July 07 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

We thought our readers, like us, would like to know more about the Norwood Fire Department’s many activities and how they are tracked. This monthly NFD report is brief enough that we can publish it in its entirety, though we are formatting it just a little differently from the original:

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of July = 371

Medic Runs = 253
Fire Runs = 25 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 2 minutes, 57 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 25 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 35 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 7 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 1 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 19 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 31 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 0

B. Total Bureau of Fire Safety Inspections/Activities w/Breakdown = 702

1.) Bureau of Fire Safety Activities and Number of Activities:
Total Inspections – 91 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 344
Total Violations – corrected 147
Total Block Inspections – 19 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 101

2.) Breakdown of Fire Division Events:
NIMS 300 & 400 Training Class
EMA Emergency Ops Software Meeting
Hamilton County Accountability Committee Meeting
Hamilton County Fire Chief’s Meetings
Eastern Fire Chief’s Meeting
Homeland Security Meeting - EMA
CPR Classes
Southwest Fire Code Meeting