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Richardson Fire Department reports 14,982 calls in 2024, outlines staffing and long lead times for new apparatus
Summary
Fire Chief Puvey presented the department's 2024 annual report: staffing near full strength, call volume and training totals, station and apparatus updates, mental-health supports for staff and concerns about lithium battery fires.
The Richardson Fire Department presented its calendar-year 2024 annual report to the City Council, reporting personnel levels, call volumes, training hours and priorities that include mental-health supports for staff and work to address electric-vehicle and lithium-battery fires.
Chief Puvey said the department had 184 approved full-time positions and 183 filled at the time of the report. The department recorded 14,982 calls in 2024 and 24,035 apparatus responses (multiple vehicles respond to many incidents). Puvey highlighted training totals — including more than 36,700 fire-rescue training hours and more than 10,000 paramedic…
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