Fire House Facts
Date:
11/10/2009 (Last updated: 11/12/2009)Summary:
Sunday November 1, 2009 through Saturday November 7, 2009Contact:
Yuma Fire Department responded to 209 emergency calls for service
- 8 Commercial Assignments
Including: Various alarms - 1 Hazardous Materials Assignment
Including: A gasoline spill - 3 Mutual Aid Assignments
Including: A woman in labor just outside of the city limits, backfilling a Somerton station while they worked on a fire, and assistance with a fire investigation in San Luis - 20 Motor Vehicle Crashes
Including: 1 involving a canal, 1 involving 3 vehicles, 3 involving a building, and 2 rollovers - 161 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor)
Including: 8 for difficulty breathing, 11 for chest pain, 14 fall victims, 8 unconscious people, 5 seizure cases, 3 diabetic emergencies, 4 possible strokes, 15 patients with mental problems, and misc. other illnesses and injuries - 16 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments
Including: A water heater making strange noises, a cat stuck in a vehicle’s engine compartment, a small brush fire behind a residence, a lamp that caught on fire at a residence, a lawn mower that was smoking, food left in an oven that overheated but did not catch fire, a house filled with smoke from cooking, a controlled burn at the wetlands, a vehicle fire, 2 calls for unauthorized burning of yard debris, and various alarms
Fire Engines And Rescue Trucks
What is the difference between a Fire Engine and a Rescue Truck?
You might say that one is a lot bigger, can seat more passengers, and carries water and hoses to extinguish large fires, but if it involves an emergency medical response, there is not much difference. Both would have at least one paramedic on board, and both would have the same advanced life support equipment and drug administration capabilities. In fact, the biggest difference is that the Rescue Truck is also designed to be able to transport patients.
We often are asked why a Fire Engine is sent on an emergency medical call. Emergency medical calls make up the majority of calls for service modern fire departments respond to. To make the best use of resources, equipment and personnel need to be able to do double duty. In addition, many procedures leading up to the transport of a patient may also be best handled with the extra personnel assigned to an engine company. Critical care tasking for cardiac arrest cases can take five or more emergency medical personnel to deliver the most effective treatment, and YFD’s lifesaving record in this area is one of the best in the state.
A Rescue Truck and a Fire Engine or Ladder Truck may also be dispatched because time is essential in these situations. Units may be coming from different geographical locations, and both may be sent to ensure timely service delivery.
The City of Yuma Fire Department is dedicated to providing the best in quality service to the City of Yuma.
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