Citizens For A Better Norwood

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

May 09 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of May = 364
Medic Runs = 281
Fire Runs = 7 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 15 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 7 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 43 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 4 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 4 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 12 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 13 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Flowed, Lubed & Weeded - 238

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 742
Total Inspections – 115 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 282
Total Violations – corrected 240
Total Block Inspections – 30 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 75