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REPORT
EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES
Date:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
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Meeting:
June 16, 2008
Report #: ESD-009-08
File# 10.12.6
By-law #
Subject:
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT - MAY 2008
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report ESD-009-08 be received for information.
Submitted by:
Reviewed by:
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Franklin Wu.
Chief Administrative Officer
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Director Emergency & Fire Services
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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-009-08
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
1. BACKGROUND
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1.1 Our report covers the month May 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 271 calls during this period and recorded total fire loss at
$68,500. A breakdown of calls responded to follows in the table attached.
Attachment: Activity Report
Response Categories
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
Period: May 1, 2008 00:00:00 to May 31, 2008 23:59:59
CALL TYPE VOLUME
STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3 STATION 4 STATION 5 CALL TYPE CALL TYPE
BOWMANVILLE NEWCASTLE ORONO COURTICE ENNISKILLEN TOTALS PERCENTAGE
PROPERTY FIRE 3 4 1 7 2 17 6.3%
CALLS
BURNING 5 3 0 2 6 16 5.9%
COMPLAINTS
FALSE FIRE CALLS 17 4 1 6 2 30 11.1%
PUBLIC HAZARD 12 4 0 6 0 22 8.1%
CALLS
RESCUE CALLS 15 4 4 5 3 31 11.4%
MEDICAL ASSIST 88 13 8 19 4 132 48.7%
CALLS
MISCELLANEOUS 8 2 4 6 3 23 8.5%
CALLS
TOTAL FOR MONTH 148 34 18 51 20 271 100.0%
YEAR TO DATE 763 193 98 363 65 1482
YEAR TO DATE 54.6% 12.5% 6.6% 18.8% 7.4% 100.0%
PERCENTAGE
STANDYBY CALLS 6. 0 0 3 0 9
DOLLAR LOSS $7,000 $500 $5,000 $25,000 $31,000 $68,500
APPARATUS CALL VOLUME
STATION 1 PUMPER 1 SCAT 1 PUMPER 11 TANKER 1 UTILITY 1 AERIAL 1 RESCUE 1
270 174 74 10 4 0 4 4
STATION 2 PUMPER 2 TANKER 2
46 33 13
STATION 3 PUMPER 3 TANKER 3 UTILITY 3 ATV
32 21 5 3 3
STATION 4 PUMPER 4 PUMPER 44 TANKER 4 Aerial 4
100 91 7 2 0
STATION 5 PUMPER 5 TANKER 5
24 17 7
472 265 74 88 31 3 7 4
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