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(Rock Island, IL) -- At least one QCA fire department set a record for emergency calls this year.
The Rock Island Fire Department says they responded to nearly ten-thousand calls, averaging 25 a day.
RIFD leaders say nearly 80-percent of those calls were for medical emergencies.
While the city has hired new staff, RIFD says many of them are still being trained on the medical side of response, a reality of modern day firefighting.
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