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Kankakee fire department reports 691 March calls, $89,205.55 in bills; EMS and prevention programs highlighted
Summary
Fire leadership reported 691 calls in March (427 medical), $25,500 in fire damage, ongoing apparatus maintenance, installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, a donated $2,500 for life rings and a decline in suspected overdoses; the council approved $89,205.55 in bills.
Fire department officials told the April 8 Kankakee public safety meeting that the department responded to 691 calls in March, of which 427 were medical responses. The department reported three structure fires in March and estimated fire damage for the month at $25,500.
Staffing updates indicated 45 active personnel in fire operations when accounting for those on injury, administrative leave or training. The department reported one firefighter and one intern in paramedic training scheduled to finish in July.
The department reported a total of $89,205.55 in bills for the period, including $16,078.25 for apparatus maintenance (the largest single vendor payment was $13,338.20 to Quad County for pump work on Engine 2). The council approved payment of the bills by roll-call/voice vote; the meeting record indicates 4 ayes and no nays.
Officials described equipment and public-safety programming: 31 smoke detectors and eight carbon-monoxide detectors installed in March, 28 carbon-monoxide detectors installed year-to-date, AEDs donated by St. Mary’s Hospital, and installation of life rings at public boat ramps (the department reported St. Mary’s donated $2,500 to support the life-ring program). Fire officials also noted the department’s hazardous-waste drop-off planning and continued CPR training for city staff and partner agencies.
The department reported one suspected overdose in March and said a program coordinated with the coroner’s office appears to be reducing suspected overdoses.
Ending: Fire officials said maintenance, training and community risk-reduction programs will continue; the approved bills will be processed through standard accounts-payable procedures.
