Fire House Facts

For the week of Sept. 24-30, the Yuma Fire Department responded to 278 emergency calls for service, including:

• 12 general fire response

Including: An illegal trash burn in a yard, smell of gas in a home, and various alarms

• 15 motor vehicle crashes

Including: 1 involving a pedestrian, 2 involving motorcycles, 2 involving fences, 1 involving a wall, 1 involving a pole, and 1 involving a rollover

• 233 other medical emergencies (serious to minor)

Including: 23 for difficulty breathing, 21 for chest pain, 28 for falls, 10 for unconscious people, 4 seizure cases, 7 possible stroke cases, 6 for intoxicated persons, 5 for people under the influence of drugs, 17 for people with psychiatric problems, 4 for medical alarms, 1 for an allergic reaction, 1 for choking, 17 for altered or decreased level of consciousness, 3 for fevers, 5 for diabetic emergencies, 9 for man down calls, 1 for uncontrolled bleeding, 2 for bad headaches, 9 for assaults, 3 for back pain, 7 for abdominal pain, 2 pregnancy related, 1 for deceased person, 2 for drug/alcohol withdrawals, 4 for lacerations, 1 sports related injury, 1 for a person shocked by a live wire, 1 for a 10 year old who fell from monkey bars, 1 for a 2 year old who was jumping on a bed and fell, 1 for a person who fell from a palm tree, 1 for an 11-year-old whose hand had gotten closed in a car door, and other illnesses and injuries

• 19 special duty, public assistance, and residential assignments

Including: 1 for small brush fire, 2 for illegal trash fires, 2 for vehicle fires, 1 for fuel leaking from a pump, 1 for a downed power line, and various alarms