The incident has been turned over to Southwest Gas.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Tuesday morning to the 900 block of Colorado Street for a report of a severed residential gas line.

UPDATE 11:30PM: The fire has been extinguished. The cause is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday night to a structure fire reportedly burning in an abandoned building in the area of 1600 Airport Road.

Carson City sheriff's deputies and the fire department were called late Sunday night to the area of Russell Way for a vehicle fire.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in the northbound lane of Carson Street south of Fairview.

A firefighting brush engine from Carson City Fire Department was called Friday afternoon for mutual aid to a wildfire burning along Highway 395 south of Cold Springs near the Nevada/California border.

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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a vehicle crash early Thursday night on Highway 50 East near College Parkway.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday afternoon to a single-vehicle accident in the area of Long and Roop streets. Emergency personnel on scene have ordered Care Flight.

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Today, Wednesday from 5 to 10 p.m., the Capitol Complex grounds and associated buildings in Carson City will be closed to the public for first responder agencies to participate in a full scale “active shooter” drill.

A new ambulance that would provide Basic Life Services to residents has been approved by the Carson City Board of Supervisors at its July 6 meeting, board minutes said.

A Carson City man was arrested Monday for felony suspicion of domestic battery with substantial bodily harm after allegedly pushing a 95-year-old woman who was in his care, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday morning to the area of Conte Drive for a motorcycle accident.

Carson City Fire Department was called to a vehicle accident late Friday morning in the area of North Carson and Robinson streets.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a single vehicle rollover crash in the area of Center Drive in south Carson City.

UPDATE 8:08PM: According to the Lyon County Facebook page, the Fort Churchill Fire near Dayton is 200 acres with 95 percent containment. No structures threatened or damaged. Power may be disrupted in the area.
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Wildfires have been reported this evening in the Dayton and Silver Springs/Stagecoach areas, with Carson City Fire Department being asked to help as part of a mutual aid effort, according to dispatch.

Multiple fires are burning around the Northern Nevada region, with one 15-acre fire east of Carson City that started Tuesday night. The Sedge Fire was located in the Brunswick Canyon area. No homes or structures were threatened.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 11:20AM: The Sedge Fire that started Tuesday night in the Brunswick Canyon area has burned around 15 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch. The fire is burning in grass and brush on Bureau of Land Management land. There isn't word yet on any containment.
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UPDATE 11:25PM: The fire burning in Brunswick Canyon is reported to be around 3 acres with moderate rate of spread in heavy fire fuels, according to the Carson City Fire Department on-duty battalion chief. Additional brush and type 3 fire engines have been ordered.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Tuesday night to a brush fire burning in the Brunswick Canyon area east of Carson City. The fire was reported by several 911 callers right around the same time as a vehicle fire in the Mound House area near the Bunny Ranch.