January 08 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 just a little differently from the original:

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

Medic Runs = 276
Fire Runs = 17 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 45 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 17 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 24- (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 15 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 13 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 2 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 41 - (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 - 11
City-owned hydrants reported back in service - 10

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 692
Total Inspections – 130 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 161
Total Violations – corrected 284
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 117