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Dickinson Fire Department reports 675 first-quarter calls, 13% increase from 2024
Summary
Deputy Fire Chief Mark Selleck told commissioners the department responded to 675 calls in Q1, with 72% EMS, average response times just above targets and training hours meeting expectations.
Deputy Fire Chief Mark Selleck presented the Dickinson Fire Department’s first-quarter report to the City Commission on May 6, saying the department handled 675 calls for service — about a 13% increase from the same period in 2024.
Selleck said call-type breakdowns showed 72% of calls were emergency medical services, 20% were false alarms and good-intent calls, 4% were fires and 4% hazardous-materials or hazard calls. He explained response-time averages were slightly above the department goal of 5 minutes, 20 seconds: Station 1 averaged about 5 minutes, 45 seconds, and Station 2 averaged about 5 minutes, 31 seconds. A heat map showed calls spread across the city, with an approximately even split between the two stations.
Selleck said training hours were on track for company and facility training, with officer, hazmat and EMS training well above targets. He reported 91 routine inspections, 86 prevention activities and eight certificate-of-occupancy inspections completed in the quarter. "We've been doing a lot of training and getting that stuff taken care of," he said.
No vote or formal action was required; commissioners received the report and had no questions at the meeting.
