Current Sparks Fire Chief Chris Maples says former Sparks Fire Chief Andy Flock passed away on Saturday. Maples and Sparks Mayor Geno Martini say Flock will be greatly missed.
Sparks Fire Department responded to a warehouse fire on Dermony Way north of Glendale Ave. around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. This is the fifth fire SFD has responded to at the same address since March 11, and the City Attorney is ready to take action against the property owner.
People living near the border between the City of Sparks and Washoe County are getting more efficient emergency response times, starting Monday. That's thanks to a new "enhanced" automatic aid policy.
Francis William "Bill" Farr, the City of Sparks' longest serving fire chief (1951-1976) and former state senator passed away Saturday, March 25.
City of Sparks authorities will swear-in the City's newest fire chief Monday afternoon.
The Sparks Fire Department has extinguished a fire that caused structural damage to four office units at the corner of York Way and Pyramid Way late Saturday night.
Sparks Fire Department officials say they would like to speak with three male juveniles seen after the fully contained 2,554-acre 'S' Fire started in the hills east of Sparks early Wednesday afternoon.
This week firefighters with the Sparks Fire Department are practicing their skills on a building donated to the fire department.