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Canyon Lake Fire Department reports 98 April incidents, highlights open house and new kitchen
Summary
Chief Lip Tindress reported 98 incidents in April (66 medical, 14 service calls, 9 good intents, 5 false alarms, 2 fire responses), mutual aid activity balanced with Riverside County, an annual open house, a completed new kitchen at the station, and recent wildland training in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Canyon Lake Fire Department Chief Lip Tindress reported the department responded to 98 incidents in April, the city's second-busiest month so far this year.
Chief Tindress gave a breakdown: two fire responses, 66 medical responses, 14 service calls, nine good intent calls, five false alarms and two calls classified as not reported. He said the department's average overall response time improved to about 6 minutes and 1 second (average turnout 46 seconds, travel time 5 minutes, 15 seconds); 90th-percentile response figures were also presented to the council.
The chief described automatic and mutual aid activity: in April the department provided aid to 12 incidents outside the city (10 in Lake Elsinore ZIP codes and two in Menifee); year-to-date outside responses totaled 30 (25 Lake Elsinore, five Menifee). The department also received six calls from Riverside County Cal Fire during April; the chief said the mutual-aid given and received were balanced for the month.
Chief Tindress highlighted the department's third annual open house, thanking partner agencies including Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Riverside County Sheriff's Office, the Canyon Lake CERT team and volunteer groups. He also showed photos of a new kitchen at the station that was completed as a firefighter-led project; staff members Engineer Nate Garcia and Firefighter Paramedic John Sassy were recognized for their work.
The department also completed wildland training near Poppet Flats in the San Jacinto Mountains and participated in staffing for the March Air Force Air Show earlier in the year. The chief introduced a new office assistant, Yvette So to, who began work April 28 and previously served with other Southern California cities.
Chief Tindress closed by noting the department is available for questions and thanked the council for ongoing support.
