The Carson City Fire Department has sent a type 3 engine with four personnel as part of a 5-engine strike team from Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe to the Camp Fire burning out of control in Butte County, Calif.
The team left Carson City shortly after noon on its way to the fire, said Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon. The forest fire began Thursday morning in the Feather River Canyon off of Highway 70 prompting mandatory evacuations including the towns of Paradise, Pulga and Concow.
Strong winds are moving the fire quickly, according to CalFire via Twitter. There are reports of structures damaged or destroyed, according to the Chico Enterprise-Record and Sacramento Bee.