Emergency Response Agencies

Washoe County operates on a regional level, recognizing it takes all areas of expertise to assist a region through a disaster. Therefore, there are many professional first responders within Washoe County. To ensure they are ready to respond to to protect your safety, they conduct training throughout the year.

If you would like to volunteer to respond during times of crisis, go here:

The following agencies have a role in Regional Emergency Response:

Regional Response Agencies and Partners Washoe County Sheriff's Office http://www.washoesheriff.com/ City of Sparks Police Department http://www.ci.sparks.nv.us/governing/departments/police/ City of Sparks Fire Department http://www.ci.sparks.nv.us/governing/departments/fire/ City of Reno Police Department http://www.cityofreno.com/index.aspx?page=198 City of Reno Fire Department http://www.cityofreno.com/index.aspx?page=189 Washoe County Health District /health/ Reno/Sparks Indian Colony Emergency Services http://www.rsic.org/safty.asp?action=emergency Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe http://plpt.nsn.us/ Washoe County School District Emergency Management http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us University of Nevada, Reno Emergency Management http://www.unr.edu/home/ North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District http://www.nltfpd.net Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority http://www.visitrenotahoe.com Regional Public Safety Training Center http://www.rpstc-reno.com/ REMSA http://www.remsa-cf.com/ Reno Emergency Communications http://www.911reno.org Washoe County Medical Reserve Corps http://www.mrcwashoe.org Sierra Fire Protection District /sierrafire/ Regional Transportation Commission http://www.rtcwashoe.com Associated General Contractors http://www.nevadaagc.org/ NV Energy http://www.nvenergy.com/ Washoe County Water Resources /water/ State Agencies Nevada Division of Emergency Management http://dem.state.nv.us Nevada Division of Environmental Protection http://ndep.nv.gov/ Nevada Emergency Preparedness Adminsitration http://dem.state.nv.us/preparedness.shtml Nevada Office of Homeland Security http://homelandsecurity.nv.gov/ Nevada Department of Transportation. http://www.nevadadot.com

Federal Agencies Association of Emergency Managers http://www.iaem.com Amateur Radio Association http://www.arrl.org/ Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/ Ready.GOV http://www.ready.gov/ FEMA http://www.fema.gov/ NAT'L WEATHER SERVICE http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ Dept of Energy http://www.energy.gov/ Dept of Transportation http://www.dot.gov/ Environmental Protective Agency http://www.epa.gov/ FBI http://www.fbi.gov/