January 2011 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of January = 398

Medic Runs = 291
Fire Runs = 7 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 6 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 7 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 49 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -17 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 13 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 7 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 14 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
502 Hydrants winter strapping. Pumped as needed.

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 519
Total Inspections – 96 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 195
Total Violations – corrected 153
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 0
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 6
Additional Activities - 69