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A Red Flag Warning has been issued from noon to 8 p.m. Monday for much of western Nevada, according to the National Weather Service. Low pressure over the Pacific northwest will bring gusty winds and dry conditions to Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties Monday.

Winds will gust to 30 to 40 mph. These winds along with low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions for parts of western Nevada, mainly south of I-80.

The Carson Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, will open dead-tree firewood cutting areas beginning Monday, June 16, 2014. Dead-tree cutting areas include Hope Valley, Thornburg Canyon, and Leviathan.

Live-tree cutting areas will open on July 21, 2014; live-tree cutting areas include Beagle in the Dog Valley area, Scotts Lake, south of Woodfords, Calif., and Jones Creek off Mt. Rose Highway.

In the live-tree cutting areas, only designated trees may be cut and slash must be piled. Designated trees are described on the live-tree cutting area maps.

If you have been trying to figure out a way to get the kids off the computer and out of the house, then the Nevada Department of Wildlife has a plan, and here’s the best part: it’s free.

Nevada Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 14. On Free Fishing Day anglers may fish in any public fishing water in the state without a fishing license or trout stamp. All limits and other regulations apply.

Many events are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of June. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th statehood anniversary. The following are events held June 16 through June 28.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of June 11, 2014.

Summer has arrived in Carson City and with it comes dry conditions which, if we are not careful, can lead to brush and forest fires. If you smoke while driving, tossing a lit cigarette out the car window could prove expensive in more ways than one.

The cost to fight a fire caused by carelessness can be in the thousands and even millions of dollars and the fine for throwing a lit cigarette from a vehicle is $1,000.

CareFlight was called Friday night to a motorcycle crash with injuries on the I-580 freeway north of Carson City near the Bellevue exit.
Carson City Fire Department and the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District were called as first responders.

Carson City firefighters were called to a Trolley Way home Wednesday after a fence caught on fire. The fire was reported at around 1:30 p.m. and was quickly doused before it could spread into an adjacent open field that leads to the Carson City Freeway. The fire may have been caused by compost from a pile that combusted. No one was injured.

Here is the latest fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of June 4-10, 2014.

There is something for everyone at a Friends of NRA banquet. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is brimming with excitement. Whether you’re keeping an eye on that unique item in the silent auction, trying your luck at the game tables, or just dining on some delicious food, you’ll be sure to have a good time. It’s a family-friendly event chock-full of everything from exclusive, limited edition merchandise, firearms, knives, art, jewelry, and more. Not to mention all the great people you’ll meet in the process!

New Driver Education courses for teens age 15 and older will be offered by Western Nevada College throughout the summer. Each session includes four days of instruction, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $100. Carson City Classes also include four hours of driving simulator time.

Summer courses will meet on the WNC Carson City Campus Mondays-Thursdays, June 23-26, July 7-10, July 21-24 and August 4-7.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced Tuesday the launch of a new online tree removal permit application and credit card payment system that can be accessed through their website at trpa.org.

“The new online service is more customer friendly and is in line with the Agency’s core values of improving operational efficiency while providing a high-level of customer service,” said TRPA Executive Director, Joanne S. Marchetta.

One person has died in a plane crash this afternoon at Dayton Valley Airpark, a Central Lyon County Fire Protection District official said.

The crash happened near Dayton Valley Golf Club. The first call came into Lyon County dispatchers at 2:16 p.m. Responders include Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the fire department. Care Flight was also called.

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for Monday. That warning indicates a high fire danger on the western Nevada Sierra front, including Carson City.

An upper level disturbance will move across the region today. This will bring isolated thunderstorms this afternoon initially along the Sierra Front and far northwest Nevada with activity moving quickly to the east across the basin and range during the evening. Some of these thunderstorms may produce dry lightning.

Fire restrictions will begin Friday on public land throughout western Nevada, eastern California and the Sierra, according to the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

Below-average precipitation this winter and spring and a third consecutive year of drought have led to abnormally low soil-and-fuel moistures, increasing the potential for large and potentially devastating wildfires, the agencies announced.

With record drought conditions in the West, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board underscored its commitment to improving forest health and protecting Lake Tahoe communities from wildfire Wednesday by adopting a resolution supporting the 2014 Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Month and giving special recognition to two departing Lake Tahoe fire chiefs at its meeting in Kings Beach, Calif.

Join the Johnson Lane Volunteer Fire Department this Father’s Day for their Annual Pancake Breakfast. There will be food, drinks and fun for everyone. Additionally, the department will be hosting a large raffle and Silent Auction. All proceeds from the event will go to supporting the Johnson Lane Volunteer Fire Department. Come out and meet the local volunteer firefighters. Careflight and NDF helicopters will be there.

Many events are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of June. These Nevada 150 events help celebrate all things Nevada and bring awareness to the state’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following are events held June 3 through June 15.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 28, 2014.

Memorial Day Services are today, Monday, 1 p.m. at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City. Organizers said the Sons of Veterans of the Civil War will fire a cannon during the ceremony as part of Nevada’s Sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary of Nevada’s admission to the Union.

Among the speakers at the ceremony will be Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell and retired Navy Capt. David Treinen.

Investigators evacuated a building off of the Stewart Complex in the 5000 block of Snyder Avenue in Carson City Wednesday after a suspicious envelope or package with white powder was mailed to the facility.

The two story Building 17 is used by the Nevada Department of Corrections. Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi said the fire department and law officers were called to the complex at around 10:50 a.m.

The package envelope was being tested to make sure there isn't a lethal substance inside, said Giomi.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This Memorial Day weekend report is for the week of May 21-27, 2014.

Carson City firefighters responded early Monday evening to a working structure fire near the 2700 block of Highway 50 East off of Neptune Court and Carmine Street.

The occupant of the residence and two dogs escaped injury but the fire burned much of the manufactured home and there was partial roof collapse, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi. A third dog was reported missing.

Gov. Brian Sandoval, Chairman of the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, along with 16 voting members recently approved the funding allocations for Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Grant Program projects.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Crews remain on the fire line on the edge of Reno where a wind-whipped wild land blaze had neighborhoods on edge over the weekend along the foothills of the eastern Sierra front.

A spring storm will move into the Sierra and western Nevada Monday and Tuesday, which may improve conditions for firefighters battling the Hunter Falls Fire west of Reno.

The storm will bring increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms to the region with moderate to heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. The heaviest showers may develop over Nevada, which would lead to higher precipitation totals than the Sierra.

Carson City firefighters responded to a working structure fire in the 1900 block of North Carson Street early Sunday evening.
Smoke and flames were visible when firefighters arrived at the mobile home park. All occupants were able to get out of the mobile home though one was reported to be injured. An ambulance was called to the scene.

UPDATE: A wildfire west of Reno near Caughlin Ranch in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest has burned about 150 acres and is 5 percent contained as of Sunday night, according to. Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. No homes are threatened at this time.

The Hunter Falls Fire may have started overnight Saturday and began to spread Sunday morning. Two helicopters dumped buckets of water on the fire and the Black Mountain Hotshots were at the scene by Sunday afternoon, said Sierra Front spokeswoman Elizabeth Kenna. Gusty winds fanned the fire. The cause has not been determined.

A 10-year-old on a bicycle suffered minor injuries after an accident at 5th and Roop Street, according to Carson City fire and ambulance crews on scene. The accident was reported at 3:20 p.m. A Care Flight air ambulance was not needed.

UPDATE: Two vehicles were involved in separate vehicle rollovers overnight. One person was taken by Care Flight in a crash that happened early Thursday morning, while the other person escaped serious injury. Both rollovers may have been alcohol related.

The Thursday morning rollover was in the southbound lane of the Carson City I-580 freeway near the Highway 50 exit.