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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM £4

Mayor and Aldermen. DATE: June 5, 1981 JUN. 8 183)

W.S. Wingrove,
Fire Chief.

RE: PORT COQUITLAM FIRE DEPARIMENT REPORT -— April 1981

3 Alarms. ringing

2 Bush fires

3. Chimney

6 Garbage containers

2 Gas spill

2 house fires Damage $11,500

1 Clothes dryer .

1 Church Damage $250,000
Shed | , Damage $500.
Coffee maker
Rescue

Inhalator calls

Patients transported

Firemen attended

Man hours ,

Firemen off sick ~ total 6 days

Off duty firemen paged 4 times

Total damages ~- $262,300.

$250,000 damages to the Hope Lutheran Church cause, arson, suspects held
by R.C.M.P. ©$5,000 damage to home, fire started in a bedroom by a young
arsonist. -$6,800 damage to a kitchen cause, frying pan on fire. $500. to
a. shed started by children. ;

57 inhalator calls.

36 home emergencies consisting of heart attacks, strcekes, flu-like sickness,
seizures, breathing problems, drinking and overdoses and falls causing
injuries. Attended 11 motor vehicle accidents, 6 sport incidents, fight,

2 bicycle accidents and one attempted suicide.

Summary for 1981 and: same period in 1980
1981 1980
Fires and related incidents 126 damages 94 damages $1,918,188

Inhalator calls 230 196

Patients transported 183 157

W.S. Wingrove,
Fire Chief.

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