Fire calls to the Bluffton fire department were down in 2011 from 2010, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. Kinn released the department's annual fire report to council on Monday.
In 2010 the department responded to 96 calls. In 2011 the department responded to 80 calls. March and April 2011 were last year's two busiest back-to-back months for the department. Twenty-two calls were answered during that period.
For a breakdown of fire calls for 2011 open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Allen County Sheriff's Department received a call at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday from a resident of Bluffton on East College Avenue regarding an individual behaving in a suspicious manner.
Officer Schultz arrived and found a man walking in the area and questioned him learning that he was not a resident of the area.
It was a very busy year for Bluffton EMS. Jan Basinger, chief, provided The Icon with the 2011 annual run totals. Here's a summary of the year:
The department responded to 475 calls, transported 343 patients and had 143 no transport runs for a total of 489 runs for the year.
The busiest month was June with 60 calls. The majority of all calls - 376 - were medical related. The department responded to 51 fire calls. Ten of its calls resulted in a Life Flight run.
To view the entire 2011 EMS run list, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket
December 31, 2011
December 1
Police responded to a non-injury traffic crash at the intersection of College Ave. and S. Main Streets. Nathaniel Hursh, 17, Bluffton was issued a citation for failing to yield the right of way. The case is pending in Allen County Juvenile Court.
December 2
A Bern St. resident reported that unknown persons had flipped their riding lawnmower onto its top while it was sitting in the front yard.
