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Home My WebLink AboutFD-7-87 ' '"""W4 "' TOWN OF NEWCASTLE �7� rug. REPORT File # 7 Res. # —_-- =�- By-Law # hEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE DATE: APRIL 6, 1987 REPORT #: FD 7-87 FILE #: 10.12.6 SUBJECT: ANNUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT - 1986 1 i RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended: THAT Fire Department Report FD 7-87 be received for information. BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS The Annual Fire Department Report on fire losses and activities of the Department for 1986 is hereby submitted for your perusal and information. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee, �ill't4�_ le i J. ldridge, ' L Kotsef,�f Fi e Chief. Chief A , istrative Officer. JA/sr April 1 , 1987. t �.1,\ �: ...y:,... tC it � III II I. .I III/■'�. ��...'' �•1.''�' F:.=' ; / 1�pt IP,��/l��'�'..�.1,., ' I� IIr1 �P p 34 �, - �,•� - _ •6 �.. '1- �,:�-foal ;,p I` I i i �;°� a"p _ c.. '� �.,j ',_, -- �� : 1 I I = �•,!;�111ro � �I'� •''i, !�� Ii�I`'/� -'!� t •� ''Ii' :I'. `\\ _ �� r/� r��, ...,7 III �I`.1', �1� fir'' %,7 :77 AZZ IF Emm i IN t, '._�W �,�� ` I;j \.1� .�,fn��' :E"` :•) ;I �I'�III�/ ,� � 'I'I '�gll '�J i �. •�,�I� t� �1�1 1..C� I � � i. rJ INDEX CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 FULL TIME STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FIRE LOSS STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FIRE ALARM BREAKDOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I VEHICLE INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 TRAINING DIVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ,I i NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT His Worship Mayor John Winters Members of Council Ladies and Gentlemen: The 1986 Annual Report of the Town of Newcastle Fire Department is submitted for your review and information. The information con- tained in this report is a summary of the activities of your Fire Department for the year ending December 31 , 1986. This Department responded to 593 emergency calls during the year. There were no fire fatalities in 1986. The estimated total fire loss for the year was $708,645, which is an increase of $179,743 over the previous year. This increase is partially due to escalating property values. There were 2 ,019 fire inspections completed in 1986 dealing with residential , commercial , industrial and assembly occupancies. During 1986 Council approval was received to purchase a vehicle to replace the 1979 Station Wagon, and order an additional tanker truck. A 1986 G.M.C. Suburban utility vehicle was placed in service in July of 1986 and the tanker is on order and expected to be delivered in the spring of 1987. The Department continues to investigate the cause of all fires, both to discourage arson and as well to determine the actual number of fires relating to any specific cause so that we can implement the most appropriate prevention programs. In conclusion, I would thank the members of the Department for their dedicated support, assistance and co-operation, which is vitally essential in providing this emergency service to the residents of the Town of Newcastle. The Department is grateful to the Mayor and Council for their support throughout the year. J. Aldridge, Fire Chief. - 1 - NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS STATION #1 - 132 CHURCH ST. , BOWMANVILLE PERSONNEL FIRE CHIEF J. A. ALDRIDGE PLATOON CHIEF D. G. Corden (Resigned August 1986) FIREFIGHTERS (Full time) G. Brown W. Lyle FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER (Part-time) H. Davey CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY Mrs. S. Roman The Department also has a part-time complement of 80 Firefighters and one Fire Prevention Officer. ANSWERING SERVICE PERSONNEL (Contract) Mrs. Grace Player Mrs. Judy Davey Mrs. Greta Luxton i I i FIRE STATION #1 - Headquarters, 132 Church St. , Bowmanville PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS DISTRICT CHIEF - Howard Davey CAPTAIN - Graydon Brown CAPTAIN - John Carter CAPTAIN - Lloyd Forsey CAPTAIN - William Lyle CAPTAIN - Mike Murphy Firefighter - Mark Berney Firefighter - Jeff Boyles Firefighter - David Boyd Firefighter - Irwin Colwell Firefighter - Steve Davey Firefighter - Donald Forsey Firefighter - George Moore Firefighter - Pat Mothersill Firefighter - Bruce Munday Firefighter - Rick Patterson Firefighter - Robert Payne Firefighter - Doug Seeley Firefighter - Ron Shackelton Firefighter - Bruce Smith Firefighter - Brian Smith Firefighter - Gordon Weir Resignation Firefighter - Ron Carter I FIRE STATION #2 - 247 King Street East, Newcastle. PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS DISTRICT FIRE CHIEF - Samuel Brereton DISTRICT DEPUTY CHIEF - Alfred Alldread CAPTAIN - Peter DeJong CAPTAIN - Donald Holmes CAPTAIN - Claude Miller CAPTAIN - Ronald Potter Firefighter - Jeff Alldread Firefighter - Chris Cooper Firefighter - David Curzon Firefighter - John Gray Firefighter - Bill Hesson Firefighter - Frank Hoar Firefighter - Jeff Langley Firefighter - Gregory Martin Firefighter - Douglas McCurdy Firefighter - Donald Oke Firefighter - Roger Peel Firefighter - Robert Wood Firefighter - Jamie Wright Resignations Firefighter - Cecil Miller Firefighter - Jon Hole - 4 - FIRE STATION #3 - Main Street North, Orono PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS DISTRICT FIRE CHIEF - Terry Hardy DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF - Jack Mercer CAPTAIN - Dave Forrester CAPTAIN - Robert Jackson CAPTAIN - Don McLaren CAPTAIN - Norm Tillson Firefighter - Dennis Abramoff Firefighter - Stephen Bull Firefighter - Douglas Delorme Firefighter - Richard Griffin Firefighter - Larry Jackson Firefighter - Harold Lamers Firefighter - Allan Luke Firefighter - Bill Thomas Firefighter - Steve Welch Firefighter - Ron White Resignations Captain - Mel Hartwig Firefigher - David MacGillivary Firefighter - Jim Partner Firefighter - John Clapdorp Transfer Firefighter - John Gray (Transferred to St. #2. ) ' r FIRE STATION #4 - Trulls Road North, Courtice. PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS DISTRICT FIRE CHIEF - Patrick Drumm CAPTAIN - Marion Hockney CAPTAIN - Robert Marsh CAPTAIN - John Pittens CAPTAIN - Maurice Wicks Firefighter - Wayne Chapple Firefighter - Randy Cole Firefighter - Trent Elyea Firefighter - James Haass Firefighter - Robert Hockney Firefighter - Mike Kadykalo Firefighter - Lloyd Masters Firefighter - Tony McCraw Firefighter - Gabriel Merkac Firefighter - Wilson Reid Firefighter - Stanley Watt Firefighter - Robert Wilson Resignations Firefighter - Keith Richardson Firefighter - Douglas Richardson i FIRE LOSS STATISTICS YEAR ENDING 1986 YEAR ENDING 1985 NUMBER OF ALARMS 593 607 BUILDING VALUE $2, 130,250 $2,011 ,500 BUILDING LOSS $ 301 ,980 $ 202,450 CONTENT VALUE $ 854, 115 $1 ,040,900 CONTENT LOSS $ 237,915 $ 84,700 VEHICLE VALUE $ 381 ,750 $ 471 ,900 VEHICLE LOSS $ 164,500 $ 175,950 OTHER LOSSES $ 4,250 $ 65,802 TOTAL LOSS $ 708,645 $ 528,902 PER CAPITA LOSS $ 19.94 $ 16. 17 POPULATION (approximate) 35,538 32,712 THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS MAJOR FIRE LOSS DURING 1986: January 8, 1986 Barn Lot 33, Conc. 6, Darlington $18,000 January 14, 1986 Detached garage Lot 9, Conc. 3, Darlington $36,000 February 17, 1986 Apple stor. barn Lot 3, B.F.C. , Darlington $12,000 March 1 , 1986 Fast food outlet King St. E. , Bowmanville $25,000 March 1 , 1986 Commercial outlet King St. E. , Bowmanville $20,000 March 18, 1986 Tractor trailer Highway 401 $80,000 March 25, 1986 Industrial outlet B.F.C. , Darlington $20,000 May 18, 1986 Chicken barn Lot 7, Conc. 5, Clarke $50,000 May 29, 1986 Dwelling Lot 6, Conc. 3, Clarke $75,000 August 12, 1986 Dwelling Lot 30, Conc. 4, Darlington $30,000 September 4, 1986 Dwelling Mill St. N. , Orono $10,500 September 14, 1986 Dwelling 89 Loscombe, Bowmanville $15,000 October 17, 1986 Vacant dwelling Newtonville $15,000 October 25, 1986 Vehicle Highway 401 $10,000 November 1 , 1986 Barn Lot 26, Conc. 4, Clarke $55,000 December 13, 1986 Dwelling Lot 13, Conc. 7, Darlington $88,000 it FIRE LOSS STATISTICS I TOTAL FIRE LOSS 1981 - 1986 $ 1 ,400,000 $ 1 ,200,000 $ 1 ,000,000 $ 900,000 i -- $ 800,000 $ 700,000 $ 600,000 $ 500,000 $ 400,000 $ 300,000 $ 200,000 N M LO ;0 co co co co co Ol Q1 Ol M Ql M _ R _ FIRE LOSS STATISTICS 1986 MONTHLY FIRE LOSS RECORDS MONTH ALARMS BUILDING AND BUILDING AND VEHICLE OTHER TOTAL 1 2 CONTENT VALUE CONTENT LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS 4) (91 JANUARY 56 $ 594,925 $ 74,205 $ 1 ,400 $ 250 $ 75,855 FEBRUARY 43 89,000 25,100 500 -- 25,600 MARCH 59 499,000 66,050 92, 100 4,000 162 , 150 APRIL 63 25,000 200 4,000 -- 4,200 MAY , 73 230,000 129,000 12,000 -- 141 ,000 JUNE 47 -- -- 16,900 -- 16,900 JULY 43 120,440 4,440 3,200 -- 7,640 AUGUST 47 95,000 30,000 8, 100 -- 38, 100 SEPTEMBER 55 298,000 26,000 8,450 -- 34,450 OCTOBER 38 133,000 15,500 14,750 -- 30,250 NOVEMBER 36 346,500 59,300 200 -- 59,500 DECEMBER 33 553,500 110, 100 2,900 -- 113,000 593 $2,984,365 $539,895 $164,500 $4,250 $708,645 Column #3: These are estimated values on buildings and contents where fires occur. Column #4: These are estimated losses of buildings and contents where fires occur. Column #5: Total loss of vehicles on public highways and areas in the Town of Newcastle. Column #6: These are estimated unclassifiable losses. NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE ALARMS The following is a breakdown of the methods used to transmit fire alarms to the Fire Department. TELEPHONE 464 ALARM PANEL 91 RADIO 1 VERBAL __ POLICE 37 AMBULANCE __ TOTAL ALARMS 593 STATION RESPONSE No. of Calls STATION #1 , HEADQUARTERS, BOWMANVILLE 361 STATION #2, NEWCASTLE 83 STATION #3, ORONO 53 i STATION #4, COURTICE 96 TOTAL RESPONSE ALL STATIONS 593 AVERAGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES STATION #1 , HEADQUARTERS, BOWMANVILLE 8.9 mins. STATION #2, NEWCASTLE 9.4 mins. STATION #3, ORONO 10.4 mins. STATION #4, COURTICE 10.7 mins. Average emergency response time from first receiving notice of emergency to arrival of fire vehicle is 9.8 minutes. A!1 BREAKDOWN OF ALARMS FOR YEAR The Fire Department responded to a total of 593 alarms from all occupancies during 1986: DWELLINGS 165 DETACHED GARAGES 4 RESTAURANTS 3 SCHOOLS 7 DAY CARE CENTRES __ WAREHOUSES 3 BARNS/SHEDS 29 CHURCHES 3 VEHICLES 96 LUMBER YARDS 1 SALVAGE YARDS 1 CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT ' __ THEATRES __ COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 11 APARTMENTS 25 HOSPITALS 1 PUBLIC ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS 3 GRASS/RUBBISH 114 SERVICE STATIONS 1 INDUSTRIES 61 HOTELS/MOTELS 6 BANKS ARENAS NURSING HOMES 21 MUSEUMS __ RESCUE/FIRST AID 14 MISCELLANEOUS 19 HYDRO LINES DOWN/ARCING 5 TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 593 i _ qq _ CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES CHIMNEY FIRES 43 WOODSTOVE/FIREPLACE INSTALLATION DEFICIENCY 2 FURNACE/STOVE MALFUNCTIONS 7 COOKING EQUIPMENT/GREASE FIRES 8 ELECTRIC WIRING/MOTORS 16 GRASS/BRUSH 60 RUBBISH 53 SMOKERS MATERIAL/MATCHES 4 OPEN FLAMES/HOT ASHES/EMBERS 5 SPRINKLER PRESSURE SURGE (ACCIDENTAL) 12 FALSE ALARMS 110 VEHICLE ACCIDENTS 21 VEHICLE FIRES 57 STEAM/SMOKE/ODOURS (MISTAKEN FOR FIRE) 37 GASOLINE WASHDOWN 7 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS 3 PUBLIC SERVICE 59 REPAIR GARAGE/WORK SHOPS -- INCENDIARY NATURE 2 PROPANE BLOW TORCH 2 SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION 1 LIGHTNING STRIKE 3 ASSISTS TO OTHER STATIONS 48 RESCUE/FIRST AID 14 HYDRO LINES DOWN/ARCING 4 MISCELLANEOUS 12 UNDETERMINED 3 TOTAL 593 12 - NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE INVENTORY 1950 Bickle Seagrave Pumper (reserve pumper) Unit 7 1959 King Seagrave Pumper Unit 2 1965 King Seagrave Pumper Unit 5 1971 King Seagrave Pumper Unit 3 1974 Ford Tanker - 1500 gallons Unit 4 1977 G.M.C. Tanker - 1500 gallons Unit 9 1979 Pierreville Pumper Unit 10 1980 Ford 4 x 4 Pickup Utility Truck Unit 11 1981 Pierreville Aerial/Pumper Combination Unit 12 1981 Gruman Olson Emergency Van Unit 8 1983 Chevrolet Malibu Station Wagon Unit 14 1984 G.M.C. Tanker - 1500 gallons Unit 15 1986 Superior Pumper Unit 6 1986 G.M.C. Suburban Unit 16 NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION Fire Prevention Officer - H. Davey. SUMMARY OF FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS ASSEMBLY: Schools, churches, clubs, restaurants, 312 arenas INSTITUTIONAL: Nursing homes, special care hospitals 56 RESIDENTIAL: Apartments, motels, hotels, private resi- dences (including Home Inspection Program) 833 BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SERVICE: Shops, dry cleaners, offices 141 MERCANTILE: Department stores, shops, supermarkets 179 INDUSTRIAL: Garages, factories, spray painting 160 BUILDING PLANS: New construction, alterations 165 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: Flammable storage tanks, handling codes 39 MISCELLANEOUS: Complaints (yards, alleys, etc. ) 37 HYDRO DEFECTS: Wiring, electrical panels, extension cords 15 SOLID FUEL BURNING APPL. : Woodstoves, etc. 82 DEPARTMENT INQUIRIES: Regarding Fire Department 506 TOTAL FOR YEAR 2,525 LECTURES, FILMS Number of lectures 48 & DEMONSTRATIONS: Number of persons 1 ,373 I STATION TOURS: Children 240 Adults 42 - 14 - NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING DIVISION The ongoing monthly training sessions carried out at each Station in 1986 took on a new approach to the subject of training for the Department, endeavouring to have as many practical and realistic simulations as possible. This generated greater interest and meetings were well attended throughout the year. Training for the Department is organized as a combination of on the job training, special courses, scheduled training sessions and participation in workshops and courses presented through the Office of the Fire Marshal. TRAINING COURSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Part-time Firefighters Course - Ontario Fire College, Gravenhurst. Station #1 - J. Carter Station #2 - A. Alldre d a R. Shackelton D. Holmes G. Weir D. McCurdy D. Oke R. Wood Station #3 - T. Hardy Station #4 - M. Wicks W. Thomas The following courses and seminars were also attended by a represen- tative from the Department: Arson Seminar - Toronto Fire Academy, Toronto. Ont. Hydro Emergency Planning Seminar - Darlington Generating Station Nuclear Fire Training Course - Ont. Hydro Western Nuclear Training Centre Fire Crime Detection Course - Ontario Police College, Aylmer. 15 -