THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C ¢ U Ny C [

yew MAY 12 1980

Mayor and Aldermen DATE: May 2, 1980

J. Boileau,
Deputy Chief.

RE: PORT COQUITLAM FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT — April 1980

Alarms ringing

Bush fires

Cars

Chimney

Garbage containers

Gas spiils

House fires Damages $500
Kitchen range

Commercial Damages $500,000
CPR cars

Sheds

Newspaper boxes Damages $300
Smell of smoke

Smell of diesel oil

Keys dropped in storm sewer

Inhalator calls
Patients transported
Firemen attended
Man hours

Firemen off sick - total 39 days
Volunteers paged 6 times

Total damages ~ $500,800

Approximataly $500,000 damage ta two boats in a warehouse fire, caused by
an eleccrical short in the wiring. Approximately $500 damage eccurred to
a@ kitchen when food was left unattended on the stove,

m } lo 80 DO 90 00 RAD Eo

62 Inhalator calls, 36 home emergencies consisting of one woman in labour,
heart attacks, breathing problems, falls causing injuries, atrokea, two
Sport accidents, one overdose of alcohol and two fighta. Attended 9 motor
vehicle accidents. One industrial accident when a forklifc overturned
pinning a workman's right leg.

Summary for 3980 and same period in 1979

1980 1979
Fires and related incidents 54 damages $500,800 81 damages $60,300
Inhalator calls 134 170
Patientea transported 122 138

J. Boileau,
Deputy Chief.