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Fire responses increase, AFD staffing remains the same

According to data provided in the AFD’s 2021 annual report, fire runs – meaning all calls or requests made for fire services to assist in an emergency – have steadily increased each year since 1996. Robert Rymer, Athens Fire Department chief, said the rise in yearly runs is due to the increasing number of students and citizens living in Athens; however,  the increase in runs has not caused an increase in fire staffing. 


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