September 08 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature


A. Total of emergency responses for the month of September = 451
Medic Runs = 265
Fire Runs = 33 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 66 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 33 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 21 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 70 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 7 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 14 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 40 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 1

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Out of Service Hydrants - 11
Hydrants painted - 108

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities - 519
Total Inspections – 115 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 158
Total Violations – corrected 140
Total Block Inspections – 79 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 99