2016 Run Totals Rise From 2015
 
By MVFA Webmaster
January 1, 2017
 

In 2016, the Lake Mohegan Fire District responded to a total of 3,391 runs. 1,176 of those dispatches were Fire/Rescue related calls and 2,215 being LMFD's First Response to EMS calls in our district. The EMS totals are not the total MVFA-VAC EMS responses in district, but the FD First Response (Fire Apparatus) to EMS calls. The pictures below are some of the various scene and standby responses from throughout the year that we handled. The run breakdowns are as follows:

LMFD Response Breakdown:

Structure Fires: 8
Fires In Structures (Other Than Structure Involvement): 1
Cooking Fires: 13
Dishwasher Fires: 1
Dryer Fires: 3
Chimney Fires: 4
Oil Burner Fires: 1
Oil Burner Malfunctions: 7
Brush Fires: 16
Vehicle Fires: 7
Tractor Trailer Fires: 1
Carport Fires: 1
Trash/Rubbish Fires: 4
Dumpster Fires: 1
Compactor Fires: 1
Outside Equipment Fires: 1
Electrical Fires: 1
Gas Grill Fires: 1
Lamp Fires: 1
Tree Fires: 1
Unauthorized Burning: 14
Lightning Strikes (No Fires): 1
Odor of Smoke: 19
Electrical Problems: 22
Overheated Motor: 3
Motor Vehicle Accidents With Injuries: 195
Pedestrians Struck By Vehicles: 17
Motor Vehicle Accident w/ Extrication: 4
Motor Vehicle Accidents (No Injuries): 12
Hazardous Conditions: 10
Power Line Down: 25
Gas Leaks (Natural/Propane Gas): 46
Odor of Gas (Unfounded Source): 2
Flammable Gas Conditions: 1
Fuel Spill: 4
Hazardous Materials Investigation (No Spill): 1
Chemical Hazard (No Spill): 2
Carbon Monoxide Incident (With CO Readings): 5
Carbon Monoxide Detector Activations (No Readings/Malfunction): 11
Stuck Occupied Elevators: 4
Service Calls: 115
Water Conditions/Leaks: 15
Pumpouts: 5
Smoke Removal (No Fire): 1
Animal Rescues: 3
Police Assists: 10
Aircraft Standby/Landing: 1
Lock Out: 1
Dispatched and Cancelled Enroute: 10
Dispatched and Wrong Location: 2
Unfounded: 1
Good Intent Calls: 58
False Alarms: 37
Activated Fire Alarm/Detector- Unintentional: 234
Activated Fire Alarm/Detector- Malfunctions: 165
Mutual Aid (Standby/To Scene- Non FAS Team): 19
FAS-Team (To Scene/Cancelled Enroute): 27
EMS First Response: 2,215

 
Attachments:
Attachment TESLA Emergency Response Guide.pdf  (706k)