Davenport Fire Department Reports Nearly 10% Increase In Calls In 2022

(Davenport, IA) -- The Davenport Fire Department says they got nearly 20-thousand calls for service last year, a nearly 10-percent jump from 2021.

That's about one call every half hour.

To keep up with the demand, Davenport Fire increased hiring, bringing in more than a dozen new firefighters in 2022.