Carson Valley Community Food Closet Extending Services to Alpine County Residents Due to Tamarack Fire

Carson Valley Community Food Closet Extending Services to Alpine County Residents Due to Tamarack Fire

Gardnerville, NV…Carson Valley Community Food Closet extending services to Alpine County residents. “We will supply residents with groceries on a weekly basis for the foreseeable future as we know the need for food will go beyond this initial disaster and want to be available for individuals and families as they get back on their feet.” […]

Tamarack Fire Morning Operations Update, 39,045 Acres, O% Containment, 1,219 Souls Working Fire!

Tamarack Fire Morning Operations Update, 39,045 Acres, O% Containment, 1,219 Souls Working Fire!

Markleeville, CA…Extremely dry conditions continue to challenge firefighters as they work to contain the Tamarack Fire. Operations Section Chief Pat Seekins has an update on the fire and the Incident Management Team’s strategy for today in this Operations Briefing. #TamarackFire 39,045 0% Contained 1219 Personnel

Nevada Reported a Total “Gaming Win” of $1,039,444,911 for April 2021. A 28,255.93% Increase Over April 2020

Nevada Reported a Total “Gaming Win” of $1,039,444,911 for April 2021.  A 28,255.93% Increase Over April 2020

Carson City, NV…Nevada Gaming Revenues and Collections Win Revenue Summary – April 2021. Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $1,039,444,911 for the month of April 2021. This amounts to a 28,255.93% increase compared to April 2020, when licensees reported a gaming win of $3,665,706. For the fiscal year (July 1, 2020 […]

Nevada Gaming Commission Lifting All Covid Mitigation Protocols June 1st

Nevada Gaming Commission Lifting All Covid Mitigation Protocols June 1st

Carson City, NV…Effective 12:00am on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the Board rescinds all applicable COVID-19 mitigation protocols issued pursuant to section 18 of Emergency Directive 044, including, without limitation, Industry Notice #2021-41 and the Board’s “Health and Safety Policy for Continued Mitigation of the Spread of COVID-19 for Nonrestricted Licensees.” Except as otherwise provided below […]

Governor Sisolak Announces Extension to State Residential Eviction Moratorium

Governor Sisolak Announces Extension to State Residential Eviction Moratorium

Carson City, NV…Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced a two-month extension to the State’s eviction moratorium, which was originally set to expire tomorrow. The CDC announced the extension of the federal evictions moratorium yesterday. The goal of the State extension is to allow for the counties and courts to offer faster help in the forms […]

Governor Sisolak announces all Nevadans aged 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5

Governor Sisolak announces all Nevadans aged 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5

Carson City, NV…Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced two major updates on Nevada’s COVID-19 vaccination timeline. On March 22, vaccination opportunities will be available to all Nevadans aged 16 and older with underlying health conditions, as laid out in the State’s COVID-19 Vaccination Playbook. Vaccination opportunities for this group of Nevadans will be available through […]

Slink Fire Grows to 14,200 Acres & 10% Containment. Forest Service Closes Roads in Fire Area.

Slink Fire Grows to 14,200 Acres & 10% Containment.  Forest Service Closes Roads in Fire Area.

Bridgeport, CA. September 3, 2020– The Slink Fire continues to have active surface fire behavior due to hotter, drier weather conditions and available fuel. This fire is burning west of Antelope Valley and into the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness. Firefighters will use tactics to fully suppress the fire. A Closure Order has been put in place by […]

Slink Fire Grows to 11,000 Acres, Evacuations Lifted, Hwy 395 Reopens & Smoke Output Drops

Slink Fire Grows to 11,000 Acres, Evacuations Lifted, Hwy 395 Reopens & Smoke Output Drops

Coleville, CA…The Slink Fire was reported on August 29th at 6 p.m. in the Slinkard Valley southwest of Topaz Lake. It is burning in pinyon juniper, sage and grass and was a result of recent lightning in the area. September 1st, 2020– The Slink Fire behavior moderated today and hard work by firefighters has increased […]

Slink Fire Roars to 6,500 Acres, Hwy 395 Closed, Town of Walker Evacuated, Emigrant Wilderness Threatened

Slink Fire Roars to 6,500 Acres, Hwy 395 Closed, Town of Walker Evacuated, Emigrant Wilderness Threatened

Bridgeport, CA. August 31st, 2020– Influenced by dry fuels, topography and winds, the Slink Fire made a substantial run towards the towns of Walker and Coleville at approximately 3 p.m. this afternoon. The fire has grown to 6,500 acres, with 5% containment. Click the above image for a full sized photo of the Slink Fire […]

Numbers Fire Now 18,000 Acres With Zero Percent Containment.

Numbers Fire Now 18,000 Acres With Zero Percent Containment.

Gardnerville, NV…From Inciweb…”The Numbers Fire is 0% contained and the fire is estimated to be at 18,000 acres. Multiple local, state and federal fire agencies are assisting and there are numerous fire apparatus and firefighters working on the scene. Equipment on scene includes Dozers, Handcrews and Aircraft. The cause of the fire is unknown at […]