December 08 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of December = 349

Medic Runs = 259
Fire Runs = 16 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 15 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 16 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 22 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 7 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 5 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 7 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 30 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 3

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Checked for leaing w/strap - 652
Extra Hydrants (leakers) - 78
Out of Service - 9

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities - 485
Total Inspections – 79 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 180
Total Violations – corrected 151
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 75