Citizens For A Better Norwood

Friday, April 01, 2011

February 2011 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of February = 323

Medic Runs = 238
Fire Runs = 9 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 0 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 9 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 34 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -9 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 10 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 11 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 12 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Hydrants winter strapping. Pumped as needed: 521

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities
Total Inspections – 111 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 166
Total Violations – corrected 89
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 0
Additional Activities: 99
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 3
TOTAL: 468