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Stow fire department: EMS now roughly three-quarters of calls as annual run volume rises
Summary
Fire Chief Stone told the Roads & Safety Commission and council that the Stow Fire Department ran 5,524 calls last year, with EMS making up about 73% of runs. The department reported growing unit demands and described programs to reduce risks and manage ambulance transport delays.
Chief Stone presented the Stow Fire Department annual report at the Roads and Safety Commission meeting and later to the Council on June 12, 2025, describing steady growth in the department’s workload and a high share of medical responses.
The department reported 5,524 calls in the last year. Chief Stone said EMS responses accounted for roughly 4,000 of those runs—about 73% of total run volume—matching a national pattern of fire departments providing more medical transport and EMS services than…
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