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Grass Valley Firefighters Sent to Reno Area Blazes

Some firefighters from Grass Valley has been sent out of state. Grass Valley Fire Chief Mark Buttron says Office of Emergency Services Engine 334, which is operated by Grass Valley Fire, has been deployed as part of a strike team to battle fires east of Reno…

Listen to Mark Buttron 1

The Earthstone Fire has burned over 41-thousand acres, and is only 30 percent contained. The Winnemucca Ranch Fire, near the town of Spanish Springs, has burned 35-hundred acres, but five structures were destroyed. Buttron says its likely the Grass Valley firefighters are doing what he calls structure protection…

Listen to Mark Buttron 2

There are currently four fires burning in northern Nevada.

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