March 09 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of January = 380

Medic Runs = 281
Fire Runs = 11 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 4 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 11 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 49 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 7 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 4 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 13 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 14 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 1

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
12 - Out of service
No other activity, spring maintenance begins in April

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 538
Total Inspections – 121 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 196
Total Violations – corrected 131
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 90