Emergency Calls: Crews respond to vehicle collisions, kitchen fire

By Selwyn Harris Pahrump Valley Times

8 years ago

One person was transported to Desert View Hospital following a two-vehicle collision at Highway 160 and Mesquite Avenue late Monday morning. A second person, who sustained minor injuries, refused medical transport. NHP and the Nye County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause of the 11 a.m. crash. Selwyn Harris/Pahrump Valley Times

A 19-month-old child in a white Toyota Prius was assessed for injuries after a two-vehicle crash on Homestead Road just south of Highway 160 on Monday. A gray Toyota pickup truck, (out of frame), sustained minor damage as a result of the collision. Selwyn Harris/Pahrump Valley Times

A Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue paramedic assesses a man involved in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 160 near Yellowhand Street last Wednesday afternoon. The initial investigation revealed the driver of a Toyota subcompact car rear-ended a Toyota pickup truck just after noon. No injuries were reported but both vehicles sustained significant front and rear-end damage. Selwyn Harris/Pahrump Valley Times

As usual, it was a relatively busy weekend for Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue crews.

Fire Chief Scott Lewis said first responders were dispatched to Pahrump Valley Boulevard and Gamebird Road on Saturday afternoon for a vehicle collision with injuries.

“Upon arrival, we found a two-vehicle accident. While there was no entrapment, there were two patients that required transport to the local hospital just after 1 p.m.,” he said.

Hours later, fire crews were summoned to the area of Irene and North Leslie streets for another two-vehicle collision resulting in at least one serious injury.

“Upon arrival, we found a car vs. motorcycle, where the motorcyclist sustained injuries consistent with warranting transport to a trauma center,” Lewis said. “Mercy Air 21 was placed on assignment where the patient was transported from the scene to Base 21. That patient was subsequently flown to UMC Trauma in Las Vegas.”

On Monday morning, crews were dispatched to South Highway 160 for a cooking fire.

Upon arrival, Lewis said crews managed to extinguish the kitchen fire in short order, where there were no extensions to the primary dwelling.

Later that afternoon, crews were dispatched to Highway 160 at Mesquite Avenue for a reported multi-vehicle collision just after 1 p.m.

“Upon arrival, we found a three-vehicle accident with no entrapment, however, two persons were injured and one was transported from the scene to the local hospital,” Lewis said. “We were also dispatched to the area of Homestead Road and Highway 160 for a two-vehicle accident which was relatively minor. A 19-month-old infant was assessed at the scene.”

Fires and vehicle collisions aside, Lewis said he and his crews are now focusing their attention on two upcoming events in town.

“We have the annual Pahrump Balloon Festival coming up as well as the Baker to Vegas run which we will be monitoring,” he said. “We are working on our action plans for the balloon festival right now to get as prepared as we can.”

The 2017 Pahrump Balloon Festival runs from Friday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, Feb. 26 at Petrack Park.

Contact reporter Selwyn Harris at sharris@pvtimes.com. On Twitter: @pvtimes