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Residents implore Sparks City Council to keep Fire Station 5 open as council weighs staffing options
Summary
Dozens of Wingfield Springs residents urged the Sparks City Council to halt plans to close Fire Station 5, citing rapid response in past emergencies, traffic and growth-related delays, and concerns that staffing promises for a new Station 6 rely on overtime rather than new hires.
Dozens of residents told the Sparks City Council on Nov. 10 that closing Fire Station 5 would damage emergency response in Wingfield Springs and Golden Eagle Park. Speakers gave multiple first-hand accounts of rapid responses and near-misses they said depended on Station 5's proximity.
“Time matters and can make a difference in life or death,” said resident Jim Kindness, who told the council he has responded to fires and medical calls for nearly 30 years and urged the council to keep the station open. Several other residents described recent incidents in which crews from Station 5 arrived in minutes and, they said, saved lives or prevented…
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