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Report To: General Gover Committee
Date of Meeting: November 7, 2016
Report Number: ESD-004-16 Resolution:
File Number: N/A By-law Number:
Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report – 2nd Quarter of 2016
Recommendations:
1.That Report ESD-004-16 be received for information.
Municipality of Clarington
Report ESD-004-16 Page 2
Report Overview
The Emergency 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. This report provides Council with an overview of the
activities associated with the department’s Suppression and Emergency Response and Fire
Prevention Division in the first and second quarter of 2016.
1 Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
1.1 Fire Suppression and Emergency Response Core Services
Fire suppression services are delivered in both an offensive and defensive mode and
include 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.
Special rescue services includes performing extrication using hand tools, air bags and
heavy hydraulic tools as required. Fulltime firefighters are trained in Level 1 Basic Rope
Rescue Techniques as determined by the Fire Chief. Water/Ice Rescue services are
provided by those firefighters who are competently trained to perform the requested
level of service as determined by the Fire Chief (up to Level III if so trained).
Highly technical and specialized rescue services such as Trench Rescue, Confined
Space, HUSAR and Structural Collapse are provided to the Awareness Level.
Defensive hazardous material emergency response is conducted to the Operations
Level by the fulltime firefighters and Awareness Level by the volunteer firefighters.
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1.2 Annual Call Volume
Fire Suppression staff responded to 877 calls in the 1st quarter of 2016 and 1,022 calls
in the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Chart A illustrates Emergency Services call volume from 2012 – 2016.
Included in Chart A are statistics for injuries, fatalities and associated dollar loss.
Note: Civilian and Firefighter injuries are reported for fires. Non-fire injuries are reported
for Firefighters only.
Chart A
Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Call Volume 3,411 3,405 3,483 3,636 1899
Civilian Injuries 2 5 2 3 3
Firefighter Injuries 0 0 4 1 0
Fatalities 0 0 0 1 0
Dollar Loss $3,685,813 $2,995, 046 $5,661,800 $4,563,251 $3,990,707
1.3 Monthly Call Volume
Of the 877 calls for service in the 1st quarter of 2016, 15 were fires with loss, 9 outdoor
fires with no loss and 853 were non-fire calls.
Of the 1022 calls for service in the 2nd quarter of 2016, 33 were fires with loss, 48
outdoor fires with no loss and 941 were non-fire calls.
Chart B breaks out the 1899 calls by month.
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375
June
May
April
March
February
January
Chart B
Fires - loss Outdoor fires - no loss Non-fire call
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1.4 Call by Response Type Class
Chart C depicts the percentage by response type class to date in 2016.
3%
3%3%
5%
7%
56%
6%
0%
2%3%
12%
Chart C
Property fires/explosions (48)
Outdoor, no loss fires (57)
Burning (controlled) (64)
CO False calls (92)
False Fire calls (141)
Medical/resuscitator call (1063)
Other response (123)
Overpressure rupture/explosion (1)
Pre fire conditions/no fire (29)
Public Hazard (62)
Rescue (219)
Municipality of Clarington
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2 Fire Prevention Division
2.1. Fire Prevention Inspection and Investigation Activities
Chart D illustrates the percentage of documented actions Fire Prevention staff
accomplished to date in 2016.
2.2. Distribution of Fire and Life Safety Information and Public Education Programs
Chart E illustrates the percentage of the public education activities to date in 2016.
8%
15%
2%
37%
2%
8%
21%
7%Chart D Complaint Inspections (42)
Requested Inspections (82)
Retrofit Inspections (10)
Self-Initiated Inspections (203)
Fire Investigations (11)
New Construction Inspections (46)
New Building Plans Reviews (117)
Fire Safety Plan Review (36)
14%
29%
3%19%
14%
6%
6%
9%Chart E Station Tours (10)
School Visits (20)
Fire Safety House Visits (2)
Public Events (13)
Safety Lectures (10)
Extinguisher Training Events (4)
Fire Truck Visits (4)
TAPP-C Attendance (6)
Municipality of Clarington
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3 Concurrence
Not Applicable.
4 Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that this Report be received for information.
5 Strategic Plan Application
Not applicable.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
Gord Weir, Curry Clifford, MPA, CMO
Director of Emergency Services Interim CAO
Staff Contact: Gord Weir, Fire Chief, 905-623-3379 ext. 2802 or gweir@clarington.net
There are no interested parties to be notified of Council’s decision.
GW/cp