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Fire chief reports six January calls, including fatal mobile-home blaze
Summary
Fire Chief Mark Payne told the council the department responded to six calls in January 2025, among them a fully engulfed residential mobile-home fire that resulted in a fatality and a separate structure fire in Delano.
Fire Chief Mark Payne reported to the Electric City Council on Feb. 11 that the department responded to six calls in January 2025, including a controlled burn, a chimney fire, a false-alarm battery fire, and a fully engulfed residential mobile-home fire that resulted in a fatality. The minutes also note a later structure/garage fire in Delano with smoke observed "pouring from vents."
Chief Payne also told the council the department is experiencing dispatch issues while new dispatch software is being installed. The minutes do not record any council action beyond receiving the report. The council did not vote to change staffing or resource allocations at this meeting.
The department's equipment and software transition were identified as operational priorities; the record shows no specific timeline for resolving dispatch problems. The council will receive further updates in subsequent reports.
