November 08 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of November = 310
Medic Runs = 242
Fire Runs = 20 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 10 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 20 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 10 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 15 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 6 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 4 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 8 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 5

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Pumped dry for winter - 420
Checked for leaing w/strap - 489
C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities - 308
Total Inspections – 38 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 29
Total Violations – corrected 86
Total Block Inspections – 117 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 38