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Statistics

Type of Calls

2008

2007

2006

Town

County

Totals

Town

County

Totals

Town

County

Totals
111 Building fire

7

10

17 0 0 0 0 0 0
113 Cooking fire, confined to container 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue

5

6

11

           
116 Fuel burner / boiler malfunction, fire confined

2

1

3

           
118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained

1

1

2

           
121 Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 0 1

1

           
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other

2

0

2

           
131 Passenger vehicle fire

5

7

12

           
132 Road freight of transport vehicle fire

1

2

3

           
133 Rail vehicle fire

1

0

1

           
136 Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle

0

1

1

           
137 Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire

0

1

1

           
140 Natural vegetation fire, other

0

1

1

           
141 Forest, woods, or wildland fire

2

1

3

           
142 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire

19

19

38

           
143 Grass fire

0

2

2

           
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire

1

0

1

   
154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 3 0

3

   
155 Outside stationary compactor / compacted trash fire 1 0

1

   
160 Special outside fire, other 1 0

1

   
300 Rescue, emergency medical call (EMS) call, other 1 0

1

   
311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew

14

8

22

   
322 Vehicle accident with injuries

63

127

190

   
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill

0

2

2

   
413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 2 0

2

   
422 Chemical spill or leak 1 0

1

   
424 Carbon monoxide incident

23

6

29

   
440 Electrical wiring / equipment problem, other

8

3

11

   
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective / worn 1 0

1

   
442 Overheated motor 1 0

1

   
443 Light ballast breakdown 2 0

2

   
444 Power line down

6

2

8

   
445 Arching, shorted electrical equipment

17

3

20

   
500 Service call, other

29

6

35

   
522 Water or steam leak 1 0

1

   
531 Smoke or odor removal 7 2

9

   
5501 Fire prevention safety trailer 5 6

11

   
553 Public service 18 0

18

   
571 Cover assignment, standby, move up 4 1

5

   
611 Dispatched & canceled en route 62 37

99

   
622 No incident found on arrival at dispatch address 1 0

1

   
631 Authorized controlled burning 17 8

25

   
632 Prescribed fire 1 0

1

   
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 1 0

1

   
652 Steam, vapor, fog, or dust thought to be smoke 1 0

1

   
731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 1 0

1

   
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 1 0

1

   
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 1 1

2

   
745 Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional 41 7

48

   
746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 1 0

1

   

Total number of incidents:

387

275

662

   

Total number of incident types:

44

29

73

   

 

Type of Call Number
Grand Totals (Town & County Calls):

2007

2006
     
Motor Vehicle Accidents 209 252
Structure Fires 45 212
Grass and Brush Fires 75 101
Motor Vehicle Fires 37 53
EMS Rescue Assist 26 29
Gas - Odors, leaks, spills 54 25
Power lines, poles 44 13
Train Wrecks   2
Bomb Treats 2 5
False Alarms 57 3
Canceled Enroute 91  
Controlled Burns 25  
Fire Inspections, Fire Prevention, Service Calls, Miscellaneous, Etc. 150 126
     
Total Calls 815 821