The Menifee City Council welcomed the Riverside County Fire Chief to its Wednesday, April 2, regular meeting to discuss the city’s unbalanced emergency responses to neighboring cities by Cal Fire and the county fire department.Particularly concerning the city council were the large number of calls in recent months made by the city’s fire apparatus to the neighboring city of Perris, totaling 31 last month, and many more over the years, with Perris responding to very few Menifee emergencies. The council argued those out-of-city responses cut Menifee’s response times for their own emergencies and was costing the city close to $250,000 per year with no compensation.Riverside County Fire and Cal Fire Division Chief Bill Weiser with staff member Chief Lonny Olson responded that the
