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Salinas Fire Department reports near-18,000 calls in 2025, highlights 50 cardiac field saves
Summary
Fire Chief Sam Klemick told the council the department responded to 17,858 calls in 2025, including nearly 12,000 EMS calls; staffing ratios remain below national standards (0.58 firefighters per 1,000 residents), response times exceed national benchmarks in many areas, and Division Chief Stephen Christie reported 50 cardiac-arrest field saves in 2025.
Fire Chief Sam Klemick and EMS Division Chief Stephen Christie presented a review of the Salinas Fire Departments 2025 operations on May 5, highlighting call volume, staffing, equipment orders and EMS outcomes.
Klemick said the department had 108 personnel (98 suppression staff and 10 professional/civilian staff) and daily apparatus that include six engines, two ladder trucks and one battalion chief. He told the council that the department responded to 17,858 calls in…
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