2021 Annual Report
by Dave ClineAnnual reportThe Smithville Area Fire Protection District releases its annual report for 2021.
In 2021, Smithville Area Fire Protection District responded to 1,329 incidents. This is a decrease of 3% from 2020. The average response times to these incidents district-wide was 8 minutes and 42 seconds. Responses included 59 incidents involving fire, 944 medical or rescue incidents, 53 hazardous conditions incidents, 44 service calls, 168 good intent calls, 58 false alarms, and 2 weather related incidents.
In 2021, our certified child safety seat installers installed 19 child safety seats, and SAFD installed 68 smoke alarms in our community. SAFD also provided 9 free CPR classes to the community and attended a total of 45 public education/public relations events. In July of 2021 the Smithville Area Fire Protection District added 3 new Firefighter-EMT positions. As we enter 2022, the Fire District is continuing to conduct interviews to fill additional positions as we increase staffing to open Fire Station #3.
