Citizens For A Better Norwood

Thursday, November 11, 2010

October 2010 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of October = 403

Medic Runs = 273
Fire Runs = 13 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 15 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 13 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 60 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -6 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 18 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 15 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 18 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Hydrant Activity not available for October

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 536
Total Inspections – 109 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 153
Total Violations – corrected 157
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 12
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 9
Additional Activities - 96