| The Irvington Volunteer Fire Department responded to 332 calls in 2005. This is well above the average of 300 calls per year, 295 in 2004 and 301 in 2003. The department responds to a range of calls including structure fires, car accidents, carbon monoxide incidents, water rescue and fire alarms. The chart below breaks down the calls into different categories according to the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Service Calls: (4) - water problems, trouble with appliances, public assistance
Rescue & EMS Calls: (25) - Car accidents, Water Rescue, EMS assists
Overpressure, Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (no fire): (3)
Hazardous Condition (no fire): (50) - Carbon Monoxide Incidents, wires down, trees down
Good Intent Calls: (53) - smoke scare, steam, smoke odor
Fire: (28) - House fires, brush and trash fires, fires contained to appliances
False Alarm & False Call: (169) - Automatic fire alarms, mischievous pulls, unintentional activations |
