How many fires? - Fire Engineering Training Community2024-03-29T15:43:57Zhttps://community.fireengineering.com/forum/topic/show?commentId=1219672%3AComment%3A87248&id=1219672%3ATopic%3A61171&feed=yes&xn_auth=no7tag:community.fireengineering.com,2010-09-22:1219672:Comment:1937022010-09-22T17:53:25.791ZMike Francehttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/MichaelFrance
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7 I looked in the log and this…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2010-09-19:1219672:Comment:1935602010-09-19T22:45:53.545ZJ nowayhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/Jeremy915
I looked in the log and this is what ours where. We are a single pumper house we run 4/1/1/1 on working fires pumpers, trucks, rescues, chiefs. Ours are broke down to first due and the all others and again this is just our house for the year to date. 1st due 24, all others 49 and that's for all three shifts(our district borders city limits on 2 sides and we do not run MA). And we classify it as a worker if a line was pulled and active fire. We have 10 houses run about 15,600 calls and total…
I looked in the log and this is what ours where. We are a single pumper house we run 4/1/1/1 on working fires pumpers, trucks, rescues, chiefs. Ours are broke down to first due and the all others and again this is just our house for the year to date. 1st due 24, all others 49 and that's for all three shifts(our district borders city limits on 2 sides and we do not run MA). And we classify it as a worker if a line was pulled and active fire. We have 10 houses run about 15,600 calls and total workers last year was 161 for the whole city. Population 120,000 We usually get 10-20 includin…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2010-09-18:1219672:Comment:1933482010-09-18T07:39:31.889ZAlex Sharphttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/AlexSharp
We usually get 10-20 including mutual aid for structure fires.<br />
15-50 including mutual aid for wildland fires.<br />
20-30 vehicle fires not including mutual aid.
We usually get 10-20 including mutual aid for structure fires.<br />
15-50 including mutual aid for wildland fires.<br />
20-30 vehicle fires not including mutual aid. Most of our fires are M/A fir…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-08-04:1219672:Comment:1502582009-08-04T02:17:17.926ZDan Ricehttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/DanRice
Most of our fires are M/A fires, we sit very close to multiple departments areas, we have anywhere from 1 to 5 but with M/A we can count on working around 15 jobs a year or so.
Most of our fires are M/A fires, we sit very close to multiple departments areas, we have anywhere from 1 to 5 but with M/A we can count on working around 15 jobs a year or so. Ok, this isnt an accurate num…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2009-08-03:1219672:Comment:1502342009-08-03T15:53:38.995ZBrandon Roarkhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/brandonroark551
Ok, this isnt an accurate number but our stats show we had over 600 fires last year. I would say half of those were working structure fires. Its not uncommon to get 2-4 fires in a shift, but also its not uncommon to go 2-3 shifts without a fire...this economy, and the failing housing market has added to our torch jobs. Also most of our fires are in vacated properties (but with a significant homless population we treat them all as occupied).<br />
we have 250 firemen, 11 engines, 4 medics, 4 trucks, 1…
Ok, this isnt an accurate number but our stats show we had over 600 fires last year. I would say half of those were working structure fires. Its not uncommon to get 2-4 fires in a shift, but also its not uncommon to go 2-3 shifts without a fire...this economy, and the failing housing market has added to our torch jobs. Also most of our fires are in vacated properties (but with a significant homless population we treat them all as occupied).<br />
we have 250 firemen, 11 engines, 4 medics, 4 trucks, 1 rescue, 2 battalions, 1 safety, 1 ems on the front line. I just checked the log. If I…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2008-10-14:1219672:Comment:872482008-10-14T10:12:59.297ZKevin Nowickihttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/KevinNowicki
I just checked the log. If I did the math right, it is somewhere in the ball park of 30 per year. However, Our circumstances are different. My company runs every alarm for six different districts.
I just checked the log. If I did the math right, it is somewhere in the ball park of 30 per year. However, Our circumstances are different. My company runs every alarm for six different districts. 2nd straight shift with anoth…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2008-10-08:1219672:Comment:856392008-10-08T23:04:36.037ZLarry Gloverhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/Larry39
2nd straight shift with another job. Unfortunately it was a church fire. No injuries. We were first in and things didn't go to well, Capt. was hollering orders for stuff that wasn't right. Example "Pull the 1 3/4" off the back" We don't have 1 3/4" on the back, "Get the 35' ground ladder" . We don't carry a 35' ground ladder---we have a 24'. Captain gets really excitied and goes 100 miles a minute, he suffers from "Tunnelvision". Good thing is we all came home, building is still standing.
2nd straight shift with another job. Unfortunately it was a church fire. No injuries. We were first in and things didn't go to well, Capt. was hollering orders for stuff that wasn't right. Example "Pull the 1 3/4" off the back" We don't have 1 3/4" on the back, "Get the 35' ground ladder" . We don't carry a 35' ground ladder---we have a 24'. Captain gets really excitied and goes 100 miles a minute, he suffers from "Tunnelvision". Good thing is we all came home, building is still standing. We should count food on the s…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2008-10-08:1219672:Comment:852072008-10-08T00:12:33.986ZDaryl Ligginshttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/Daryl22
We should count food on the stove that smokes up the house. Those small fires we in the fire service do not count as "workers" but we will call the headache, stomach ache and drunk a medical call. Those calls are not "workers" either like a CHF or Stabbing victim. It is a mistake for us not to give ourselves the credit we deserve when a "small fire" incident that did not require a line goes down in the books as a incident not worthy of noting. A couple of years ago I responded to a reported…
We should count food on the stove that smokes up the house. Those small fires we in the fire service do not count as "workers" but we will call the headache, stomach ache and drunk a medical call. Those calls are not "workers" either like a CHF or Stabbing victim. It is a mistake for us not to give ourselves the credit we deserve when a "small fire" incident that did not require a line goes down in the books as a incident not worthy of noting. A couple of years ago I responded to a reported fire. We found "food on the stove" and quickly extinguished the cabinets with a "Can". We searched the rooms and found an unconscious male overcome by smoke in his sleep. He was out cold. We intubated him, gave IV fluids even dopamine. He survived. This was all due to an incident that we don't call a fire. I think not! I also had a man call my firehouse because he said his insurance co was not going to pay out for damages for his floor heater that cought fire and damaged the hardwood floor surround and partition wall. We used a 2 1/2 gallon extinguisher on that as well. The officer that wrote the report as a appliance fire and smoke evacuation. a part of the structure burned so I had to contact the insurance to explain why it said "appliance fire when his "Structure sustained fire damage".<br />
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A length reply but we must not look at fires like the city council members do. Those "small incidents are the successful operations" early 911, fast response and very little fire damage.<br />
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Oakland Ca 25 engines, 7 trucks 80,000 annual runs This year our fire dept,had m…tag:community.fireengineering.com,2008-10-07:1219672:Comment:851612008-10-07T21:21:36.895ZBrenda Tenneyhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/BrendaTenney
This year our fire dept,had more vehical fires,and just this past 2 weeks,three 18 wheelers,at different times have ran off the road. Two 18 wheelers head on.More car fires this year.Then in the past..The busiest season is in the winter time.,structure fires...Hopefully this winter ,want be so bad.<br />
I hope everyone ,will be safe,when going to the scene,because we have lost a couple of fire fighters because of speeding to fast to the scene.,that was in their own vehical. I think,i have not keep…
This year our fire dept,had more vehical fires,and just this past 2 weeks,three 18 wheelers,at different times have ran off the road. Two 18 wheelers head on.More car fires this year.Then in the past..The busiest season is in the winter time.,structure fires...Hopefully this winter ,want be so bad.<br />
I hope everyone ,will be safe,when going to the scene,because we have lost a couple of fire fighters because of speeding to fast to the scene.,that was in their own vehical. I think,i have not keep up with how many structure fires this year,the chief keeps the records.Be safe,be counted for,size up the scene.Brenda around 4,000 workers a year.tag:community.fireengineering.com,2008-10-07:1219672:Comment:851422008-10-07T19:31:00.828ZJeff Brockmanhttps://community.fireengineering.com/profile/JeffBrockman
around 4,000 workers a year.
around 4,000 workers a year.