August 2010 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

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

Medic Runs = 307
Fire Runs = 5 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 2 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 5 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 59 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 9 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 11 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 13 - (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
Painted hydrants and caps: 20

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 444
Total Inspections – 77 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 188
Total Violations – corrected 139
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 10
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 7
Additional Activities - 23