Statement on Joint Meeting to Discuss Regional Fire Service

“My Washoe County colleagues and I appreciate the opportunity to meet collectively with our local leaders from the Cities of Reno and Sparks to discuss how we can continue to enhance our fire and emergency medical service response throughout our communities. We all agree that residents don’t care whose logo is on the engine that arrives during a crisis,” said Alexis Hill, Chair of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners and Chair of Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.

“Public safety will always be the highest priority and is a fundamental public service that all citizens expect and trust their local government to provide. Whether it is providing the technology to improve dispatch operations to implementing unrestricted automatic aid, these are just some potential remedies I look forward to studying and exploring in an effort to improve our local fire and EMS response. We have asked our managers and fire chiefs to research and report back in the next month to our boards on what the next steps might be, and we will continue to collaborate and share resources and ultimately provide the best service and response times for all our citizens while ensuring responsible fiscal stewardship to our citizens,” Chair Hill said.

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