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Monthly Report

WELLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
MONTHLY REPORT TO END OF FEBRUARY, 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 1 100 25 2,472,579
Mechanical/ Electrical Failure 0 0 1 1,000 11 2,476,500
Misuse of Ignition Source/ Igniting Equipment 3 3,150 4 86,000 16 196,800
Misuse of Ignition Source/ material ignited 0 0 0 0 1 3,000
Other 1 1,500 1 500 4 8,500
Other Unintentional 0 0 0 0 3 35,060
Undetermined 5 0 2 100,000 42 102,700
Total 11 $7,750 9 $187,600 104 $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 2 10,500 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 1 100,000 1 4,000 5 311,000
Total 2 $102,000 5 $16,300 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 1 70
Total:
0 1 78
CO FALSE CALLS     
CO false alarm- equipment malfunction 7 7 81
CO false alarm- perceived emergency 7 9 36
Total:
14 16 117
FALSE FIRE CALLS     
Alarm System Equipment Accidental activation 11 4 41
Alarm System Equipment Malfunction 18 11 81
Human Accidental 1 1 24
Human Malicious 1 3 13
Human Perceived Emergency 6 15 50
Other False Fire Calls 7 7 41
Total:
44 41 250
MEDICAL/RESUSCITATOR CALLS    
Accident or illness related- cuts,fractures, person fainted 24 26 205
Alcohol or drug Related 7 7 53
Asphyxia,Respiratory Condition 63 78 376
Burns 0 0 1
Chest pains or suspected heart attack 26 42 230
CPR administered 0 2 10
Electric Shock 0 2 2
Medical Aid Not Required On Arrival 8 4 24
Medical/ resuscitator call false alarm 0 0 4
Medical/ resuscitator call no action required 2 5 27
Other Medical/ Resuscitator Calls 21 12 79
Oxygen administered 4 0 14
Seizure 12 14 65
Traumatic Shock 0 2 11
Vital signs absent, DOA 13 10 56
Total:
180 204 1157
OTHER RESPONSES    
Assistance Not Required by Other Agency 9 7 47
Assistance to Other Agencies 2 1 10
Assistance to Police 6 5 34
Assisting Other FD: Mutual Aid 0 0 1
Assisting Other FD: Other 0 0 1
Call Cancelled Enroute 6 17 92
Incident Not Found 1 5 22
Other Public Service 0 2 31
Other Responses 8 8 50
Total:
32 45 288
PRE-FIRE CONDITIONS/NO FIRE      
Fireworks (no fire) 0 1 6
Other Cooking/ toasting/ smoke/ steam 2 7 31
Other pre fire conditions 1 5 16
Overheat 3 4 14
Pot on Stove 0 5 15
Total:
6 22 82
PUBLIC HAZARD    
Bomb, Explosive Removal, Standby 0 0 1
CO incident, CO present (exc false alarms) 2 4 16
Gas Leak - Miscellaneous 0 1 1
Gas Leak - Natural Gas 2 2 16
Gas Leak - Propane 0 1 3
Gas Leak - Refrigeration 1 0 0
Other Public Hazard 0 1 9
Power Lines Down/Arcing 1 0 11
Public Hazard call false alarm 2 0 3
Public Hazard no action required 1 0 3
Ruptured Water, Steam Pipe 0 1 2
Spill - Gasoline or Fuel 1 1 8
Spill - Miscellaneous 2 0 3
Total:
12 11 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 1 2
Vehicle Collision 27 29 168
Vehicle Extrication 2 4 10
Water Ice Rescue 0 2 2
Water Rescue 0 0 3
Total:
31 36 190
Total 319 376 2238
TOTAL RESPONSE COMPARISON 332 390 2359

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