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Police, EMS and fire reports show higher call volumes; EMS receives planning grant and fire takes new ladder truck into service
Summary
At the March 24 public safety meeting police reported busy spring call volumes, EMS reported rising call counts and a planning grant award for a regional training study, and the fire department placed a new ladder truck in service while the assistant chief announced his planned year‑end retirement.
City emergency services gave monthly reports March 24 showing increased activity, equipment updates and staffing notes.
Police: Staff reported that with warmer weather the department had been "a little busier than usual," with 261 calls for service since March (as reported in the meeting). The department expects delivery of new squad vehicles in May and said the emergency generator operated during a recent outage. Overtime for the first pay period of the month was about 15.5 hours, with some overtime tied to drug task force operations.
EMS: The EMS presenter said the service was roughly 50 calls ahead of the same point last year and that staffing held steady…
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