Fire House Facts

During the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3, the Yuma Fire Department responded to 311 emergency calls for service, including:

17 General Fire Response

Including: An arson fire at an apartment construction site that spread to other homes and structures in the neighborhood, 3 stove fires, and various alarms

1 Mutual Aid

Including: Called to assist the Somerton Fire Department by backfilling a station

34 Motor Vehicle Crashes

Including: 4 involving pedestrians, 1 involving motorcycles, 3 involving rollovers, 1 involving a brick wall, 1 involving a sign, 1 involving a pole, 1 involving a bicyclist, 3 involving buildings, and 2 involving 3 vehicles,

242 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor)

Including: 24 for difficulty breathing, 27 for chest pain, 24 for falls, 19 for unconscious people, 10 seizure cases, 3 possible stroke cases, 5 drug overdoses, 13 for people with psychiatric problems, 4 for medical alarms, 2 for children locked in vehicles, 2 for choking, 18 for altered or decreased level of consciousness, 3 for fevers, 1 for broken bones, 9 for diabetic emergencies, 6 for man down calls, 3 for uncontrolled bleeding, 4 for bad headaches, 3 for assaults, 4 for back pain, 9 for abdominal pain, 1 pregnancy related, 2 for deceased persons, 1 for drug withdrawals, 2 for lacerations, 1 for a chemical exposure, and other illnesses and injuries

17 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments

Including: 1 to assist YPD with photos of a crash scene, 2 for the smell of natural gas, 1 for a broken water main, 1 for power lines down, 1 for a person stuck in an elevator, and 1 for a brush fire started by fireworks