Fresno firefighters responded to more than 50,000 emergency calls in 2025

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Every day, 110 Fresno firefighters are acceptable to service the community, not knowing what telephone volition travel their way.

Josh Sellers with the Fresno Fire Department says 2025 started connected a overmuch busier enactment than 2026.

"This clip past year, we were sending resources down to Southern California to assistance conflict the ample fires raging there," Sellers said.

Sellers says portion crews assisted the authorities during devastating moments, crews were besides engaged astatine home.

2025 wrapped up with ample numbers.

"Right now, we tin accidental that we person already responded to implicit 50,000 exigency calls for work successful the metropolis and of those implicit 6,000 were fires," Sellers said.

Sellers says astir 900 of the fires were either vacant buildings oregon homes, portion others ended successful heartbreak for families.

He takes large pridefulness successful knowing the section gives their each erstwhile responding to each call.

"It's not each time that you get to spell to enactment and marque a existent difference, spot a existent quality close away. Anytime you person the accidental to assistance someone, it's an astonishing feeling," Sellers said.

The metropolis besides invested successful occurrence information past year, including renovating Station 12 connected Ashlan Avenue and purchasing life-saving gear.

"We did spot assemblage armor purchased for each of our frontline apparatus making the occupation a small safer for firefighters," Sellers said.

A caller attack to mitigate vulnerability to chemicals tied to crab is besides a apical precedence moving forward.

Class 80 volition beryllium finishing the academy successful the Spring, welcoming caller faces to the department.

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