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Council discusses rising fire call volume, mutual aid and exploring civilian staff for nonemergency responses

5842208 · August 13, 2025
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Council members and staff discussed high call volumes for the fire department, recent mutual aid responses by Fort Huachuca, plans to staff Station 4, and exploration of civilian personnel to handle nonemergency or administrative fire calls.

Council members discussed recent increases in fire-department call volume and explored options to reduce routine operational workload on sworn firefighters.

Councilmember Rodriguez noted recent high call volumes and observed a Fort Huachuca engine responding inside city limits over a recent weekend,…

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