Carson City fire

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Wednesday afternoon to a vehicle rollover in the area of Fairview near the National Guard armory. A Care Flight helicopter has been ordered.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called and a Care Flight helicopter ordered for a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon involving a vehicle in the 3500 block of Highway 50 East near Brown Street.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a single vehicle rollover crash Monday afternoon in the area of Winnie Lane and Foothill Drive. One person was briefly trapped inside the vehicle but escaped by the time emergency crews arrived on scene.

UPDATE 2:04PM: A female pedestrian struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon on Robinson Street suffered minor injuries, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called this afternoon to a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on East Robinson near Carson Street. A CareFlight air ambulance was called and then canceled.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a two-vehicle crash Monday evening in the 1100 block of Fairview.
The crash was reported to dispatch at 6:08 p.m. Traffic is being diverted around the scene, which is in the eastbound lane.

UPDATE: 4:07PM: A brush fire that swept through Dayton on Wednesday afternoon has been contained with firefighters now mopping up, said Lyon County Manager Jeff Page. The fire, which started before 2 p.m., burned between 1.5 to 2 acres in the Grosh Avenue area. One structure, a mobile home, burned and one person was treated for smoke inhalation.

UPDATE 630PM: NV Energy reports a handful of outages with between 14-25 customers without power this evening in Carson City.
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UPDATE 5PM: NV Energy reports 5,626 customers remain without power with the number of outages reduced to two in Carson City.
The outages are centered on South Carson Street and Stewart Street and Fairview and East Fifth Street. NV Energy says the power should be restored by 7:30 p.m. The power company posted this note on its web page:

A fire Tuesday morning in the 1000 block of East Appion Way in Carson City is being investigated as arson, the third in as many days, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

UPDATE 4:15PM From Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: The Carson City Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office responded to two arson-related fires at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum over the weekend. The first fire was reported on Sunday morning at approximately 2:34 a.m., damaging primarily the east side of the structure. On Monday morning at approximately 4:29 a.m., another fire was reported, this time the origin site was located on the south side of the building. The two incidents have resulted in moderate damage to the building.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Monday afternoon to a vehicle crash in the 2500 block of South Carson Street near Rhodes.
The crash, reported shortly before 4:30 p.m., is in the southbound lane. One person will be taken to the hospital. Motorists can expect delays.

UPDATE 9AM: Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes offered condolences on behalf of Carson High School to family members after it was learned a 16-year-old CHS male student was killed in a rollover crash in Goni Canyon early this morning. An adult also died in the accident. The names of the victims have not been released.

A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation in which the alleged victim is 11 weeks pregnant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE 2:28PM: The 30-foot by 30-foot fire near the Goni water tank has been extinguished. There are two brush crews on scene, said Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and is thought to be suspicious, said Stacey Belt, spokeswoman for the fire department.
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Carson City Fire Department has been called to a brush fire near the Goni water tank area in the northeast side of Carson City.

Firefighters were called shortly before 2 p.m. for a report of a brush fire. Fire engines are responding, citizens and motorists should stay clear of the area.

A brief ceremony was held Monday at the Carson City Sheriff's Office building to honor Deputy Carl Howell who died in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call a year ago on this date, August 15, 2015.

The ceremony was attended by Howell's family members, sheriff's office staff and personnel, the Carson City Fire Department and city leaders.

Carson kids have one last week to lay about, while their neighbors in Douglas and Lyon County are headed back to school. Jazz and Beyond continues with some fun times downtown. Me and Bobby McGee will appear in the Comma Courtyard, followed by the Rosebud Dance Band in the McFadden Plaza. Head to the Carson City Library to meet the Heroes of the Carson City Fire Department as part of the ongoing series, ‘What’s up in your community?’ Keep reading for all of Monday’s options.

Air drops continue on the Shooting Fire, which started at around 11 a.m. Sunday in southwest Carson City above the Carson Colony area along Curry Street, which had forced evacuations of several homes in the area. Those evacuations have since been lifted and Curry Street is now open.

Here are some photos provided from on the fire burning Sunday in the hills above Curry and Rhodes. Air attacks and dozens of firefighters are battling the blaze.

UPDATE 8PM: The Shooting Fire is 40 percent contained with eyes on all fire lines from multiple fire agencies, said Carson City Fire Department spokeswoman Stacey Belt. Mapping has the fire size to be between 200 to 300 acres, she said. Several fire crews will remain on scene to close the containment gap.
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UPDATE 4:33PM: Curry Street is now open. Firefighters continue to attack the Shooting Fire via helicopters. The fire has quieted down since it became active earlier this afternoon, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch. So far around 200 acres have burned. The fire is moving in a southerly direction.
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UPDATE 4:05PM: Carson City Fire Department reports that evacuations have been lifted for the Shooting Fire in the Carson Colony area west of Curry Street in southwest Carson City. The fire is at around 200 acres in size and is burning away from structure, according to Stacey Belt, public information officer for Carson City Fire Department. No structures were burned however a fence was destroyed. No injuries have been reported.
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UPDATE: 3:10PM: The Shooting Fire is now at around 100 acres, and no structures have been damaged or destroyed, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. As of around 3 p.m. the fire was moving away from the threatened neighborhoods along the Carson Colony area west of Curry Street. No injuries have been reported. The air attack on the fire continues.

UPDATE 1:27AM: Eastbound Highway 50 traffic at Deer Run Road is now open.
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UPDATE 12:50AM: Both Care Flight helicopters have lifted from the scene carrying two critically injured patients to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Two others have been taken by ground ambulance.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Westbound traffic has been opened. Eastbound traffic remains closed at Deer Run Road.
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UPDATE 12:34AM: A third Care Flight helicopter, which was coming from Fallon, has been canceled. The critically injured patient will be taken by ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Two helicopters are on the way.

Carson City Fire Department was called to the area of Carson Street and Arrowhead at around 8 p.m. Friday night for a brush fire.
Arriving firefighters were able to quickly knock down the 500 square foot fire within minutes, according to the Battalion Chief. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The amazing civilians helping knock down one of the fires on Highway 50 earlier today. They helped while the firefighters got to the bigger fire. Carson City Sheriff's Office and Carson City Fire Department showed up quick and were able to get all fires knocked down quick before the wind really took off.

UPDATE: 6:50PM: Carson City firefighters on scene report all fires that started after 6 p.m. along Highway 50 in East Carson City have been knocked down. Crews are in the mop up stage.
Fire investigators were called to the scene. The start of the fires appears to be suspicious according to fire crews on scene.
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UPDATE: Firefighters have been able to knock down at least one of the fires, according to dispatch. Highway 50 has been reduced to one lane.
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UPDATE 5:35PM: Carson City Fire Department reports via dispatch that it was unable to locate a fire.
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Carson City Fire Department was called to a brush fire in the upper Spooner area, reported to be six miles west of Carson City off of Highway 50.
Carson City Fire Department was called at around 5:12 p.m. for a report of a brush fire. Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch reports one call was made and that it had dispatched 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.

2:58PM UPDATE: The trailer that was on fire on South Carson Street has been extinguished. The trailer is destroyed. The cause of the fire is under investigation, said Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans. Carson Now had originally reported that it was a semi tractor trailer on fire. It was a trailer.

Scroll and double click to see the remains of the trailer in the second photo, courtesy of Carson City Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Steve Albertsen.
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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.