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Green River Fire Department reports 83 calls in 2024, outlines staffing and equipment updates
Summary
Assistant chief gave an annual review noting 83 calls in 2024, a 19‑member roster, recent turnout gear purchases via FEMA and county grants, average dispatch response times and a reminder that residents are not billed for city responses.
An assistant chief of the Green River Fire Department delivered a 2024 review to the City Council on Jan. 14, 2025, reporting 83 total calls last year and describing the department’s coverage area, staffing and recent equipment purchases.
The assistant chief said the volunteer roster stands at 19 members — near the department’s practical capacity given station space and equipment — and described a coverage area that extends along I‑70 to Temple Mountain Road in the west, north to Woodside, east to the Floyd area and south toward the county line on Highway 24. The department reported it was able to send a truck on every call in 2024.
Call types listed included vehicle fires, alarms (fire and gas), EMS assists, vehicle accidents and hazmat responses. The assistant chief said call volume has increased gradually in recent years (noting 75 calls in 2022 and a mid‑70s count in 2023) but remains well below thresholds that typically prompt a move to a partially paid department.
On equipment and funding, the assistant chief said the department secured sets of turnout gear through multiple grants: a FEMA grant covered four fitted turnout sets, the city purchased additional sets so that six members now have current, fitted gear, and the department received state license‑plate grant funds and an Emery County recruitment and retention grant that the department used for attendance bonuses and training incentives.
The assistant chief said the department's internal timing data shows an average of four minutes from the page alert to the first truck radioing that it is leaving the station. He urged residents to call 911 first for fires and other emergencies, noting two recent incidents where delayed 911 calls worsened outcomes. Another speaker, identified as David, clarified that residents are not billed when the department responds; the department bills businesses and highway incidents.
Council members thanked the department for community support during major incidents and for recent grant‑funded equipment. No formal council action was requested.
