Small brush fire near elementary school in Sparks

Heard on: Reno and Sparks Police 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.

00:00

Do we have various calls for a fire at (place_name withheld)?

00:09

Truckee Meadows is advised.

00:12

One caller upon transfer said that they saw whoever started the fire walking away, but we weren't able to get any kind of description.

00:22

Copy. I'm 23.

00:24

It's in the brush on the south side of the school.

00:30

Right now the school isn't threatened.

00:32

It's just the brush.

00:34

There's several bystanders in the area.

00:52

Washoe 156, pending check, okay.

00:59

We have is reportedly a large area burning.

01:04

The fire has not been reported as extinguished.

01:07

It's not threatening anything at present.No one is trapped.

01:10

Reportedly spreading down towards the street, and no one's reported to be injured.

01:23

Battalion 40.

01:26

How many reports do you have on this?

01:36

They were kicking dirt on it, trying to put it out, but then they just ran off.

01:46

Battalion 40, Engine 46 is on scene.

01:48

We have a small 10 by 10 area burning in Sage.

01:52

We should be able to handle it.

2026-07-11 04:43 UTC

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Shelby Dr, Sparks, NV 89436

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received multiple reports of a possible brush fire on the south side of an elementary school. A caller reported seeing a person who may have started the fire walking away, but no description was obtained. Responding units later found a small patch of sage brush burning near the street and indicated they could handle it, with no structures threatened and no injuries reported.

Small brush fire near elementary school in Sparks

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