City of Yuma Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police Calls for Service & Incidents
Date:
02/11/2010 (Last updated: 02/12/2010)Summary:
Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week.Contact:
Information For This Reporting Period And Year to Date (As of February 11, 2010)
Yuma, Arizona - Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week.
Yuma Police Department
For the period of January 25th through January 31st, Yuma Police Department responded to an average of 181 calls per day. During this period YPD:
- Responded to 1,273 calls for service
- Documented 251 police reports
- Responded to 57 non-injury accidents
- Responded to 20 injury accidents
The following major incidents occurred during this time period:
- On January 26th, the Yuma Police Department hosted a two-day Crime Free Multi-Housing seminar for property owners, managers and staff.
- On January 28th a drive-by shooting occurred in the 4400 block of West 15th Place. There were no reported injuries.
From January 1st to January 31st, the Yuma Police Department has:
- Responded to 5,219 calls for service
- Documented 976 police reports
- Responded to 204 non-injury accidents
- Responded to 73 injury accidents
- Responded to 360 alarm calls resulting in 2 police reports
From January 1st through December 31st 2009, the Yuma Police Department:
- Received 208,555 calls into the Public Safety Communications Center
- Received 52,035 9-1-1 calls
- Issued 8,288 Traffic Citations
- Made 1,317 Juvenile Arrests and 4,164 Adult Arrests
- Responded to 84,332 calls for service
- Documented 13,740 police reports
- Responded to 2,384 non-injury accidents
- Responded to 933 injury accidents
- Responded to 5,085 alarm calls resulting in 25 police reports
Yuma Fire Department
For the week of January 31st through February 6th, Yuma Fire Department responded to 230 Emergency Calls for Service, which included:
- 7 Commercial Assignments including a mobile home on fire, a propane fire inside of a trailer, a fire alarm pull station activated by a child, and various alarms
- 23 Motor Vehicle Crashes - 1 involving a bicycle, 2 head on collisions, 2 involving a pedestrian, 1 involving a bridge, 1 rollover, 1 involving a semi truck, 1 involving a wall, 2 vehicles crashing into a house, and 1 involving 3 vehicles
- 181 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor) 6 for difficulty breathing, 19 for chest pain, 28 fall victims, 4 unconscious people, 3 seizure cases, 5 diabetic emergencies, 8 subjects with mental problems, 1 stroke case, a call for a child with their head stuck in an end table, a call for a child with their arm stuck in a couch, and miscellaneous other illnesses and injuries
- 19 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments that included: house fire that spread to an RV outside of the residence, an electrical outlet arcing inside of a mobile home, a natural gas leak at a residence, a large trash can fire, the smell of burning plastic inside of a residence, a leaking propane tank at a residence, the smell of propane at a business, a brush fire, a person stuck in an elevator, stabilizing two residences after vehicles crashed into them, and various alarms
Last week the Yuma Fire Department responded to several calls for residences on fire. Thankfully everyone got out safe, but this can serve as a reminder for families to practice home fire evacuation drills.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), there were nearly 400,000 residential fires in 2007. Are you and your family ready to react if there is a fire in your home? What would you do? Your children practice fire drills in school every month. They know what to do when the fire alarm goes off at school, but that does not mean they know what to do at home.
We would like to introduce you to E.D.I.T.H., E.D.I.T.H. can help you be prepared to react in a fire emergency in your home. E.D.I.T.H. stands for Exit Drills In The Home. Here are three easy steps to being better prepared:
- Survey your home. Look for alternate ways out of every room and where you would go if one way was blocked.
- Make a plan based on what you have found. You can even draw a floor plan of your house showing where all your emergency exits are. Be sure to identify a place where everyone will meet once they get out. This way, you will be able to tell firefighters that everyone is safe, or if someone is missing.
- Practice your plan with all those that live in the home. This helps children to know what to do. A fire is a frightening experience, and too often children will hide under beds or in closets if they don't know what else to do. That response is very dangerous.
For more information, contact the Yuma Fire Department Public Information Office at 373-4855.
Parks and Recreation Department
For the week of February 3rd through February 9th in the City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department:
- The Graffiti Busters Crew responded to and cleaned up 78 incidents of graffiti
- 1,343 rounds of 9-hole golf were played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- 1,533 rounds of 18-hole golf were played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- The Putter Inn served 1,579 meals
- 24 events were held at the Yuma Civic Center with 5,024 people attending those events
- 107 organized games were played at City of Yuma athletic facilities
- The Yuma Art Center hosted 7 events with a total attendance of 1,436
- 226 ramadas, parks and fields were rented for special events
- 58 programs were offered through the City's recreation program, with 3,653 members of the Yuma community participating in those programs
Since July 1, 2009:
- 2,227 incidents of graffiti have been addressed and cleaned up
- 13,042 rounds of 9-hole golf have been played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- 22,83 rounds of-18 hole golf have been played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- The Putter Inn has served 24,107 meals
- 747 events have been held at the Yuma Civic Center with an attendance of 74,338
- A total of 3,445 games have been played at City of Yuma athletic facilities
- The Yuma Art Center hosted 94 events with a total attendance of 26,905
- 3,105 ramadas, parks and fields were rented by Yuma area residents
- 598 programs have been offered with 126,790 people attending those programs
There were 78 cases of graffiti abated during the week of January 13th through January 20, with a total of 2,227 removed from July 1st to date.
Vandalism and graffiti clean-up costs the Yuma taxpayers over $200,000 each year. Please help us reduce vandalism by reporting incidences of crime to 78-Crime and graffiti to the hot line of 329-2828.
If you witness a crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
The 2010 Census Is Coming...
Did you know that each person living in Yuma who is not counted in the 2010 Census means a loss of $400 per person in state and federal funds for community services such as roads, schools, job training centers, etc.?
Accurate data reflecting changes in our community are crucial in apportioning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and deciding how more than $400 billion per year is allocated for projects like new hospitals and community centers. That's more than $4 trillion over a 10-year period.
Stay tuned for more Census 2010 information.
For immediate information on the 2010 Census, visit the Census website (This link will take you to an external website that is not part of the City of Yuma official website.)
For More Information
For further information, please contact Greg Hyland, CPM, the City of Yuma's Director of Communications & Public Affairs at (928) 373-5023 or by e-mail or Dave Nash, City of Yuma Public Affairs Coordinator at (928) 373-5015 or by e-mail.
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Media Contacts
Members of the media may contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Greg Hyland, CPM at (928) 373-5023 or (928) 580-4751, or Public Affairs Coordinator Dave Nash at (928) 373-5015, or (928) 941-0199.
