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Fire district highlights response times and whole-blood program; police report notes staffing and code enforcement trends
Summary
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reported a 7:37 average response time to the town last year and described whole-blood capability and safety outreach; the Lake Clarke Shores police chief reported reduced traffic stops and vegetation-waste enforcement activity (102 warnings, two citations in Q1) and noted vacancies affecting proactive patrols.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue District Chief Ron Martinez briefed council members on the department’s service to the town, reporting 306 calls in the town last year and an average response time of 7 minutes, 37 seconds. Martinez said 73% of calls were medical in nature, described whole-blood deployment on EMS units for traumatic incidents, and promoted upcoming community education classes including a lithium-battery safety session.
The town’s police chief reported 82 calls for service in March and said the department issued 102 vegetation-waste warnings and two citations in the first quarter as part of an educational enforcement campaign. The chief noted that traffic stops and citations were down in part because staffing shortages leave fewer officers available for proactive enforcement; he said two full-time and two part-time positions were vacant and that software/connectivity issues had also reduced time-on-street for officers who must complete reports.
Council members thanked emergency responders for high satisfaction ratings and for community outreach programs. Fire and police leaders urged residents to sign up for safety classes and to report urgent hazards; council asked staff to continue outreach and to schedule the department’s lithium-battery presentation for the town.
