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Fire Department 2005 Statiscis

Total Incidents FY 2004/2005: 11,499

FY 2003/2004: 12,260

 FY 2002/2003: 12,453

FY 2001/02: 12,804

FY 2000/01: 12,082

FY 99/2000: 11,629

FY 98/99: 11,246

 FY 97/98: 12,480

FY 96/97: 12,272

FY 95/96: 10,984


Incidents sorted by Division FY 2004/2005:

Division 1: 6342

Division 2: 5157


Total Runs  FY 2004/2005: 28,920

FY 2003/2004:31,052

 FY 2002/2003: 32,008

FY 2001/02: 31,860

FY 2000/01: 30,219

FY 99/2000: 28,113

FY 98/99: 25,592

FY 97/98: 27,342

FY 96/97: 27,372

FY 95/96: 23,124


 Total Building Fires FY 2004/2005: 113

FY 2003/2004: 125

FY 2002/2003: 119

FY 2001/02: 132*

*note: for reporting purposes, the definition of a building fire was modified this FY

FY 2000/01: 319

FY 99/2000: 301

FY 98/99: 296

FY 97/98: 383

FY 96/97: 378

FY 95/96: 307


Total Fires All Categories FY 2004/2005: 388

FY 2003/2004: 497

FY 2002/2003: 565

FY 2001/02: 611

FY 2000/01: 544

FY 1999/2000: 513

FY 98/99: 509

FY 97/98: 629

FY 96/97: 584

FY 95/96: 561


Total Emergency Medical Incidents FY 2004/2005: 4601

FY 2003/2004: 4744

FY 2002/2003: 4811


Total Hazardous Materials Incidents FY 2004/2005: 250

FY 2003/2004 334

FY 2002.2003: 379


Total Multiple Alarms: FY 2004/2005: 9 (7 - 2nd alarms, 1 - 3rd alarm, & 1 - 5th alarm)

FY 2003/2004: 7 (2 third alarms & 5 second alarms)

 


Total Working Fires FY 2004/2005: 7


Mutual Aid  FY 2004/2005

Mutual aid units responding to Cambridge incidents: 233 total

from Arlington: 17
from Belmont: 18
from Boston: 53
from Brookline: 3

from Chelsea:

1

from Hanscom AFB:

1

from Lexington:

1

from Medford:

2

from Newton:

2

from Somerville:

127
from Waltham: 2
from Watertown: 6

Cambridge units responding to incidents in mutual aid communities: 212 total

to Arlington: 12
to Belmont: 41
to Boston: 3
to Brookline: 8
to Chelsea: 1
to Everett: 0
to Malden: 0
to Somerville: 123
to Waltham: 2
to Watertown: 13
State HazMat team member response: 9