Carson City fire

Family events are the highlight of Mother's Day weekend in Carson City as the Nevada state capital adds motherhood to its continuing celebration of spring.

In this week's edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer sits down with Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon who came on board in March. Chief Slamon talks about the emergency management role in the city and discusses the snowpack issue from this winter's historic snow in the Sierra and the concern now of the snow melt and the potential for flooding.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a two vehicle crash Thursday morning at the intersection of College Parkway and Research.

UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department reports the fire at the mobile home in the 4900 block of Highway 50 East was knocked down at 9:19 a.m.
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Carson City Fire Department personnel were called Thursday morning to a structure fire in the 4900 block of Highway 50.

I’m in love with sunshiny days. Unfortunately, something cloudy is around the corner, so please embrace what today gives us – as Northern Nevadans, we know that the weather is fickle. Thursdays offer up karaoke at Westside Pour House and Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar – too much fun for a weekday. You may have noticed the hullaballoo at Mills Park; the annual Mothers’ Day Carnival opens tonight, and all of the rides are only one dollar each thanks to the generosity of Dick Campagni’s Carson City Toyota Scion.

Carson City has made great progress in recovering from the January and February flood damage, and continues to plan for the upcoming spring and summer runoff. Carson City officials are monitoring stream, creek and river flows in Carson City; moreover, officials are concerned about flooding in the surrounding areas located outside city limits.

UPDATE: The man's condition is stable, according to the Carson City Fire Department.
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Carson City Fire Department responded and Care Flight ordered for a man who reportedly fell approximately 25 feet, possibly down an elevator shaft, at a building under construction in the area of East Musser Street.

UPDATE 7PM: A man who was heard yelling for help along the Carson River on Monday afternoon told Carson City paramedics that he was riding his bicycle when the ground collapsed beneath, sending him and his bike into the river, Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Mason said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday afternoon to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway 50 East and Deer Run Road.

Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to a two-vehicle crash near Golden Gate Petroleum in the 2600 block of Highway 50 East.

A Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered moderate to minor injuries early Sunday morning after his patrol vehicle was hit by a suspected drunk driver, a Carson City sheriff's sergeant said.

Carson City Fire Department was called at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday to a small fire in the area of Molly Drive and Corbett Street. Dispatch reports that a reporting party advised juveniles intentionally started the small fire, less than a foot in diameter, in a construction area. The fire was quickly extinguished by arriving firefighters.

Carson City Fire Department was called Tuesday evening to a traffic accident in the 2100 block of East William Street across from Gold Dust West.

UPDATE 9:45PM: A bird's nest near a light fixture caused a small fire Monday night at Empire Elementary School, a Carson City Battalion Chief said. Firefighters cut a portion of the roof open to determine if the fire had spread into the interior attic portion of the building. There was no further extension of fire in the roof, said Carson City Fire District Battalion Chief Dan Albee. The incident was turned over to school officials at 9:34 p.m.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday night to a small fire at Empire Elementary School in the 1200 block of Monte Rosa.

A Lakeview community project headed up by a Carson City woman is among five in Northern Nevada to receive funding awards from State Farm in support of activities aimed at reducing potential loss of life, property and natural resources to wildfire in their communities.

A cat was rescued from a small apartment fire in the Carson Park Condominiums at 400 Saliman Road in Carson City Saturday afternoon, Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Dan Shirey said.

Carson City Fire Department and Care Flight responded Thursday morning to a horse riding incident in which a female was thrown from a horse and was unconscious.

Carson City Fire Department knocked down a small brush fire this afternoon in the 2900 block of South Curry Street near the Washoe Tribe Smoke Shop.

A Carson City sheriff's deputy was treated for a bite wound Tuesday morning after responding to a Minnesota Street mental health services facility for a report of a man having a psychotic episode.

Carson City Fire Department responded early Monday afternoon to a vehicle crash in the area of East William Street across from Gold Dust West.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a traffic accident late Monday morning near the intersection of Winnie and North Carson Street.

UPDATE 12:14AM: A man reported missing Saturday morning was found by a sheriff's deputy late Saturday night in Voltaire Canyon, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
Larry Hicks, 74, told the deputy he had been in the canyon for a couple of days and was suffering from severe dehydration.

The Carson City Fire Department was called to a residence on West Washington Street across from the Governor's Mansion near the Mountain Street intersection at around 11 a.m. Saturday morning, according to dispatch.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were dispatched Monday morning to a vehicle crash in the 2100 block of East William Street.

Strike a pose, Carson City, it’s the Nevada Library Association’s Snapshot Day. Try to swing by today to help your Library capture the many reasons we enjoy them; you may just find something new to explore. Carson High Performing Arts opens their show ‘Godspell’ tonight in the Community Center’s Bob Boldrick Theater. Break a leg to our young thespians; they’ll be performing Friday and Saturday, as well.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff’s deputies were called late Thursday morning to the 1800 block of East William Street near Saliman for a two-vehicle crash.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a crash involving a moped on Tuesday afternoon in the area of Washington Street near the Carson City Library.

UPDATE 9:45AM: Three teenage females were the victims in the rollover accident in upper Kings Canyon on Monday night, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Two were taken by Care Flight with non-life threatening injuries and one, also with non-life-threatening injuries, was taken to the hospital.
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UPDATE 9:50PM: Care Flight, which landed near the rollover accident in upper Kings Canyon, has made contact with three people, according to dispatch. The RAVEN helicopter dispatched from Washoe County has been canceled.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Sunday afternoon to a traffic accident near the intersection of Roop and Fairview streets.

Sean Slamon was sworn in Friday as Carson City's new fire chief at the Carson City Fire Department Station 51 administration building on Stewart Street.