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Report To: General Government Committee Report Number: ESD-007-19
Date of Meeting: October 15, 2019 By-law Number:
Submitted By: Gord Weir, Director of Emergency Services
Reviewed By: Andrew C. Allison, CAO Resolution#: GG-457-19
File Number:
Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report — Q2 2019
Recommendation:
1. That Report ESD-007-19 be received for information.
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Report Overview
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The Emergency and Fire Services Department is responsible for delivering fire suppression
and emergency response, fire prevention and public education programs in accordance with
the Fire Protection and Prevention Act (FPPA). This Report provides Council with an
overview of the activities associated with the Department's Suppression and Fire Prevention
Divisions for Q2 of 2019.
1. Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
1.1. Fire suppression services are delivered in both an offensive and defensive mode,
including search and rescue operations, forcible entry, ventilation, protecting exposures,
salvage and overhaul as appropriate. Emergency pre -hospital care is provided through
medical acts such as defibrillation, standard first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
1.2. Fire Suppression staff responded to 1069 calls in the second quarter of 2019. Of the
1069 incidents, 26 were property fires with an estimated dollar loss of $652,000.
1.3. The following is a summary of emergency incidents by response type (see Attachment 1
for description):
Response Type
Q2
2018
Q2
2019
% Change
% of Total
2019
Property Fires/Explosions
26
26
0%
2.43%
Outdoor - No Loss Fires &
Burning - Controlled
57
54
-5.26%
5.05%
CO False Calls
40
25
-37.50%
2.34%
False Fire Calls
85
75
-11.76%
7.02%
*Medical/Resuscitator Calls
518
595
+14.86%
55.66%
Other Response
101
123
+21.78%
11.51 %
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion
(No Fire)
0
0
0%
0.00%
Pre Fire Conditions/No Fire
10
19
+90.00%
1.78%
Public Hazard
72
55
-23.61 %
5.14%
Rescue
100
97
-3.00%
9.07%
*See Section 2
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1.4. Call Volume by Geographical Area
(Generated by first vehicle dispatched according to geography)
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Geographical Area
Call Volume
Call Volume %
Bowmanville and surrounding area
528
49.39%
Newcastle and surrounding area
177
16.56%
Orono and surrounding area
58
5.43%
Courtice and surrounding area
271
25.35%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
35
3.27%
1.5. Annual Total for Comparison at a Glance
Event Type
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Call Volume
3,636
3,736
3,675
3,929
2061
Civilian Injuries
3
4
1
1
4
Firefighter Injuries
1
0
0
0
0
Fatalities
1
0
0
0
0
Dollar Loss
$4,563,251
$6,148,757
$4,244,699
$2,738,750
$1,743,012
2. Medical/Resuscitator Calls
2.1. The following chart lists the medical call volume by geographical area.
Emergency Request
Call
Volume
Calla
Volume /a
% of Q2
Calls
Bowmanville and surrounding area
296
49.75%
27.69%
Newcastle and surrounding area
98
16.47%
9.17%
Orono and surrounding area
28
4.71 %
2.62%
Courtice and surrounding area
158
26.55%
14.78%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
15
2.52%
1.40%
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2.2. The following chart lists the total medical calls to long-term care (LTC) and medical
facilities.
Total
% of
LTC / Medical Facility
Address
Medical
Medical
Calls
Calls
Glen Hill Marnwood
26 Elgin St.,
6
1.01 %
Bowmanville
Seasons Clarington Retirement
65 Clarington Blvd.,
14
2.35%
Home
Bowmanville
Glen Hill Strathaven
264 King St. E.,
0
0%
Bowmanville
Bowmanville Creek Retirement
105 Queen Street,
11
1.85%
Community
Bowmanville
Fosterbrooke Long Term Care
330 King Ave. West,
2
0.34%
Newcastle
WhiteCliffe Terrace Retirement
1460 Highway 2,
16
2.69%
Residence
Courtice
Bowmanville Clinic
222 King St. E.,
1
0.17%
Bowmanville
Walmart Clinic
2320 Highway 2,
3
°
0.50/°
Bowmanville
Courtice Health Centre
1450 Highway 2,
12
2.02%
Courtice
2.3. 6.08% of Q2 calls were for LTC/medical facilities. Crews arrived on scene prior to EMS
49.23% of the time, at an average of 2.81 minutes. The average time on scene was
10.14 minutes.
3. Fire Prevention Division
3.1. Fire Prevention staff continue to perform a variety of functions in accordance with the
FPPA and policies of the Department focusing on; creating a fire safe community.
These functions are implemented through public education programs and fire
inspections.
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3.2. The following is a summary of inspection services performed during the second quarter.
Fire Prevention Activity — Q2
Volume
Complaint Inspections
30
Requested Inspections
69
Self -initiated Inspections
82
Retrofit Inspections
1
Burn Permits
111
Fire Safety Plans Reviews
16
General Plans Reviews
58
Site Visits
35
Fire Investigations
9
FPPA Part 3 Charges Laid
0
FPPA Part 1 Charges Laid
0
3.3. The following is a summary of the various public education activities we attended in the
second quarter of 2019.
Public Education Activity — Q2
Volume
Station Tours
16
School Visit
2
Public Events
13
Safety Lectures
3
Extinguisher Training Events
7
TAPP-C Attendance
1
4. Concurrence
Not Applicable.
5. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that this Report be received for information.
Staff Contact: Gord Weir, Director of Emergency & Fire Services, 905-623-5126 ext. 2802 or
gweir@clarington.net.
Attachment:
Attachment 1 — Response Type Description
There are no interested parties to be notified of Council's decision.
Attachment 1 to Report ESD-007-19
Response Type Description
Property Fires / 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.
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.
Burning Controlled: Complaint call related to outdoor controlled burning, authorized
or unauthorized. Fire Department did not take suppression action.
CO (carbon monoxide) False Calls: A call where it is determined that the detection
equipment malfunctioned or there was a perceived emergency - no CO present.
False Fire Calls: Alarm activation or fire call that when investigated, is determined to
be as a result of equipment failure, malicious/prank, perceived emergency, accidental
activation of alarm by a person.
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.
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion (No Fire): Overpressure rupture/explosion with
no fire, e.g. steam boilers, hot water, bombs, dynamite and gas pipe.
Pre Fire Conditions/No Fire: Incidents with no fire that involve heat or potential pre
fire conditions, e.g. pot on stove, cooking - smoke or steam, lightening and fireworks.
Public Hazard: 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: 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, e.g.
vehicle accident, building collapse, commercial/industrial accident, home/residential
accident, persons trapped in elevator, water rescue or water/ice rescue.