Thompson’s Fire and Emergency Department was busier last year than they were the year before.
They saw 442 more calls for EMS in 2015 than in 2014- an 8.3% increase. This follows a yearly increase seen over the last 10 years.
Deputy Chief Mike Bourgon says the increase tells him people in the community have confidence in the department.
He says staff are higher trained today than they were 10 years ago as they’ve gone from an EMT department to an intermediate paramedic care department, which allows them to provide more services.
Fire calls generally stayed the same between the two years: only 13 more in 2015 than in 2014.
