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Training captain: 80–85% of department calls are medical; fire unit outlines community safety programs
Summary
Training Captain Kyle Taylor said the Morris City Park unit now handles mostly medical calls and runs community programs including car seat installation, sharps-container disposal, smoke-detector checks and replacements, CPR certification and water/high-angle rescue capabilities.
Kyle Taylor, training captain at Morris City Park, told the meeting that roughly 80 to 85 percent of the department’s calls are medical while staff remain prepared for structural and technical rescues. “Though we are still committed to fighting fires and protecting lives, the majority of our job is, medical in nature,” Taylor said.
The department provides several community safety programs intended to reduce harm and improve readiness, Taylor said. He described a car-seat installation…
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