In January 2011, 456 Collingswood Firefighters Spend More Than 150 Hours in Service

According to Collingswood Fire Department Chief John R. Amet's monthly report, the month of January 2011 had 456 firefighters spend 164 hours in-service. 

Also this past January, the borough responded to a total of 115 calls. The following breakdown explains exactly what types of calls contributed to firefighters' 164 hours of service. 

Number/Types of Fires and Other Incidents in January:

Total Alarms/Services = 115

Mutual Aid Given To:

West Collingswood Extension = 2

Woodlynne = 2

Camden City = 4

Gloucester City = 1

Total Mutual Aid Given = 9

Total Mutual Aid Received = 1 (via Westmont)

Day Alarms/Services (8 a.m. to 4:59 p.m.) = 60

Night Alarms/Services (5 p.m. to 8 a.m.) = 55

Day General Alarms = 18

Night General Alarms = 24

Total General Alarms = 42

Day Silent Alarms/Services = 25

Night Silent Alarms/Services = 21

Total Silent Alarms/Services = 46

Day EMS Engine Runs = 17

Night EMS Engine Runs = 10

Total EMS Engine Runs = 27

Average Volunteer Response Per Incident = 2

Classifications of Fires in January:

Building = 3

Cooking (Contained to Container) = 7

Fuel Burner/Boiler Malfunction (Contained) = 2

Passenger Vehicle Fire = 2

Dumpster/Other Outside Trash Receptacle Fire = 1

Overpressure Rupture of Boiler From Air or Gas = 1

Medical Assist/Assist EMS Crew = 11

EMS Call (Excluding Vehicle Accident With Injury) = 15

Vehicle Accident (With Injuries) = 4

Total EMS Calls = 30

Motor Vehicle Accident (No Injuries) = 2

Hazardous Condition/Other = 2

Water/Steam Leak = 4

Public Service Assistance/Other = 1

Assist Invalid = 1

Defective Elevator (No Occupants) = 3

Unauthorized Burning = 1

Dispatched and Cancelled En-Route = 11

Smoke Scare/Odor of Smoke = 1

Steam/Vapor/Fog/Dust Thought to be Smoke = 1

Telephone (Malicious False Alarm) = 1

Smoke Detector Activation Due to Malfunction = 2

Alarm System Sounded Due to Malfunction = 9

CO Detector Activation/ No CO = 4

Types of Incidents in January:

Intentional = 0

Unintentional = 0

Failure of Equipment or Heat Source = 0

Cause Under Investigation = 1

Cause Undetermined After Investigation = 2

Act of Nature = 0

Injury Statistics in January:

Civilians Injured = 0

Firefighters Injured = 0

Civilian Deaths = 0

Firefighter Deaths = 0

Equipment and Manpower Statistics in January:

Number of Firefighters Answering Alarms = 456

Hours in Service = 164

Truck Responses/Equipment Used:

• Squad 16 = 61
• Engine 16 = 30
• Ladder 16 = 5
• 1601 = 4
• 1647 = 18
• 1648 = 15