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REPORT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
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Date:
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
Report #:
FD-2-98
File#:
10.12.6
Subject:
MONTHLY FIRE REPORT - DECEMBER, 1997
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report FD-2-98 be received for information.
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the month of December, 1997. 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 133 calls in December and recorded total fire loss
at $106,900.00. A breakdown of the calls responded to follows.
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MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR
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CLASSIFICATION DEC. /97 DATE DEC./96 DATE
1997 1996
PROPERTY FIRES
(Includes structure, chimney,vehicle, miscellaneous 26 300 17 281
e.g. furniture, clothing, etc.)
UNAUTHORIZED BURNING -- 95 1 82
(Burning complaints)
FALSE FIRE CALLS
(Includes alarm activations- accidental/malicious, 14 284 17 250
human-perceived emergencies/check calls e.g.
investigate unknown odour)
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS
(Includes propane/natural gas leaks, fuel/chemical 9 161 23 127
spills, power lines down/arcing, C.O. leaks, etc.)
RESCUE CALLS
(Includes vehicle extrication/accidents, 23 307 24 278
commercial/industrial accidents, home/residential
accidents, water/ice rescue)
MEDICAL ASSIST CALLS
(Includes assist to ambulance personnel with 54 629 52 531
respiratory and resuscitation emergencies)
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
(Includes assist to other agencies, other public 7 109 9 107
service, etc.)
TOTAL CALLS 133 1,885 143 1,656
TOTAL FIRE LOSS $106,900 $1,623,854 $10,600 $1,068,101
2. REPORT
2.1 The number of calls for the year increased by 14 percent of the previous year.
Fire department responses have increased between ten and fifteen percent each
year over the last four years. It is staff's belief that given the continued growth in
the Municipality the number of calls will continue to climb.
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3. RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 It is respectfully recommended that report FD-2-98 be received for information.
Respectfully submitted,
Reviewed by
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W. H. Stockwell,
Chief Administrative Officer
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December 1, 1997
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