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Fire chief outlines 2025 review, ALS training and staffing challenges

City of Shawnee City Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary

Fire Chief Rick Potter presented a 2025 year-in-review highlighting adoption of the 2024 International Fire Code, rollout of paramedic training for advanced life support, more than 4,600 department calls in 2025, and operational challenges including rising call volume and apparatus costs.

Doug Donahue, communications director for the City of Shawnee, reported that Fire Chief Rick Potter provided a 2025 year-in-review to the council.

The review covered the department's work on paramedic training to support an advanced life support (ALS) program, a 2026–2028 strategic plan, and adoption of the 2024 International Fire Code. Donahue said the department responded to more than 4,600 calls in 2025, with rescue and EMS calls leading. The summary noted individual units exceeding 3,000 calls in a single year (Engine 71 in 2024), increasing response times across Shawnee, expected operational impacts from the upcoming World Cup this summer, rising apparatus costs, and future leadership needs.

The meeting summary provided these figures and challenges but did not include Chief Potter's direct quotes, detailed budget impacts, or specific mitigation plans; those items should be sought in the department's report and the official council packet.

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