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Saint Marys fire chief reports 331 calls in 2024, highlights mutual aid and training push
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Fire Chief Bill Krause told the Saint Marys City Council that the department responded to 331 calls in 2024, reported $1.31 million in fire loss including two fatalities in a building fire, and is relying on mutual aid and a new class of recruits to maintain service levels.
Chief Bill Krause reported the Saint Marys Fire Department responded to 331 calls in 2024 and said the city is relying on mutual aid and new recruits to sustain operations.
Krause told the council the department’s total fire loss for 2024 was $1,311,486 — $1,247,486 for building and contents and $64,000 for motor vehicles — and that “very unfortunate” incidents last year included a building fire that resulted in two fatalities. He said mutual aid given by the department totaled 57 incidents and mutual aid received totaled 13 incidents.
The figures matter, Krause said, because of staffing and training pressures facing volunteer departments. “I can’t stress enough that we…
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