Call Volume

In 2024, the District will continue its Community Risk Reduction Program to help educate the public on ways to reduce the risk of losses from wildland fires and fire hazards as well as providing fire prevention presentations to the schools. Additionally, the District will work with the local clinics to develop educational programs to reduce 9-1-1 calls for non-emergency medical problems.

In 2014, the District had 355 calls for service with an average of 30 calls per month. With an average of 54 calls per month over the last three years, we have seen a dramatic increase in call volume. In response to the increased call volume, the District has increased full time staff from three in 2014 to nine in 2024. The District is fortunate that volunteer first responder numbers have stayed steady at between 25 and 30 during the last 10 years. However, we would welcome more volunteers!

2024

Month Fire EMS Total

January 9 41 50

February 3 33 36

March 7 30 37

April 4 40 44

May 16 49 65

June 12 12 47

July 14 49 64

August 11 36 47

September 10 59 69

October 0 3 3

November

December

TOTAL 86 375 461

2024 Incident Type Summary

As of September 30, 2024, District 8 has been dispatched to 372 EMS calls and 86 Fire calls for a total of 458 incidents. Once on scene, we determine the category or type of call found.

Fire incidents make up just under 11% of our call volume. This includes building fires, cooking fires, vehicle fires, grass and brush fires, and outside trash fires with brush fires the most common type at 5% of our total call volume.

Emergency medical services make up 74% of our call volume. About 64% of these calls are medical in nature, 5% are motor vehicle accidents with injuries, 4% are motor vehicle accidents without injuries, and 1% are rescue type calls.

We have had 0.2% hazardous conditions calls that were electrical in nature.

Service calls, good intent calls, and false alarm calls make up the remaining 15% of incident types. Service calls are when we assist other agencies, provide public service such as life assists, and calls to unauthorized burning, which make up 3% of our call volume. Good intent calls are when we are dispatched then canceled en route, no incident is found at the dispatched location, calls to authorized burning, and smoke scares, which make up 9.5% of our call volume. Over 80% of these calls are when we have been dispatched then canceled or no incident was found. False alarm calls make up about 2% of our call volume and most are unintentional activations of an alarm system.

2023 had 638 calls for service with an average of 53 calls per month. There was a 10% decrease from 2022 calls for service. EMS calls were decreased by 16% and fire calls increased by 11%. Calls were made up of 59% medical calls, 12% traffic accidents, 11% fires, 9% good intent calls, 4% false alarms, 4% service calls, and 1% hazardous conditions.

2023

Month Fire EMS Total

January 5 35 40

February 10 39 49

March 9 44 53

April 5 40 45

May 12 44 56

July 15 47 62

July 25 39 64

August 8 42 50

September 16 56 72

October 17 39 56

November 9 33 42

December 8 39 47

TOTAL 141 497 638

2022 finished up with 702 calls for service with an average of 59 calls per month. This was a 15% increase from 2021 calls for service as well as a record breaking call volume year. Calls were made up of 66% medical calls, 9% traffic accidents, 8% fires, 9% good intent calls, 4% false alarms, 3% service calls, and 1% hazardous conditions.

2022

Month Fire EMS Total

January 6 45 51

February 5 28 33

March 14 46 60

April 5 40 45

May 3 39 42

June 14 41 55

July 14 53 57

August 19 63 82

September 16 55 71

October 8 55 63

November 8 45 53

December 14 66 80

TOTAL 126 576 702