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Riverside Fire Department reports rising call volume and staffing needs; employees honored
Summary
Fire Chief McKinstry presented an annual overview noting roughly 45,000 calls in 2024 (about 122/day), continued increases into 2025, implementation of tiered dispatch and full-time arson investigators, and recognition of employees of the year; council members praised the department and urged plans to address staffing and station capital needs.
Chief McKinstry told the council that the Riverside Fire Department responded to almost 45,000 incidents in 2024 (about 122 calls per day) and projected increases into 2025, with staffing and station-capital needs identified in a recently completed master-plan study. "This is just a high level overview of the organizational chart... we'll be having a lot of discussion upcoming here…
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