October 2011 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of October = 404
Medic Runs = 286
Fire Runs = 5 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 2 minutes, 57 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 5 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 1
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 59 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 13- (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 15 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 10 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 15 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Severe Weather - 0
Special Incident - 0

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Pumped out 372 hydrants for winter maintenance

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 716
Total Inspections – 135 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 82
Total Violations – corrected 420
Total Block Inspections - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family: 13
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 14
Additional Activities - 52