Busy year for local fire departments

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The past year of 2025 turned out to be a busy one for Madison County Fire Rescue. During the year, thy responded to a total of 3,446 emergency medical services (EMS) calls. There were 2,653 EMS transports, spanning 66,050 miles. There were 659 medical calls that did not require EMS. These calls included lift assist, public service, evaluation only, etc. Fire-related calls included 1,689 calls that were responded to by fire crews. Of these, 730 were con