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Wadsworth Fire & EMS report 50% year-over-year increase in March runs
Summary
Fire & EMS reported 29 total runs in March 2026 (96 YTD), a 50% increase from March 2025; average response times were reported and mutual-aid details and transport destinations were listed in the monthly recap.
Wadsworth Fire & EMS reported 29 total runs in March 2026 and a year-to-date total of 96, representing a 50% increase from March 2025 (17 runs). City runs in March numbered 18 (YTD 70). The department listed average response times for fire (5:57) and EMS (overall March average near 3:50), and provided breakdowns of mutual aid given and received and hospital transports by destination.
The report enumerated training activities and outside conferences attended by department leaders: Chief Robert Lindner attended the 22nd Annual Fire Protection & Life Safety Forum; Assistant Chief Richard Potter attended the 2026 OFCA Winter Symposium and seminars on food trucks and hood systems. The report notes in-house training on natural gas emergencies (Enbridge), ladder operations, PPE/SCBA procedures, pediatric transport and neonatal resuscitation.
The transcript shows the departmental report and training records but includes no committee motions or council votes related to the Fire & EMS items in the provided text.
