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Northmoor board reviews Riverside Fire Department report amid concern over concentrated calls
Summary
The board reviewed Riverside Fire Department’s November report; Mayor Wilson noted increased calls concentrated at two sources in a duplex and said she was concerned that could raise the city’s fire coverage rate.
During the Jan. 14 meeting the Northmoor Board of Aldermen reviewed the Riverside Fire Department’s November monthly report provided by Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston.
Mayor Wilson told the board that the number of calls has increased and that the majority of those calls originate from two sources located in a duplex. She said she is concerned that the concentration of calls could raise the city’s fire coverage rate. The transcript records the board noting the trend; no vote or formal directive was recorded in the minutes on this item.
The minutes do not record further detail about the causes of the increased calls, any proposed mitigation measures, or changes to staffing or coverage. The board received the report and discussion was recorded in the meeting minutes.
