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Gainesville Fire Rescue reports rising calls, outlines opioid settlement spending and one-year results for medication-assisted treatment program
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Gainesville Fire Rescue presented its second-quarter 2025 report Tuesday to the Gainesville City Commission, detailing operational metrics, training and equipment updates, and use of opioid-abatement funds to sustain a medication-assisted treatment program.
Gainesville Fire Rescue presented its second-quarter 2025 report Tuesday to the Gainesville City Commission, detailing operational metrics, training and equipment updates, and use of opioid-abatement funds to sustain a medication-assisted treatment program.
Assistant Chief Adam Hinton said GFR ran 7,106 calls in the quarter, with 65% of calls categorized as EMS. “Our turnout time average department‑wide was 46 seconds,” Hinton said, adding that travel time averaged 5 minutes, 5 seconds—above the national standard of four minutes. Hinton described station-planning work including a proposed Station 9 site and relocation options for Station 3 tied to an Eighth Avenue/Waldo Road project.
Brandy Stone, GFR director of community health initiatives, outlined how…
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