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REPORT
EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: January 10, 2011 Resolution #: G~'6~/'~ By-law #: n/a
Report #: ESD-001-11 File # n/a
Subject: MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT -SEPT., OCT., & NOV. 2010
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report ESD-001-11 be received for information.
Submitted by: ~`~'
Gordon Weir, AMCT, CMM111
Director Emergency & Fire Services
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Reviewed by: lJ ~ ""~°'-'~ ~-' '" ""~
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT
REPORT NO: ESD-001-11
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Report ESD-001-11 covers the months of Sept. Oct. and November and is intended tc
provide Council with relevant, timely information on the activity of the Emergency and
Fire Services Department.
2.0 COMMENT
2.1 The Department responded to 795 calls during this period and recorded total fire
losses of $661,160. Attachment 1 to Report ESD-001-11 provides a station response
summary, description of call types, a call type summary, a dollar loss summary, an
enforcement summary & a public education summary.
Attachment #1: Activity Report
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT
Fire and Explosions: Instance or destructive and uncontrolled burning involving structures,
vehicles and open area fires, including explosion of combustible solids, liquids or gasses which
may or may not have resulted in a dollar loss
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion: An explosion or rupture as a result of pressure, no fire
Pre Fire Conditions: Incidents with no fire that involve heat or potential pre fire conditions e.g.
pot on stove, cooking - smoke or steam, lightening, fireworks
Burning (controlled): Complaint call related to outdoor controlled burning, authorized or
unauthorized. Fire Department did not take suppression action.
False Fire Call: Alarm activation or fire call that when investigated, is determined to be as a
result of equipment failure, malicious/prank, perceived emergency, accidental activation of
alarm by a person
CO (carbon monoxide) False Call: a call where it is determined that the detection equipment
malfunctioned or there was a perceived emergency - no CO leak
Public Hazard Call: Includes a response for spills and leaks of a hazardous product such as
natural gas, propane, refrigerant, miscellaneous/unknown, gasoline or fuel, toxic chemical,
radio-active material, power lines down or arcing, bomb, explosive removal standby, CO
(carbon monoxide) or other public hazard.
Rescue Call: a call for a person in danger due to their proximity to the occurrence and who is
unable to self evacuate and is assisted by Fire Department personnel i.e. vehicle accident,
building collapse, commercial/industrial accident, home/residential accident, persons trapped
in elevator, water rescue or water/ice rescue.
REPORT PERIOD: September 1, 2010 OO:OO:OOhrs -November 30, 2010 23:59:59hrs
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT
2010 2009
TO DATE TO DATE
PERIOD pER OD
27 165 0 133
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PRE FIRE CONDITIONS 8 45 0 40
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FALSE FIRE CALLS 65 265 0 275
CO FALSE CALLS 42 181 0 155
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS 27 110 0 105
RESCUE CALLS 110 341 0 271
MEDICAL CALLS 425 1516 0 1125
OTHER RESPONSES 59 220 0 124
TOTALS 795 2378 0 2416
CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT
2010 2009
ACTIVITY TODATE TODATE
PERIOD PER OD
FIRE INSPECTIONS 27 198 112 423
COMPLAINT INSPECTIONS 26 72 21 138
FIRE SAFETY PLAN 3 16 6 36
REVIEW
PLANS REVIEW 16 92 33 149
SITE VISIT/
38 127 23 91
APPROVAL/PERMIT
ALARM FOR LIFE
PROGRAM RESIDENTIAL 0 5 2 2
VISITS
PART 1 SMOKE ALARM 1 1 0 2
TICKETS ISSUED
PART 3 FIRE CODE 0 0 0 1
CHARGES
FIRE INVESTIGATION 3 5 1 11
2010 2009
ACTIVITY TODATE TODATE
PERIOD PER OD
STATION TOURS 11 25 13 23
SCHOOL VISITS 5 13 3 22
FIRE SAFETY HOUSE VISITS 0 0 0 13
PUBLIC EVENTS 10 11 7 19
SAFETY LECTURES 7 9 3 15
FIRE EXTINGUISHER 2 2 1 4
TRAINING
FIRE TRUCK VISITS 0 0 0 1