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Auburn fire department highlights ALS upgrade and regional training center additions
Summary
Fire Chief Matt Cain described Auburn Fire's move to Advanced Life Support—adding cardiac monitors, IV therapy and medications—and Mayor Anders highlighted a new burn building and search-and-rescue maze at the regional training center as resources for Auburn and neighboring departments.
Auburn Fire has become an Advanced Life Support (ALS) provider, Chief Matt Cain told attendees at the State of the City address, allowing crews to carry cardiac monitors, provide IV therapy and administer medications on-scene. "If I'm calling 911 for my family or myself, I want this truck to show up," Cain said, summarizing the department's focus on improving pre-hospital care.
Mayor Ron Anders described additional investments in a regional public safety training center—a newly added burn building and a search-and-rescue maze simulator—and said the center has already been used by Auburn and regional police and fire departments. Anders said planning is also under way for a new Auburn Police precinct on the south side to maintain response times as the city grows.
The mayor framed those upgrades as part of a sustained effort to equip public safety personnel with training and technology and thanked city staff and council members for supporting those priorities. No staffing or funding line-item vote details were provided during the address.
