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REPORT
EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date:
April 2S, 200S
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Report #: ESD-006-0S
File# 10.12.6
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Subject:
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT - MARCH 2008
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report ESD-006-0S be received for information.
Submitted by:
Gordon Weir, AMCT, CMM111
Director Emergency & Fire Services
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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-006-08
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the month March 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 313 calls during this period and recorded total fire loss at
$2,492,500. A breakdown of calls responded to follows in the table attached.
Attachment: Activity Report
Response Categories
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
Period: March 1, 2008 00:00:00 to March 31, 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 6 3 1 5 0 15 4.8%
CALLS
BURNING 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.6%
COMPLAINTS
FALSE FIRE 23 8 1 4 1 37 11.8%
CALLS
PUBLIC HAZARD 18 2 1 8 1 30 9.6%
CALLS
RESCUE CALLS 8 13 7 16 4 48 15.3%
MEDICAL ASSIST 89 19 8 35 4 155 49.5%
CALLS
MISCELLANEOUS 16 6 1 3 0 26 8.3%
CALLS
TOTAL FOR 160 52 19 72 10 313 100.0%
MONTH
YEAR TO DATE 470 127 57 231 30 915
YEAR TO DATE 51.1% 16.6% 6.1% 23.0% 3.2% 100.0%
PERCENTAGE
STANDYBY 9 0 0 7 0 16
CALLS
DOLLAR LOSS $2,117,000 $21,500 $350,000 $4,000 0 $2,492,500
APPARATUS CALL VOLUME
STATION 1 PUMPER 1 SCAT 1 PUMPER 11 TANKER 1 UTILITY 1 AERIAL 1 RESCUE 1
320 147 137 17 4 1 5 9
STATION 2 PUMPER 2 TANKER 2
66 49 17
STATION 3 PUMPER 3 TANKER 3 UTILITY 3 ATV
36 21 12 3
STATION 4 PUMPER 4 PUMPER 44 TANKER 4 Aerial 4
123 111 10 2
STATION 5 PUMPER 5 TANKER 5
18 15 3
563 258 137 112 38 4 5 9
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