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Report To: Joint Committees
Date of Meeting: April 6, 2020 Report Number: ESD-003-20
Submitted By: Gord Weir, Director of Emergency Services
Reviewed By:
File Number:
Andrew C. Allison, CAO
By-law Number:
Resolution#: JC-019-20
Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report — Q4 2019
Recommendation:
1. That Report ESD-003-20 be received for information.
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Report Overview
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 Q4 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 1,080 calls in the fourth quarter of 2019. Of the
1,080 incidents, 18 were property fires with an estimated dollar loss of $677,199.
1.3 The following is a summary of emergency incidents by response type (see Attachment 1
for description):
Response Type
Q4
2018
Q4
2019
% Change
% of Total
2019
Property Fires/Explosions
14
18
+28.57%
1.67%
Outdoor - No Loss Fires &
Burning - Controlled
11
17
+54.55%
1.57%
CO False Calls
34
45
+32.35%
4.17%
False Fire Calls
89
86
-3.37%
7.96%
*Medical/Resuscitator Calls
486
608
+25.10%
56.30%
Other Response
106
121
+14.15%
11.20%
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion
(No Fire)
0
0
0.00%
0.00%
Pre Fire Conditions/No Fire
14
22
+57.14%
2.04%
Public Hazard
37
39
+5.41 %
3.61 %
Rescue
101
124
+22.77%
11.48%
*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
521
48.24%
Newcastle and surrounding area
190
17.59%
Orono and surrounding area
56
5.19%
Courtice and surrounding area
275
25.46%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
38
3.52%
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
4,268
Civilian Injuries
3
4
1
1
7
Firefighter Injuries
1
0
0
0
1
Fatalities
11
0
0
0
0
Dollar Loss
$4,563,251
$6,148,757
$4,244,699
$2,738,750
$3,317,011
2. Medical/Resuscitator Calls
2.1 The following chart lists the medical call volume by geographical area.
Emergency Request
Call
Volume
Call o
Volume /o
% of Q4
Calls
Bowmanville and surrounding area
286
47.04%
26.48%
Newcastle and surrounding area
105
17.27%
9.72%
Orono and surrounding area
35
5.76%
3.24%
Courtice and surrounding area
164
26.97%
15.18%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
18
2.96%
1.67%
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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.,
10
1.64%
Bowmanville
Seasons Clarington Retirement Home
65 Clarington Blvd.,
11
1.81 %
Bowmanville
Glen Hill Strathaven
264 King St. E.,
7
1.15%
Bowmanville
Bowmanville Creek Retirement
105 Queen Street,
7
1.15%
Community
Bowmanville
Fosterbrooke Long Term Care
330 King Ave. West,
2
0.33%
Newcastle
WhiteCliffe Terrace Retirement
1460 Highway 2,
11
1.81 %
Residence
Courtice
Bowmanville Clinic
222 King St. E.,
6
0.99%
Bowmanville
Walmart Clinic
2320 Highway 2,
1
°
0.16/°
Bowmanville
Courtice Health Centre
1450 Highway 2,
14
2.30%
Courtice
Newcastle Urgent Care Clinic
50 Mill St. N.,
0
0%
Newcastle
2.3 6.39% of Q4 calls were for LTC/medical facilities. Crews arrived on scene prior to EMS
26.09% of the time, at an average of 3.12 minutes. The average time on scene was
8.94 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 fourth quarter.
Fire Prevention Activity — Q4
Volume
Complaint Inspections
17
Requested Inspections
43
Self -initiated Inspections
83
Retrofit Inspections
0
Burn Permits
21
Fire Safety Plans Reviews
2
General Plans Reviews
29
Site Visits
27
Fire Investigations
3
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
fourth quarter of 2019.
Public Education Activity — Q4
Volume
Station Tours
7
School Visit
0
Public Events
3
Safety Lectures
13
Extinguisher Training Events
0
TAPP-C Attendance
0
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-003-20
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.