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Residents urge Sparks council to keep Fire Station 5 open, citing life‑saving response times
Summary
Scores of Wingfield Springs residents told the Sparks City Council on Nov. 10 that closing Fire Station 5 while opening Station 6 would increase travel times and endanger seniors, children and tournament attendees; speakers urged alternatives including reassigning apparatus or hiring staff instead of closures.
Dozens of residents implored the Sparks City Council at its Nov. 10 meeting to reverse a plan that would close Fire Station 5 once the new Station 6 opens, saying Station 5’s proximity has been the difference between life and death.
Residents such as Jim Kindness, a Wingfield Springs resident who said he responded to emergencies for nearly 30 years, told council: "Time matters and can make a difference in life or death." Kindness and other speakers recounted rapid responses they attributed to Station 5, including CPR saves, timely ambulance transports and rescue of unconscious victims.
Patty Gray, who lives about five blocks from Station 5, told…
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