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INCIDENT STATISTICS

***Recent Incident News***

December 29, 2008-
     

#344- 12:04- Dispatched for a fire alarm at the Oxford Athletic Club.  The alarm was a false activation. 

December 28, 2008-
     

#343- 22:15- Dispatched for an accident with injuries on Bakerstown Road near the Pines Tavern.  We provided traffic control until the accident was cleared.

#342- 09:04- Dispatched for a vehicle fire in the parking lot of Wexford Tire Service.  The vehicle was not on fire, there was steam coming from the radiator cap.

#341- 08:55- Dispatched to assist Richland with a fire alarm at Fosnight Personal Care Home.  The alarm was false.
December 26, 2008-
     

#340- 21:24- Dispatched for a vehicle accident on Manor Road.  We controlled traffic until the accident was cleared.
December 25, 2008-
     

#339- 07:27- Dispatched for a tree down on Logan Road. 
December 24, 2008-
     

#338- 22:07- Dispatched for a fire in the basement of a home in Karrington Woods.  A wall assembly near an operating fireplace caught fire.  The fire was contained to the wall assembly.

#337- 20:50- Dispatched for a chimney fire in Pine Ridge Manor.  A fire flared up in the chimney and went out.  We checked the house for fire extension and found none.
Archive of all 2008 incidents. Click here

 

 

2008 INCIDENT STATISTICS

 

INCIDENTS BY CATEGORY*

 INCIDENT TYPE

 TOTAL
 Fire 42
 Explosion/Overheating  7
 Rescue  23
 Hazardous Condition  76
 Service Call  27
 Good Intent  46
 Alarm  112
 Severe Weather  8
 Special Incident  3
   
 TOTAL INCIDENTS 344

*As of 12/29/2008

 

INCIDENTS BY MONTH

  MONTH  TOTAL
 January  29
 February  28
 March  14
 April  28
 May  30
 June  40
 July  23
 August  26
 September  50 
 October  23
 November  18
 December  

 

2007 Incident Statistics

2007 Incident Statistics 


 INCIDENT TYPE 		 TOTAL
 Fire  31
 Explosion  2
 Rescue  13
 Hazardous Condition  78
 Service Call  25
 Good Intent  38
 Alarm  107
 Severe Weather  13
 Special Incident  1
   
 TOTAL INCIDENTS  308

 

2007 Incident Totals by Month

  MONTH  TOTAL
 January  27
 February  33
 March  30
 April  21
 May  23
 June  30
 July  33
 August  34
 September  17
 October  14
 November  20
 December  26

 

Incident Totals by Year

  Year

 2002

 2003

 2004

 2005

 2006

 2007

 Total

 258

 231

 290

 281

 295

 308


INCIDENT CATEGORY EXPLANATIONS:
  • Fire- Includes structural, vehicle, grass and every other type of incident involving fire.
  • Explosion- Includes explosions involving buildings as well as over pressure type explosions from household appliances such as a water heater.
  • Rescue- Includes vehicle accidents and other technical rescues, as well as EMS assists
  • Hazardous Condition- Includes controlling hazards as accident scenes, gas leaks, fuel spills and downed power lines.
  • Service Call- Includes flooded basements and other public assistance type calls as well as stand by assignments for other fire departments.
  • Good Intent- Includes smoke scares, cancelled assignments and situations where the caller had good intent but there was really nothing the fire company could do.
  • Alarms- Includes automatic fire alarms, CO alarms and other alarm situations where a fire or CO was not found to exist.
  • Severe Weather- Includes damage done by storms such as trees down on roadways, flooded roads, etc.
  • Special- Includes special details such as assisting the police department or setting up landing zones for medical helicopters.