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Month in Review - August 2024

Fire Department Posted on September 05, 2024

Incidents:

  • Fires - 5
  • EMS – 599
  • Hazardous Condition – 19
  • Service Call – 25
  • Good Intent Call – 48
  • False Alarm – 133
  • Average Calls/Day - 27
  • Total Incidents – 830
  • Year to Date – 6242

Inspections:

  • Smoke Detector – 41
  • Oil Burner – 2
  • Cert of Occupancy – 5
  • Propane – 1
  • School Fire Drill – 0
  • Permit Inspection – 0
  • Solar Plan Review – 4
  • Other Inspections – 30
  • Total - 83


  • Busiest Station: Downtown (474)
  • Busiest Day of the Week: Friday (141)
  • Busiest Hour: 11:00am – 11:59am (59)
  • Busiest Apparatus: Engine 2 (247)
  • Busiest Group: A Group (231)

Mutual Aid:

  • Received – 13
  • Given – 46

Average Response Time: 4:47 (Including mutual aid and cold responses)
Percent of calls overlapping: 69%

Training Focus:

  • Hose Stretches
  • Fire Protection Systems review
  • Truck 1 Positioning
  • Relay pumping
  • Standpipe operations
  • RIT pack review
  • New hose loads



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  1. City Hall
    210 Main Street
    Northampton, MA 01060
    Phone: 413-587-4900

    Hours
    Monday - Friday
    8:30am - 4:30pm


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