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Fire department: 213 calls in May, live-fire and wildland training reported
Summary
Unified Fire reported 213 calls in May (about 84% medical) and described recent wildland refresher training, a live-fire training partnership using demolition buildings near St. Mark's, and collaborative exercises with Kennecott that aided response to a recent smelter-area fire.
Kelly, representing Unified Fire, reported that the two local fire stations ran 213 calls in May and that about 84 percent of those calls were medical responses. She listed the top medical-call types—sick cases, motor vehicle collisions, behavioral/psychological issues, falls and assaults—and the top fire dispatch types such as trash and cooking fires.
Kelly described department training: the crews completed the annual wildland refresher and received "red card" certification to respond to wildland and interface fires, and they have been conducting live-fire training using two large commercial structures north of St. Mark's that are slated for demolition. She also said crews coordinated with Kennecott for a wildland‑urban interface evaluation that helped guide response to a recent fire near the old power plant.
