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Fire chief: 2025 was busiest year yet with 4,398 calls; aging population drives EMS demand
Summary
Fire Chief Todd Byrne reported 4,398 calls in 2025 (a 7.6% increase), 4,024 medical calls, rising average patient age (61.14), and major responses including the Horizon Biofuel explosion; council thanked the department and discussed satellite EMS placement.
Fire Chief Todd Byrne presented the Fremont Fire Department's 2025 annual report and told the council the department handled 4,398 calls last year, a 7.6% increase from the previous year and averaging a little over 12 runs per day. Byrne said EMS was the majority of the workload: 4,024 medical calls (an 8.43% increase), 4,102 patient contacts, and an average patient age of 61.14 years — a sign of an aging patient population. "The 2025 was our busiest year yet," Byrne said.
Byrne reviewed top incident types (falls, medical transports, traffic accidents), described multi-agency response to the Horizon Biofuel explosion (about 30 agencies assisted), and outlined training (6,269 documented hours, +45%) and equipment updates (a new ambulance arriving soon and a new engine expected by May–June). Council members discussed call geography and the potential need for satellite EMS coverage in northern parts of town; Byrne said current response times meet some benchmarks but turnout times lag and that staff will present station renderings in upcoming meetings.
