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Response Statistics
2008 in Detail
| FIRE: |
|
| Building Fires |
20 |
| Damage to adjacent buildings from fire or explosion |
11 |
| Mobile home fires |
2 |
| Cooking fires, confined to container |
5 |
| Chimney fires, confined to chimney |
2 |
| Vehicle fires |
8 |
| Brush, grass, crop, mulch, or other outside fires |
19 |
| Dumpster or trash fires |
6 |
| Hazardous conditions (no fire) |
88 |
| Service Calls |
55 |
| Good intent calls |
40 |
| False alarms |
91 |
| Severe weather |
4 |
| TOTAL |
351 |
| |
|
| RESCUE: |
|
| Medical Emergency |
1,581 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents |
153 |
| Second squad for additional patients |
5 |
| Search for person in water |
2 |
| Elevator rescue |
1 |
| High-angle rescue |
1 |
| Rescue or EMS standby |
1 |
| TOTAL |
1,744 |
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Annual Comparison
| |
Fire |
Rescue |
Total |
% Increase |
| 2008 |
351 |
1744 |
2095 |
3.8% |
| 2007 |
346 |
1496 |
2018 |
3.6% |
| 2006 |
363 |
1582 |
1945 |
|
| 2005 |
423 |
1641 |
2064 |
|
| 2004 |
412 |
1557 |
1969 |
|
| 2003 |
379 |
1569 |
1948 |
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