Last year, the Lodi Fire Department responded to more service calls despite having fewer resources.
Although the department received 18 percent more calls in 2017 than 2016, Fire Engine One was unavailable for an even greater part last year than the previous year, according to Interim Fire Chief Gene Stoddart.
“In 2017, we had 7,040 calls compared to the last year, when we had 5,796. 2017 was also the first year that we tracked transient-related calls. We saw that there was an influx of those calls, and with the City of Lodi trying to be proactive about transient-related issues, we can at least take a count,” Stoddart said.