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Springfield Fire Department reports 21,516 calls in calendar year 2024; no fire fatalities
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Fire Chief Cain told the Public Safety Committee that the Springfield Fire Department handled 21,516 calls in calendar year 2024, including 34 structure fires and 11,624 medical calls; the department reported no fire fatalities for the year and described staffing, equipment and training updates.
Fire Chief Cain told the Springfield City Public Safety Committee that the fire department responded to 21,516 calls for service in calendar year 2024, including 34 structure fires and eight multiple-alarm fires.
"For calendar year '24, Springfield Fire Department did 21,516 calls for service. 34 of those were structure fires. 8 were multiple alarm fires. We did 11,624 medical calls," Chief Cain said.
The chief said 2024 was the first year since February 2008 that the city did not record a fire fatality.
The department reported recent equipment acquisitions and training: one new tower…
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