278 Cleburne Fire Department calls answered in Oct.

By Matt Smith/msmith@trcle.com

November 21, 2008 12:24 pm

— The Cleburne Fire Department responded to 278 calls in October that resulted in an estimated $101,010 worth of damage and loss.
Calls were for incidents in the following categories:

Fire calls
Building fires 2
Fire in motor home, camper orrecreational vehicle 1
Vehicle fire 1
Road freight or transport-vehicle fire 1
Grass fires 3
Outside rubbish fire, other 1

Overpressure rupture,
explosion or overheat
with no fire
Excessive heat or scorch burns with no ignition 1

Rescue and emergency
medical service incidents
EMS incident, other 13
Medical assists 6
EMS calls excluding vehicle accidents with injuries 121
Vehicle accidents with injuries 12
Vehicle and pedestrian accidents 2
Vehicle accidents with no injuries 7
Extricate victim from vehicle 1

Hazardous conditions with no fire
Hazardous condition, other 1
Gas leaks 2
Chemical spill or leak 3
Electrical wiring or equipment problem, other 1
Heat from short circuit 1
Power lines down 2
Cable or telephone lines down 2
Other non-power lines down 2
Arcing power lines 2
Clean up of vehicle accident 2

Service calls
Service calls, other 3
Lift assists 9
Lock out 1
Unlock auto 3
Assist police or other governmental agency 2
Public service 1
Smoke detector check 2
Unauthorized burning 1

Good-intent call
Good-intent call, other 5
Dispatched and canceled en route 18
Canceled on scene by ambulance 19
Canceled on scene by other agency 1
Canceled on scene by Cleburne police 2
No incident found upon arrival 3
Prescribed fire 1
Gas scare or odor of gas 2
HazMat release investigation with no HazMat found 1

False alarm and false calls
False alarm and false calls, other 5
Smoke detector activated through malfunction 1
Alarm system sounded because of malfunction 1
Alarm activated with no cause determined 1
Alarm activated unintentionally with no fire found 4

Severe weather and natural disasters
Lightning strike with no fire 1