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Monthly Report

WELLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
MONTHLY REPORT TO END OF JANUARY, 2012

TYPE
(month to date)
2012
(Comparable)
2011
2011 Year End Totals
STRUCTURE FIRE LOSS #'s $ Loss #'s $Loss #'s $ Loss
Design/ Construction/ Maintenance Deficiency 1 3,000 0 0 2 122,000
Intentional 1 100 0 0 25 2,472,579
Mechanical/ Electrical Failure 0 0 1 1,000 11 2,476,500
Misuse of Ignition Source/ Igniting Equipment 2 1,150 3 26,000 16 196,800
Misuse of Ignition Source/ material ignited 0 0 0 0 1 3,000
Other 0 0 1 500 4 8,500
Other Unintentional 0 0 0 0 3 35,060
Undetermined 1 0 2 100,000 42 102,700
Total 5 $4,250 7 $127,500 104 $5,417,139

 

TYPE
(month to date)
2012
(Comparable)
2011
2011 Year End Totals
VEHICLE FIRE LOSS #'s $ Loss #'s $ Loss #'s $Loss
Intentional 0 0 0 0 4 23,500
Mechanical/ Electrical Failure 0 0 0 0 3 24,500
Misuse of Ignition Source/ Igniting Equipment 0 0 0 0 1 200
Misuse of Ignition Source/ Material Ignited 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other 0 0 2 1,800 2 1,800
Other Unintentional 1 2,000 0 0 1 500
Undetermined 0 0 0 0 5 311,000
Total 1 $2,000 2 $1,800 17 $361,500

 

RESPONSE TYPES
(month to date)
2012
(Comparable)
2011
2011 Year End Totals
BURNING (CONTROLLED)     
Authorized Controlled Burning Complaint 0 0 8
Open air burning/unauthorized controlled burning 0 0 70
Total:
0 0 78
CO FALSE CALLS     
CO false alarm- equipment malfunction 3 5 81
CO false alarm- perceived emergency 4 5 36
Total:
7 10 117
FALSE FIRE CALLS     
Alarm System Equipment Accidental activation 8 2 41
Alarm System Equipment Malfunction 10 3 81
Human Accidental 1 0 24
Human Malicious 0 1 13
Human Perceived Emergency 5 5 50
Other False Fire Calls 3 4 41
Total:
27 15 250
MEDICAL/RESUSCITATOR CALLS    
Accident or illness related- cuts,fractures, person fainted 13 16 205
Alcohol or drug Related 4 3 53
Asphyxia,Respiratory Condition 30 43 376
Burns 0 0 1
Chest pains or suspected heart attack 17 18 230
CPR administered 0 0 10
Electric Shock 0 1 2
Medical Aid Not Required On Arrival 2 3 24
Medical/ resuscitator call false alarm 0 0 4
Medical/ resuscitator call no action required 1 3 27
Other Medical/ Resuscitator Calls 13 8 79
Oxygen administered 3 0 14
Seizure 8 8 65
Traumatic Shock 0 0 11
Vital signs absent, DOA 4 7 56
Total:
95 110 1157
OTHER RESPONSES    
Assistance Not Required by Other Agency 3 2 47
Assistance to Other Agencies 1 1 10
Assistance to Police 2 1 34
Assisting Other FD: Mutual Aid 0 0 1
Assisting Other FD: Other 0 0 1
Call Cancelled Enroute 2 7 92
Incident Not Found 1 0 22
Other Public Service 0 0 31
Other Responses 4 5 50
Total:
13 16 288
PRE-FIRE CONDITIONS/NO FIRE      
Fireworks (no fire) 0 0 6
Other Cooking/ toasting/ smoke/ steam 0 4 31
Other pre fire conditions 1 4 16
Overheat 1 3 14
Pot on Stove 0 2 15
Total:
2 13 82
PUBLIC HAZARD    
Bomb, Explosive Removal, Standby 0 0 1
CO incident, CO present (exc false alarms) 1 3 16
Gas Leak - Miscellaneous 0 0 1
Gas Leak - Natural Gas 2 1 16
Gas Leak - Propane 0 0 3
Gas Leak - Refrigeration 1 0 0
Other Public Hazard 0 0 9
Power Lines Down/Arcing 1 0 11
Public Hazard call false alarm 0 0 3
Public Hazard no action required 1 0 3
Ruptured Water, Steam Pipe 0 0 2
Spill - Gasoline or Fuel 1 0 8
Spill - Miscellaneous 2 0 3
Total:
9 4 76
RESCUE    
Commercial/Industrial Accident 0 0 1
Other Rescue 1 0 2
Persons Trapped in Elevator 1 0 2
Rescue no action required 0 0 2
Vehicle Collision 13 11 168
Vehicle Extrication 1 2 10
Water Ice Rescue 0 1 2
Water Rescue 0 0 3
Total:
16 14 190
Total 169 182 2238
TOTAL RESPONSE COMPARISON 175 191 2359

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