July ’08 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of July = 423
Medic Runs = 295
Fire Runs = 19 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 12 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 19 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 31 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 26 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 5 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 9 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 36 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 2

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Hydrants flow tested: 118
Out of Service Hydrants: 8

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 749
Total Inspections – 216 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 283
Total Violations – corrected 127
Total Block Inspections – 35 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 88