August 2010 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of August = 376

Medic Runs = 265
Fire Runs = 20 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 4 minutes, 30 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 20 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 51 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -9 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 10 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 6 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 15 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
July 2010 - Recorded & flow tested 115 hydrants
August 2010 - No hydrant activity

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 883
Total Inspections – 142 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 273
Total Violations – corrected 342
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 13
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 25