Forest Park reports January fire and EMS call volume; police and fire to onboard new officers and paramedic lieutenants
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Deputy Chief May reported January call statistics and said the fire department will onboard three paramedic lieutenants to oversee ambulance responses; Major Jones of the police department said crime was down year-over-year and that three new officers are being added.
Forest Park public-safety leaders gave updates on January activity and staffing during the Ward 1 meeting.
Deputy Chief May of the Fire Department provided a month-to-date rundown: "We had, 240 fire responses, 1 structure fire, 1 vehicle fire, 1 assembly fire, 63 EMS assist, and, 20 false alarms, 12 hazardous conditions, and 38 other types of calls." May said the department ran 316 EMS-related calls, of which three were cardiac arrests and 20 were trauma-related. The inspections unit completed 61 inspections in January.
May also said the department will begin the first round of interviews next week for three EMS lieutenants. He described the new positions as paramedic lieutenants who will be assigned to a chase truck to oversee three ambulances responding to most EMS calls.
Major Jones of the Forest Park Police Department reported that crime is lower than last year and said staffing will soon increase. "Currently, we're at 24.3 lower in crime than last year," Major Jones said. He also said the department is onboarding three new officers and encouraged residents to sign up for the Citizen Police Academy, which begins March 17 and has moved from Tuesdays to Mondays.
Ending: Both departments said recruitment and training are ongoing; no formal policy changes or budget actions were reported at the meeting.
