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Calls by Type and Duration
Table 8-2 shows the duration of calls by type using four duration categories: less than 30 minutes,
30 minutes to one hour, one to two hours, and more than two hours.
TABLE 8-2: Calls by Type and Duration
Call Type
Less than
30 Minutes
30 Minutes
to One Hour
One to
Two Hours
More than
Two Hours
Total
EMS
1,483
1,186
178
14
2,861
MVA
187
210
60
8
465
EMS Total
1,670
1,396
238
22
3,326
False alarm
218
100
18
2
338
Good intent
66
31
10
0
107
Hazard
61
41
23
8
133
Outside fire
32
45
57
30
164
Public service
299
84
18
6
407
Structure fire
0
9
8
11
28
Fire Total
676
310
134
57
1,177
Automatic aid received
159
77
20
2
258
Cancelled
269
30
5
0
304
Mutual aid
207
141
48
47
443
Total
2,981
1,954
445
128
5,508
Observations:
EMS
■
A total of 3,066 EMS category calls (92 percent) lasted less than one hour, 238 EMS category
calls (7 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 22 EMS category calls (1 percent)
lasted more than two hours.
■
On average, there were 0.7 EMS category calls per day that lasted more than one hour.
■
A total of 397 motor vehicle accidents (85 percent) lasted less than one hour, and 68 motor
vehicle accidents (15 percent) lasted more than an hour.
Fire
■
A total of 986 fire category calls (84 percent of fire calls) lasted less than one hour, 134 fire
category calls (11 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 57 fire category calls (5
percent) lasted more than two hours.
■
On average, there were 0.5 fire category calls per day that lasted more than one hour.
■
A total of 9 structure fires (32 percent of structure fire calls) lasted less than one hour, 8
structure fires (29 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 11 structure fires (39
percent) lasted more than two hours.
■
A total of 77 outside fires (47 percent outside fire calls) lasted less than one hour, 57 outside
fires (35 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 30 outside fires (18 percent) lasted
more than two hours.