December 07 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

This monthly Norwood Fire Department report is brief enough that we can publish it in its entirety, though we do format it a little differently from the original:

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of July = 338

Medic Runs = 254
Fire Runs = 12 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 4 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 12 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 24- (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 18 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 6 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 8 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 26 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
City Hydrants checked for leaks - 489
City-owned hydrants Out of Service & require repair/replacement - 18

C. Total Bureau of Fire Safety Inspections/Activities w/Breakdown = 461

1.) Bureau of Fire Safety Activities and Number of Activities:
Total Inspections – 90 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 127
Total Violations – corrected 180
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 64

2.) Breakdown of Fire Division Events:
Cornerstone Christmas Lunch
Southwest Ohio Code Official Meeting
Hamilton County Accountability Committee Meeting
Hamilton County Fire Chief’s Meetings
Eastern Fire Chief’s Meeting
Siemens’ Grand Opening
CPR Classes
Civil Service test for firefighter