RIO RANCHO — Responsibilities for emergency response to the Project Ranger site have been established by the city of Rio Rancho and Sandoval County.
In a memorandum of understanding finalized in recent weeks, Sandoval County Fire and Rescue will be the authority having jurisdiction while Rio Rancho Fire Rescue, as part of an existing automatic aid agreement from 2023, will be the primary first response agency for the site.
The purpose of the document, it states, is the “share a clear and consistent understanding of the responsibilities related to fire safety, emergency response, planning and coordination for the Project Ranger facility.”…