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REPORT
EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Gi"Pl-3'&5-03
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Date:
SEPTEMBER 22, 2003
Report #: ESD-009-03
File #10.12.6
By-law #
Subject:
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT - AUGUST, 2003
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report ESD-009-03 be received for information.
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Submitted by: . '; .~.: \ , \ '... '_'
( '. Michael G. Creighton, AMCT.CMM11
Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief
Reviewed bQ~~
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO.: ESD-D09-03
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 Our report covers the month of August, 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 261 calls in August and recorded total fire loss at
$18,650.00. A breakdown of calls responded to follows in the table attached.
*Standby
As indicated in the table attached, Station 1 volunteer firefighters were activated
seventeen times and Station 4 volunteer firefighters ten times while Pumper 1 and
Pumper 4 responded to emergency calls.
All volunteers were activated to standby during the blackout that occurred August 14th
and 15th.
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EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES
MONTHLY RESPONSE REPORT
MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR
ENDING TO ENDING TO
AUGUST/03 DATE AUGUST/02 DATE
CLASSIFICATION 2003 2002
PROPERTY FIRES
(Includes structure, chimney, vehicle 12 147 28 167
Miscellaneous e.g. furniture, clothing, etc.)
UNAUTHORIZED BURNING
(Burnin. complaints) 27 94 13 50
FALSE FIRE CALLS
(Includes alarm activations- 53 319 44 271
accidental//malicious,hurnan-perceived
emergencies/check calls e.g. investigate
unknown odour
PUBLIC HAZARD CALLS
(Includes propane/natural gas leaks, 16 148 8 159
fuel/chemical spills, power lines
down/arcin., C.O. leaks, etc.)
RESCUE CALLS
(Includes vehicle extrication/accidents, 40 299 32 279
commercial/industrial accidents,
home/residential accidents, water/ice rescue)
MEDICAL ASSIST CALLS
(Includes assist to ambulance personnel with 82 733 98 694
respiratory and resuscitation emergencies
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
(Incidents not found, assistance not req'd. by 31 220 31 245
other a.ency, call cancelled on route, etc.)
TOTAL CALLS 261 1960 254 1865
TOTAL FIRE LOSS $18,650 $1,756,100 $536,155 $1,589,440
NUMBER OF ALARMS BY STATION
ST.#1 ST.#2 ST.#3 ST.#4 ST.#5 TOTAL
III 43 15 76 16 261
NUMBER OF STANDBY CALLS BY STATION
ST#l ST#2 ST#3 ST#4 ST#5 TOTAL
17 I I 10 I 30
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