Black Springs Volunteer Firehouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

From the record

One of 83 National Register listings published here for Washoe County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
Address. West termination of Coretta Way at Kennedy Drive, Reno, 89506
When was it listed? November 2024
Category. building
Census division. North Valleys
National Register reference number. 100010950 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

163 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Black Springs Volunteer Firehouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,852 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	68
Natural	32
Equipment and vehicle use	17
Firearms and explosives use	13
Arson/incendiarism	8
Recreation and ceremony	5
Smoking	4
Fireworks	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Debris and open burning	3
Other causes	2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2011	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	SPOONER
6 September 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District	DUTCH FLAT
5 September 1997	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Carson City District Office	METEOR
30 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region	LONG VIEW
3 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9.0 acres	Reno Fire Department	SHELL
27 September 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Carson City District Office	MIDDLE FORK
23 September 2006	Misuse of fire by a minor	5.0 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	EISENBERG
22 September 2019	Firearms and explosives use	under an acre	Carson City District Office	BARREL

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 42 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Black Springs Volunteer Firehouse: 21 past producers, 14 occurrences, 7 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Black Panther Mine Area	Titanium	Occurrence
Fravel Mines	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Golden Fleece	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	Past Producer	Stockwork
Golden Fleece Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Marshall Group	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Paymaster Mine	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Peavine Peak Mine	Tungsten, Gold	Past Producer	Unknown
Peavine Peak Mine	Tungsten, Gold	Prospect
Red Metals Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Reno May	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Galena, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Washoe County

Storms near this property

39 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reno, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 13 heavy rain, 8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. The reports record 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 2011	Lightning	West Reno	4 hurt	Lightning from a thunderstorm over the McQueen High School soccer field struck between two sets of bleacher seats on the afternoon of the 24th, causing 4 injuries. Two of the injured went to the hospital and were in stable condition while two others refused treatment. One man had his hair singed and the left half of his shirt burned.
May 1997	Lightning	Reno	1 hurt	A man was struck by lightning while walking in Idlewild Park in Reno, NV. He was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
July 2000	Dust Devil	Reno	$1,000	A dust devil damaged several outdoor booths during a special events celebration.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	$1,000	no account filed
May 2009	Dust Devil	Reno	$500	A dust devil was observed in a field west of Pyramid Highway at Calle de la Plata north of Reno.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	$500	no account filed
July 2025	Hail	Reno	-	Public reported 1 inch hail in south Reno. There were also multiple reports of 0.75 inch hail and accumulating hail throughout the city.
January 2023	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	COCORAHS stations located 1.7 mi E of Sparks, NV (NV-WH-31), and 1.7 mi WSW of Reno, NV (NV-WH-133), reported a 24 hour rainfall amounts of 0.97 and 0.99 inches respectively.
March 2023	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	A COCORAHS, NV-WH-164, located 22.1 mi NNW of Reno, NV, and COCORAHS, NV-WH-19 Verdi, located 9.0 mi W of Reno, NV, reported 24-hour rainfall totals of 1.7 inches and 1.8 inches respectively.
January 2019	Heavy Rain	West Reno	-	Mesonet AU849 3 miles west of Reno reported 1.50 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0826PST to 17 January 0826PST. Mesonet elevation 5174 feet MSL.
January 2019	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	CoCoRaHS station NV-WH-133 2 miles west-southwest of Reno reported 1.00 inch of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0800PST to 17 January 0800PST.
April 2018	Heavy Rain	West Reno	-	Trained weather spotter 4 miles south-southwest of Reno reported 0.65 inches of storm total rainfall from 6 April 0210PST to 7 April 1410PST.
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	Mesonet station ALMN2, 5 miles southwest of Reno (elevation 6160 feet) reported 1.11 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 16 May 0130PST to 17 May 0130PST.
August 2014	Hail	West Reno	-	The hail occurred at McQueen High School.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	West Reno	-	This report was from the same thunderstorm that produced the 1655PST gust at the NWS office.
July 2008	Hail	Reno	-	A trained weather spotter reported 3/4 inch hail at the intersection of South McCarran and Kietzke in Reno.
July 2004	Tornado (F0)	Reno	-	An F0 tornado was spotted in Cold Springs, north of Reno. No damage was reported. The weak tornado lasted less than 2 minutes.
August 2004	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	A total of 0.75 inches of rain fell in 45 minutes in Palomino Valley north of Reno.
July 2004	Flash Flood	Reno	-	Flash flooding occurred in Palomino Valley, north of Reno. The main flooding was along Whiskey Springs, Amy, Chieftain, and Pasture View Roads.
June 2003	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	A storm spotter in northwest Reno measured nearly one half inch of rain, .43, from a thunderstorm in less than 20 minutes.
August 2003	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	One half inch of rain fell in 25 minutes from a thunderstorm.
July 2003	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	A weather spotter estimated that .25 inches of rain fell in 10 minutes from a thunderstorm. Minor street flooding was observed.
November 2002	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	Spotter in southwest Reno reported 1.25 inches of rain.
August 2002	Hail	Reno	-	3/4 inch hail
August 2002	Hail	Reno	-	3/4 inch hail
August 2000	Lightning	Reno	-	Newspaper report of several lightning-caused fires. Residents were evacuated, but no homes were lost.
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts of 64 mph recorded by automated weather sensor 10 miles NNE of Reno.
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 kts observed at Reno National Weather Service office.
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	-	Spotter report of thunderstorm winds of 63 mph in southwest Reno.
September 1998	Flood	Reno	-	10 minute rainfall in SW Reno: 0.20 inches due to thunderstorm resulting in minor street flooding and ponding on roads.
September 1998	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	45 minute rainfall: 0.71 inches from thunderstorm reported by spotter 5 miles north of Reno.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	-	A weather spotter in Reno reported a wind gust to 51 kts from a severe thunderstorm.
August 1997	Funnel Cloud	Reno	-	An off-duty NWS employee reported a funnel cloud just north of Peavine Mountain near Reno. It lasted for about five minutes before dissipating.
October 1993	Hail	Reno	-	One inch diameter hail was reported in the Callahan Ranch area.
October 1993	Hail	Reno	-	Three quarter inch diameter hail was recorded by the Reno National Weather Service office.
October 1993	Hail	Reno	-	A storm spotter reported three quarter inch hail in Hidden Valley.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Reno	-	no account filed
July 2001	Wildfire	Reno	-	no account filed
January 1997	Heavy Rain	Reno	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washoe County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Peavine Ranch	3.7 miles	2000
Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium	4.8 miles	1994
MacKay School of Mines Building	5.4 miles	1982
University of Nevada Reno Historic District	5.4 miles	1987
Morrill Hall, University of Nevada/Reno	5.5 miles	1974
Pincolini Hotel	5.6 miles	1984

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100010950 in Record Group 79.
Washoe County	All 83 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.