Citizens For A Better Norwood

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

September 09 NFD Activities and Statistics Report

A monthly feature

A. Total of emergency responses for the month of September = 344

Medic Runs = 255
Fire Runs = 4 w/breakdown
Average Response Time on Runs = 1 minute, 18 seconds (city-wide)

Number of incidents by type:
Fire Runs – 4 - (Building, Vehicle, Brush, etc.)
Overpressure, Explosion - 0
Rescue & Medic Unit Assists – 48 - (lock-in, extrications, traffic accidents, etc.)
Hazardous Conditions (no fire) - 9 - (power lines down, arcing, spills, etc.)
Service Call - 11 - (smoke removal)
Good Intent - 2 - (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
Nothing to report this month

C. Bureau of Fire Safety Activities = 496
Total Inspections – 96 - (residential, schools, churches, businesses)
Total Violations – issued 151
Total Violations – corrected 143
Total Block Inspections – 14 - (Unit #1, Unit #2, Unit #3 – Rental & multi-family)
Additional Activities - 90