Fire House Facts
Date:
07/28/2010Summary:
From Sunday July 18, 2010 through Saturday July 24, 2010, the Yuma Fire Department responded to 200 emergency calls for service.Contact:
The Yuma Fire Department responded to 200 emergency calls for service:
- 8 Commercial Assignments
Including: A water leak in an attic at a business, a burned motor on an air conditioning unit (creating smoke) in an apartment, a small fire outside of a condominium, a refrigerator fire in a mobile home, and various alarms - 1 Hazardous Materials Assignment
Including: Several gallons of spilled gasoline at a service station - 1 Mutual Aid Assignment
Including: Backfilling a Somerton fire station while they responded to a fire - 10 Motor Vehicle Crashes
Including: 1 involving a building, and 1 involving a bicycle - 155 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor)
Including: 7 for difficulty breathing, 7 for chest pain, 24 fall victims, 6 unconscious people, 3 seizure cases, 11 subjects with mental problems, 6 diabetic emergencies, 40 trauma injuries, a child locked inside of a vehicle, and other illnesses and injuries - 25 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments
Including: A dog locked inside of a vehicle, an electrical smell inside of a house, 3 separate calls for wires arcing or sparking, a vehicle fire, a dumpster fire, the smell of natural gas in a neighborhood, a propane leak behind a building, a fire in a back yard, and various alarms
Emergency Scene Safety
Every day, drivers of emergency vehicles are confronted with the challenge of traveling to an emergency scene as safely and quickly as possible. The Yuma Fire Department strives to respond to every emergency within five minutes. This can be achieved easier and safer with the cooperation of the public by yielding to emergency vehicles driving “Emergency Traffic” (with lights and sirens). Time lost in traffic can mean the difference between life and death for someone waiting for help.
When emergency vehicles responding to a call are approaching, pull to the right towards the nearest edge of the roadway and come to a complete stop until they have passed. Often times there are more than one emergency vehicle responding to a call…more may follow the first one you see! Be aware of your location when pulling to the side of the road. Do not stop on a blind curve or the crest of a hill.
The public should also exercise caution when firefighters are seen working on the scene of an emergency. Often times at fires, there will be large hose lines lying in the roadway that are not always blocked by law enforcement. Never drive over these hoses, as it could not only damage them, but could also cut off water supply to firefighters or cause dangerous water surges. Be aware of fire department personnel and equipment at all times.
The area around emergency scenes can become congested very quickly. Try to avoid these congested areas and traveling delays when possible. You can also follow the Yuma Fire Department on Twitter (see below), as we are often able to inform the public on major incident locations.
For More Information
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Mike Erfert or Kayla Holiman at 373-4850.
Follow the Yuma Fire Department on Twitter
Follow the Yuma Fire Department on Twitter. The address is www.twitter.com/YumaFireDept. (This link will take you to an external website that is not part of the City of Yuma official website.)
