Fire House Facts

Sunday Jan. 19, through Saturday, Jan. 25

The Yuma Fire Department responded to 328 emergency calls for service:

• 10 General Fire Response

Including: A stove top fire in a restaurant, fire in a vacant house, and various alarms

• 3 Mutual Aid

Including: Called to assist Rural/Metro with 2 emergency medical calls in the county and assisted the Calexico Fire Department with a large structure fire

• 23 Motor Vehicle Crashes

Including: 1 involving a motorcycle, 3 involving pedestrians, and 1 involving a bicyclist

• 278 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor)

Including: 46 for difficulty breathing, 21 for chest pain, 40 for falls, 9 for unconscious people, 10 seizure cases, 6 possible stroke cases, 6 for intoxicated people, 4 for persons under the influence of drugs, 3 drug overdose cases, 19 for people with psychiatric problems, 1 for dehydration, 5 for medical alarms, 3 for choking, 13 for altered or decreased level of consciousness, 2 for fever, 1 for broken bones, 8 for diabetic emergencies, 9 for man down calls, 2 for uncontrolled bleeding, 4 for bad headaches, 3 for assaults, 3 for back pain, 8 for abdominal pain, 2 pregnancy related, 2 for lacerations, 1 for a juvenile hurt by a falling basketball hoop, 1 for a finger caught in machinery, 1 for a hand stuck in a hide-a-bed, 1 for an infected insect bite, 1 for a finger stuck in an exercise machine, 1 for cut knuckles from punching a mirror, and other illnesses and injuries

• 14 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments

Including: 1 for assisting YPD, 1 for a cooking fire, 1 for downed power lines, 2 for illegal trash fires, 1 for a heavy propane smell, person stuck in an elevator, and various alarms.