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Area Fire Departments Issue 2024 Reports

Bethesda Fire Department 2024 Report

EMS Calls – 484

Fire Calls – 92

Motor Vehicle Collision Calls – 65

Service Calls – 21

Non-Emergency Transports – 282

Total Calls –  944

Fairview VFD Issues 2024 Annual Report

(Fairview VFD/EMS Photo)

Fairview Fire Department personnel have released the department’s 2024 call response statistics:

  • 284 total dispatched calls +17 over 2023
  • Missed calls 39 down from 43 in 2023
  • Response rate of 86% up 2 percent from 2023
  • Fire related calls 52, +10 from 2023
  • Rescue related calls 76, +18 over 2023
  • EMS calls 154, -13 from 2023
  • Fire/rescue side had 5 missed calls down from 13 in 2023 for a response rate of 96%.
  • EMS had 34 missed calls up from 30 in 2023 for an EMS response rate of 80%.

Calls responded to by area:

Primary contracted area 167 calls for 68% of total calls

  • Oxford Twp 81
  • Kirkwood Twp 37
  • Londonderry Twp 36
  • Flushing Twp 9
  • Village Of Fairview 4

Automatic aid areas, 59 calls for 24% of total calls

  • Madison Twp 42
  • Washington Twp 10
  • Monroe Twp 7

Mutual aid areas 19 calls for 8% of total calls

  • Wills Twp 8
  • Millwood Twp 4
  • Village of Barnesville 1
  • Village of Quaker City 1
  • Harrison County 1
  • Noble County 1
  • Other areas 3

The Fairview Fire Department also released 2024 budget and financial data:

  • Total income from all sources $52,957.43
  • Total expenses (some 2023 expenses billed out in 2024) $56,385

Cost breakdown.

  • Fuel $4118.29
  • Fire/Rescue Equipment purchases $4,628.52
  • Operating costs. Includes utilities, insurance, workers comp, and other general costs. $11,794.75
  • EMS operations and equipment $1,834.94
  • Equipment maintenance and repairs $18,839.60
  • Training costs $4,755

Lafferty VFD Issues Annual Report

2024 Call Totals:
Fire: 63
EMS: 308
Total: 371

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