HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 - Fire Monthly Report ' Laurel Fire Department
For the Month of. July
Call Type Number of Calls Number of Hours
Structure Fire 2
Wildland Fire 11
Extrication 11
Other Rescue 1
Alarm 3
Public Assist 2
Medical Assist. 9
Other Calls 15
Severity Staffing 8
Total 62 969
Training for July 239.5
Other Activities
Total Hours for the Month 1208.5
Announcements:
Motor Vehicle Crashes up.
Several calls related to home ownners putting fireworks in trash cans.
Rope rescue training and swift water training.
DEFINITIONS
Structure Firefighting
A structure fire is a fire involving the structural components of various types of residential,commercial or industrial
buildings.We carry out all levels of Structure Firefighting,including entry and attack,ventilation,salvage,overhaul,
and investigations.
Wildland Firefighting
Wildfire,brush fire,bush fire,desert fire,forest fire,grass fire,hill fire,peat fire,vegetation fire,etc..
Extrications
Rescue victims entrapped in automobiles,machinery,farm equipment,buildings,and trenches,etc..
Other Rescues
Rope Rescue,Water Rescue,Ice Rescue.
Alarms
Respond to any false alarms or malfunctions.
Other Calls
EMS assist,industrial or aircraft firefighting,vehicle fires,hazmat,spills,public safety,investigations,gas leaks,
carbon monoxide problems,etc..
Severity Staffing-Montana DNRC pays up to 8 firefighters to staff the station each day and respond as a Task Force
to wildland fires within Yellowstone,Stillwater and Carbon Counties,as and when needed.They can also be called up
to respond to fires anywhere in the Southern Zone areas.The 2 State-owned type S wildland engines assigned to
Laurel are the ones primarily used for these calls.This has proven to be beneficial to Laurel as a means for a quick
response to all incidents.