REMSA Health and the City of Sparks Fire Department are announcing a new partnership that will enhance emergency medical services (EMS) in the Wingfield Springs area of Sparks.
The service contract acknowledges Sparks Fire Department as a full partner under the REMSA Health franchise in providing medical coverage to the portion of Sparks currently served by Fire Station 5 at 6490 Vista Boulevard.Â
Per REMSA Health’s and Sparks Fire Department's current response protocols, the closest appropriate resource - either a REMSA Health ambulance or a Sparks Fire Department resource - will continue to be dispatched. Sparks Fire Department will be obligated to meet or exceed all of the same performance requirements that REMSA Health is held to, as outlined by the franchise agreement with Washoe County.Â
Sparks Fire Department will deploy the ambulance service out of Fire Station 5 which currently operates with a minimum of three personnel on a fire engine. The addition of the ambulance will bring another firefighter/paramedic and a firefighter to the station, for a total of five personnel. This ambulance will service districts 5 and 6, with the southern boundary being Los Altos, and the northern boundary being La Posada.
