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Fire chief briefs commissioners on heavy call volume, training and lifesaving recognition
Summary
Fire Chief Mike Moyer updated the board on elevated call volume, mass casualty and active‑shooter training, a standards of cover analysis, and recognized a crew for a recent lifesaving cardiac arrest response.
Mike Moyer, Teton County fire chief, told the Board of County Commissioners on July 28 that Fire/EMS staffing and call volume have been high through recent weeks and weekends.
Chief Moyer listed recent incidents that kept crews busy, including a rollover on Teton Pass, residential fire responses, behavioral‑health and cardiac emergencies, and event coverage for fair and concert events.
He said crews have focused on mass casualty incident training and ASHER (active shooter/hostile event response) training conducted with the sheriff's office and Jackson Police Department at the high school. Moyer also described an internal leadership development program and said the department is completing a standards of cover analysis addressing 911 call processing, response times, station locations and potential service improvements; the standards report is expected in the coming weeks.
Moyer recognized firefighter‑EMT Sam Wasserman for his leadership in a recent cardiac arrest response that achieved return of circulation and hospital transfer. He said the medical director, Dr. Will Smith, joined the crew on scene and assisted with advanced measures.
On wildland fire conditions, Moyer said local interagency partners meet weekly and apply a matrix to local conditions; while some moisture and cooler weather kept most of the county below a trigger point, the Alta area met the conditions prompting a Stage 1 partial restriction adopted later in the meeting. Moyer said he expects additional restrictions across the county may be needed in the near future.
