Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services received 633 calls for service in the third quarter of 2025, an 11 per cent increase compared to the spring.
Around 30 per cent of calls were for fire-related services and 70 per cent were for pre-hospital care.
During the quarter, the department responded to six structure fires, 75 outdoor or miscellaneous fires and 61 fire alarm activations.
The most common pre-hospital calls were for falls and back injuries, followed by overdoses and chest pain.
The increase in calls was within what the department was expecting for the summer.
Fire chief Scott Driver said it was quite manageable due to a lighter wildfire season than normal.
“Our department is relieved that summer did not bring with it an overwhelming demand for wildfire response services. As a community, we experienced an expected rise in call numbers, associated with travel and the general busy activity of the summer season. What we are thankful for, is that our region did not see drastically increased wildfire issues, and thus our resources were not overwhelmed,” said Driver.
“It was nice to share the summer with our community and not have the threat of wildfire hovering over us or the smoke from wildfire.”
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