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Residents urge Sparks council to reconsider closing Fire Station 5, cite longer response times and sprinkler code impacts
Summary
Two residents told the Sparks City Council Oct. 13 that closing Fire Station 5 and relying on newly opened Station 6 would increase emergency response times to Wingfield Springs and Golden Eagle Regional Park and could affect sprinkler requirements under local code.
Two residents told the Sparks City Council on Oct. 13 that closing Fire Station 5 and shifting resources to the newly opened Station 6 would add minutes and miles to emergency response times for homes and events near Golden Eagle Regional Park.
The comments, made during the council’s public-comment period, focused on public-safety risks and local code consequences if travel times grow. “Closing Station 5 is going to put thousands of people that visit Golden Eagle Park each year ... and our homes in jeopardy,” said Jim Kindness, a resident of…
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