Citizens For A Better Norwood

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

January 09 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of January = 310

Medic Runs = 262
Fire Runs = 7 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 9 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 7 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 21 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 18 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 15 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 7 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 33 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 12
Motor Vehicles - 9

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Checked for leaing w/strap - 490
Extra Hydrants (leakers) - 95

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities - 336
Total Inspections – 66 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 86
Total Violations – corrected 110
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 74