AFD Demographics

The Ashland Fire department operates out of two fire stations, Station 1 located at 151 Main St Downtown, houses the Duty Crew of three firefighters. They respond in either an engine or an ambulance depending on the nature of the emergency. Station 2 at 70 Cedar St is the administrative headquarters, and is Staffed with either A lieutenant or captain, and a dispatcher. The fire prevention and Chiefs offices are also located at Station 2.

Average Response time:

4-5 minutes

Total Calls for Service* (Statistically around 50% Medical Calls, 50% Fire Related, includes mutual aid responses

2006- 1986

2005- 2096

2004- 1902

2003- 1830

2002- 1698

2001- 2040

2000- 1,761 

1999- 1,700 

1998- 1,709 

1997- 1,834            1991- 1,433               

1996- 1,803            1990- 1,345          

1995- 1,656            1989- 1,287 

1994- 1,540            1988- 1,515

1993- 1,460            1987- 1,348  

1992- 1,380            1986- 1,269

*Note* What's not reflected here is in 1991, the manner in which calls were recorded was changed after the departure of a former Chief who had a system which artificially inflated the total number of calls for service.  This change reduced the total number of actually calls recorded as stats.  What this means is the total increase in the number of calls for service and operational tempo from 1991 to 1998 is actually much more drastic than shown here. 

Area:

12.3 Square Miles

Population:

15,000 residents