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	Abbreviations List: AMA = Automatic Mutual Aid CTPD = Clayton Township Police Dept CE = Consumers Energy DEQ = Department of Environmental Quality FF = Firefighters that responded FFD = Flushing Fire Dept FTFD = Flint Township Fire Dept GCRC = Genesee County Road Commission 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. Ofr = Officers that responded PDA = Property Damage Accident PI = Personal Injury POV = Personal Owned Vehicle PPV = Positive Pressure Ventilation RIT = Rapid Intervention Team S = Station (1=Station 1, 2=Station 2, B=Both stations) 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

Run #	Cat #	Date	Time	Location	Type/Description	Officers	FF #	Ofr #	S
31	7	3/10	2250	1,000 block of N. Morrish Rd, Clayton Twp.	Responded to a vehicle fire. E21, E11 and S16 responded. Investigation found no fire and was only an 1 car accident, incident was turned over to Clayton Twp. PD	Capt. Tim McKnight, (C,R)	8	5	2
32	9	3/12	1347	7,000 block of Miller Rd, Swartz Creek	Dispatched to a house full of natural gas. C2 and E12 responded. Investigation found all the windows and doors were open. The occupants stated that they were gone for 4 days and returned to find a gas burner partially on and strong odor of natural gas in their home. Home was found clear after investigation.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (C,R)	5	3	1
33	16	3/13	1106	5,000 block of Daval Dr, Swartz Creek	Responded to wires arcing. C2 & E11 responed. Investigation found a secondary pole to pole lines that were tangled up in the trees in the back yard. There was no arcing or sparking while units were on scene and power was still on in the area. CE on-line requested for was submitted.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (C,R)	5	2	1
34	1	3/13	1456	4,000 block of S. Morrish Rd, Swartz Creek	Dispatched for a commercial structure fire. C2 , E12 & E21 respopnded. Investigation found a white fog or vapor trapped in the cabinet. It was determined a crew was checking the sewer lines for leaks.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (C,R)	8	3	B
35	3	3/16	0726	10,000 block of W. Baldwin Rd, Gaines Twp.	Responded AMA to GTFD for a structure fire. All SCAFD Units were cancelled before arrival due to steam coming from dry vent. All units returned to their stations without incident.	Batt. Chief Brednt Cole (R)	3	3	B
36	9	3/17	1755	8,000 block of Calkins Rd, Clayton Twp	Dispatched for a grass fire. C2, G27, G17, T23 and E11 responded. Investigation found a yhe caller started a brush fire and it got out of control and was going towards the neighbor's property. Crews used 500 ft of 1-inch hose, along with an Indian tank and a broom to mop up hotspots.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (C,R)	8	4	B
37	3	3/18	0646	8,000 block of Nichols Rd, Gaines Twp	RespondedAMA to Gaines for a residential structure fire. E12, S16, T23 responded. Crews assisted with opened walls and ceiling for overhaul and to check for extension, provided water and filled SCBA tanks.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (R)	5	3	B5
38	12	3/22	0550	4,000 block of Kroger Dr, Swartz Creek	Dispatched for a commercial fire alarm/ C2, E12, E21 and C1 responded. Invetigation found the audible and visual alarms going off inside and out on arrival. Further, the air compressor in the south mechanical room hot to the touch and air or water moving through the plumbing on riser and the pipes that was cold to the touch. Facility maintenance arrived and believes there is a problem with an air switch on the dry side of the system and advised he would call the suppression system company to repair the system.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (C,R)	6	4	B
39	12	3/25	1648	3,000 block of Pine Run Dr, Clayrton Twp.	Responded to an automatic fire alarm. While responding we received information that the alarm company was trying to cancel. C2 responded non-emergency to verify the situation and spoke with the occupant who stated she burned some food on the stove.	Assist Chief Stephen Tabit (C,R)	8	6	B
40	16	3/29	1308	8,000 block of Cappy Ln, Swartz Creek	Dispatched to a report of arching wires. E12 responded. Investigation found when the wind blew it caused the branches to rub on the wires causing sparking every 5-10 minutes. Situation was turned over to Consumers was notified. Homeowners were advised to stay away from the area and call back if the wires were to fall or catch the tree on fire.	Lieut. Rob Fitzpatrick (C,R)	10	4	1

Month	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19	'20	Running Total for 2020	Difference from previous year by mth/yr
January	12	12	21	11	12	13	11	10	13	13	10	14	12	17	22	7	11	13	14	14	16	16	+2/+2
February	22	16	8	26	19	8	23	19	13	7	11	8	11	11	12	19	15	13	11	12	10	26	-2/0
March	21	25	20	19	15	12	26	17	12	19	16	7	14	17	12	14	8	27	12	5	14	40	+9/+9
April	15	19	18	26	24	29	14	24	21	18	11	15	15	11	23	19	14	14	16	9	0	40	0/0
May	20	24	20	18	14	17	18	28	18	17	14	13	21	19	14	21	8	17	23	22
June	17	24	24	21	26	25	19	19	21	17	13	16	19	13	19	18	27	11	13	17
July	16	20	28	20	10	23	20	25	16	20	18	16	26	12	19	17	15	15	22	24
August	23	16	24	21	21	16	15	24	7	11	21	8	16	14	12	15	14	14	15	14
September	21	18	22	14	17	13	17	17	10	8	17	11	12	16	8	9	14	12	19	15
October	27	28	23	24	17	18	21	16	18	14	19	19	18	19	12	11	21	12	19	21
November	18	19	16	19	24	18	18	15	16	14	17	13	16	26	14	16	18	15	6	16
December	20	18	24	10	16	14	11	14	26	14	12	10	15	30	21	11	11	15	12	23
Total	232	239	248	230	215	206	213	228	191	172	179	150	194	205	188	177	176	177	177	193

Category	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19
1. Structure (or dispatched as) Fires (in our fire district); Received Automatic Mutual Aid (AMA)	19	16	16	27	21	21	16	13	23	21	21	4	12	17	15	16	16	14	23	13
2. AMA's given to the Flushing Fire Dept (started 5/10/99)	25	24	29	23	28	19	35	33	29	26	21	18	18	33	13	21	16	21	15	15
3. AMA's given to Gaines Township Fire Dept (started 11/13/99)	8	4	6	13	7	11	9	12	9	11	13	10	12	9	10	6	5	3	7	8
4. AMA's given to Venice Township Fire Dept (started 03/11/02)	N/A	N/A	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	2	1
5. Mutual Aid responses not involving AMA	29	20	34	22	17	21	11	18	14	21	23	22	18	14	21	16	7	10	27	17
6. Vehicle fires & those out on arrival	15	21	17	12	8	10	14	12	7	4	11	7	8	3	7	5	8	13	6	5
7. Vehicle fires (false; steam/unfounded)	12	12	5	7	21	9	4	6	4	2	5	2	8	5	5	3	9	5	6	8
8. Misc. minor fires	4	15	6	7	1	6	2	7	4	5	2	5	10	4	5	9	6	5	2	4
9. Grass and/or brush fires	8	12	17	15	9	17	14	17	17	14	11	4	11	9	13	9	12	9	8	4
10. Open burns (permit/authorized & unauthorized/unattended)	20	11	14	7	13	12	9	18	10	9	9	3	11	11	13	8	7	14	10	7
11. Smoke investigations/smoke scares	7	11	8	12	15	4	4	9	4	11	10	10	8	7	7	6	9	4	5	4
12. Fire alarms (false, unfounded or burnt food)	30	28	35	15	18	24	21	23	12	6	17	13	16	15	28	19	33	23	29	36
13. Vehicle extrications & entrapments	8	6	7	9	7	12	7	3	5	3	4	4	4	12	9	5	5	3	6	7
14. Electrical problems, no fire	1	3	1	4	4	2	1	1	2	1	0	2	3	0	3	4	0	0	0	5
15. Spillage of vehicle fluids	6	13	11	11	12	11	12	17	10	5	1	3	5	10	1	4	4	10	2	20
16. Lines down and/or arcing (power and/or phone)	9	10	9	15	14	6	15	12	18	18	14	19	26	34	6	21	18	18	14	4
17. Assist ambulance with lifting, public assist & etc.	11	15	5	5	2	3	6	2	2	6	4	3	2	3	7	1	0	2	9	30
18. Misc. non fires (CO, gas odor, unfounded, etc. or situations that don't catalog above)	17	14	24	21	12	17	30	20	15	9	11	17	22	15	20	22	19	20	11	2
19. Weather watches	3	4	3	3	5	1	1	3	5	0	0	3	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	0
ALARMS TOTALS	232	239	248	230	215	206	213	228	191	172	179	150	195	205	188	177	176	177	182	193