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Truckee Meadows Fire Division Chief reports staffing, burn permits and green‑waste changes
Summary
Division Chief Joe Shum updated the Spanish Springs CAB on call volumes at Station 46, mutual‑aid arrangements, open burning rules and the suspension of spring green‑waste drop‑offs due to backlog.
Joe Shum, division chief for Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, told the Spanish Springs Community Advisory Board that Station 46 on La Posada Drive averages about 86 calls per month and that the district runs an additional 35–40 monthly automatic/mutual‑aid calls into the City of Sparks.
Shum said March’s calls included 51 medical responses and traffic accidents; other responses were good intent, hazardous conditions and false alarms. He described mutual‑aid arrangements with…
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