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Fire chief reports July call volumes, training and Station 3 completion timeline
Summary
At the Aug. 21 Board of Public Safety meeting the fire department reported 512 calls in July, reviewed response‑time heat‑map areas, described training (including lithium‑battery extinguisher and flashover chamber training), and said Station 3 (Phoenix) should be substantially complete in mid‑September.
The Board of Public Safety received the fire department’s monthly report on Aug. 21, covering July response volumes, training activities, community outreach and bond‑project updates. The fire department reported 512 calls in July, including 214 rescue/EMS calls and 129 false alarms, and said July call volume was down about 9% from July 2024 but up about 34% compared with July 2020.
The presenter described on‑campus activity for July as 49 calls, 33 of which were false alarms, and said year‑to‑date campus calls have increased relative to prior years. Response times and a heat map identified recurring high‑frequency areas…
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