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Arlington Fire Department reports 111 responses in January; Chief McMillan retires
Summary
A town fire-department representative presented the January 2025 activity report: 111 responses, training completed, three new hires and the retirement of Chief McMillan after 19 years.
A representative of the Arlington Fire Department presented the department’s activity report for January 2025, saying the department responded to 111 incidents and noted the retirement of Chief McMillan after 19 years of service.
According to the report, 68 of the responses were medical calls and 43 were fire-related. The department provided mutual aid 15 times and received mutual aid five times. The representative said the department had 22 calls south of Interstate 40 and five calls on Interstate 40. The department completed nine inspections and four smoke-alarm checks for the month.
The presenter said the department conducted substantial training in January, including hazardous-materials, chimney-fire and EMS training. The department also brought on three new hires and singled out Lieutenant Wiesman for leading training activity described in the transcript as “going through the 1664.”
The retirement of Chief McMillan after 19 years was noted; no personnel action or successor selection was recorded in the transcript.
The report was given as a departmental update during the meeting; no council motions or votes regarding the fire department were recorded in the transcript.
