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Franklin Park fire chief reports 293 calls in 2024, flags equipment and radio gaps
Summary
The Franklin Park volunteer fire company reported 293 incident responses in 2024, a large share of which were canceled dispatches and alarm activations. Leadership warned of rising equipment costs, a multi‑year lead time for aerial replacement, and gaps in county radio coverage.
Chief Bill, the fire company’s leader, told the borough at its March work session that the department logged 293 incident reports in 2024 under the National Fire Incident Reporting System, and that many of those calls did not result in an on‑scene response.
“The other one to take note of is 06:11, which is dispatch and canceled in route. That's 25% of our calls,” Chief Bill said, explaining that alarm companies or mutual‑aid partners sometimes cancel responses before crews leave the station.
The department’s coded‑call breakdown shows routine fire alarm activations among the common call types: “If you look at the codes on the left hand side, 7 30 through 7 46, that's our fire alarm systems that accounted for 20 of our calls,” Chief…
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