GRASS VALLEY, Calif. July 17, 2020 – Fire units responded to a report of a traffic collision in front of Grass Valley Charter School at 225 South Auburn St. in Grass Valley. Upon the arrival of fire units, one person was determind to be deceased outside the vehicle, and one person was trapped in the […]
Battalion Chief Joshua Sunde, Nevada County Consolidated Fire
Small fire on Sutton Way quickly contained
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 18, 2018 – A vegetation fire was reported last night at 9:20pm behind 265 Sutton Way in Grass Valley, units responded to the given location. Upon the arrival of Engine 2, it was reported as a 50’ X 50’ fire with a transient camp involved, no threat to the apartment complex. […]
Successful rescue at the Yuba River
May 19, 2018 – On Friday May 18th Nevada County Consolidated FD resources were dispatched to a drowning or near drowning in the South Yuba River at Hwy 49. NCCFD deployed the Technical Rescue team along with allied agencies, North San Juan FD, Nevada City FD, Cal Fire and CHP. We found upon our arrival […]
Regional mass casuality incident drill a success
GRASS VALLEY Calif. April 23, 2018 – A regional mass causality incident drill was held on Saturday April 21, 2018 at the Nevada County Public Training Center to prepare Nevada County fire agencies and cooperators for mass casualty incidents. In response to the many recent events and acknowledging the need for our agencies to improve […]
Firefighters prevent structure fire on Summit Ridge Drive from spreading to adjacent homes
NEVADA CITY, Calif. April 12, 2018 – A structure fire was reported at 10:02 pm yesterday and all units responded to Summit Ridge Dr. in Cascade Shores, upon the arrival of Engine 86, it was reported a 1 story wood frame residential occupancy, with heavy smoke and fire showing, 75% involved. The fire took approximately […]
Victims trapped in structure fire on Carey Drive rescued by firefighters
GRASS VALLEY, Calif.June 16, 2017 – A structure fire with victims trapped was reported at 3:35pm on Carey Drive off of Ridge Road in Grass Valley. The first arriving units reported approximately 50%-75% involvement in a single family residence with smoke to the floor, and the fire burning through the attic spaces into the main […]
Escaped transient cooking fire on Railroad Ave quickly contained
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. June 4, 2017 – A vegetation fire was reported at 1:28 pm and all units responded to the given location on Railroad Avenue in Grass Valley. Upon the arrival of Engine 2, it was reported a 50’ X 50’ fire moderate rate of spread. The fire was reported by neighbors after seeing […]
Garage fire in Grass Valley quickly contained, firefighters prevent spread to homes, wildland
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. May 24, 2017 – Yesterday, May 23rd at 6:52 pm, units responded to Stacey Lane in the City of Grass Valley. Upon arrival on scene, Battalion 2 reported heavy smoke and fire on two sides of a detached garage with extension into the wildland. E1, T2, and E5482 crews attacked the fire […]
Garage fire on East Empire quickly contained
GRASS VALLEY Calif. April 4, 2017 – All units responded to East Empire Street in Grass Valley at 2:32 pm. Upon the arrival of C1300, it was reported heavy smoke from all sides of a detached garage. E1 and E2 crew attacked the fire from the exterior with hand-lines, and eventually forcing entry and making […]
Seven minor injuries reported after vehicle drives into Papa Murphy’s Pizza shop
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. March 23, 2017 – All units responded to a report of a vehicle into a building with injuries on Nevada City Hwy in the Fowler Center. A vehicle drove over the sidewalk into a Papa Murphy’s Pizza, coming to a stop 20+ feet inside the structure. There were seven patients; five were […]
Early morning house fire on Vee Court destroys log cabin
NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 22, 2017 – A structure fire was reported at 6:09 am on Vee Court, off North Bloomfield in the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District. Upon the arrival of the first unit, it was reported a 1 story wood frame, (log cabin) residential occupancy, with heavy smoke and fire showing, fully involved. […]
Structure fire on Banner Quaker Hill
NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 27, 2016 – A structure fire was reported at 00:03 and all units responded to Banner Quaker Hill Road in Cascade Shores. Upon the arrival of Engine 86, they reported it to be a two-story wood frame residential home, with heavy smoke and fire showing, fully involved. The fire took approximately […]
Updated: Early morning accident on McCourtney required extrication
Per CHP, alcohol/drugs do not appear to be a factor in this collision. The cause of the collision is still under investigation. The driver has been identified as 25-year old Grass Valley resident Casey Ryan Odonnell. GRASS VALLEY, Calif. August 21, 2016 – Nevada County Consolidated Fire units were dispatch to McCourtney Road at Champagne Lane […]