Thiells Fire Department
Incident Log
Year 2004
Incident Type Count % of
Incidents
1 Fire
111 Building Fire 5 3.09%
113 Cooking fire, confined to container 7 4.32%
117 Commercial compactor fire, confined to rubbish 1 0.62%
118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 5 3.09%
121 Fire in mobile property home used as a fixed residence 1 0.62%
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other 1 0.62%
131 Passenger vehicle fire 7 4.32%
132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 1 0.62%
134 Water vehicle fire 1 0.62%
141 Forest, woods or wildland fire 3 1.85%
142 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3 1.85%
150 Outside rubbish fire, Other 2 1.23%
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1 0.62%
38 23.46%
2 Overpresure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (no fire)
212 Overpressure rupture of steam boiler 1 0.62%
222 Overpressure rupture of boiler from air or gas 1 0.62%
231 Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel 1 0.62%
3 1.85%
3 Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident
350 Extrication, rescue, Other 1 0.62%
352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 2 1.23%
353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 1 0.62%
365 Watercraft rescue 1 0.62%
5 3.09%
4 Hazardous Condition (No Fire)
400 Hazardous condition, Other 1 0.62%
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 3 1.85%
412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 7 4.32%
413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 4 2.47%
422 Chemical spill or leak 1 0.62%
424 Carbon monoxide incident 2 1.23%
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn 1 0.62%
442 Overheated motor 1 0.62%
444 Power line down 1 0.62%
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 3 1.85%
462 Aircraft standby 1 0.62%
463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 1 0.62%
26 16.05%
5 Service Call
500 Service call, Other 2 1.23%
520 Water problem, Other 2 1.23%
521 Water evacuation 1 0.62%
522 Water or steam leak 3 1.85%
531 Smoke or odor removal 3 1.85%
551 Assist police or other governmental agency 1 0.62%
561 Unauthorized burning 1 0.62%
571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 2 1.23%
15 9.26%
6 Good Intent Call
600 Good intent call, Other 3 1.85%
611 Dispatched & cancelled en route 2 1.23%
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 1 0.62%
652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 1 0.62%
7 3.09%
7 False Alarm & False Call
700 False alarm or false call, Other 1 0.62%
710 Malicious, michievous false call, Other 1 0.62%
733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 6 3.70%
734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 2 1.23%
735 Alarm system activation due to malfunction 8 4.94%
740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other 3 1.85%
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 1 0.62%
743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional  22 13.58%
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 8 4.94%
745 Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional 14 8.64%
746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 1 0.62%
67 41.36%
9 Special Incident Type
900 Special type of incident, Other 1 0.62%
1 0.62%
Total Incident Count:                    162