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Fire chief reports Q4 performance, flags aging ladder truck

City Council · February 17, 2026
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The fire chief reported 326 calls for the year, noted response‑time metrics are limited by dispatch logging, flagged difficulty meeting responder benchmarks, and said a 2000 ladder truck approaching 26 years will be discussed at a future work session.

The fire chief presented the department’s Q4 2025 performance measures and recommended clarifying calculation methods for future year‑to‑year comparisons. City staff said dispatch logs currently record the first arriving vehicle (often a command vehicle) rather than the first arriving engine, which limits the usefulness of some response‑time metrics.

The chief reported a total call volume of 326 for the year. He…

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