Welcome to the Arrowcreek Fire Station Website
Read on for more information on the new Arrowcreek Fire Station
The Sierra Fire and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection Districts' Board of Fire Commissioners are interested in feedback from all Washoe County residents on staffing of the new Arrowcreek fire station!The future station will be located at the corner of Thomas Creek and Arrowcreek Parkway. The station will service the areas of Arrowcreek, Galena, Mt. Rose and South West Reno. The station is within the Sierra Fire Protection District service area.Construction of the station is supported by federal grant funds. However, the Board is interested to know the community's ideas for staffing and operation of the station. The question simply is .... How would you staff the Arrowcreek fire station? |
Upcoming EventsNext Community Forum is scheduled for October 13, 6-9 p.m. in the Washoe County Chambers, 1001 E 9th Street, Building A. |
The purpose of this website is to continue the conversation between the community, staff, and elected officials on future staffing of the Arrowcreek Fire Station and to provide a resource for the community to refer to for timely information. Bookmark this webpage and visit often!
- Citizen Feedback/Community Forums
- Project Status and Next Steps
- Project History
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Contact Information
- References
Community Forums/Citizen Feedback
A series of community forums are being held to discuss potential staffing options for the new station. In addition, you may also contact staff at fire@washoecounty.us with your staffing solutions.
October 13: The next community forum will be held on October 13, 6-9 p.m. Please join the discussion in the Washoe County Chambers, Building A, 1001 E. 9th Street. The facilitated conversation will include round table discussions regarding options identified by staff and citizens. The forum will be filmed and available on Washoe County 217 and online at www.washoecounty.us/wctv.
September 1: The September 1st citizen community forum is available for viewing online. The event occurred at the Washoe County Chambers, Building A, 1001 E. 9th Street between 6 and 9 p.m. The facilitated conversation focused on solutions for staffing and operation of the new Arrowcreek station. Presentations were prepared both staff and citizens to allow for an open dialogue. The presentations are available below.
Citizen Presentation: Dr. Robert Parker
Citizen Presentation: Dr. George Thomas
Staff Presentation: Mary Walker
Staff Presentation: Chief Michael Greene
Project Status and Next Steps:
October 13, 2010: A third citizen community forum, between 6-9 p.m. The meeting location is 1001 E. 9th Street in the Washoe County Commission Chambers, Building A. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to end a 9 p.m. The agenda is available online.
September 15, 2010: Meeting of the Internal Review Group, 1-2 p.m., in the Caucus Room, 1001 E. 9th Street, Building A (next to the Manager's Office on the second floor). As directed by the Sierra Fire Board of Commissioners, the group will provide a peer review of proposed options to staff the Arrowcreek fire station.
September 1, 2010: A second citizen community forum will be held September 1st. The meeting will be held at 1001 E. 9th Street in the Washoe County Commission Chambers, Building A. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to end at 9 p.m.
August 24, 2010: Staff provided an update from the first community forum to the Sierra Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners and initial draft options for staffing the Arrowcreek Fire Station. For additional information please download the agenda and staff reports or view the video online at www.washoecounty.us/wctv (Select 'Video on Demand','County Commission', 'Sierra Fire May 25 Meeting').
September 28, 2009: Grant funding allocated by the Federal Emergency and Management Agency (FEMA) grant through American Resource and Recovery Act (ARRA) funds.
The new Arrowcreek Fire Station is funded by a $2.5 million Federal Emergency and Management Agency (FEMA) grant though the American Resource and Recovery Act (ARRA) funds. The funding was allocated in September 28, 2009 and accepted by the Sierra Fire Board of Fire Commissioners/Board of County Commissioners on May 25, 2010. The funds will be used to complete design permitting requirements, and, finally to construct the station.
Construction will occur over an eight month period. The grant requirement is to have the station completed within three years (September 2012) and provide regular and timely progress reports to FEMA. Construction could begin within one year with a possible completion date of November 2011.
The new Arrowcreek Fire Station is deemed necessary due to longer than average response times to the surrounding communities. The original development agreement for Arrowcreek in the mid 1990s called for the developer to donate property for the purpose of constructing a fire station.
The new Arrowcreek Fire Station is deemed necessary due to longer than average response times to the surrounding communities. The original development agreement for Arrowcreek in the mid 1990s called for the developer to donate property for the purpose of constructing a fire station
Citizens have participated in the development of the new fire station for over two years. Previous attempts to fund staffing for a new station in the area include a ballot measure for a bond and tax override for building and staffing the station. The measure was defeated by 158 votes in 2008. In 2009, a citizens group went to the board and asked to have the fire chief assist in developing options to build and staff the station. Part of the citizen request included an analysis of the previous bond measure which viewed the election results by voter precincts. Precincts serviced by the future station approved the tax increase by 68%.
Considering the general local community support, in March 2009 the citizens group presented other options for the Board to consider building and staffing the station. One of the options included seeking grant funds. As a result of the work of citizens and staff, in September 2009, the District received a $2.5 million dollar federal stimulus grant to construct the station. In June 2010 the Board approved acceptance of the grant with an interim staffing plan.
The District Board of Fire Commissioners (i.e, Washoe County Commission) seeks to continue the current citizen participation by facilitating community input to a permanent staffing solution for the new Arrowcreek Station. Emergency support is a concern for all residents in Washoe County and the Board would like to hear from all residents on how they feel staffing of the fire station should be resolved.
Staff is hosting community forums to develop a list of potential staffing options developed by citizens and staff to be analyzed and finally reviewed by the Board of Fire Commissioners. In addition to the forums, citizens may submit their ideas by email at fire@washoecounty.us.
In addition to staffing the Arrowcreek Fire Station, the Board of County Commissioners, Sierra Fire and Truckee Meadows Boards' of Fire Commissioners are implementing appropriate recommendations addressed in the new Fire Services Master Plan. These independent processes are occurring simultaneously and support the overall goal to provide responsible, effective and safe emergency services to citizens in the unincorporated areas of Washoe County.
For more information on the Fire Services Master Plan please visit www.washoecounty.us/mgrsoff/fireplan.html. To review the agendas of the Joint Fire Agency Board please visit www.washoecounty.us/mgrsoff/JFAB.html.
Who do I contact for more information?
Chief Michael Greene
Sierra Fire Protection District
Email: msgreene@washoecounty.us
Phone: 849.1108
Kurt Latipow
Washoe County
Fire Services Coordinator
Email: klatipow@washoecounty.us
Phone: 328.2716
Presentation provided to the Sierra Fire Board of Commissioners on May 25 [Chief Michael Greene]