June ’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 June = 421
Medic Runs = 290
Fire Runs = 28 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 6 seconds (city-wide)
Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 28 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 27 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 22 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 15 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 7 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 30 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 2
B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Fire Hydrants painted: 21
Out of Service Hydrants: 8
C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 558
Total Inspections – 118 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 113
Total Violations – corrected 170
Total Block Inspections – 66 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 91
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 June = 421
Medic Runs = 290
Fire Runs = 28 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 6 seconds (city-wide)
Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 28 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 27 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 22 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 15 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 7 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 30 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 2
B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Fire Hydrants painted: 21
Out of Service Hydrants: 8
C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 558
Total Inspections – 118 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 113
Total Violations – corrected 170
Total Block Inspections – 66 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 91