The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and Washoe County are considering consolidating the two fire stations in Washoe Valley and have scheduled a community meeting next month to address the issue.
The potential merger involves West Washoe Valley Station No. 30, 3905 Old Hwy. 395, and East Washoe Valley Station No. 32, 1240 East Lake Blvd.
West Washoe Valley’s station was built in 1950 and is 1,000 square feet. East Washoe Valley was built in 2000 and is 1,782 square feet.
A public meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at Tamarack Junction, 13101 S. Virginia St. Notices will be mailed to citizens living in the areas served by both stations. Fire district staff told county commissioners on Tuesday that they’re working on scheduling a second meeting and also plan to conduct a presentation in front of Franktown-area homeowners associations.
According to monthly call volume data, 37 calls came into East Washoe Valley and 23 to West Washoe Valley in August. That represented 4 percent and 2.5 percent of overall call volume, respectively.
The fire protection district has 11 stations with the busiest being Sun Valley, which fielded 28 percent of calls in August, followed by Spanish Springs, which handled almost 20 percent of calls.
