2009 was the first full year of operation for Riverside’s Fire Department.  This summary of activity for the year shows that adding a fulltime Fire Department made Riverside a safer place.  Here are the highlights:

• Responded to 3 structure fires.
• Responded to 720 medical calls.
• Made an additional 205 other types of calls.
• Responded to 42 motor vehicle accidents.
• 15 mutual aid requests were either made or responded to.
• Fire Division members spent a combined 5,070 in training (this includes training conducted both on and off site).
• Prevention and Education put on 85 different formal fire safety programs.
• 514 fire safety inspections were conducted that identified 892 violations, all of which were corrected.

- Guest post by Chief Greg Mills, Director of Public Safety