MAYNARD FIRE DEPARTMENT
2011 RUN STATISTICS
TOTAL RUNS FOR 2011- 1525
This includes 1354 Still and Box Alarms and 171 Inspections and Fire Drills
INCIDENTS BY CATEGORY (*- Includes mutual aid to other Communities)
FIRE & EXPLOSION INCIDENTS- 36
Building Fires- 8
Mutual Aid to Fire- 5*
Mutual Aid Ladder Response- 1*
Cooking Fires, Food on Stove- 6
Chimney Fire- 4
Brush/Grass Fires- 1
Fire, Other- 1
Vehicle Fire- 5
Oil Burner/Boiler malfunction- 4
Trash/Rubbish Fire- 1
OVERPRESSURE, RUPTURE, EXCESSIVE HEAT- 0
RESCUE/EMS CALLS- 790
Ambulance Calls- 745*
Motor Vehicle Accidents- 39
MV/Pedestrian Accident- 3
Assist Other EMS Crew- 2
Search for Person on Land- 1
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS- 106
Investigations- 7
Gas/Oil Spills- 6
Natural Gas/Propane Leak- 20
Electrical/Arcing/Shorted Equip.- 27*
Carbon Monoxide Incidents- 18
Wires Down- 23
Chemical Spill/Leak, Toxic condition- 1
Building Weakened or Collapsed- 4
Toxic Condition, Other- 1
SERVICE CALLS- 109
Medical Assist/Assist Disabled- 21
Line Box Response- 2*
Water Problem/Leak/Removal- 23
Lock Outs- 24
Assist Police Dept.- 4
Assist Other Agency- 2
Assist Public/Special Service- 13
Illegal Burning- 12
Mutual Aid-Cover other Station- 6*
Animal Problem or Rescue- 2
GOOD INTENT CALLS- 118
Well Being Check, No Illness- 35
911 Hang-up, No injury/illness- 7
EMS Run, No Injury or Illness- 30
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke- 22*
HazMat Investigation-No Release- 3
BBQ/Tar Kettle- 1
Good Intent, Other 17
Dispatched and Canceled en route- 1
Vicinity Alarm- 1
FALSE ALARMS- 194
Fire Alarm Investigations, no fire- 166
Malicious False Alarms- 3
Carbon Monoxide Alarm, No CO- 25
SEVERE WEATHER/ WEATHER EMERGENCY- 1
Windstorm/Tornado Assesment- 1*
SPECIAL INCIDENTS & INSPECTIONS- 171
Smoke Detector Certificates- 157
Oil Burner Inspections- 2
LP Gas Inspections- 3
Citizen Complaints- 4
Residential Inspections, Other- 3
Tank Truck Inspection- 3
Commercial System Inspections- 3
TOTAL- 1525
OTHER STATISTICS
MUTUAL AID RUNS- 115
Acton- 18 (16 EMS, 2 Fire, 2 Station Coverage)
Brimfield 1 (Windstorm/Tornado assistance as part of D14- Task Force)
Concord- 30 (27 EMS, 5 Fire, 1 Station Coverage, 2 Line Box)
Stow- 39 (35 EMS, 3 Fire, 1 Station Coverage)
Sudbury- 27 (23 EMS, 1 Fire, 1 Station coverage, 1 Smoke Scare, 1 Arcing/Shorted Electrical equipment)
Average was 4.18 runs/day with an average response time of 3.75 minutes. Average duration of an incident is 38 minutes.
Change in each category from 2010 was as follows:
Fires- Up 8%
EMS- Up 1%
Hazardous Conditions- Up 40%
Service Calls- Down 42% (2010 numbers inflated due to pump calls during flooding)
Good Intent Calls- no change
False Alarms- Up 6%
Inspections/Special Incidents- Down 14%
Statistics Compiled by Captain Patrick Sullivan, Maynard Fire Department
