February 09 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of February = 310

Medic Runs = 233
Fire Runs = 1 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 3 minutes, 5 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 1 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 17 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 14 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call – 5 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent – 8 - (odor of smoke, controlled burning)
False Alarms – 17 - (false alarms, system malfunctions, smoke detector activated, etc.)
Special Incident - 7
Motor Vehicles - 6

B. Fire Hydrant Activity
Winter Maintenance - 490
Extra Hydrants (leakers checked) - 105
Out of Service - 11

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities - 386
Total Inspections – 27 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 162
Total Violations – corrected 133
Total Block Inspections – 0 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 64