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Westfield Fire Department reports 12% rise in calls, 25% drop in residential care responses
Summary
Fire Chief Rob Gaylor told the board the department saw a 12% increase in overall calls in 2025 while calls to residential care facilities fell by 25%; the department also activated ALS-capable apparatus, graduated two academies and launched a pre-hospital blood transfusion program.
Rob Gaylor of the Westfield Fire Department gave the Board of Works and Public Safety an overview of 2025 accomplishments and operational changes.
"We actually saw a 12% increase in our call volume from '24," Gaylor said, and later noted the department "ended with a 25% decrease in our calls for service to…
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