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INFORMATION MEMORANDUM Fire Department TO: FROM: Mayor and City Council T. John Cunningham, Fire Chief DATE: April 4, 201 I SUBJECT: February and Year-to-Date Response Information Below is a summary of the activity for the Elk River Fire Department for the month of February and year-to-date statistics (as of February, 28, 2011). February, 2011 Summary In the month of February, 2011, the Elk River Fire Department responded to 44 calls for service. Fires ................................................................................................................. 2 (5%) Rescues (including vehicle accidents) ......................................................... 15 (34%) Hazardous Conditions (gas leaks, electrical problems, etc.) ................... 2 (5%) Service Calls (water leaks, unauthorized burning, etc.) ............................ 2 (5%) Good Intent Calls (canceled en-route, HazMat investigation, etc.) ...... 13 (30%) False Alarm and False Calls ......................................................................... 10 (23%) The average response time to calls for the month of January was 6 minutes 24 seconds. Year-to-Date Summary Year-to-date, the Elk River Fire Department has responded to 93 calls for service. Fires ................................................................................................................. 7 (8%) Rescues (including vehicle accidents) ......................................................... 34 (37%) Hazardous Conditions (gas leaks, electrical problems, etc.) ................... 4 (4%) Service Calls (water leaks, unauthorized burning, etc.) ............................ 4 (4%) Good Intent Calls (canceled en-route, HazMat investigation, etc.) ...... 26 (28%) False Alarm and False Calls ......................................................................... 18 (19%) The average response time to calls year-to-date is 6 minutes.