From Sunday December 25, 2022 through Saturday December 31, 2022, the Yuma Fire Department responded to 357 emergency calls for service:

                15    General Fire Responses
Including: 1 for a gas leak reported to have been caused by a rat biting the line, 1 for an a/c unit smoking, 1 for an oven in cleaning mode making a lot of smoke, 1 for smoke from an a/c unit on a retail store, 1 for a broken sprinkler head in a retail store ceiling, 1 for a vehicle fire in an apartment complex, 3 for strong smell of gas in residences, and various alarms 

                 3    Mutual Aid
Including: 3 for assisting Rural Metro with medical emergencies in the County 

              20     Motor Vehicle Crashes 
Including: 1 involving a pedestrian, 1 involving 3 vehicles, 1 involving a fence, and 1 rollover crash

            308     Other Medical Emergencies (both serious and minor)
Including: 50 for difficulty breathing, 29 for chest pain/cardiac issues, 41 for fall related injuries, 11 for unconscious people, 8 seizure cases, 6 possible stroke cases, 2 for an intoxicated person, 6 for people under the influence of drugs, 13 for psychiatric problems (6 threatening or attempting suicide), 4 for medical alarms, 1 for choking, 23 for altered or decreased level of consciousness, 1 for broken bones, 6 for diabetic emergencies, 1 for a dog bite, 4 for man down calls, 4 for uncontrolled bleeding, 4 for bad headaches, 5 for assaults, 3 for back pain, 8 for abdominal pain, 5 pregnancy related, 1 for a deceased person, 1 for lacerations, 19 welfare checks, 1 for a foot caught in machinery, 1 for a person injured falling off a scooter, 1 for a person injured by dropping a glass bottle on their foot, 1 for a medical alarm set of by a cat, 1 for a person whose foot was run over by a vehicle, and other illnesses and injuries (Note: 2 of the week’s total responses was to the USBP holding facility)

              11     Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments
Including: 2 for vehicle fires, 1 for a blown power transformer, and various alarms

The Yuma Fire Department responded to approximately 18,150 emergency calls for service in 2022 (up over 500 from last year). Those responses ran the spectrum from unusual, to tragic. The last response of 2022 was for chest pain and the first response of 2023 was for a possible stroke.

Here is a quick recap of YFD responses for the last year:

538 Fire related responses                          1092 Motor vehicle crashes

15,180 Emergency medical responses     170 Mutual aid responses

1170 Public appearances, public assists, special duty assignments, technical rescues, etc.

Many of these calls were for preventable injuries. Preventable injuries occur on the street, at home, and at work. For 2023, make a “Resolution for Safety” and think about what you can do to make this New Year a safer one for you and your family.  

For more information about fire and injury prevention classes we offer, contact the Yuma Fire Department Public Information Office at 373-4855, you can also “Follow” us at www.twitter.com/YumaFireDept or on Instagram @YumaFireDepartment