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UPDATE 3:17PM: The Carson City Airport is temporarily closed until further notice. The aircraft was identified as a local aircraft.
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UPDATE 1:41PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms the pilot was unconscious briefly following the crash and has been flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno via Care Flight. He was conscious when he left Carson City on Care Flight, said Furlong. The plane did not have any passengers.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday in the area of East Hampton Drive for suspicion of third degree arson after allegedly starting a brush fire with a lighter, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

An investigation into Thursday’s fire at an Imperial Way apartment concluded the cause of the blaze was the ignition of an oxygen tank due to smoking, a Carson City acting fire battalion chief said.

UPDATE 11:10 AM: Firefighters have put out the fire at an apartment in the 3300 block of Imperial Way. The fire was discovered by paramedics who had arrived at the residence on a medical call for a female victim.
Smoke was observed to be pouring out of the apartment unit when responders first arrived. Paramedics were able to locate and remove the female victim safely from the apartment, and firefighters doused the flames.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties sponsors Stand Tall teams in four high schools and one middle school in the Lyon County School District.

UPDATE 725PM: Fire isolated to a trash can burning inside an apartment unit, according to dispatch. The fire has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department was called to the 1000 block of East Fifth Street for a structure fire inside a second story apartment.

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget depends on nearly $100 million in revenue from marijuana over the next two years, although Nevada officials said Tuesday that they haven’t heard from the Trump Administration either way on whether it’ll start enforcing federal law and shut the practice down.

The Carson City Fire Department was called to a structure fire that broke out Monday night in a portable classroom at Pioneer High School at 202 Corbett Street.

The Carson City Fire Department was called early Sunday afternoon to a chimney fire in the 1300 block of Continental Drive , near Douglas and Woodside.

A New Year's Eve fire destroyed a south shore Lake Tahoe duplex, leaving six people without a home and killing three family pets, fire officials said Sunday.

Law enforcement is preparing for the annual New Year's Eve party held at Stateline, an outdoor gathering that at one time saw 50,000 people in the streets.

UPDATE 11:01AM: Carson City Fire Department firefighters have knocked down the structure fire at 216 Pratt Street. Utility agencies are arriving at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department was called just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning to a structure fire at 216 Pratt Street across from Musser and Telegraph.

The North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts may continue prescribed fire operations next week if conditions are favorable.

Carson City Fire Department was called Friday afternoon to a structure fire in the 600 block of Martin Drive.

The call went out just after 12:30 p.m. According to dispatch, a 911 caller reported smoke inside the structure. The occupants were evacuated.

A pair arrested Tuesday for drug possession and other charges, face additional felony charges after investigators recovered stolen credit cards and identification, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 46-year-old Reno woman was arrested Tuesday for multiple felony charges after allegedly using a stolen car in an attempt to buy a vehicle at a South Carson Street auto dealership, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Healthy Communities Coalition’s Stand Tall member Cimberlin Andrus will speak about tobacco use awareness at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act at the Nevada Governor’s Mansion in Carson City on Dec. 8. Nine additional Stand Tall team members from Yerington, Fernley, Dayton and Silver Springs, and two of HCC’s certified community health workers, Kathy McIntosh and Tammy Sutton, will also attend.

Holiday decorating is a tradition in homes all over the world, but do you know how to safely decorate your home? The following are tips from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to help keep your home safe from fire this holiday season:

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service resumed prescribed fire operations this week and will continue operations next week as conditions allow. Operations may take place in multiple locations around Lake Tahoe including Glenbrook, Cave Rock, Round Hill, Lower Kingsbury Grade, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Paradise and Meyers.

UPDATE: The smoke that has settled into Carson City this Tuesday evening is from prescribed burning taking place around the Lake Tahoe Basin, confirmed Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans.
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The North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations this week in several areas around Lake Tahoe.

Weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations next week in areas on the South and East shores of Lake Tahoe. If conditions are favorable, operations may begin on Sunday, Nov. 6 and may continue through the week.

Western Nevada College is partnering with Carson City Health and Human Services to take a 1DayStand against tobacco on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. The 1DayStand campaign was developed by the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative to encourage college campuses across the nation to participate in the American Cancer Society's Great American SmokeOut.

In the aftermath of the Little Valley Fire that destroyed 23 homes and 17 outbuildings, Insurance Commissioner Barbara Richardson urges affected homeowners to be vigilant of fraudsters trying to take advantage during this devastating time. Any consumers affected are encouraged to contact the Division of Insurance if they have questions about insurance or need assistance with their insurance claims.

An alcohol compliance operation done Saturday in Carson City had 26 businesses checked with one gas station cashier cited for selling alcohol to a minor, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE 7:14PM: The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center (SFIDC) is now reporting the Little Valley to be 55 percent contained, having burned 3,400 acres and destroyed 22 homes and 17 outbuildings since early Friday morning.
More than 660 firefighting personnel remain on scene, the SFIDC reports.
More rain is forecast Sunday night into Monday morning, which should further help firefighting efforts to achieve full containment of the Little Valley Fire.
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UPDATE 3:52PM: From South Lake Tahoe, Highway 89 continues to be closed from just beyond the Spring Creek Tract to the Vikingsholm parking lot gate (north side of Emerald Bay) because of the Emerald Fire, which is still 90 percent contained.
As of 3 p.m. Sunday, evacuations have been lifted for Cathedral Road, Springs Creek Tract, Camp Shelly, Camp Concord and Mount Tallac Road.
Cascade Lake and Cascade Properties are currently open to residents only.
In Washoe Valley, Franktown Road continues to be closed below the 6190 street address, because of the Little Valley Fire, which remains at 20 percent contained.
Although Old U.S. Highway 395A has been opened, Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is asking the public to stay out of the area due to fire traffic, localized flooding from heavy rains and unstable ground from the burn areas.
Interstate 580 is open in both directions to traffic.
Public safety officials said at a 1 p.m. briefing that a re-entry plan has been established, but it will require coordination with fire management personnel, law enforcement, and utility companies before the area can be re-populated safely.
The re-entry plan called for some residents to be allowed back in Monday or Tuesday to survey their properities only. Officials are hopeful re-entry can begin Wednesday.
WCSO will contact displaced residents directly in order to visit their homes.
Fuji Park in Carson City remain open for evacuated residents with large livestock.

UPDATE 8:38AM FRIDAY: The Clear Creek fire is 100 percent contained as of Friday morning. Fire crews are keeping an eye on hotspots and embers and were busy overnight with spot fires, said Carson City Fire Department Spokeswoman Stacey Belt.
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UPDATE 9:10PM: Approximately 65 homes have been evacuated because of the fire in the Clear Creek area in southeast Carson City. The cause of the fire, reported at 5:38 p.m., is under investigation. Carson City Fire Department spokeswoman Stacey Belt said all the large flames have been knocked down, however there are embers and hot spots. There is zero percent containment as of 9 p.m. There will be crews monitoring the fire throughout the night. Evacuees will not be allowed into their homes before midnight, said Belt.
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UPDATE 8:57PM: The Carson City Sheriff's Office has turned over its police operations to Washoe Tribe Police Department because the fire is on tribal land, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Carson City Fire Department and other outside agencies continue to monitor the fire, striking down blowing embers and attempting to get a perimeter. The Salvation Army is at Fuji Park providing assistance for the evacuees, said CCFD spokeswoman Stacey Belt.
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UPDATE 8:32PM: Clear Creek Fire update From Stacey Belt, public information officer for Carson City Fire Department: As of 8 p.m. there have been no structures lost, no injuries reported, mutual aid is responding from throughout the region. Public Works is responding in the neighborhoods, looking for spot fires.
"We are fighting high winds. Embers are flying. We are expecting the winds to pick up in the next hour. So our goal is to get around this as soon as possible to save this community," she said.
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UPDATE 7:58PM: Power is out in the Topsy Lane area, NV Energy work crews are working to restore power. Traffic lights are out in the area. Winds continue to move the fire. No containment at this time. There haven't been reports at this time of structures burned.

Will the Marijuana initiative pass? Your guess is as good as ours, but in case it does, all employers need to have a drug policy in place to deal with drugs in the workplace – updated to include marijuana.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes federal, state and local fire and land management agencies in the Lake Tahoe Basin, will begin their fall prescribed fire operations as early as next week, weather permitting.

Changes in weather patterns and smoke issues that have brought up concerns about air quality and public health have forced a decision among forestry officials to bring an early end to a prescribed fire burning northwest of Carson City.

A controlled burn operation northwest of Carson City that began earlier this week and brought dense smoke into Carson City overnight will continue through Saturday with less smoke expected Thursday night, according to the Nevada Division of Forestry.