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Everman department heads report May activity: police, fire, public works and animal control
Summary
At the May 27 meeting, police, fire, public works and animal-control leaders reported monthly activity: police responded to about 1,820 calls for service in the period cited; fire reported varied call volumes and staffing changes; public works logged 80+ water work orders and several sewer repairs; animal control reported a 93% live release rate.
Department heads presented monthly operational reports at the council meeting May 27, summarizing recent service levels and staffing updates.
Police: The police department reported officers responded to roughly 1,820 calls for service in the month cited, including 17 traffic crashes (two major), six hit-and-runs, 10 assaults (three arrests) and 60 disturbance calls (44 general, 16 domestic). The department recorded eight total arrests, 80 traffic citations and 53 warnings. The police report also welcomed Ryan Torres to code enforcement duties and noted officer Scott Dabbs will transition to the school resource officer role when school resumes.
Fire: The fire department reported a set of recent calls and response-time figures. The presentation listed 27 calls for service in the measured period with an average response time reported at 7 minutes, 56 seconds (the speaker noted that distance and mutual-aid calls skew the total; in-city response times averaged nearer 3 minutes, 20 seconds for typical addresses). The department reported staffing changes—one firefighter/paramedic leaving June 1 to pursue a flight-medic position and another experienced firefighter scheduled to begin June 7—and renewed the city’s EMS license.
Public works: Public works reported more than 80 water work orders for the month to date, two sewer-line repairs, three main breaks and two curb-stop replacements. The department also described inspection and storm-drain maintenance after heavy rains, park and facility maintenance, bulk-trash pickup (about 10 containers at a recent event) and participation in the mayor’s youth advisory council activities.
Animal control: Animal-control staff reported 126 calls for service in April 2025, with 66 dog intakes (up 65% year over year), 17 cat intakes (down 77% year over year) and a live-release rate of 93% (a 5% improvement). Off-site events produced 15 adoptions according to the report.
Speakers repeatedly asked staff to include trend lines and context for overlapping emergencies, mutual-aid response times and staffing trends as the city prepares for the upcoming budget process. Councilmembers requested that future reports include trend comparisons to support budget decisions on public safety staffing.
