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Fire chief urges new ambulance, station retrofit and tech to protect response times
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Fire Chief Angel Ramirez said growing EMS demand and long transport times — with a large share of calls to the port of entry — require investments including an additional ambulance, three firefighters for staffing flexibility, a training captain and a new station 3 retrofit to reduce response times.
Fire Chief Angel Ramirez told the City of San Luis budget retreat the department is under strain from rising call volumes and long transport times that place sustained pressure on ambulances and fire crews.
"We had 5,200 calls for service last year," Ramirez said, noting a sample showed 600 of roughly 1,000 near‑miss calls clustered south of Cesar Chavez Boulevard and west of 10th Avenue, with about 380 specifically at the port of entry. "If we don’t address…
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