WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is calling for immediate evacuations in Old Washoe Valley, Saint James Place, and Pleasant Valley. Pleasant Valley Elementary School has been evacuated by school police. Parents are asked to pick up their children at Damonte Ranch High School. Please note that parents or guardians must have identification to pick up their children. Traffic is currently being diverted at Laramie Drive, we are asking residents to avoid 395 North and Southbound at Laramie Drive.
The Sheriff’s Office will be providing instant Twitter updates to keep citizen’s informed during the fire. Interested residents can vollow the Sheriff’s twitter account at @washoesheriff.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office celebrated 150 years of proud service and community partnership in 2011. Sheriff Michael Haley is the 24th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County. His office continues to be the only full service public safety agency operating within northern Nevada and is responsible for operating the consolidated detention facility, regional crime lab, Northern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center, Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, court security, service of civil process and traditional street patrols.
