Emergency? Call 9-1-1
Call Volume
2022 finished with 702 calls for service. This was a 15% increase from 2021 calls for service as well as a record breaking call volume year. Calls were made up of 75% medical, 9% fires, 9% good intent calls, 4% false alarms, 2% service calls, and 1% hazardous conditions.
In 2023, crews are training for all types of calls. We have nine students in an EMT class with planned trainings for high angle rescue, hazardous materials awareness and operations, as well as wildland firefighting refreshers and structure firefighting refreshers.
2023
Month Fire EMS Total
January 5 35 40
February 10 39 49
March 4 33 37
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL 19 107 126
With the COVID-19 pandemic at its end, our EMS crews remain vigilant with heightened decontamination protocols for equipment and ambulances to help keep responders and the communities we serve safe.
At the end of September, our call volume was about 11% higher than at the same time in 2021. There has been a 9% increase in EMS calls and a 2% increase in fire calls.
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
With the COVID-19 pandemic still in effect, our EMS crews continue to follow the heightened decontamination protocols for equipment and ambulances. Crews are briefed regularly on use of proper personal protection equipment as well. Additional protocols have been in place since February 2020 to limit the number of crew members exposed to potentially infectious patients. Safety protocols are strictly followed for the safety of our crews and communities.
Overall, 2021 saw an increase of 17% in total call volume from 2020, 23% higher in EMS calls, and 10% lower in fire calls.
2021
Month Fire EMS Total
January 5 37 42
February 0 48 48
March 7 29 36
April 7 35 44
May 7 52 59
June 10 46 56
July 12 40 52
August 21 47 68
September 6 43 49
October 15 42 57
November 12 39 51
December 6 46 52
TOTAL 108 504 612
The first half of 2020 has had similar call volumes as the same time period in 2019. Last year, we had 56 fire calls and 200 EMS calls and this year, we have had 51 fire calls and 199 EMS calls as of June 30th. Historically, fire season is been between May and September with the highest number of calls occurring in July. Medical calls are typically higher in the summer months.
With the COVID-19 outbreak, our EMS crews have been following heightened decontamination protocols for equipment and ambulances. Crews are briefed regularly on use of proper personal protection equipment as well. Additional protocols have been in place since February 2020 to limit the number of crew members exposed to potentially infectious patients. Safety protocols are strictly followed for the safety of our crews and communities.
Overall, 2020 saw an decrease of 14% in total call volume from 2019, 9% lower in EMS calls, and 29% lower in fire calls. We believe this reduction in call volume was due to the stay at home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
Month Fire EMS Total
January 7 34 41
February 5 39 44
March 11 37 48
April 8 33 41
May 12 24 36
June 8 32 40
July 19 51 70
August 12 35 47
September 17 31 48
October 10 29 39
November 4 15 19
December 6 29 35
TOTAL 119 390 509
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