But fire officials said that goal will be difficult to achieve because of resource limits and higher run volumes, partly because of the overdose and drug epidemic. Montgomery County surpassed the record for overdose deaths in the middle of 2017, with the peak of deaths and emergency runs in May.
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The fire department has seen a nearly 8 percent increase in run volume this year, and that’s coming off a 2016 that set new records for emergency calls, said Dayton Fire Chief Jeffrey Payne.
“We’re extremely busy,” he said, later adding that he hopes that run volumes will decrease next year.
In 2016, fire crews arrived on scene within 300 seconds (5 minutes) for about 53 percent of incidents.
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This year, out of 2,875 fire alarm incidents, the Dayton Fire Department arrived in:
*Less than five minutes for 55 percent of incidents
*Between five to six minutes, 18.3 percent of incidents
*Six to seven minutes, 10.8 percent of incidents
*Seven or more minutes, 15.4 percent of incidents
As for emergency medical services (EMS), crews arrived on scene within nine minutes 90 percent of the time, which was the department’s goal.
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