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Brawley fire chief warns of overlapping calls, seeks deputy chief and station upgrades
Summary
Fire Chief Mike York told the Brawley City Council that the department now runs about 2,900 incidents a year, 73% of which are medical calls, and that roughly 35% of incidents overlap. He asked council to consider an additional deputy chief for operations and training, replacement apparatus, and eventual station improvements or a new station.
Fire Chief Mike York told the Brawley City Council on May 6 that the Brawley Fire Department now responds to about 2,900 incidents a year — roughly eight calls per day — and that roughly 73% of those calls are medical aids. “This is an all hazards department,” York said, summarizing the department’s workload and capacity.
York told the council the department operates two stations with 24 total staff, 22 assigned to shifts, a fleet of 12 units and an average of four firefighters assigned to Station 1 and three to Station 2 on daily shifts. He said the department moved to an all-career staff after operating with part‑time personnel for decades and described investments in personal protective equipment, hoses and new apparatus in recent fiscal years.
The chief emphasized a staffing and response problem he said is his biggest concern: overlapping…
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