October 08 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of October = 336

Medic Runs = 245
Fire Runs = 17 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 13 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 17 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 15 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 16 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 5 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 5 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 31 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 2

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Pumped dry for winter - 198
Hydrants painted - 18

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities - 555
Total Inspections – 128 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 104
Total Violations – corrected 196
Total Block Inspections – 32 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 95