County will celebrate Tuesday during spring break for students

Eight Northern Nevada fire departments certify new Hazardous Materials Technicians

No burn permits are being issued at this time.

Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District quickly puts out structure fire and rescues 2 family pets.

Regional input needed to review and analyze fire service.

Residents must obtain new burn permits.

Change allows for a paramedic on duty at every TMFPD station 24/7.

Improper ash disposal presents huge danger to the community.

Local businesses pitch in to help residents recover from fire damage.

Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Dedicates New Fire Station in Hidden Valley on Saturday, December 8th

Investigators say the source was an abandoned campfire

Fuel crews will be in the park November 16 & 17, 2012.

Improper and careless ash disposal presents huge danger to the community.

Fire Chief encourages citizens to report those who disregard warnings.

Now with 50% containment, crews continue to control fire perimeter.

Fire Chief reminds citizens of Red Flag Warning.

Crews will start burning piles of tree limbs and brush in Sun Valley Regional Park, adjacent to Esther Bennett Elementary School.

Residents required to obtain permit to burn debris through Oct. 31.

Fire agencies contained a 48-acre blaze in the Palomino area today at 1:45 p.m. Ignited by discharge of a firearm, the fire started around 10 a.m. this morning and consumed 38 acres of private land and 11 acres of public land. 



Since July 1, new Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District has responded to 533 calls including responses to 40 fires in Northern Nevada. Standing up the new fire district involved 24 career and volunteer stations, selecting and equipping and 105 career and 180 volunteer fire fighters and support staff, and required a significant amount of effort and commitment by more than a dozen departments at Washoe County.

All Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District firefighters will be honored in a badge ceremony, Friday July 29, 2012

The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) has established automatic aid and mutual aid agreements with many area Fire Departments to help ensure that a seamless transition of fire services can occur on July 1.