The annual report for the Junction City Department in 2017 was provided this week by Fire Chief Terry Johnson.

They saved lives, explained Johnson. “We had three cardiac saves last year. We show up, they were no heartbeat to they walked out of the hospital. That is outstanding for Fire EMS. ”

Johnson reported that there are 48 line personnel employed in the Department. There were 5,129 emergency calls for services, with 1,869 of those fire related, and 3,260 EMS calls. The average response time on a call was 3 minutes and 46-seconds.

Six firefighters suffered minor injuries such as strains and heat exhaustion.

Areas cited for needed improvement ranged from long range planning to not enough dispatcher frequencies. Johnson noted that the ISO public protection classification for Junction City is a three. “We’re a low three, but we’re a three. Hopefully when we do the next round of inspections in three years we will raise that up. Right now we’re holding stead, which is good. We’re in the top seven percent of the country, so that’s pretty good for a city of our size.”