Castle Rock Fire and Rescue logged 5,793 calls through September, 368 more than in 2025
The department handled 648 calls in September, including 376 emergency medical services calls; it reported rescue and EMS incidents were about 14% higher than a year earlier.
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Castle Rock Fire and Rescue logged 5,793 calls through September 2026, 368 more than at the same point in 2025. The department handled 648 calls in September, its monthly report shows.
The report counted 376 emergency medical services (EMS) calls in September. It said rescue and EMS incidents were about 14% higher than in September 2025 and exceeded September totals in each of the previous four years.
Through August, the department had logged 5,145 calls, 346 more than during the same period in 2025. Medic-unit responses that month rose 12.6% year over year, the August report shows. The department handled 707 calls in August, including 428 EMS calls. Medic units responded to 537 calls, up from 477 in August 2025.
August response times varied by medic unit. The 90th-percentile dispatch-to-arrival time was 8.9 minutes for Medic 154, 9.1 minutes for Medic 155, 10.8 minutes for Medic 151 and 13.1 minutes for Medic 153. The department attributed Medic 153’s longer time to its extended response area, cross-station coverage responsibilities, incident locations and overall unit availability.
The department also reported staffing and station-construction updates in August. Four recruits entered the West Metro Fire Academy, two members began paramedic school, 10 members were cleared through the department’s basic life-support attending program and six more were in process. Construction of Station 156 continued, with the retaining wall nearly complete, foundation site preparation underway and water tie-ins completed. The department’s September report said construction remained on schedule, with completion targeted for September 2027.