Small brush fire near Minden-Tahoe Airport

Heard on: Douglas County Sheriff and Fire

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14, small wildland 32.

00:24

At the Minden-Tahoe Airport, south of the runway.

00:34

Valley units, fire responding to the area of Minden-Tahoe Airport, south of the runway for a small wildland.

00:44

Brush 14.

00:51

Rush 14 copies will be en route shortly.

00:59

We're certainly with Battalion 10 in the area of the Minden Tahoe Airport, just south of the runway.

01:05

Our people's calling over to East Valley, they think about a mile away.

01:09

They can see some sort of fire and don't know what's burning and don't know how large.

01:14

At 566.

01:20

Responding to the area of the airport, we're now getting an additional caller.

01:24

They think large flames about 10 feet.

01:27

They're calling in the area of Fremont and Sunray.

7/29/2026 05:32 AM

Wildfire

Minden–Tahoe Airport, 1146 Airport Rd, Minden, NV 89423

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of a small wildland fire near the Minden–Tahoe Airport, south of the runway. Callers in the surrounding area, including near Fremont and Sunray and East Valley, reported visible flames estimated at about 10 feet high. The exact source and size of the fire were not clearly known from the radio traffic.