March 2010 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of February = 364

Medic Runs = 273
Fire Runs = 10 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 2 minutes, 54 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 1 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 1
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 40 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -7 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 7 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 4 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 23 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Strapped hydrants. Pumped as needed - 260

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 983
Total Inspections – 261 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 335
Total Violations – corrected 301
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 6
Additional Activities - 80