April 09 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

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

Medic Runs = 274
Fire Runs = 8 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 8 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 8 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 1
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 58 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 9 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 7 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 4 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 19 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
243 - Flowed, lubed, and weeded
3 - Out of service

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 775
Total Inspections – 125 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 283
Total Violations – corrected 268
Total Block Inspections – 17 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 82