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Councilmembers cite violent scenes during emergency responses, praise 311 for clearing hazards
Summary
Councilman Henke cited public safety minutes that described shootings and large crowds at recent emergency responses and urged more protection for firefighters; other council members praised the city's 311 service for timely removal of debris and trimming obstructive trees.
Councilman Henke on Oct. 6 told the Elkhart City Council he had reviewed recent public-safety minutes and asked whether the city should increase police presence or modify responses to protect fire and emergency personnel.
"I know I have as the example," Henke said, describing repeated 311 reports about the same addresses and expressing concern that residents stop using the 311 app if they do not see results. He said the public-safety minutes (cited in his remarks) included a multi-victim shooting response and other violent or agitated incidents, and he recounted parts of the minutes: "Squad 2 Battalion 105 dispatched to 246 Garfield, a shooting where 12 people were shot," and that responders intubated a patient with a gunshot wound to the head.…
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