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Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon reports the fire that started just before 12:30 this afternoon was knocked down shortly after firefighters arrived. The cause of the fire, between 1 to 2 acres, is under investigation. A Carson City sheriff's deputy was told by the homeowner the fire started from a lawnmower. There were no structures that burned.
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Carson City firefighters with the help of a sheriff's deputy and neighbors were able to knock down a brush fire off of Meadow Wood Lane in the Lakeview area on Wednesday afternoon.

UPDATE 12:49PM: Carson City Fire Department reports making progress on the fire, with the firefighters knocking it down. The fire was about an acre in size and had been threatening nearby homes.
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Carson City Fire Department was called this afternoon to the 4000 block of Meadow Wood Lane in the Lakeview area for a brush fire that is threatening homes in the Lakeview area.

UPDATE 3:30PM: A fire investigator was called following a smoldering fire inside a residence that happened in a 12 foot by 15 foot bedroom, said Carson City Fire Department On-Duty Battalion Chief Jason Danen. Firefighters arrived at the residence in the 1000 block of Koontz Lane and found smoke in a bedroom where the fire had been smoldering. The cause is under investigation.

UPDATE 9:30PM: A fire that started in the kitchen area of a Rawhide Way residence and spread into the attic was quickly knocked down Tuesday night, said Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Tom Raw.
It started as a cooking fire and went into the exhaust system, extending into the attic, he said. It was knocked down within 15 minutes upon arrival.

If you live anywhere within ear-shot of Mills Park, you may have heard some snaps, crackles, pops and all-out booms over the last two days.

That's because the Carson City Rendezvous is happening concurrently with the Nevada State Fair at Mills Park.

UPDATE 11AM: Carson City Fire Department reports a florescent ballast was responsible and that there is not a fire.
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Carson City Fire Department was dispatched to the Carson City Sheriff's Office at 911 East Musser Street Tuesday morning for a possible structure fire.
The call came into dispatch shortly before 10:50 a.m. for a report of smoke coming from the evidence room of the building.

With a record mountain snowpack changing to a robust, above normal, significant fire potential, wildland firefighting agencies are gearing up for another fire season and the University of Nevada, Reno is ramping up its AlertTahoe HD/4K fire camera system, which overlooks and helps protect dozens of western mountain ranges and hundreds of square miles of Nevada’s Great Basin.

UPDATE 4:25PM: Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Dan Shirey said the fire at Fifth near Country Village and near a field across from Little Lane was approximately 15 feet by 20 feet in size in a field surrounded by graded dirt. The fire put out a lot of smoke however, there was virtually no wind to spread the fire, he said.
"The conditions ... are that there's still a lot of moisture in the ground, and limited wind today, so it was a matter of minutes before it was knocked down, contained and now mopped up," he said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday afternoon to a brush fire in the area of Country Village and Fifth Street. The call came into dispatch at around 3:35 p.m., and was reported to be threatening nearby structures, with flames and smoke growing, according to first responders on scene.

Beginning Monday, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations. If conditions are favorable, operations may take place near Sugar Pine Point, Glenbrook, Lower Kingsbury Grade, Ski Run Boulevard, Fallen Leaf Lake and Meyers.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to the Carson Mall late Thursday afternoon for a report of a possible structure fire. It turned out to be a fire in a trash can.

Weather permitting, North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy, and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations next week beginning May 15, 2017.

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad begins its ninth season as a major visitor attraction and local’s favorite Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-28, with round trip steam trains plying the 16-mile route between Carson City and Virginia City.

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.

Most of us love a great musical show, and one such example is Fiddler on the Roof, where the poor Jewish milkman, Tevye, is burdened with poverty while trying to maintain long-standing traditions and cope with oppression from the anti-Semitic Russians. At one point, he cries out to God, "I know, I know. We are your chosen people. But once in a while, can't You choose someone else?"

Out of all the nations in the world, why did God choose Israel? In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses explained why:

North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California State Parks, and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations next week beginning May 1, 2017.

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.

Conventional wisdom may be that the earth is round, but in Ryan Walker's world of pizza making, flat is where it's at.

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.

The potential for smoky skies in the valleys and hills above Carson City may surface again next week with plans for prescribed fire operations throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team announced Friday.

A grand opening celebration was held Saturday at 1947 North Carson Street, site of the all-new Glass Shack smoke and vapor supply store in the Frontier Plaza Shopping Center in Carson City.

Smokers in Nevada can get free medications to help them quit. Medications made available by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health include gum and/or patches, lozenges, inhaler, and/or nasal spray. Supplies may be limited.

“I made a decision that incarceration would not be my last destination. God is not done with me yet.” — Anonymous

I remember when I first met Alyssa, along with a dozen other students, in my class. As they were reading aloud, and under her breath, Alyssa politely corrected the girl reading in the chair next to her. She was shy, wise, and well-spoken.

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations on Monday, April 10 if conditions are favorable.

A 25-year-old convenience store clerk was arrested Thursday for suspicion of property destruction after he allegedly smashed the windows of a vehicle in which the driver had been arrested earlier for DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Prescribed fire operations began this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin, sending smoke into the foothills around Spooner that is visible in Carson City.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, March 31, at 3:44 p.m. at the Carson City Courthouse on an outstanding felony warrant out of the Carson City Justice Court alleging unlawful distribution of intimate material, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

The Reno Aces Baseball Club and Professional Sports Catering have revamped and reinvented the menus at Greater Nevada Field in 2017, officials announced Thursday. Additional game day concepts for the 2017 season include numerous brisket and bacon options, specialty hot dogs for every opponent, and an 1868 Burger, inspired by Reno 1868 FC.

UPDATE 1:40PM: The resident was advised she had a burned electrical socket and that she should call an electrician to get it fixed. Firefighters were released from the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday afternoon to the 300 block of B Street for a report of a structure fire inside a single-wide mobile home.

The California Tahoe Conservancy, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service are planning on continuing prescribed fire operations on Monday, March 27, depending on conditions.

UPDATE: The fire has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department has been called to the 1800 block of Fall Street on Wednesday night for a structure fire inside an apartment complex.