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Home My WebLink AboutESD-017-11 Clarftwn REPORT EMERGENCY AND FIRE VI A NT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: November 28, 2011 Resolution#: �f��1 By-law#: Subject: MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT=OCTOBER 201 - - — - RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report ESD-017-11 be received for information. Submitted by: J_ Reviewed by: �° ` ( , Gord Weir, Franklin Wu, Director of Emergency Chief Administrative Officer Services GW/mb CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 REPORT NO.: ESD-017-11 PAGE 2 1. BACKGROUND Report ESD-017-11 covers the month of October and is intended to provide Council with relevant, timely information on the activity of the Emergency and Fire Services Department. 2. COMMENTS The Department responded to 283 calls during this period and recorded total fire losses of$69,500. Attachment # 1 provides a monthly station response summary, description of call types, a call type summary, a dollar loss summary, an enforcement summary and a public education summary. 3. CONCURRENCE — Not Applicable CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN — Not Applicable Staff Contact: Mark Berney, Deputy Fire Chief Attachments: Attachment 1 —Activity Report— October Attachment# 1 to Report ESD-017-11 CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT REPORT PERIOD: October 1, 2011 00:00:00hrs -October 31, 2011 23:59:59hrs STATION RESPONSE SUMMARY STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3 STATION 4 STATION 5 THIS Bowmanville Newcastle Orono Courtice Enniskillen MONTH THIS 132 40 22 76 13 283 MONTH TO DATE 1511 311 194 745 129 2890 DESCRIPTION OF CALL TYPES 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 or an explosion or rupture as a result of pressure, no fire 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 Pre Fire Conditions: Incidents with no fire that involve heat or potential pre fire conditions e.g. pot on stove, cooking-smoke or steam, lightning, 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 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 en route, non fire incidents where an illegal grow operation or drug operation was discovered Attachment# 1 to Report ESD-017-11 CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT CALL TYPE SUMMARY 2011 2010 THIS SAME PERIOD TO DATE PER OD TO DATE TOTALS 283 2890 260 2672 FIRES 6 80 3 121 OUTDOOR, NO LOSS 2 63 3 35 FIRES NON FIRE CALLS 275 2747 254 2516 Burning (controlled) 7 81 14 103 CO False calls 16 162 13 169 False fire calls 14 265 21 242 Medical/resuscitator calls 159 1524 138 1380 Other response calls 20 191 21 196 Pre fire conditions/no fire 1 45 2 41 calls Public hazard calls 19 121 5 92 Rescue calls 39 358 40 293 DOLLAR LOSS SUMMARY 2011 2010 THIS SAM E PERIOD TO DATE PER OD TO DATE $69,500 $5,706,451 $201,200 $6,803,560 Attachment# 1 to Report ESD-017-11 CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY 2011 2010 ACTIVITY PERIOD TO DATE PER E TO DATE FIRE INSPECTIONS 15 235 4 202 COMPLAINT INSPECTIONS 3 100 9 81 FIRE SAFETY PLAN 4 39 0 16 REVIEW PLANS REVIEW 8 89 3 95 SITE VISIT/ 9 77 6 133 APPROVAL/PERMIT ALARM FOR LIFE PROGRAM RESIDENTIAL 0 453 2010 totals 594 VISITS PART 1 SMOKE ALARM 0 0 0 1 TICKETS ISSUED PART 3 FIRE CODE 0 3 0 0 CHARGES FIRE INVESTIGATION 0 26 0 9 PUBLIC EDUCATION SUMMARY 2011 2010 ACTIVITY PERIOD TO DATE PER E TO DATE. STATION TOURS 4 22 3 38 SCHOOL VISITS 2 11 5 22 FIRE SAFETY HOUSE VISITS 4 12 0 4 PUBLIC EVENTS 4 40 6 39 SAFETY LECTURES 6 37 0 21 FIRE EXTINGUISHER 0 6 0 4 TRAINING FIRE TRUCK VISITS 1 4 0 4