FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS CONTINUE INCREASE IN 2025

(Oct. 30, 2025)

MIDLAND, TEXAS -- Calls for Midland Fire Department service have jumped 7.5% in calendar year 2025.

MFD reported that calls for fire, EMS and “other” (those for carbon monoxide, gas meter leaks, lines down, public service fire, HazMat, submerged vehicles, unusual odors) jumped more than 5% during the month of September and raised the total for the year to 17,362. Nearly 78% of all calls this year were for EMS service, according to the MFD.

The greater-than-normal calls from residents living in the county (and outside the city of Midland) continued in September. Nearly 19% of all calls during the made in September came from county residents (a 10.8% increase). For the year, the 3,256 calls for residents in the county is also nearly 19% of calls from January through September and a 10.5% percent compared to the same period during calendar year 2024.

Fire Department calls

In September

                2024    2025

Fire Calls 42   61

EMS Calls 1,392          1,392

Other 363         436

Total 1,797      1,889

January through September

                2024    2025

Fire Calls 505 494

EMS Calls 12,130       12,831

Other 3,504    4,037

Total 16,139   17,362

Fire calls outside city limits (to the county)

In September

                2024    2025

Fire Calls 12   24

EMS Calls 247               267

Other 64            67

Total 323           358

January through September

                2024    2025

Fire Calls 219 202

EMS Calls 2,156          2,378

Other 577         684

Total 2,952      3,264