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Oak Harbor Fire Department reports rising call volume, Station 82 progress and SAFER grant application plan
Summary
Fire Chief Travis Anderson presented the department’s 2024 annual report, described rising EMS call volume, progress and soil‑remediation costs at Station 82 construction, and said the department will apply for a FEMA SAFER grant to staff the new station.
Oak Harbor Fire Chief Travis Anderson presented the Oak Harbor Fire Department’s 2024 annual report to the City Council, highlighting a year of rising emergency medical service work, efforts to modernize department identity and training, and progress on a new fire station (Station 82).
Chief Anderson said the department handled 1,636 calls in 2024 with a growing share attributable to medical responses; staff expect medical calls to represent about 58 percent of call volume in 2025. Anderson said the department changed its response model to dispatch fire units immediately to higher‑acuity EMS calls to reduce response time and improve outcomes.
Station 82: Anderson reported construction began in March and crews discovered contaminated soil during excavation; the city…
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