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Storey County fire board pins new chief, honors retiring chief and approves mechanic incentive policy after $2.2M ladder-truck purchase
Summary
The Storey County Fire Protection District formally pinned Robert "Bob" Reiser as fire chief, adopted a resolution honoring retiring Chief Jeremy Longcar, reported a $2.2 million ladder-truck purchase and approved policy P-503C establishing incentive pay for mechanics.
Robert “Bob” Reiser was sworn in and formally badged as chief of the Storey County Fire Protection District on Sept. 2, while the board honored retiring Chief Jeremy Longcar and approved a personnel policy to add incentive pay for fleet mechanics.
The chief’s badge-pinning and oath took place during a joint segment of the county’s meeting in Virginia City. Reiser led the service and raised the oath as part of the ceremony; commissioners and district officials then recognized Longcar’s retirement with Resolution 25-795, which the board adopted by motion and unanimous vote.
The retirement resolution, read at the meeting, thanks Longcar for “over 30 years of exemplary service to Nevada” and recognizes his 10 years with the Storey County Fire Protection District; the board passed the resolution by unanimous vote. Sheriff Mike Cullen and others delivered public remarks praising Longcar’s leadership and the district’s improvements under his tenure. Cullen said he was “honored to work with a guy with such upstanding moral value and integrity,” and multiple officials thanked Longcar for helping stabilize the department.
Separately, Reiser told the board his office recently finalized the purchase of a new ladder truck. “We secured $2,200,000.0541086 dollars for the purchase of a ladder truck,” Reiser said on the record, adding the district has signed the invoice and expects to take delivery and assume ownership within roughly 12 months. Reiser said the apparatus will serve District 75.
The fire board also approved policy P-503C, a compensation policy for the fleet manager/mechanic position that establishes incentive pay for education, operational certifications (for example, pump and heavy-equipment certifications) and a fitness standard incentive. Chief Reiser described the policy as part of a longer-standing approach to create career incentives for staff. The motion to adopt P-503C passed unanimously.
What the board approved - Resolution 25-795: Adopted to honor Chief Jeremy Longcar on his retirement; motion moved by Commissioner Mitchell and passed unanimously. - Policy P-503C: Fleet manager/mechanic compensation policy creating education, certification and fitness incentives; motion moved by Commissioner Mitchell and passed unanimously.
Why it matters The formal handoff and the retirement resolution mark a leadership transition at the county fire district. The ladder truck purchase represents a significant capital outlay for heavy apparatus and will change the district’s operational capability once delivered. The new mechanic incentives aim to retain and professionalize maintenance staff who support that apparatus.
Looking ahead Reiser and staff did not ask the board for further appropriations at the meeting; the purchase and funding were described as already secured. The district expects delivery and local ownership of the ladder truck in the coming year and will continue working with the county on any follow-up implementation tasks.
