Demographics

The Ashland Fire department operates out of two fire stations, Station 1 located at 151 Main St which houses the on duty firefighters. For Emergencies they respond in either an engine or an ambulance depending on the nature of the call. Station 2 at 70 Cedar St is the Administrative Offices, and is Staffed with either A lieutenant or Captain, and a Dispatcher.


Average Response time:
4-5 minutes

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

2007-

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