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Forest Park public safety roundup: fire and EMS call volumes, Narcan uses; police add officers and enable text‑to‑911
Summary
Deputy Fire Chief May reported EMS and fire call volumes and recent overdoses treated with Narcan; Police Chief Brandon Chris announced three new officers, the Citizens Police Academy and text‑to‑911 capability and said crime is down 20.6%.
Deputy Chief May reported that the city’s EMS unit ran about 276 calls last month, including two mutual‑aid responses outside city limits and 13 trauma cases. He said emergency responders administered Narcan in three overdoses using a total of about six doses.
On the fire side, Deputy Chief May said there were about 258 fire‑related calls last month, including three structure fires, two brush fires and one outbuilding/shed fire. The department reported 23 false alarms, two hazardous conditions such as downed wires and 46 other call types. The inspections division completed 84 inspections.
May added the department received mutual aid 10 times and provided mutual aid 10 times during the reporting period. As a safety reminder, May advised against tourniquets for snake bites and recommended basic bandaging and seeking medical care.
Police Chief Brandon Chris said the department onboarded three new officers who are now in training and that the Citizens Police Academy kicked off in March with roughly 40 participants. He said Forest Park is one of 24 agencies nationwide capable of sending and receiving text messages with 911 callers when voice contact is lost. Chief Chris also said reported crime is down 20.6% since the prior reporting period and that the department will begin publishing weekly crime maps and response‑time data on its Facebook page.
