August’08 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of August = 414

Medic Runs = 280
Fire Runs = 34 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 2 minutes, 52 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 19 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 23 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 7 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 4 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 17 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 49 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Hydrants flow tested: 5
Out of Service Hydrants: 10
Hydrants painted: 153

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 611
Total Inspections – 177 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 187
Total Violations – corrected 162
Total Block Inspections – 46 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 39