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Report To:
General Government Committee
Date of Meeting:
June 22, 2020 Report Number: ESD-005-20
Submitted By:
Gord Weir, Director of Emergency Services Andrew C. Allison, CAO
Reviewed By:
By-law Number:
File Number:
[If applicable, enter File Number] Resolution#: GG-222-20
Report Subject:
Emergency Services Activity Report — Q1 2020
Recommendation:
1. That Report ESD-005-20 be received for information.
Municipality of Clarington
Report ESD-005-20
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 Q1 of 2020.
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 1,029 calls in the first quarter of 2020. Of the 1,029
incidents, 29 were property fires with an estimated dollar loss of $1,099,700.
1.3 The following is a summary of emergency incidents by response type (see Attachment 1
for description):
Response Type
Q1
2019
Q1
2020
% Change
% of Total
2020
Property Fires/Explosions
18
29
+61.11 %
2.82%
Outdoor - No Loss Fires &
Burning - Controlled
11
22
+100.00%
2.14%
CO False Calls
41
33
-19.51 %
3.21 %
False Fire Calls
71
86
+21.13%
8.36%
*Medical/Resuscitator Calls
576
587
+1.91 %
57.04%
Other Response
100
84
-16.00%
8.16%
Overpressure Rupture/Explosion
(No Fire)
1
1
0.00%
0.10%
Pre Fire Conditions/No Fire
16
21
+31.25%
2.04%
Public Hazard
39
33
-15.38%
3.21 %
Rescue
125
133
+6.40%
12.92%
*See Section 2
Municipality of Clarington
Report ESD-005-20
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
443
43.05%
Newcastle and surrounding area
186
18.07%
Orono and surrounding area
61
5.93%
Courtice and surrounding area
299
29.06%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
40
3.89%
1.5 Annual Total for Comparison at a Glance
Event Type
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Call Volume
3,736
3,675
3,929
4,268
1,029
Civilian Injuries
4
1
1
7
0
Firefighter Injuries
0
0
0
1
0
Fatalities
0
0
0
0
0
Dollar Loss
$6,148,757
$4,244,699
$2,738,750
$3,317,011
$1,099,700
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 Q1
Calls
Bowmanville and surrounding area
256
43.61 %
24.88%
Newcastle and surrounding area
97
16.52%
9.43%
Orono and surrounding area
32
5.45%
3.11 %
Courtice and surrounding area
185
31.52%
17.98%
Enniskillen and surrounding area
17
2.90%
1.65%
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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.,
4
0.68%
Bowmanville
Seasons Clarington Retirement Home
65 Clarington Blvd.,
12
2.04%
Bowmanville
Glen Hill Strathaven
264 King St. E.,
5
0.85%
Bowmanville
Bowmanville Creek Retirement
105 Queen Street,
8
1.36%
Community
Bowmanville
Fosterbrooke Long Term Care
330 King Ave. West,
5
0.85%
Newcastle
WhiteCliffe Terrace Retirement
1460 Highway 2,
13
2.21 %
Residence
Courtice
Bowmanville Clinic
222 King St. E.,
5
0.85%
Bowmanville
Walmart Clinic
2320 Highway 2,
2
°
0.34/o
Bowmanville
Courtice Health Centre
1450 Highway 2,
12
2.04%
Courtice
Newcastle Urgent Care Clinic
50 Mill St. N.,
0
0.00%
Newcastle
2.3 6.41 % of Q1 calls were for LTC/medical facilities. Crews arrived on scene prior to EMS
39.39% of the time, at an average of 3.60 minutes. The average time on scene was
9.67 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 first quarter.
Fire Prevention Activity — Q1
Volume
Complaint Inspections
18
Requested Inspections
16
Self -initiated Inspections
78
Retrofit Inspections
1
Burn Permits
28
Fire Safety Plans Reviews
4
General Plans Reviews
52
Site Visits
24
Fire Investigations
4
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
first quarter of 2020.
Public Education Activity — Q1
Volume
Station Tours
3
School Visit
2
Public Events
2
Safety Lectures
9
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-005-20
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.