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Fire department reports 1,031 calls in 2024; public commenter seeks apology over 'toxic' remark
Summary
East Bethel's fire chief presented department call totals and recognized long-serving responders; during public forum a resident said Mayor Anderson should apologize for calling a council liaison 'toxic' to the fire department.
The East Bethel Fire Department told the City Council on Jan. 27 that it responded to 1,031 calls for service in 2024, up from 962 in 2023, and that paid-on-call firefighters average about 270 hours a year on department duties including calls and training.
The fire chief said December accounted for 86 calls, including 66 medical calls, six crashes and six alarms, and that the department handled 752 medical calls and 26 fires during the year. The chief recognized several high-volume…
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