Snoqualmie fire chief reports steady incidents, rising EMS calls and staffing progress in Q3 accreditation report

Chief Bailey presented the Snoqualmie Fire Department's third-quarter accreditation report at the Nov. 3 meeting, reporting generally steadiness in incident volume with a modest increase in emergency medical calls and ongoing staffing and inspection priorities.

The chief said overall incident volume for the year is likely to track close to 2024 levels and that EMS calls have increased by about 5 percent. "We're gonna be right about the same, maybe a little bit under," Bailey said of total incident counts. He added that mutual aid received has increased (about 6 percent) while Snoqualmie-only calls have declined, a shift driven in part by the department's practice of initially dispatching multiple units to alarms and other higher-risk incidents.

On apparatus and readiness, Bailey said a newly acquired engine is fully outfitted and expected to enter service…