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Nanakuli Fire Station reports 138 calls last month, offers heat-safety tips
Summary
Watch Captain Gerald Pacheco reported 138 calls last month including medicals, nuisance fires, and one structure fire; he reminded residents about heat-related illness prevention and provided resources at resilientoahu.org and heat.com.
Gerald Pacheco, watch captain at Nanakuli Fire Station, told the neighborhood board that the station responded to 138 calls last month including one structure fire, two brush fires, 12 nuisance fires, 116 medical calls, four motor-vehicle collisions and one mountain rescue.
Pacheco urged residents to take precautions for hot, humid conditions and cited resources including resilientoahu.org and heat.com. He recommended staying in shade, drinking water, using fans or air conditioning, wearing loose clothes and checking on at-risk neighbors.
Board members asked a few follow-up questions about local engine presence at Deepholes Beach (water-safety recertification exercises) and a recent traffic accident; Pacheco explained the routine and training rotations for water-safety certification.
Why it matters: Monthly operational statistics help the public understand emergency-response workload and seasonal risks; fire officials emphasized heat-safety best practices.
