Lakeville Fire Department reports May spike, highlights training, staffing and new equipment

At a Lakeville City Council meeting, Lakeville Fire Chief Steve Meyer presented the fire department's second-quarter report, saying the department responded to 1,083 runs in the quarter with a May spike of 437 calls and 362 in June.

Meyer told council members that medical and rescue calls accounted for about two-thirds of the department's call volume and that overlapping incidents have been a notable operational factor. He said the department tracked multiple overlapping incidents during the quarter, including incidents involving two, three and four simultaneous calls that required paging additional stations.

The report highlighted three significant responses: a Memorial Day house fire on Ivory Lane that began in a garage and extended into attic space; a railcar fire where recycled paper bales ignited and required coordination with Progressive Rail to access and extinguish the burning material; and a…