Woman burned when oxygen tank ignites from cigarette

Heard on: Lyon County Dispatch (Sheriff and Fire)

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Station 61, medical emergency, (number withheld) Bramble Drive.

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Time and page 49 after.

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Access one, copy page.

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Not access one, copy page.

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Fifty-one after response to (number withheld) Bramble Drive, Russell Rosewood Drive.

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Seventy-six-year-old female, conscious breathing, was smoking a cigarette next to her O2 tank and caught on fire.

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The fire is put out.

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She is burned all over her body.

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Skin has been peeled off.

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(number withheld) Bramble Drive.

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Bye, Medic 61.

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You can show us in route.

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Can you put the next available helicopter on standby?

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Medic 61, we're at 52 after any firm.

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We're requesting battle one.

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Copy, thank you.

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961 Air 12 has a 20-minute ETA.

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2-0.

7/20/2026 12:49 AM

Fire

Bramble Dr, Fernley, NV 89408

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical incident near Bramble Drive in Fernley involving a 76-year-old woman who was reportedly burned when a cigarette ignited her oxygen tank. The fire was reported out, and a medical helicopter was requested to be on standby.