Photo courtesy of the Carson City Fire Department
Photo courtesy of the Carson City Fire Department

Friday afternoon the Carson City Fire Department released a statement regarding their responses during 2019, including responses from the three fire stations in town, from both fire engines and ambulance responses.

Your Carson City Fire Department responded to 11,362 incidents in 2019. This was a 7.7% increase in total incidents from 2018 and the busiest year on record.

Station Responses:

51- 4,154

52- 5,625

53- 1,541

Busiest Ambulance- R52-3,298 responses

Busiest Engine- E52- 2,688 responses

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, English professor and investigative journalist working in the Sierras. More importantly, she is an advocate of high desert agriculture and rescue dogs.