THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

FIRE DEPARTMENT ~- APRIL 1975

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OUTBUILDINGS NO DAMAGE
WASHING MACHINE MOTOR ,

- MOTOR VEHICLES _ . DAMAGES $50
FURNACE MOTOR
NEWSPAPER BOX

". FENCE (SCHOOL)

WASH DOWN GASOLINE SPILL
GRASS OR BUSH

INHALATOR. CALLS -
PATIENTS TRANSPORTED

FIREMEN ATTENDED. 310
MAN HOURS ~ 310

VOLUNTEERS REMUNERATION = $525,00
VOLUNTEERS PAGED 5 TIMES

NO FIREMEN OFF: SICK
1 FIREMEN OFF . 7 DAYS COMPENSATION

‘Little damage resulted in any of the 29 fire calls. Motor vehicle damage of
$50.00 to a vehicle carburetor when fire started from a'carburetor blow back.
‘We had the usual number of nuisance calls -Pertaining 1 to grass. fire for this time
of year.

37 inhalator calls. _24 home emergencies, consisting of heart attacks, strokes,
emotional shock, reaction from medication, leukemia patient, expectant mother, _
bleeding ulcers, seizure, child in convulsions, a baby having a seizure and falls
causing injuries. 8 motor vehicle accidents, 2 drug overdoses and 1 alcohol. overdose.
Attended girl hockey player who had been hit by the puck. ;

Summary to date and for same period in 1974.

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1975 1974

-.fire and related incidents 75 damages $13,675 . '48 damages $371, 800

“Inhalators 151 .° 150
Patients transported .125 «.. . 114

see attached sheets for inspections ard ambulance service.

W.S. Wingrove,
Fire Chief

WSW/dv
ces L.D. Pollock
R.A. Freeman,”