During August, 2023, the Osage Beach Fire Protection District/OBFPD responded to 223 incidents. The breakdown for the 223 incidents is as follows:

Structure Fires 1
Vehicle Fires 1
Brush Fires 4
Excessive Heat/Scorch (no active fire) 1
EMS 164
Water Rescue 3
Lost Person Search 1
Combustible/Flammable Spill or Leak 1
Electrical Problem/Malfunction 3
Water Problem 2
Public Service Assistance 4
Standby/Cover Assignment 3
Cancelled En Route 17
False Alarm/System Malfunction 18

For the incidents of August, 2023 this averages 7 calls per day. There were a total of 29 overlapping incidents meaning more than 1 incident was happening at the same time. OBFPD covers 105 square miles out of 2 manned fire station 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The average response time in August, 2023 was 6 minutes 18 seconds. This same time period in 2022, OBFPD responded to 190 incidents for the month of August and 1,482 incidents for the year of 2022. Currently, in 2023 OBFPD has responded to 1,504 incidents. Compared to 2022 from January, 1 – August, 31; we are 22 calls for service higher than the previous year.

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