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Fire Rescue reports fast turnout times, two stations planned; community health programs expand
Summary
Gainesville Fire Rescue reported an average turnout time of 36 seconds and an overall travel time around 5:08; staff said two stations (3 and 9) will move toward early site work using surtax funding while community-health initiatives (opioid-abatement funds, co-responder teams, MAT enrollment) continue to expand.
Fire Chief Sean Hillhouse presented Gainesville Fire Rescue’s quarter-one FY26 report, highlighting prevention, operations and community-health activity.
For operations, GFR recorded 7,167 requests for service in the quarter with EMS as the largest call driver (4,725 calls). The department’s average turnout time was 36 seconds (below a 1-minute national benchmark) and average travel time was roughly 5 minutes, 8 seconds; Hillhouse noted national benchmarks and the department’s ongoing adjustments to system-status…
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