Citizens For A Better Norwood

Thursday, January 13, 2011

November 2010 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of November = 416

Medic Runs = 275
Fire Runs = 6 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 10 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 6 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 65 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -14 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 16 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 10 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 30 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Pumped and strapped 525 hydrants

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 539
Total Inspections – 96 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 205
Total Violations – corrected 141
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 0
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 2
Additional Activities - 95