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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reports higher call volume and 6:40 average response time in Wellington
Summary
At the April 8 Village of Wellington council meeting, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue presented its 2024 annual report showing 6,423 calls in Wellington, an average response time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds, and expansion of clinical and community programs including whole-blood transfusion capability and a mobile integrated health team.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue told the Village of Wellington council on April 8 that calls to the village rose in fiscal year 2024 and that the department maintained an average response time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds.
"In fiscal year 2024, we ran 267 more calls...for a total of 6,423 calls to the village. The average response time was 6 minutes and 40 seconds," the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue representative said during the council meeting.
The presenter said Wellington is served regionally and backed up by neighboring stations. The department listed the units assigned to Wellington as four engines, four rescues, three brush trucks, a battalion chief and an EMS captain, and described the countywide operations that support large incidents, technical rescue and specialized responses.
The report highlights several clinical and community programs: a whole-blood transfusion program…
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