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Report To: General Government Committee
Date of Meeting: March 8, 2021 Report Number: ESD-001-21
Submitted By: Gord Weir, Director of Emergency Services
Reviewed By:
File Number:
Andrew C. Allison, CAO
By-law Number:
Resolution #: GG-240-21
Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report — Q4 2020
Recommendation:
1. That Report ESD-001-21 be received for information.
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Report Overview
The Emergency and Fire Services Department is responsible for delivering fire suppression
and emergency response, fire prevention and public education programs in accordance with
the Fire Protection and Prevention Act (FPPA). This Report provides Council with an
overview of the activities associated with the Department's Suppression and Fire Prevention
Divisions for Q4 of 2020.
1. Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
1.1 Fire suppression services are delivered in both an offensive and defensive mode,
including search and rescue operations, forcible entry, ventilation, protecting exposures,
salvage and overhaul as appropriate. Emergency pre -hospital care is provided through
medical acts such as defibrillation, standard first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
1.2 Fire Suppression staff responded to 500 calls in the fourth quarter of 2020. Of the 500
incidents, 22 were property fires with an estimated dollar loss of $3,084,800.
1.3 The following is a summary of emergency incidents by response type (see Attachment 1
for description):
Response Type
Q4
2019
Q4
2020
% Change
% of Total
2020
Property Fires/Explosions
18
22
+22.22%
4.4%
Outdoor - No Loss Fires &
Burning - Controlled
17
38
+123.53%
7.6%
CO False Calls
45
36
-20%
7.2%
False Fire Calls
86
77
-10.47%
15.4%
*Medical/Resuscitator Calls
608
92
-84.87%
18.4%
Other Response
121
69
-42.98%
13.8%
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion
(No Fire
0
0
0%
0%
Pre Fire Conditions/No Fire
22
18
-18.18%
3.6%
Public Hazard
39
47
+20.51 %
9.4%
Rescue
124
101
-18.55%
20.2%
*See Section 3
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1.4 Call Volume by Geographical Area
(Generated by first vehicle dispatched according to geography)
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Geographical Area
Call Volume
Call Volume %
Bowmanville and surrounding area
237
47.4%
Newcastle and surrounding area
87
17.4%
Orono and surrounding area
38
7.6%
Courtice and surrounding area
109
21.8%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
29
5 8%
1.5 Annual Total for Comparison at a Glance
Event Type
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Call Volume
3,736
3,675
3,929
4,268
2,628
Civilian Injuries
4
1
1
7
2
Firefighter Injuries
0
0
0
1
0
Fatalities
0
0
0
0
0
Dollar Loss
$6,148,757
$4,244,699
$2,738,750
$3,317,011
$12,721,370
2. Response Times
2.1 Fire Suppression staff responded to 22 property fires, 7 of which were for detached
dwellings. Below is a summary of the average response times for structural firefighting
in Clarington's rural and urban areas for Q4 2020. See Attachment 2 for a map of the 7
calls.
Rural Structural Fires — 4 incidents
Response Objective per NFPA 1720
Time
Average Turnout Time 1:20 (80 sec)
1.41
(first responding truck en route)
min.
Average Dispatch to On Scene Min.
10.46 min.
(first truck on scene)
Average Total Personnel On Scene
16
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Urban Structural Fires — 3 incidents
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Response Objective per NFPA 1720
Average Time
Average Turnout Time 1:20 (80 sec)
1.15 min.
(first responding truck en route)
Average Dispatch to On Scene Min.
5.06 min.
(first truck on scene)
Average Total Personnel On Scene
14
3. Medical/Resuscitator Calls
3.1 The following chart lists the medical call volume by geographical area.
Emergency Request
Call
Volume
Call o
Volume /o
% of Q4
Calls
Bowmanville and surrounding area
53
57.61 %
10.6%
Newcastle and surrounding area
11
11.96%
2.2%
Orono and surrounding area
7
7.61 %
1.4%
Courtice and surrounding area
19
20.65%
3.8%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
2
2.17%
0.4%
3.2 The following chart lists the total medical calls to long-term care (LTC) and medical
facilities.
Total
% of
LTC / Medical Facility
Address
Medical
Medical
Calls
Calls
Glen Hill Marnwood
26 Elgin St.,
1
1.09%
Bowmanville
Seasons Clarington Retirement Home
65 Clarington Blvd.,
2
2 17%
Bowmanville
Glen Hill Strathaven
264 King St. E.,
0
0%
Bowmanville
Bowmanville Creek Retirement
105 Queen Street,
0
0%
Community
Bowmanville
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Total
% of
LTC / Medical Facility
Address
Medical
Medical
Calls
Calls
Fosterbrooke Long Term Care
330 King Ave. West,
0
0%
Newcastle
WhiteCliffe Terrace Retirement
1460 Highway 2,
1
1.09%
Residence
Courtice
Bowmanville Clinic
222 King St. E.,
0
o
0/o
Bowmanville
Walmart Clinic
2320 Highway 2,
0
0%
Bowmanville
Courtice Health Centre
1450 Highway 2,
0
0%
Courtice
Newcastle Urgent Care Clinic
50 Mill St. N.,
0
0%
Newcastle
3.3 0.8% of Q4 calls were for LTC/medical facilities. Crews arrived on scene prior to EMS
75% of the time, at an average of 3.03 minutes. The average time on scene was 18.46
minutes. Crews provided services such as checked patient's vitals, assisted EMS, and
loading patient on stretcher.
4. Fire Prevention Division
4.1 Fire Prevention staff continue to perform a variety of functions in accordance with the
FPPA and policies of the Department focusing on; creating a fire safe community.
These functions are implemented through public education programs and fire
inspections. The following is a summary of inspection services performed during the
fourth quarter.
Fire Prevention Activity — Q4
Volume
Complaint Inspections
26
Requested Inspections
51
Self -initiated Inspections
64
Retrofit Inspections
0
Burn Permits
40
Fire Safety Plans Reviews
30
General Plans Reviews
41
Site Visits
13
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Fire Prevention Activity — Q4
Volume
Fire Investigations
0
FPPA Part 3 Charges Laid
0
FPPA Part 1 Charges Laid
0
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4.2 Due to COVID-19 and the restrictions issued by the Chief Medical Officer, staff did not
provide or attend public education activities during the fourth quarter of 2020. Staff were
able to conduct fire drills at six vulnerable occupancies in Clarington.
5. Concurrence
Not Applicable.
6. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that this Report be received for information.
Staff Contact: Gord Weir, Director of Emergency & Fire Services, 905-623-5126 ext. 2802 or
gweir@clarington.net.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 — Response Type Description
Attachment 2 — Fire Calls Q4 2020
There are no interested parties to be notified of Council's decision.
Attachment 1 to Report ESD-001-21
Response Type Description
Property Fires / 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.
Outdoor, No Loss Fires: Uncontrolled fires, outdoors, that did not result in a loss,
injury or fatality and is not suspected to be caused by arson, vandalism or children
playing.
Burning Controlled: Complaint call related to outdoor controlled burning, authorized
or unauthorized. Fire Department did not take suppression action.
CO (carbon monoxide) False Calls: A call where it is determined that the detection
equipment malfunctioned or there was a perceived emergency - no CO present.
False Fire Calls: 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.
Medical/Resuscitator Call: Includes a response to a patient(s) suffering from
asphyxia, respiratory condition, convulsions, epileptic, diabetic seizure, electric shock,
traumatic shock, heart attack, stroke, drug related, cuts, abrasions, fractures, burns,
person fainted, nausea and pre -hospital care such as administering oxygen, CPR,
defibrillation, or first aid.
Other Response: Assistance to other Fire Departments, calls cancelled on route,
non -fire incidents where an illegal grow operation or drug operation was discovered.
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion (No Fire): Overpressure rupture/explosion with
no fire, e.g. steam boilers, hot water, bombs, dynamite and gas pipe.
Pre Fire Conditions/No Fire: Incidents with no fire that involve heat or potential pre
fire conditions, e.g. pot on stove, cooking - smoke or steam, lightening and fireworks.
Public Hazard: 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: 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, e.g.
vehicle accident, building collapse, commercial/industrial accident, home/residential
accident, persons trapped in elevator, water rescue or water/ice rescue.
Clarington Emergency Services - Calls Q4 Map
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4 - 9.11
5 - 9.30
6 - 10.18
7 - 14.06