GVFD receives most ambulance calls ever

The Grant Volunteer Fire Department and Perkins County Ambulance ended 2018 with the most ambulance calls in the department’s history with 236. 

The total number of fire, ambulance and emergency management responses was the second largest in history with 269. The most the department has ever received was 276 in 2007. 

The fire department responded to a request just 32 times. The year 2012 holds the record with 75 calls. 

 The busiest month for GVFD last year September with 34 responses, followed by August with 30. Friday was the busiest day of the week with 46 responses, and 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon were the busiest times with 21. 

Volunteers spent 1,663 hours in training and 1,510 in service. 

Top total calls

2007—276

2018—269

2012—265

2017—260

2016—231

1996—225

2015—207

2001—198

2008—196

2000—193

Top fire calls

2012—75

2017—60

1999—46

1990—45

2007—43

2008—43

2009—42

2013—40

1989—39

1998—38

2016—38

Top EMS calls

2018—236

2007—203

2017-—197

2016—193

1997—190

2012—188

2015—171

2001—163

2000—160

2006—157