Genoa Cemetery Fire a hint of things to come

  • Source: Gardnerville Record Courier
  • Published: 06/22/2022 01:03 PM

PHOTO: For the second time in just over a month, construction work sparked a wildfire in Carson Valley that threatened structures. Friday’s 3.5-acre Genoa Cemetery Fire was the first fire of the season to prompt a call for evacuations, but it’s unlikely to be the last. Residents living on Trail and Holton courts, along with those in the southern Genoa Lakes were notified in-person and by Reverse 911 of the danger as flames devoured chest-high buckbrush just north of the Genoa Cemetery. One home was scorched as East Fork firefighters turned out to stop the flames from crossing either Jacks Valley Road or Centennial Drive. Helicopters made at least a half-dozen drops on the fire as residents eyed the flames warily. Flames shot up above the tall buckbrush not long after the fire was first reported at 2:40 p.m. Jacks Valley Road was closed for around three hours.



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