Barnesville Area News

Area 2025 Fire/EMS Annual Reports

Three area Fire/EMS departments have released the 2025 activities of their volunteers – Bethesda, Fairview and Lafferty.

Bethesda

There were 563 EMS runs, 85 fires responded to and 80 motor vehicle collisions. Non-emergency transports totaled 256, brining total calls for the year, 1,012.

Fairview

Fairview Fire Department 2025 emergency call numbers:

Total Department calls 384, up 100 over 2024 responses.

Total Missed calls (no crew available or on another call) 62, up 23 over 2024

Total calls responded to 322, up 77 over 2024

Fire

Total 69, an increase of 17 over 2024

Response rate 90%, – 8% under 2024

Rescue

Total 70, 6 fewer calls than 2024

Response rate 93% , – 1% under 2024

EMS

Total 252, an increase of 88 over 2024

Response rate 79%, – 1% under 2024

The department reminds citizens, they continually accepted new member applications with the goal of a 100% response rate.

LAFFERTY

The department responded to a record number of total calls for 2025. The totals are:

Fire Calls- 63

EMS Calls- 340

Total Calls- 403

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