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REPORT
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GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Res. #~-~A- ~ 7-q~
Date:
DECEMBER 2, 1996 By-Law#
Report #: -File #:
FD-21-96 10.12.6
Subject:
MONTHLY FIRE REPORT -OCTOBER, 1996
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report FD-21-96 be received for information.
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the month of October, 1996. 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 150 calls in October and recorded total fire loss at
$208,300.00. A breakdown of the calls responded to follows.
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MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR
ENDING TO ENDING TO
CLASSIFICATION OCT/96 DATE OCT/95 DATE
1996 1995
PROPERTY FIRES
(Includes structure, chimney,vehicle, miscellaneous 23 239 22 265
e.g. furniture, clothing, etc.)
UNAUTHORIZED BURNING 12 77 4 62
(Burning complaints)
FALSE FIRE CALLS
(Includes alarm activations- accidental/malicious, 14 208 13 258
human-perceived emergencies/check calls e.g. -
investigate unknown odour)
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS
(Includes propane/natural gas leaks, fuel/chemical 6* 97 10 72
spills, power lines down/arcing, C.O. leaks, etc.)
RESCUE CALLS
(Includes vehicle extrication/accidents,
commercial/industrial accidents, home/residential 35 232 16 178
accidents, water/Ice rescue)
MEDICAL ASSIST CALLS
(Includes assist to ambulance personnel with 48 424 34 257
respiratory and resuscitation emergencies)
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
(Includes assist to other agencies, other public 12 93 9 103
SBNICe, atC.)
TOTAL CALLS 150 1,370 108 1,195
TOTAL FIRE LOSS $208,300 $961,501 $114,270 $3,267,671
2.2* In accordance with Committee's request in the meeting of September 9, 1996, a
breakdown of the public hazard calls is as follows.
Gasoline or Fuel Spill 1
Spill-Miscellaneous 1
C.O. Detector Activation 2
Power Lines Down 2
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3. RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 It is respectfully recommended that report FD-21-96 be received for information.
Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by
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Michael . Creig ton, AMCT(A), CMM1
Fire Chief.
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W. H. Stockwell,
Chief Administrative Officer
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November 12, 1996
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