Citizens For A Better Norwood

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

April 2011 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of April = 393

Medic Runs = 287
Fire Runs = 3 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 8 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 3 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 57 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -12 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 12 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 4 - (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
No hydrant activity for April

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 109
Total Inspections – 16 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 25
Total Violations – corrected 12
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 42
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 12
Additional Activities - 13