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Fire, police and public works reports: 2025 calls, pump repairs and in-house savings highlighted
Summary
Fire Chief Jeff Mongold reported 1,569 total calls in 2025 (a 4.6% decrease from 2024). Police reported 5,056 calls for the year. Public works reported multiple maintenance actions including a motor control drive replacement for Pump 3 that "saved approximately $10,000" by doing the work in-house.
Fire and police chiefs and public works staff delivered year-end reports to the New Market Town Council on Jan. 21, 2026.
Jeff Mongold, Fire Chief of New Market Fire & Rescue, reported there were "1,569 total calls for 2025," a 4.6% decrease from 2024 and an average of 62 calls per month. Steven Hall Jr., Shenandoah County Fire and Rescue Chief, introduced himself and said he looked forward to working with town officials.
Chief Rinker reported 522 calls for service in December and 5,056 total calls for the year for police; he also described community engagement activities and commended Officer Toman's investigative work on a Dec. 20, 2025 hit-and-run.
J. D. Fadley, Public Works Department, listed water- and sewer-related repairs, annual instrument calibrations, and other routine maintenance; he said replacing and programming the motor control drive for Pump 3 at the North Fork pump station "saved approximately $10,000 by doing this in house." The reports included reference copies of PowerPoint presentations filed with the minutes.
