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Herington Fire Department reports 597 calls in 2024, details storm response that sheltered 15 people
Summary
Herington Fire Chief delivered a year-end operations report showing a rise in calls to 597 in 2024, described response times and mutual-aid activity and summarized the department—s storm operations, including a 44-hour shelter that housed 15 people and three dogs.
Herington—s fire chief reported that the department responded to 597 calls for service in 2024, up from 475 the previous year, and provided a detailed breakdown of incident types, response times and costs.
"In 2024 we responded to 597 calls of service," the chief reported. He said the department recorded 408 EMS assists and 185 fire responses, and estimated approximately $200,000 in property losses against a pre-incident value of about $300,000, noting that mutual aid was provided 24 times and received seven times.
The chief gave response-time metrics: an average dispatch-to-arrival time…
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