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REPORT
EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: October 20, 2008
Report #: ESD-015-08 File # 10.12.6 By-law #
Subject: MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2008
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report ESD-015-08 be received for information.
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Submitted by: ~i-- Reviewed by:
Gordon Weir, AMCT, CMM111
Director Emergency & Fire Services
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Franklin Wu.
Chief Administrative Officer
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F 905)623-6506
REPORT NO: ESD-075-08 PAGE 2
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the months September 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 272 calls during this period and recorded total fire loss at
$671,200. A breakdown of calls responded to follows in the table attached.
Attachment: Activity Report
Response Categories
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
Period: September 1, 2008 00:00:00 to September 30, 2008 23:59:59
CALL TYPE VOLUME
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~ STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3 STATION 4 STATION 5 CALL CALL TYPE
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~ °"' BOWMANVILLE NEWCASTLE ORONO COURTICE ENNISKILLEN PERCENTAGE
, TOTALS
PROPERTY FIRE 6 3 3 3 0 15 5
5%
CALLS .
BURNING 4 1 1 0 1 7 2
6%
COMPLAINTS .
FALSE FIRE 30 5 2 7 3 47 17
3%
CALLS .
PUBLIC HAZARD 17 2 1 10 1 31 11
4%
CALLS .
RESCUE CALLS 19 4 5 7 3 38 14.0%
MEDICALASSIST 66 12 6 31 2 117 43
0%
CALLS .
MISCELLANEOUS 5 2 1 $ 1 17 6
3°/a
CALLS .
TOTAL FOR 147 29 19 66 11 272 100
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MONTH .
YEAR TO DATE 1390 324 168 .662 116 2660 ~r =~~- = s=
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DOLLAR LOSS $125,200 $409,000 $124,000 $13,000 $0 $671,200
APPARATUS CALL VOLUME
STATION 1 PUMPER 1 SCAT 1 PUMPER 11 TANKER 1 UTILITY 1 AERIAL 1 RESCUE 1
259 168 53 18 1 0 13 6
STATION 2 PUMPER 2 TANKER 2
45 34 11
STATION 3 PUMPER 3 TANKER 3 UTILITY 3 AN
31 22 8 1 0
STATION 4 PUMPER 4 PUMPER 44 TANKER 4 Aerial 4
122 114 5 1 2
STATION 5 PUMPER 5 TANKER 5
15 14 1
472 282 53 93 22 1 15 6
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