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Fire chief flags REMSA agreement concerns; Board told reconsideration is an option
Summary
Chief Edwards told the board that stakeholder workshops revealed outstanding concerns with the REMSA franchise agreement — notably advisory committee language, closest-ambulance dispatch and priority-2 performance metrics — and said the District Board of Health offered either continued negotiation or reconsideration/revote as options.
Chief Edwards told the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District board that stakeholder workshops following the REMSA franchise agreement vote uncovered a set of concerns the district wants addressed before the agreement is treated as final.
Edwards listed three priorities the district raised at workshops convened by the District Board of Health: restoring joint advisory-committee language to the agreement; ensuring the closest ambulance, regardless of agency, is…
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