March 2011 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of March = 429

Medic Runs = 304
Fire Runs = 8 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 17 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 8 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 2
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 71 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) -9 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 10 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 10 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 13 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 2

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
No hydrant activity for March

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 459
Total Inspections – 120 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 142
Total Violations – corrected 148
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 4
Additional Activities: 42
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 3
TOTAL: 459