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May 10th, 1972

Fire Derartment Monthly Rerort for April, 1972.

4 car fires

1 bush fire

2 garbage container fires

& fires in vacant buildings ;

1 clothes dryer

1 storage area fire in apartment .

1 house trailer fire _—s. 2 false alarms _ MAY 1 5 1972

28 inhalator calls . GE total calis

24 patients transported

siren sounded 8 times

2e4 firemen attended

241 man hours

$555.CO ~ Firenen's remuneration $1,675.00 ~ damages

no firemen absent

Total damages of $1,675.00: $9C0.CO damage to the contents of a storage locker in an apartment building and $260.CO to the locker construction walle. The causa is under investigatian. $250.00 damage to a house trailer caused by a malfungtien of

——-- -@m. ofl space heater. $325.00 damage to a car cussed by a blew back through the

carburetor. We have had a number of fires in vacant puildings and garbage containera caused by vandalism. Three beys are being questioned and also an adult suspect on

sone of these fires.

28 inhalator calls with 24 ratients transported to medical aid. A call to a workman who was pronounced dead at the scene. 10 motor vehicle accidents with two involving children on bicycles. 4 yeople who had passed out or.injured themselves from over~ indulging in alechol. 2 calle to overdoses of drugs. 2 calls to children falling off bicycles and to a child who had fallen fros a sundeck. An industrial accident at the C.?.R. yards and attended two fights were people were injured. Four calls —

to home emergencies.

Inspections: 8&8 chimneys, 5 oil burners, 1 propane and gasoline installations, 5 buildings under the Halle regulation and 54 other public buiidings.

W.5,. Wingrove Fire Chief

WaW/esc Cote LeD. Pollock R. Freeman —~

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