Halifax Fire Department

Station 29

2008 Call Statistics

The Halifax Fire Department responded to 250 calls in 2008.  We thank the members that responded, as well as the mutual aid companies that assisted on our calls or stood by in our station.  As we all know, we could not do it without all of you!

Average turnout per call - 14

Most Common Call - MVA with Injuries - 61 (24%)

Busiest Shift - Wednesday B Shift 24 (9.6%)

92% of our calls were home district

FIRE - 30

Fire, Other - 1

Building Fire -  12

Chimney Fire -  3

Heater / Boiler Malfunction -  2

Wildland / Brush Fire - 9

Rubbish Fire -  2

Outside Equipment Fire -  1

Rescue / EMS - 113

Rescue / EMS N.O.S. - 3

Med Assist -  42

MVA (Debris Removal & No Injuries) - 12

MVA w/Injuries -  48

MVA w/Entrapment - 1

MVA / Pedestrian - 1

Search -  3

Machinery Rescue - 1

Confined Space Rescue - 1

Watercraft Rescue - 2

Hazardous Conditions - 17

Flammable / Combustible Spills -  3

Chemical Spill -  1

Carbon Monoxide Incident -  3

Electrical Emergency / Lines Down -  9

Aircraft Standby -  1

Service / Assist Calls- 30

Public Assist -  15

Water Removal - 1

Animal Rescue - 1 

Assist Police / Other Agency - 7

Standby / Transfer -  8

Smoke Removal -  3

Good Intent - 47

Cancelled Enroute / Prior to Response - 33

Wrong Location / Other -  6

Controlled Burning -  7

Alarms / False Calls - 6

Detector Activation / False Alarm - 5

CO Detector Activation - No CO - 1 

Weather / Disaster - 2

Wind Damage / Assessment -  2

Calls by "Shift"

"A" Shift  (0001 to 0800) = 40 (16%)

"B" Shift  (0800 to 1600) = 105 (42%

"C" Shift (1600 to 2400) = 105 (42%)

84 (34%) of calls were "DAYLIGHT" responses (Mon-Fri 0800 - 1600)

60 (24%) of calls were "WEEKEND" responses (Sat / Sun)

Calls by "Month"

January - 22

February  - 23

March - 24

April - 17

May - 19

June - 18

July - 25

August - 15

September - 18

October - 20

November - 26

December - 23

Calls by "Year"

2008 = 250

2007 = 290

2006 = 260

2005 = 219

2004 = 217

2003 = 208

2002 = 247

2001 = 231

2000 = 222

1999 = 222

1998 = 181

1997 = 160

1996 = 232

1995 = 190

Misc. Totals -

Last Update 12/1/2009

Calls by "Day of Week"

Monday -  29 (11.6%)

Tuesday - 43 (17.2%)

Wednesday - 42 (16.8%)

Thursday - 37 (14.8%)

Friday - 39 (15.6%)

Saturday - 39 (15.6%)

Sunday - 34 (13.6%)

Incidents - by Type (NFIRS)

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