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Royal Ambulance, volunteer firefighters and Fire Adapted Nevada outline service and wildfire preparedness in Gerlach
Summary
Royal Ambulance reported full staffing and a revised ambulance soon to be based in Gerlach; local volunteers said they are "signed off by Truckee Meadows" and described capabilities and limitations. Fire Adapted Nevada and Truckee Meadows Fire discussed community wildfire protection planning, defensible-space guidance and grant opportunities for fuel mitigation.
Public-safety presenters at the Gerlach CAB meeting described recent emergency response activity, volunteer fire capacity and county-level wildfire planning.
John Ray of Royal Ambulance said Royal has handled 10 incidents in the Gerlach area this year, with five releases and five ground transports, and that a revised, county-dedicated ambulance will be stationed in Gerlach once it clears state inspection. He scheduled an all‑day EMS training for March 25. "We're doing a training day for all of our EMS staff... that'll be on Wednesday, March 25," he said.
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