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Fire and EMS reports: runs up, inspections below target; Station 3 reopening set for Oct. 6
Summary
Fire and EMS leaders told the Board of Public Safety that runs were higher in August than last year and 2020, commercial inspections are below goal, and Station 3 is scheduled to reopen Oct. 6 with a training center expected under roof by February.
At the Sept. 24 special session, the fire/EMS presenter reported year‑to‑date operational totals and program updates. The presenter said year‑to‑date runs through August were reported as 4,519 (as cited in the meeting), with August runs up 12% from August 2024 and up 42% from August 2020.
The presenter gave a breakdown of incident types for the year to date through August that included fire calls, rescue/EMS calls, hazmat responses, service calls, false alarms and other incident types; the transcript records specific category counts but some phrasing in the record was compressed and is summarized here as provided on the record.
Inspection activity for commercial high‑risk properties was reported at about 32% of the annual goal year to date. The presenter described community outreach including a shared car‑seat event with the health department and other public education efforts; the community engagement officer was noted to be spending substantial time training staff at a local plant (the presenter referenced “Novo,” the former Catalent facility).
Training hours typically decline in summer; the presenter said September training hours will increase following the swearing‑in of two new hires who began Sept. 15. The presenter noted two administrative injuries resulting from a Summit Point fire, with one firefighter returned to duty and another on light duty; one employee remains out on long‑term work comp and is not expected back until 2026.
On capital projects, the presenter said Station 3 will hold a grand reopening at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 and that the training and logistics center is expected to be “under roof” by February, later than an earlier hope for December.
No board action was required on the routine operational report.
