March 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 March = 412

Medic Runs = 307
Fire Runs = 20 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 16 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 20 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 28 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 13 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 10 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 5 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 29 - (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
(Spring Service Program starting in April!)

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 576
Total Inspections – 113 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 212
Total Violations – corrected 161
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 90