Fires:

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

Building fire................................................................................................................................................ 21

Fires in structures other than in a building....................................................................................................... 3

Cooking fire, confined to container............................................................................................................... 10

Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney...................................................................................................... 2

Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire damage present....................................................................................... 1

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

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

Forest, woods or wildland fire...................................................................................................................... 1

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

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

Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire.............................................................................................. 1

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

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

Total fires handled: 57

Total losses from fire: $316,000

Overpressure Ruptures, Explosions, Overheats - No fire:

Overpressure rupture from air or gas............................................................................................................. 4

Rescue and Emergency Medical Service Incidents:

Medical assist, assist EMS crew................................................................................................................... 5

EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injuries...................................................................................... 822

Vehicle accident with injuries...................................................................................................................... 77

Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)................................................................................................ 2

Search for person in water............................................................................................................................ 1

Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle............................................................................................................... 7

Extrication of victim(s) from stalled elevator................................................................................................... 2

Swimming/recreational water areas rescue..................................................................................................... 3

Trapped by power lines................................................................................................................................ 1

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

Hazardous Conditions - No fire:

Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill.......................................................................................................... 6

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)....................................................................................................................... 7

Oil or other combustible liquid spill................................................................................................................ 1

Carbon monoxide incident............................................................................................................................. 2

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

Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.............................................................................................................. 5

Power line down......................................................................................................................................... 11

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

Vehicle accident, general cleanup................................................................................................................ 49

Service Calls:

Service call, Other........................................................................................................................................ 6

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

Water or steam leak..................................................................................................................................... 1

Smoke or odor removal................................................................................................................................ 7

Animal rescue............................................................................................................................................... 2

Assist police or other governmental agency................................................................................................... 1

Public service............................................................................................................................................... 2

Assist invalid............................................................................................................................................... 21

Defective elevator, no occupants................................................................................................................... 1

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

Good Intent Calls:

Dispatched and cancelled en route............................................................................................................... 15

Authorized controlled burning....................................................................................................................... 1

Smoke scare, odor of smoke....................................................................................................................... 11

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

EMS call, party transported by non-fire persons............................................................................................ 3

False Alarms & False Calls:

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

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

Smoke detector activation due to malfunction................................................................................................ 7

Heat detector activation due to malfunction................................................................................................... 1

Alarm system sounded due to malfunction..................................................................................................... 8

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

Unintentional transmission of alarm................................................................................................................ 5

Sprinkler activation, no fire........................................................................................................................... 3

Smoke detector activation, no fire................................................................................................................. 9

Detector activation, no fire............................................................................................................................ 6

Alarm system sounded, no fire..................................................................................................................... 14

Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO................................................................................................ 4

Severe Weather & Natural Disaster Related Calls:

Flood assessment......................................................................................................................................... 3

Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment.................................................................................................... 3

Total Incident Count for 2002: 1263 responses

Total Automatic & Mutual Aid responses for 2002: 39