Firefighters get upper hand on wildfire in south Carson City, wind remains top concern
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 10/13/2016 - 5:51pm
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.
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UPDATE 7:25PM: Fuji Park Exhibit Hall on Clear Creek Road west of Highway 395 is now open for evacuees. Resources continue to be pulled from throughout the region to fight the fire.
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UPDATE 7:20PM: Fire behavior continues to be erratic; Highway 395 is closed in the northbound lane near Topsy. There is also a motor vehicle crash at Carson Street and Clearview near Olive Garden.
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UPDATE 7:10PM: Motorists on Highway 395 in the fire area are urged to keep clear. The fire is moving toward the mobile home park near Frontage and Clear Creek.
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UPDATE 7PM: Evacuation center being set up at Fuji Park. Fire behavior is erratic, spot fires causing additional spread in the area. The mobile home park at Frontage and Clear Creek Avenue is being evacuated.
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UPDATE 643PM: Agencies from around the region are responding to this fire, threatening homes east of Clear Creek Avenue. Evacuations are underway. Motorists are advised to stay out of the area.
The fire is burning in the area of Clear Creek and Silver Sage at the west end of Delahedeh.
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UPDATE: The fire is burning south of Clear Creek Avenue, east of Highway 395, west of Center street. Evacuations are underway in the Clear Creek area, on side streets in the Stewart Colony area. At this point flames are spreading toward structures according to dispatch.
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UPDATE 6:15 PM: Firefighters report spot fires in the area of the main brush fire, evacuations underway in Carson Colony area at Clear Creek east of Highway 395.
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Carson City firefighters have been called to a brush fire burning south of Carson City near the Clear Creek area. The fire is putting up smoke and flames and may be moving toward structures, according to dispatch reports.
The fire is around 1-2 acres and spreading rapidly, according to firefighters on scene reporting in at shortly before 6 p.m.
The battalion chief has called for aircraft to help fight this fire.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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