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Chester fire commissioner reports 2,836 incidents in 2025, details equipment and training gains
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Fire Commissioner John Paul Shirley reported 2,836 incidents in 2025, listed extra-alarm fires that displaced residents, and described grants and equipment purchases including thermal imaging cameras, bailout harnesses funded by a FEMA grant and a ladder truck on order.
Commissioner John Paul Shirley presented the Chester Fire Department’s 2025 annual review to City Council on Feb. 25, reporting 2,836 total incidents and outlining training, equipment and budget context for 2026.
Shirley said the department responded to roughly 269 fire incidents, 661 rescue/EMS calls and about 1,100 alarm/false-alarm calls last year; of the fire responses, 57 were structure fires and 12 rose to extra-alarm status requiring mutual aid. He…
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