January 2012 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of December = 347
Medic Runs = 256
Fire Runs = 6 (Building, Brush, etc.)
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 37 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 6 - (Building, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 44 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 7 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 7 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 9 - (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
492 Hydrants strapped & pumped as needed

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 196
Total Inspections – 45 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 80
Total Violations – corrected 21
Total Block Inspection - Unit #’s 1, 2, 3 - Rental & multi-family - 3
Referrals to Health and Building Depts. - 6
Additional Activities - 41