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San Antonio fire and police present 2024 activity reports; medical calls rise while overall crime declines
Summary
Fire department reports rising medical incidents and stable non-medical calls; police report an overall crime decline of about 6% over two years and reviewed response-time improvements and camera monitoring plans. Council requested follow-up on repeat-callers and district-level crime data.
San Antonio’s fire and police leadership presented annual activity statistics and operational updates to the Public Safety Committee, reporting rising medical calls for the fire department and modest reductions in several crime categories over the past two years.
Valerie Frastro, introduced as a municipal deputy director assigned to the fire department presentation, said medical incidents continue to rise and now compose the majority of the department’s responses while nonmedical incidents have remained relatively stable. Frastro showed quarterly trends that indicated the same pattern in the first quarter of each fiscal year reviewed. She also said fire-structure incidents have decreased…
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