Chiefs report: training, calls, software changes and continued use of SR Alerts

Jun 18, 2026

Fire and police chiefs told the board about seasonal preparedness, training, call-volume trends and technology transitions: the fire chief reported robust interagency training and rising ambulance billing; the police chief described staffing gains, a scheduling move from Vector Solutions to ADP and said "SR Alerts is too ingrained in this community to back out of it."

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Fire chief Pete Boos reviewed May operational metrics and training: calls rose modestly compared with last year, turnout times were lower, and the department increased ambulance-billing revenue (about $50,000 vs $37,000 last year). Boos highlighted wildland-season readiness, multiagency exercises with the U.S. Forest Service and a drought/predictive cloud product included in the packet.

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