During the September 3 meeting of the Canyon Lake City Council, Fire Chief Jeff LaTendresse presented the Canyon Lake Fire Department’s report for the month of July.
In a record-setting month, the Canyon Lake Fire Department responded to 116 calls in July, making it the busiest month of the year to date. The 116 calls include six fire responses, 88 rescue/EMS incidents, four service calls, 15 good intent calls, and three false alarms.
The department responded to three fires in Canyon Lake and three in Meadowbrook. The fires in Canyon Lake include a dryer and lint fire on July 2 in the 20900 block of Strawberry Lane, a truck fire in a driveway on July 4 at Winward Drive and Canyon Lake Drive North, and an illegal burning of weeds on July 9 at White Wake Court and Canyon Lake Dr. North.
The three Meadowbrook fire responses include a tire and grass fire on July 19 at River Street and Tooker Streets, a fire structure on July 23 in the 27300 block of Jarvis Street that was on upon arrival, and a small grass fire on July 27 at Highway 74 and Wasson Canyon Road that was out upon arrival.
The average dispatch to en route response time was 0:59 minutes, en route to arrival time was 4:56 minutes, and dispatch to arrival time was 5:42 minutes. These times represent the average of all CODE 3 EMS responses in the city. They do not include auto/mutual aid incidents.
The 90 percent fractile dispatch to en route response time was 1:01 minutes, en route to arrival time was 7.44 minutes, and dispatch to arrival time was 8:16 minutes.
Riverside County/Cal Fire responded to four incidents in the City of Canyon Lake. Canyon Lake engines responded to 17 incidents outside the city. They include three in Lake Elsinore, nine in Meadowbrook, four in Good Hope, and one in Menifee.
The department logged a total of 360.31 training hours in July, with training focused on the Fire Engineer Orientation Academy (driving, equipment orientation, area familiarization, and pumping/hydraulics). paramedic annual updates, rapid intervention crew training, wildland fire simulations, rope rescue training, and reserve training (SCBA and PPE).
Public outreach and education included attending Taco Tuesday events, Fourth of July, Movie Night at the Park, a neighborhood mixer, and other daily interactions with the community.
