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Fayetteville Fire Department reports steady response times, Camp Ready youth outreach; council accepts report

5680582 · August 26, 2025

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Summary

Fire Chief Kevin Dove told council the department answered 7,335 calls in Q2 including 231 fires; council accepted the Q2 report and noted staffing improvements and community programs.

Fayetteville—s fire chief, Kevin Dove, reported to the City Council on Monday that the Fire Department responded to 7,335 calls for service in the second quarter of 2025 and that response-time averages remained within the department—s eight-minute objective.

Why it matters: The report showed the lion—s share of activity remains medical and accident response; Dove described several community-risk and prevention efforts aimed at reducing fires and improving public health outcomes.

Report highlights: - Calls and incidents: The department recorded 7,335 calls for service in Q2, including 231 fire incidents (67 structure fires), 555 vehicle accidents with injury and 87 cardiac-arrest responses. - Community programs: Dove highlighted Camp Ready, a one-week academy that graduated high-school students with CERT certification, and other outreach including smoke-alarm installations (634 alarms) and child-seat installs. - Staffing: The department reported it was near full strength at 354 personnel at the end of Q2 and had since increased headcount to 358; nine recruits were hired in May and several promotions were completed. - Prevention and safety: The department reported a decrease in stovetop-origin residential fires and noted the Fire Marshal—s Office expedited plan reviews; community-risk staff installed thousands of safety items free of charge.

Council action: Councilmember Benavente moved to accept the fire department—s second-quarter report; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

Ending: Chief Dove asked residents to check smoke alarms and provided the department—s public line for free home checks and installations. Council thanked the department for its outreach and said it would follow up on capital plans, including apparatus replacements already funded in the capital improvement plan.