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* THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C () 1 i C

MEMO SEP 8 1980 Mayor and Aldermen. DATE: September 5, 1.980

W.S. Wingrove, Fire Chief.

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RE: PORT COQUITLAM FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT - August _ 1986

Alarms ringing

Bush fires

Car

Carport Damages $300 Washing machine

Garbage containers

Gas spilis

Kitchen range

School fires

False alarm

Commercial

Paper box

Hydro

Apartment Damages $1,000

Inhalator calls Patients transported Firemen attended Man hours

Firemen of f sick - total 10 days Fireman off on compensation 13 days Volunteers paged 5 times

Total damages ~ $1,300.00

Approximately $1,000 damage to an apartment caused when curtains were jgenaited by a barbecue. Approximately $300 damage to a carport caused when children ignited gasolene. There was no damage to commercial property when persons unknown lit paper in the rest room of a hotal. There were a number of small fires caused when trees blew over Hydro lines during the recent storm. Two school fires. One, persons unknown broke the window and ignited the drapes, and the other, children were lighting paper against a school door.

37 Inhalator calls. 22 home emergencies consisting of strokes, heart attacks, breathing problems and a number of home do it yourself - aceddents. Attended 16 motor vehicle accidents, 4 fights, 7 indusctrial accidents consisting of 4 falls, 2 chain saw accidents and a crushed hand, 2 intoxicated people, 3 overdoses and 3 sport accidents.

Summary for 1980 and same period in 1979

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1979

Fires and related itneddents 240 damages $201,550 200 damager $691,388 *

Inhalator calis 408 401

Patients transported 325 326 * This does not include Golf Club Fire (insurance $1,375,000).

W.S. Wingrove,

WSW/ime Fire Chiel.