>...the Sparks Fire Department...
>
>Maybe it's the end of a long Thursday (it's not Friday yet) but Sparks Fire
>Department strikes me (yes, I know, close cover before...) somehow as being
>an oxymoron along the lines of a giant shrimp, etc. Or maybe something of a
>self-fulfilling prophesy.

Actually, the Sparks Fire Department spends most of their time on medical
calls -
senior citizens come to Reno to gamble and end up having heart attacks.  So
they
really end up "sparking" them back to life.  Okay I know it's bad but  even
those of us who
live here have fun with the name!


Steve Davidek, Systems Administrator
City of Sparks Information Services
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