Central Lyon Fire opens Silver Springs station 32 and 39 following ballot measure success
Central Lyon County Fire Protection District on Monday opened its combination stations 32 and 39, fulfilling its promise to voters who agreed to November's question 1 ballot measure. The ballot measure was passed by more than 64 percent of voters within the district.
The measure transitions volunteer fire stations in Silver Springs and across the bridge in Dayton to combination stations staffed with career fighters and paramedics for 24-hour, 7 day a week service annually.
Station 32 and 39 is the outcome of the ballot measure. Voters agreed to a property tax levy of $0.23 per $100 of assessed property valuation upon all property owners within CLCFPD boundaries for up to 30 years. The measure adds an estimated $80.50 per year in taxes for the owner of a new home with a county assessor's taxable value of $100,000.
The CLCFPD, which serves all of Dayton as well as Mound House, Silver City, Stagecoach and Silver Springs, covers more than 640 square miles and provides fire protection and emergency medical services to a growing population of nearly 32,000. The fire district includes 7 fire stations within Lyon County, which grew in population by almost 3% last year and has seen ground break for several new housing projects in the last few years.
The new stations staffing will greatly improve response times, capabilities, and service to the community they serve, said Chief Rich Harvey, Central Lyon Fire Protection Fire Chief.
“There has been a vast amount of work to get us to this point, hiring and training personnel, adding living quarters to the stations, as well as outfitting apparatus and firefighters, since the passing of the ballot measure last November," said Harvey.
On Monday, Lyon County Fire career firefighters began their first day at Station 32 in Silver Springs.
"C-Shift 'pushed in' the new fire engine and welcomed the new crew. The Station itself will be open for business but there is still work being done to make it a home for the crews. The new stations staffing will greatly improve response times, capabilities and service to the community they serve," Harvey said.