EMS calls again dwarf fire calls in June; fire calls drop compared to June 2024

(July 31, 2025)

MIDLAND, TEXAS -- EMS calls inside Midland County through the first half of 2025 make up 74.3% of the calls the Midland Fire Department responded to during that period, according to numbers released this week by the MFD.

Midland Fire also reported that EMS calls in June and through the first six months of the year (January-June) dwarf fire calls. MFD reported 1,413 EMS calls in June and 35 fire calls. Those totals rose to 8,556 EMS calls in January through May and 447 fire calls during the same period. There were 447 “other” calls in June.

Midland Fire also reported that fire calls dropped by 43% in June 2025 (compared to June 2024). The number of fire calls through six months is relatively even (322 in 2025 compared to 331 during the same period in 2024).

The Midland Fire Department responds to fire and EMS calls inside the city of Midland and throughout the county.

Fire Department calls

In June

                2024    2025

Fire Calls 62   35

EMS Calls 1,339          1,413

Other 398         447

Total 1,799      1,895

January through June

                2024    2025

Fire Calls 331 322

EMS Calls 7,894          8,556

Other 2,417    2,643

Total 10,642   11,512

Source: Midland Fire Department