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REPORT
Meeting: File
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: Res, #
JANUARY 20, 1997 By-Law#
Report#: File#::
Subject: FD-2-97 10.12.6
MONTHLY FIRE REPORT - DECEMBER, 1996
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report FD-2-97 be received for information.
1. BACKGROUND
1 .1 Our report covers the month of December, 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 143 calls in December and recorded total fire loss
at $10,600.00. A breakdown of the calls responded to follows.
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2 -MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR
ENDING TO ENDING TO
CLASSIFICATION DEC/96 DATE DEC/95 DATE
1996 1995
PROPERTY FIRES
(Includes structure,chimney,vehicle, miscellaneous 17 281 21 306
e.g.furniture, clothing,etc.)
UNAUTHORIZED BURNING 1 82 2 68
(Burning complaints)
FALSE FIRE CALLS
(Includes alarm activations-accidental/malicious,
human-perceived emergencies/check calls e.g. 17 250 19 307
investigate unknown odour)
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS
(Includes propane/natural gas leaks,fuel/chemical 23 127 5 84
spills, power lines down/arcing, C.O. leaks,etc.)
RESCUE CALLS
(Includes vehicle extrication/accidents,
commercial/industrial accidents, home/residential 24 278 18 221
accidents,water/ice rescue)
MEDICAL ASSIST CALLS
(Includes assist to ambulance personnel with 52 531 26 312
respiratory and resuscitation emergencies)
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
(Includes assist to other agencies, other public 9 109 20 133
service, etc.)
TOTAL CALLS 143 1,656 111 1,431
TOTAL FIRE LOSS $10,600 $1,068,101 $258,402 $3,670,023
2. REPORT
2.1 The number of calls for the year increased by 16 percent over the previous year.
The actual dollar loss for the year was down due to that fact that there were no
major structure fires.
2.2 Fire department responses have increased between ten and fifteen percent each
year over the last four years. It is staff's belief that given the continued growth in
the Municipality the number of calls will continue to climb.
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3 -3. RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 It is respectfully recommended that report FD-2-97 be received for information.
Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by
Michael G. Cpbighton, AMCT(A), CMM1 W. H. Stockwell,
Fire Chief. Chief Administrative Officer
/sr
January 8, 1997
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