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Fire chief reports rising calls, scooter-battery house fire and 2-acre grass fire; city schedules emergency-preparedness fair
Summary
The fire department reported 339 calls in the quarter (285 EMS, 54 fire), a house fire likely caused by a scooter battery thermal runaway, a two-acre grass fire with mutual aid, receipt of a $2,643 Bureau of EMS grant, and plans for an Oct. 16 emergency-preparedness fair.
The Washington Terrace fire chief told the City Council on Aug. 5 that the department handled 339 calls during the quarter (285 medical calls and 54 fire calls). The chief said nursing-home-related calls made up roughly 26 to 27% of the department's workload.
The chief described a recent house fire near the golf course that investigators believe started when an electric scooter battery experienced a thermal runaway while parked in a garage on a very hot day. The fire…
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