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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.C.
For Meeting of: April 21, 2026
ITEM TITLE: Public Safety Update - Fire Department
SUBMITTED BY: *Aaron Markham, Fire Chief
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Chief Markham will present the Fire Department's first quarter update (attached).
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Safe and Healthy Yakima
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Public Safety Update - Fire Department.docx
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2026 First Quarter Public Safety Update — Fire
Department
SIGNIFICANT FIRE EVENTS:
• Late January 6th to early January 7th: Mutual Aid to Union Gap (East Valley Fire Rescue
covers Union Gap now) for multiple structure fires. Yakima Fire sent Truck 93, Engine 94,
and Battalion 91 to assist with a warehouse fire, convenience store fire and two other
small fires that occurred nearly simultaneously.
• January 13th: Structure fire that started in the garage in the 7300 block of Englewood
Hills Place. This is Station 92's first due area. A quick knock down prevented significant
extension of the fire into the living area from the attached garage.
• January 19th: Significant structure fire in a restaurant in the 1000 block of N 1st St. Crews
battled the fire defensively through the night assisted by mutual aid crews from East
Valley, Training Center, Selah, Gleed, and West Valley. The building was a total loss.
• January 22nd: Fatality fire in the 500 block of W "I" St claimed the life of one of the
occupants. Crews arrived on scene to find significant fire involvement in the area of the
house that the victim was found in.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATS (2,483 TOTAL CALLS):
• 1780 Medical calls
• 399 Service Calls (e.g.: lift assists and law enforcement support)
• 164 No emergency calls (e.g.: false alarm, good intent and cancelled calls)
• 95 Fire calls
• 41 Hazardous Situation calls
• 4 Rescue calls
CALL SUBTYPE SAMPLES:
• 21 Structure Fires. 7 were limited to the room and contents of origin. 14 were beyond the
room and contents of origin.
• 10 cooking fires
• 162 Chest Pain EMS calls
• 131 Overdose EMS calls
• 98 Seizure EMS calls
• 30 Cardiac Arrest EMS calls
• 3 Gun-Shot Victim EMS calls
• 295 Lift assists (7 of which were in independent/assisted living facilities)
EMPLOYEE DEPARTURES:
88
• FF Richards, a firefighter with seven years of experience, accepted a lateral firefighter
position in January.
• FF March, a firefighter with 2 years of experience with Yakima Fire, accepted an entry
level firefighter position and resigned at the end of February.
• Lieutenant Golie, who was promoted to lieutenant early in 2025, accepted a lateral
firefighter position in March.
COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION EVENTS:
• 6 school presentations (approximately 440 students)
• 3 engine rides to school
• 20 presentations to teachers
• 2 pre-k school presentations
• 10 detectors installed
• 3 car seat installs
• 5 station tours
• 7 public education events
• 4 Juvenile Fire Setter Interventions (JFSI)
INSPECTIONS:
• 509 Commercial business inspections/compliance re-inspections
• 26 Site Visits (follow Ups, Knox Box, post-fire posting, etc.)
• 702 Third party reports reviewed and input into Image Trend
• 2 Rehab Calls
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Hazardous
Situation Call Type Percentages
Fire 2%
40 (Rescue
No Emergency I 0%
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Medical
72%
.Medical . Service .No Emergency . Fire .Hazardous Situation .Rescue
Type of Call # of Calls % of Calls
Medical 1780 72%
Service 399 16%
No Emergency 164 7%
Fire 95 4%
Hazardous Situation 41 2%
Rescue 4 0%
Total Calls 2483 100%
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Above: Captain Stilley teaching a classroom about fire safety. Below: A picture of the house fire
on West "I" Street.
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