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North County Fire hosting 'Coffee with the Chief' Dec. 5

FALLBROOK – The North County Fire Protection District will host a "Coffee with the Chief" and Fire Explorer Exhibition at Fire Station #1, 315 E. Ivy St., at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Chief Stephen Abbott will lead a discussion about the district’s goal to run operations more efficiently and provide better staffing coverage and overall service to the community, followed by a firefighting exhibition by the North County Fire Explorers.

North County Fire Protection District operates six fire stations, five of which are staffed full-time by career personnel. The district provides fire and emergency medical services for about 50,000 residents over 92 square miles in Bonsall, De Luz, Fallbrook and Rainbow.

The district ran about 5,800 calls for service in 2016 and has experienced a 19 percent call volume increase over the last couple years compared to 2014, according to district data.

For more information about the tour and meeting, contact Loren Stephen-Porter via phone (760) 723-2012 or email [email protected].

 

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