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Snoqualmie Fire Chief presents 2024 annual report highlighting staffing gains, rising call volume and training
Summary
Fire Chief Mark Bailey told the Public Safety Committee the department added firefighters and increased training in 2024 while call volume rose about 9% and emergency medical calls made up roughly half of responses.
Chief Mark Bailey presented the Snoqualmie Fire Department’s 2024 annual report to the Public Safety Committee on July 7, outlining staffing changes, call-volume trends and training accomplishments.
Bailey said the department “ended the year with 1,715” calls and that “50% of those were emergency medical calls related.” He told the committee the city saw “a 9.1% increase in call volume from the previous year,” and that Friday is typically the busiest day.
The report, Bailey said, notes accreditation numbers provided with assistance from the City of Bellevue, and documents organizational changes. Bailey told the committee the department added three full‑time positions for 2025 to address prior staffing challenges and earlier hires in 2024 replaced resignations.
Why it matters: the department’s staffing and training affect response capacity, mutual‑aid interoperability and local emergency preparedness for Snoqualmie residents and visitors.
Most of Bailey’s presentation…
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