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Arlington Fire Rescue proposes rescue consolidation and a daytime transport unit to ease EMS strain
Summary
Fire leadership said EMS now accounts for about 70% of calls and several transport units are at or near capacity. They proposed consolidating two rescue companies into a single centrally located rescue and deploying a daytime peak transport unit to address daytime EMS demand while continuing recruit classes to restore staffing.
Fire Chief Pavlitz and Assistant Chief Jason Jenkins told the board that Arlington Fire Rescue has made progress on recruitment and retention but faces persistent EMS demand: about 70% of calls remain EMS‑related and several transport units are operating at high unit‑hour utilization. The department proposed consolidating two rescue companies (Station 2 and Station 9) into a single, centrally based heavy rescue with increased staffing on the…
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