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REPORT
EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: MAY 20, 2003
Report #: ESD-007-03
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Subject:
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT - APRIL, 2003
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report ESD-007-03 be received for information.
Submitted by:
Michael G. Creighto ,:A.MCT.CMM11
Director of Emergen Services/Fire Chief
Reviewed by:d~ ~
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO.: EsD-007-03
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the month of April, 2003. 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 255 calls in April and recorded total fire loss at
$219,300. A breakdown of calls responded to follows in the table attached.
*Standby
As indicated in the table attached, Station 1 part-time firefighters were activated fifteen
times, and Station 4 part-time firefighters twelve times in April to standby while Pumper
1 and Pumper 4 responded to emergency calls.
Also, in accordance with our response procedures, Pumper 4 provided coverage, once in
April, at Headquarters Station in Bowmanville, while Pumper 1 was tied up at an
emergency call.
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EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT
MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR
ENDING TO ENDING TO
APR/03 DATE APR/02 DATE
CLASSIFICATION 2003 2002
PROPERTY FIRES
(Includes structure, chinrney, vehicle 37 86 16 61
Miscellaneous e.g. furniture, clothing, etc.)
UNAUTHORIZED BURNING
(Burning complaints) 14 28 2 10
FALSE FIRE CALLS
(Includes alarm activations- 42 134 29 115
accidental//malicious ,human-perceived
emergencies/check calls e.g. investigate
unknown odour
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS
(Includes propane/natural gas leaks, 20 84 21 92
fuel/chemical spills, power lines
down/arcin., C.O. leaks, etc.)
RESCUE CALLS
(Includes vehicle extrication/accidents, 31 167 35 148
commercial/industrial accidents,
home/residential accidents, water/ice rescue)
MEDICAL ASSIST CALLS
(Includes assist to ambulance personnel with 82 362 69 321
respiratory and resuscitation emergencies
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
(Incidents not found, assistance not req'd. by 29 102 32 123
other agency, call cancelled on route, etc.)
TOTAL CALLS 255 963 204 870
TOTAL FIRE LOSS $219,300 $1,478,950 $195,420 $659,470
NUMBER OF ALARMS BY STATION
ST.#l ST.#2 ST.#3 ST.#4 ST.#5 TOTAL
118 25 28 69 15 255
NUMBER OF STANDBY CALLS BY STATION
ST#l ST#2 ST#3 ST#4 ST#5 TOTAL
15 0 0 12 0 27
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