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Kennedale Fire Chief outlines new apparatus, station remodel and staffing goals in 2024 annual report
Summary
Fire Chief presented the department's 2024 annual report detailing calls (1,578), apparatus acquisitions, plans for a new ambulance and brush truck, a temporary relocation while Station 59 is remodeled, and goals including accreditation, a second ambulance and consideration of an aerial quint (ladder) truck.
Kennedale Fire Chief presented the department’s fiscal 2024 annual report to the City Council on March 18, summarizing response statistics, equipment purchases, staffing and planned station upgrades.
Chief Peterson said the department handled 1,578 incidents in the fiscal year, including 1,004 emergency medical incidents and 574 fire‑related responses; of the 1,004 EMS incidents, 651 patients were transported to hospitals. “The big news is your fire department is on the move,” Peterson said, describing recent hires and equipment purchases and the department’s plans for a remodeled Station 59.
Peterson outlined apparatus and equipment activity: the department currently staffs one medic and one engine as primary response units, has two reserve…
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