THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C O UJ 4 a
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FIRE DEPARTMENT APRIL 1977 MAY 16 1977

HOUSE FIRES DAMAGES $ 60,800
TRUCK FIRE DAMAGE nil
CHIMNEY FIRES

BUSH FIRES

GARBAGE CONTAINERS

ALARMS SET OFF IN SCHOOLS

OR APARTMENTS

ALARMS SET OFF BY A BROKEN

PIPE ©

WASHED DOWN GASOLINE SPILL

INHALATOR CALLS
PATIENTS TRANSPORTED

FIREMEN ATTENDED

MAN HOURS

VOLUNTEERS REMUNERATION $342.50
VOLUNTEERS PAGED 2 TIMES

NO FIREMEN OFF SICK '
INITIAL RESPONSES FROM #2 HALL - 20

$60,800 damages to three homes. House and contents damage totalling approximately
$60,000 was to a Port Coquitlam fire fighter's house caused by an exterior electrical
light circuit. There was no one home at the time and the fire had completely engulfed
the house before arrival of fire department. $500 damages to a bedroom caused by a
person smoking in bed. Approximately $300 damage to a dryer and basement area caused
by a fire in the electrical part of the dryer. Alarms set off in schools by persons
unknown and a child unknown, by pulling the alarms in an apartment. Still getting a
number of nuisance calls to bush and garbage fires.

30 Inhaiator calls. 17 Home emergencies consisting of heart problems, strokes,

asthmatic attacks, breathing problems and a lady kicked by a horse, a lady having a
possible miscarriage, a man found unconscious, a man fell injuring his knee and a baby
fell from a balcony. Attended six individual accidents occurring at different schools,
four motor vehicle accidents and two overdoses.

We received a used econoline type ambulance from the E.H.S. to replace our rescue vehicle.
The rescue vehicle was equipped as a back up inhalator and we stationed it at No. 2 Hall
when it was manned until the government could spare us a proper ambulance.

Summary to date and for same period in 1976.

. 1976 : 1977
Fires and related incidents 66 damages $126,950 . 72 damages $76,960
Inhalator calls 149 126
Patients transported 128 91

see attached sheets for inspections and ambulance service.

W.S. Wingrove,
WSW/dv Fire Chief.

c.ce L.D. Pollock
R.A. Freeman ,~