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Snoqualmie Fire Department reports rising call volume, training hours and new community naloxone access
Summary
Chief Bailey presented the fire department's 2024 annual report: 1,715 responses (9% year-over-year increase), about 7,100 combined volunteer and career training hours, continued reliance on mutual aid, volunteer contributions, a new engine being outfitted, and free Narcan distribution planned at the station beginning in July.
Fire Chief Bailey summarized the Snoqualmie Fire Department's 2024 annual report during the council's June 23 meeting, reporting increased call volume, training and volunteer activity and outlining equipment and emergency-management priorities for 2025.
Chief Bailey said the department recorded 1,715 responses in 2024, about a 9% increase from the prior year, and that emergency medical calls make up the bulk of incident types. "A lot of that has to do with how many times we get called out of the city," Bailey said when describing the department's mutual-aid profile.
The report showed the department provided mutual aid on roughly 31% of calls, received aid on about 15% of calls, and handled the remaining 54%…
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