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Lucas interim fire chief reports rising calls, staffing need and a pre-hospital blood program
Summary
Interim Fire Chief Lasky reported 1,033 total calls in 2025 (396 fire, 535 EMS), described mutual-aid patterns and dispatch classification nuances, urged additional firefighter staffing to meet 2-in/2-out safety standards, and announced a partnership with Medical City McKinney to carry blood on ambulances.
Interim Fire Chief Lasky briefed the Lucas City Council on March 19 about departmental activity, staffing and equipment priorities, and new medical capabilities.
Lasky said Lucas recorded 396 fire responses and 535 EMS responses in 2025 for a combined total of 1,033 incidents; 2026 totals were also provided in the update. He explained mutual-aid arrangements with neighboring departments and described how CAD dispatching and incident classification can generate canceled responses or overlapping fire/EMS counts depending on how an incident is reported and whether it evolves into an EMS transport. "We responded out of…
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