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99-09 Alarm Comparison by month & year
99-09 Statistics by Category

Abbreviations List:
AMA = Automatic Mutual Aid
CTPD = Clayton Township Police Dept
CE = Consumers Energy
DEQ = Department of Environmental Quality
FFD = Flushing Fire Dept
FTFD = Flint Township Fire Dept
GTFD = Gaines Township Fire Dept
IC = Incident Command
MDOT = Michigan Department of Transportation
MSP = Michigan State Police
MTFD = Mundy Township Fire Dept
MMTFD = Mt. Morris Township Fire Dept.
PDA = Property Damage Accident
PI = Personal Injury
POV = Personal Owned Vehicle
PPV = Positive Pressure Ventilation
RIT = Rapid Intervention Team
SCAFD = Swartz Creek Area Fire Dept
SCBA = Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SC-DPS = Swartz Creek Dept of Public Services
SCPD = Swartz Creek Police Dept
TI = Thermal Imager
USAR = Urban Search and Rescue
VTFD = Venice Township Fire Dept
(C) = Command (R) = Report

Category Number Definitions:
1 = Structure fires or alarms dispatched as such with AMA received
2 = AMA given to Flushing
3 = AMA given to Gaines Township
4 = AMA given to Venice Township
5 = Mutual aid responses not involving AMA
6 = Vehicle fires & those out on arrival
7 = Vehicles fires deemed false (no fire)
8 = Misc. minor fires
9 = Grass and/or brush fires
10 = Open burns
11 = Smoke investigations
12 = Fire alarms (false, unfounded, burnt food)
13 = Vehicle extrications, entrapments
14 = Electrical problems, no fire
15 = Spillage of vehicle fluids
16 = Lines down and/or arcing (power or phone)
17 = Assist ambulance with lifting, public assists, etc.
18 = Misc non fires (CO, gas odor, etc.)
19 = Weather watches

The Last 10 Alarms List:
Starting in 2010, an additional column (S = station) has been added to indicate the station the incident was located in (1 or 2), if both were utilized or required (B) or if an N is used, not applicable for run percentages.

Run
#
Cat
#
Date Time Location Type/Description Officers

FF
#

Ofr
#
S
84 1 07/11 1121 4,000 Schafer Dr, Swartz Creek Dispatched for a structure fire with AMA from GTFD & FFD. On scene, the apartment was forced open, the area searched and the fire extinguished.  FFD was directed to stand by at station 2.  GTFD assisted with overhaul & stood by at station 1.  E11, E12, E21, S16 & S26 responded with 22. Batt. Chief Jack King (C)
Asst. Chief Eric Merriam (R)
17 9 B
85 9 07/11 2000 Adjacent to Chase Run Lane, Clayton Township Responded to a report of a grass fire caused by a lightening strike.  On scene, it was determined the fire was approx. 1000' off the road. G27 & S26 responded & extinguished the fire. Asst. Chief Eric Merriam (C0R) 4 3 2
86 12 07/13 1821 5,000 block of S. Morrish Rd, Swartz Creek Dispatched for a commercial fire alarm. On scene investigation determined the alarm to be false. E11 & E12 responded. Station 2 stood by. Batt. Chief Jack King (C)
Capt. Steve Tabit (R)
11 8 B
87 16 07/13 2105 Miller & First, Swartz Creek Responded to a report of wires arcing. Investigation determine wires had been arcing & power was out in the area. CE was contacted and the area taped off. E11 responded. with 6. Batt. Chief Jack King (C)
Capt. Steve Tabit (R)
9 4 1
88 6 07/15 1402 EB I-69, east of M-13, Clayton Township Dispatched for a semi on fire. Investigation determined a pick up was fully involved.  E11 & T23 responded. T23 was canceled. Batt. Chief Jack King (C)
Capt. Steve Tabit (R)
6 7 B
89 5 07/17 1746 6,000 W. Cook Rd, Mundy Township Responded as mutual aid to assist the MTFD with personnel at a residential structure fire. S16 responded with 4. Capt. Steve Tabit (R) 12 4 B
90 2 07/19 2352 300 Primrose Lane, Flushing Dispatched as AMA to assist the FFD with a potential structure fire. Before arrival, E21 was canceled. Chief Brent Cole (R) 3 3 2
91 5 07/20 0206 9,000 block of Suncrest, Flint Township Responded as AM to assist the FTFD with an apartment building fire. E21, responding with 5, protected exposures, extinguished & worked overhaul. Asst. Chief Eric Merriam (R) 10 7 B
92 12 07/23 0722 9,000 mile of Calkins Rd, Clayton Township Dispatched for a residential fire alarm. On scene it was determined the activation was false. E21 & E11 responded. Asst. Chief Eric Merriam (C-R) 8 5 B
93 18 07/29 1901 8,000 block of Maple St., Swartz Creek Responded to assist SCPD with the search for a lost child.  The child was later found to have returned home. E11, E12, S16, S26 & G27 responded. Batt. Chief Jack King (C)
Capt. Dave Plumb (R)
17 7 B

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1999 through 2009 Alarm Comparison By Month & Year

Month

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Running
Total
for
2009
2010 Running
Total
for
2010
Difference
from
previous
year by month/year
January 14 12 12 21 11 12 13 11 10 13 13 13 10 10 -3/-3
February 13 22 16 8 26 19 8 23 19 13 7 20 11 21 +4/+1
March 19 21 25 20 19 15 12 26 17 12 19 39 16 37 -3/-2
April 18 15 19 18 26 24 29 14 24 21 18 57 11 48 -7/-9
May 26 20 24 20 18 14 17 18 28 18 17 74 14 62 -3/-12
June 18 17 24 24 21 26 25 19 19 21 17 91 13 75 -4/-16
July 25 16 20 28 20 10 23 20 25 16 20 111 18 93 -2/-18
August 17 23 16 24 21 21 16 15 24 7 11 122
September 14 21 18 22 14 17 13 17 17 10 8 130
October 17 27 28 23 24 17 18 21 16 18 14 144
November 16 18 19 16 19 24 18 18 15 16 14 158
December 22 20 18 24 10 16 14 11 14 26 14 172
Total 219 232 239 248 230 215 206 213 228 191 172

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1999 Through 2009 Statistics By Category

Category

1999 2000  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1. Structure (or dispatched as) Fires (in our fire district); Received Automatic Mutual Aid (AMA)

14

19 16 16 27 21 21 16 13 23 21
2. AMA's given to the Flushing Fire Dept (started 5/10/99) 20 25 24 29 23 28 19 35 33 29 26
3. AMA's given to Gaines Township Fire Dept (started 11/13/99) 0 8 4 6 13 7 11 9 12 9 11
4. AMA's given to Venice Township Fire Dept (started 03/11/02) N/A N/A N/A 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 0
5. Mutual Aid responses not involving AMA 20 29 20 34 22 17 21 11 18 14 21
6. Vehicle fires & those out on arrival 28 15 21 17 12 8 10 14 12 7 4
7. Vehicle fires (false; steam/unfounded) 2 12 12 5 7 21 9 4 6 4 2
8. Misc. minor fires 3 4 15 6 7 1 6 2 7 4 5
9. Grass and/or brush fires 22 8 12 17 15 9 17 14 17 17 14
10. Open burns (permit/authorized & unauthorized/unattended) 6 20 11 14 7 13 12 9 18 10 9
11. Smoke investigations/smoke scares 10 7 11 8 12 15 4 4 9 4 11
12. Fire alarms (false, unfounded or burnt food) 34 30 28 35 15 18 24 21 23 12 6
13. Vehicle extrications & entrapments 12 8 6 7 9 7 12 7 3 5 3
14. Electrical problems, no fire 2 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 1 2 1
15. Spillage of vehicle fluids 9 6 13 11 11 12 11 12 17 10 5
16. Lines down and/or arcing
(power and/or phone)
10 9 10 9 15 14 6 15 12 18 18
17. Assist ambulance with lifting, public assist & etc. 3 11 15 5 5 2 3 6 2 2 6
18. Misc. non fires (CO, gas odor, unfounded, etc. or situations that don't catalog above) 23 17 14 24 21 12 17 30 20 15 9
19. Weather watches 1 3 4 3 3 5 1 1 3 5 0
ALARMS TOTALS

219

232

239 248 230 215 206 213 228 191 172

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