Fires:

Fire, Other................................................................................................................................................... 6

Building fire................................................................................................................................................ 18

Fires in structures other than in a building....................................................................................................... 2

Cooking fire, confined to container................................................................................................................ 8

Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney...................................................................................................... 8

Trash or rubbish fire, contained..................................................................................................................... 2

Fire in mobile home used as a fixed residence................................................................................................ 3

Passenger vehicle fire.................................................................................................................................... 3

Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire....................................................................................................... 1

Forest, woods or wildland fire...................................................................................................................... 6

Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire............................................................................................................ 3

Grass fire..................................................................................................................................................... 1

Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire.............................................................................................. 2

Outside equipment fire.................................................................................................................................. 1

Outside mailbox fire...................................................................................................................................... 2

Total fires handled: 66

Total losses from fire: $1,212,600

 

Overpressure Ruptures, Explosions, Overheats - No fire:

Overpressure rupture from air or gas............................................................................................................. 2

Excessive heat, scorch burns with no extension.............................................................................................. 1

 

Rescue and Emergency Medical Service Incidents:

Medical assist, assist EMS crew................................................................................................................... 4

EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injuries...................................................................................... 875

Vehicle accident with injuries...................................................................................................................... 53

Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)................................................................................................ 1

Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle............................................................................................................. 13

Water/Ice related rescue............................................................................................................................... 3

Watercraft rescue......................................................................................................................................... 1

Rescue or EMS standby............................................................................................................................... 1

 

Hazardous Conditions - No fire:

Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill.......................................................................................................... 3

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)....................................................................................................................... 4

Oil or other combustible liquid spill................................................................................................................ 3

Chemical spill or leak.................................................................................................................................... 2

Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.............................................................................................................. 3

Power line down.......................................................................................................................................... 3

Aircraft standby............................................................................................................................................ 2

Vehicle accident, general cleanup................................................................................................................ 21

 

Service Calls:

Service call, Other........................................................................................................................................ 5

Person in distress.......................................................................................................................................... 3

Water removal............................................................................................................................................. 2

Smoke or odor removal.............................................................................................................................. 14

Animal rescue............................................................................................................................................... 3

Assist police or other governmental agency................................................................................................... 3

Public service............................................................................................................................................... 4

Assist invalid................................................................................................................................................ 2

Unauthorized burning.................................................................................................................................... 6

 

Good Intent Calls:

Dispatched and cancelled en route................................................................................................................ 7

Wrong location............................................................................................................................................. 2

Authorized controlled burning....................................................................................................................... 7

Smoke scare, odor of smoke........................................................................................................................ 3

Steam, vapor, fog, or dust thought to be smoke............................................................................................. 1

EMS call, party transported by non-fire persons............................................................................................ 1

Hazmat release investigation with no hazmat.................................................................................................. 1

Bio-Chemical release investigation.............................................................................................................. 13

 

False Alarms & False Calls:

Telephone, malicious false alarm................................................................................................................... 1

Local alarm system, malicious false alarm...................................................................................................... 1

System malfunction..................................................................................................................................... 38

Smoke detector activation due to malfunction................................................................................................ 3

Alarm system sounded due to malfunction..................................................................................................... 5

CO detector activation due to malfunction..................................................................................................... 2

Unintentional transmission of alarm................................................................................................................ 1

Smoke detector activation, no fire............................................................................................................... 13

Detector activation, no fire............................................................................................................................ 5

Alarm system sounded, no fire...................................................................................................................... 5

 

Severe Weather & Natural Disaster Related Calls:

Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment.................................................................................................... 7

 

Total Incident Count for 2001: 1219 responses

Total Automatic & Mutual Aid responses for 2001: 48