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Kern County Fire and Wasco Police report steady call volumes; police note a vehicle-theft uptick
Summary
Fire and police chiefs updated the council on recent incidents and community outreach. Fire reported a new water tender and January incident totals; police described call volumes, recovery rates for stolen vehicles and use of Flock cameras.
Kern County Fire Chief Appleton and the Wasco Police chief reported to the Wasco City Council on Feb. 18 about recent incident volumes, new equipment and community outreach.
Chief Appleton said a new water tender is assigned to Station 31 following problems with the old unit. "It's very nice if you ever...go by and see it," he said. He reported January totals of 207 incidents, 15 fires and 48 medical or rescue calls.
The Wasco Police chief said the…
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