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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY GF PORT COQUITLAM

May 10th, 1972

Fire Derartment Monthly Rerort for April, 1972.

4 car fires

1 bush fire

2 garbage container fires

& fires in vacant buildings ;

1 clothes dryer

1 storage area fire in apartment .

1 house trailer fire _—s.
2 false alarms _ MAY 1 5 1972

28 inhalator calls .
GE total calis

24 patients transported

siren sounded 8 times

2e4 firemen attended

241 man hours

$555.CO ~ Firenen's remuneration
$1,675.00 ~ damages

no firemen absent

Total damages of $1,675.00: $9C0.CO damage to the contents of a storage locker in
an apartment building and $260.CO to the locker construction walle. The causa is
under investigatian. $250.00 damage to a house trailer caused by a malfungtien of

——-- -@m. ofl space heater. $325.00 damage to a car cussed by a blew back through the

carburetor. We have had a number of fires in vacant puildings and garbage containera
caused by vandalism. Three beys are being questioned and also an adult suspect on

sone of these fires.

28 inhalator calls with 24 ratients transported to medical aid. A call to a workman
who was pronounced dead at the scene. 10 motor vehicle accidents with two involving
children on bicycles. 4 yeople who had passed out or.injured themselves from over~
indulging in alechol. 2 calle to overdoses of drugs. 2 calls to children falling
off bicycles and to a child who had fallen fros a sundeck. An industrial accident
at the C.?.R. yards and attended two fights were people were injured. Four calls —

to home emergencies.

Inspections: 8&8 chimneys, 5 oil burners, 1 propane and gasoline installations, 5
buildings under the Halle regulation and 54 other public buiidings.

W.5,. Wingrove
Fire Chief

WaW/esc
Cote LeD. Pollock
R. Freeman —~

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