The Goose Creek Fire Department recently released its report on May fire and EMS calls.
There were 194 fire calls in May, compared with 182 during the same month in 2011. For 2012, we're slightly ahead of where we were last year.Â
The city's EMS responded to 209 calls, compared with 203 in May, 2011. But the total for 2012 is running slightly lower than last year.
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The average fire response time in May was 5:05. The average response time for EMS was 5:35.
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Fire
May 2012 Total 2012 May 2011 Total 2011 Structure 3 19 3 63 Vehicle 1 5 1 15 Brush/Grass 6 41 9 83 Miscellaneous 15 76 19 171 Hazardous Conditions 4 12 5 50 Service 14 67 12 154 Cancel/False 7 35 13 117 Rescue/Medical Assist 144 495 120 1382EMS
May 2012 Total 2012 May 2011 Total 2011 Patients Seen 192 897 180 2242 Patients Transported 156 753 161 1831 No Transports 36 146 21 409 Stand By 1 6 4 23 Cancel/False 28 163 27 337
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