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Home My WebLink AboutESD-001-12 Clarhwn REPORT EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: JANUARY 23, 2012 Resolution#: -1 By-law#: Report#: ESD-001-12 File#: Subject: MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT- NOVEMBER 2011 RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report ESD-001-12 be received for information. Submitted by: Reviewed by: ord W_ eir, Franklin Wu, Director of Emergency Chief Administrative Officer Services GW/tw CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 REPORT NO.: ESD-001-12 PAGE 2 1. BACKGROUND Report ESD-001-12 covers the month of November 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 265 calls during this period and recorded total fire losses of$239,000. Attachment # 1 to Report ESD-001-12 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: I Attachment 1 —Activity Report— November i i i i i i I Attachment # 1 to Report ESD-001-12 CLA.RINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT REPORT PERIOD: November 1, 2011 00:00:00hrs - November 30, 2011 23:59:59hrs aI.ATION RESPONSE SUMMARY STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3 STATION 4 STATION 5 THIS Bowmanville Newcastle Orono Courtice Enniskillen MONTH THIS 134 38 13 70 10 265 MONTH TO DATE 1645 349 207 815 139 3155 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, 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/prarik, 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 on route, non fire incidents where an illegal grow operation or drug operation was discovered. Attachment # 1 to Report ESD-001®12 CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT =` CALL TYPE.SUMMARY, 2011 2010 THIS SAME TO DATE TO DATE PERIOD PERIOD TOTALS 265 3155 281 2953 FIRES 8 88 5 126 ,OUTDOOR, NO LOSS FIRES 3 66 4 39 NON FIRE CALLS 254 3001 272 2788 Burning (controlled) 9 90 7 110 CO False calls 8 170 12 181 False fire calls 29 294 23 265 Medical/resuscitator calls 139 1663 136 1516 Other response calls 17 208 24 220 Pre fire conditions/no fire 7 52 4 45 calls Public hazard calls 9 130 18 110 Rescue calls 36 394 48 341 DOLLAR LOSS SUMMARY. 2011 2010 THIS SAME TODATE TODATE PERIOD PERIOD $239,000 $3,611,351 $376,250 $4,282,360 Attachment # 1 to Report ESD-001-12 CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY 2011 2010 ACTIVITY THIS TO DATE SAME TO DATE PERIOD PERIOD FIRE INSPECTIONS 19 254 7 209 COMPLAINT INSPECTIONS 10 110 21 102 FIRE SAFETY PLAN REVIEW 3 42 7 23 PLANS REVIEW 14 103 13 108 SITE VISIT/ 6 83 11 144 APPROVAL/PERMIT ALARM FOR LIFE PROGRAM 0 453 0 594 RESIDENTIAL VISITS PART 1 SMOKE ALARM 0 0 0 1 TICKETS ISSUED PART 3 FIRE CODE 0 3 0 0 CHARGES FIRE INVESTIGATION 2 28 1 10 PUBLIC EDUCATION SUMMARY 2011 2010 THIS SAME ACTIVITY TO DATE TO DATE PERIOD PERIOD STATION TOURS 10 32 7 45 SCHOOL VISITS 2 13 18 40 FIRE SAFETY HOUSE VISITS 0 12 0 4 PUBLIC EVENTS 2 42 0 39 SAFETY LECTURES 12 49 0 21 FIRE EXTINGUISHER 2 8 0 4 TRAINING FIRE TRUCK VISITS 2 6 0 4 Attachment# 1 to Report ESD-001-12 CLARINGTON EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES ACTIVITY REPORT { Y, 'x STAFFING REPORT 2-0, ' - a w PERCENTAGE OF TIME THIS MONTH FULL TIME PUMPER TRUCKS WERE STAFF WITH 71% 4 OR MORE FIREFIGHTERS PROPERTY CLASS REPORT, Number of Estimated incidents Loss GROUP AASSEMBLY ie.Arena, Day Care Centre, School 0 GROUP B CARE and DETENTION ie. Care Facility, Group Home, Hospital 0 GROUP C RESIDENTIAL ie. Residential Dwellings, Hotel/Motel 5 $211,000 GROUP D BUSINESS and Personal Services ie. Bank, Post Office, 0 Laundry GROUP E MERCANTILE ie. Department Store, Restaurant, Supermarket. 0 GROUP F INDUSTRIAL ie. Generating Station, Service Station, Manufacturing 1 $3,000 Structures/Properties not classified by O.B.C. ie. Barn, Grass, Deck 0 Vehicles 2 $25,000 TOTALS 8 $239,000