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REPORT
EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
March 17,2008 ReSduf1D,,1t;fr9-d ld-Og
Date:
Report #: ESD-004-08
File# 10.12.6
By-law #
Subject:
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT - FEBRUARY 2008
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report ESD-004-08 be received for information.
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Submitted by: .,c, ul"" J -.
Gordon Weir, AMCT, CMM 111
Director Emergency & Fire Services
Reviewed by:
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Franklin Wu.
Chief Administrative Officer
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CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ClARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F 905)623-6506
REPORT NO: ESD-004-08
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the month February 2008. It is our intent to provide Committee with
information relevant to this department, in a timely manner.
2. REPORT
2.1 The department responded to 279 calls during this period and recorded total fire loss at
$712,000. A breakdown of calls responded to follows in the table attached.
Attachment: Activity Report
Response Categories
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
Period: February 1, 2008 00:00:00 to February 29, 2008 23:59:59
CALL TYPE VOLUME
STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3 STATION 4 STATION 5 CALL CALL TYPE
BOWMANVILLE NEWCASTLE ORONO COURTICE ENNISKILLEN TYPE PERCENTAGE
TOTALS
PROPERTY FIRE 0 2 1 1 1 5 1.8%
CALLS
BURNING 3 0 1 0 1 5 1.8%
COMPLAINTS
FALSE FIRE 31 5 0 2 0 38 13.6%
CALLS
PUBLIC HAZARD 19 1 0 10 1 31 11.1%
CALLS
RESCUE CALLS 18 8 10 11 1 48 17.2%
MEDICAL ASSIST 73 11 8 41 2 135 48.4%
CALLS
MISCELLANEOUS 5 7 0 4 1 17 6.1%
CALLS
TOTAL FOR 149 34 20 69 7 279 100.0%
MONTH
YEAR TO DATE 310 75 38 159 20 602
YEAR TO DATE 53.4% 12.2% 7.2% 24.7% 2.5% 100.0%
PERCENTAGE
STANDYBY 3 1 4
CALLS
DOLLAR LOSS $0 $200,000 $4,000 $500,000 $8,000 $712,000
APPARATUS CALL VOLUME
STATION 1 PUMPER 1 SCAT 1 PUMPER 11 TANKER 1 UTILITY 1 AERIAL 1 RESCUE 1
316 123 152 18 2 0 9 12
STATION 2 PUMPER 2 TANKER 2
48 33 15
STATION 3 PUMPER 3 TANKER 3 UTILITY 3
38 24 14 0
STATION 4 PUMPER 4 PUMPER 44 TANKER 4 Aerial 4
113 105 4 1 3
STATION 5 PUMPER 5 TANKER 5
13 10 3
528 228 152 89 35 0 12 12
RESPONSE CATEGORIES
PROPERTY FIRE CALLS: includes a response by this Department to Fires involving structures,
vehicles or open areas; Combustions Explosions (no fire); Overpressure Rupture, Munition
Explosion - No Fire; Overpressure Rupture - No Fire, (e.g. Steam boilers, hot water tanks,
pressure vessels, etc.); Munition Explosion-No Fire (e.g. bombs, dynamites, other explosives,
etc.); whether or not they result in property losses, injuries or deaths.
BURNING COMPLAINTS: Includes a response to investigate Authorized and Unauthorized
Controlled Burning Complaints.
FALSE FIRE CALLS: Includes a response by this Department to Pre-Fire Conditions -
Overheat and Pot on Stove; and calls precieved to be an emergency and are concluded to be
Alarm Equipment - Malfunction, Alarm Equipment - Accidental, Human - Malicious, Human-
Perceived Emergency, Human - Accidental, and Other False Fire Call
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS: Includes a response by this Department to Gas Leak - Natural Gas,
Gas Leak - Propane, Gas Leak - Refrigeration, Gas Leak - Miscellaneous, Spill - Gasoline or
Fuel, Spill - Toxic Chemical, Spill - Miscellaneous, Radio-active Material Problem, Ruptured
Water, Steam Pipe, Power Lines Down, Arcing, Bomb, Explosive Removal, Standby, Co
(carbon monoxide) reporting, and Other Public Hazard.
RESCUE CALLS: Includes a response by the Department to a Vehicle Extrication, Vehicle
Accident, Building Collapse, Commercial/Industrial Accident, Home/Residential Accident,
Persons Trapped in Elevator, Water Rescue, Water Ice Rescue, and Other Rescues.
MEDICAL ASSIST CALLS: Include a response by this Department to a patient(s) suffering from
Asphyxia, Respiratory Condition, Convulsions, Epileptic, Diabetic Seizure, Electric Shock,
Traumatic Shock, Heart Attack, CPR, Stroke, Drug Related, Alcohol Related, Cuts, Abrasions,
Fracture, Burns, Person Fainted, Nausea
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS: Includes a response by this Department to Assist another Fire
Department, Assist Police, Assist Other Agencies, Other Public Service, 911 Unknown Calls
and Other Responses