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Fire department cites increased EMS transports, grants and apparatus-review savings
Summary
Fire Chief Rob Goplin told the finance committee EMS call volumes and transports are rising; the department secured federal grants for paramedic education and identified modest apparatus specification savings while planning policy and data improvements.
Fire Chief Rob Goplin and Assistant Chief Tim Fleming presented the fire department’s 2026 accomplishments and priorities, telling the Finance Committee that call volumes — and especially emergency medical services (EMS) transports — continue to climb.
Goplin said the department’s mobile integrated health (caseworker) position expanded in 2025, reporting more than 70 referrals as of August and about 14 open cases; the role connects people with…
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