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Fire and police quarterly reports: city records 1,329 calls in 2025; study finds proposed fire district would raise taxes
Summary
The fire chief reported 1,329 calls in 2025 (about 1,100 medical, 229 fire) and warned of a severe wildland season; police presented a three‑year crime trend while noting a coding error and that an October dispatch policy now diverts some psychiatric calls away from police. Staff also reported a study on a proposed four‑city fire district showed Washington Terrace's share could raise resident taxes by roughly 42%, and council agreed not to proceed.
The fire chief told the council the department handled 1,329 calls in 2025 for Washington Terrace, of which about 1,100 were medical and 229 were fire-related calls. "For last year year, 2025, we ran 13 29 calls for Washington Terrace," he said, and described a cluster of kitchen fires in the fourth quarter and one dryer-related fire.
The chief warned the council to prepare for a significant wildland-fire season unless the area receives substantial snow: "wildland fire season is going to be a very bad year in the state," he said, and noted an upcoming meeting with regional fire partners to discuss WUI…
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