Fire House Facts

during the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4, the Yuma

Fire department responded to 362 emergency calls for service, including:

17 General Fire Responses

Including: 1 for a house fire, 2 for household gas leaks, 1 for an alley trash fire, and various alarms

3 Mutual Aid

Including: 2 for assisting rural metro with medical emergencies in the County and 1 call to assist in the Wellton area

27 Motor Vehicle Crashes

Including: 4 involving motorcycles, 1 head-on crash, 1 involving a pedestrian, 1 rollover, 1 involving a scooter, 1 involving a tree, and 1 involving a bicyclist

288 Other Medical Emergencies (both serious and minor)

Including: 44 for difficulty breathing, 26 for chest pain/cardiac issues, 36 for fall related injuries, 15 for unconscious people, 11 seizure cases, 3 possible stroke cases, 3 for an intoxicated person, 16 for psychiatric problems (9 threatening or attempting suicide), 4 for medical alarms, 2 for a child locked in a vehicle, 10 for altered or decreased level of consciousness, 1 for fever, 5 for diabetic emergencies, 8 for a man down call, 3 for gunshot wounds, 3 for an assault, 4 for back pain, 17 for abdominal pain, 3 for a deceased person, 1 for lacerations, 18 welfare checks, 1 for a person who stepped on broken glass, 1 for hot wax in the eye from blowing out a candle, and other illnesses and injuries (note: 1 of the week’s total responses were to the usbp holding facility)

27 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments

Including: 1 for a special appearance at a school, 2 for assisting with disabled vehicles, 2 for strong chemical smells, 1 to assist YPD with a biohazard clean-up at a crime scene, 3 for illegal trash burning, 1 for power lines down, 1 for fumes from mixing bleach and a household cleaner, and various alarms