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Fire chief reports record call volume, new prehospital blood program and staffing pressures
Summary
Wauwatosa Fire Chief presented the 2024 annual report: calls exceeded 10,000 with EMS making up 60%, the department became first in Wisconsin to carry whole blood on an ambulance, the department faces recruitment/retention and budget constraints, and a consolidation study with West Allis will report in July.
Wauwatosa Fire Chief presented the department's 2024 highlights and 2025 challenges, reporting that the department ran more than 10,000 calls last year, about 60% of which were medical calls.
Chief summarized three service areas: all-hazards response (fire and EMS), community risk reduction (inspections, plan review and public education) and emergency management. The department reported 2,004 fire-related calls in 2024 (including structure and vehicle incidents and smoke reports) and a rising overall call volume trend compared with earlier decades.
A signature medical initiative: Wauwatosa became the first fire department in Wisconsin to carry whole blood prehospital. The chief said the program was implemented using…
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