DURHAM FIRE DEPT.
2008
DFD TOTALS
TOTAL - 19013
FIRE - 8119
EMS - 10894
TOTAL APPARATUS RUNS - 31154
COMPANY RUN TOTALS
ENGINE CO'S
ENGINE CO. 3 - 2144
ENGINE CO. 7 - 1724
ENGINE CO. 1 - 1478
ENGINE CO. 4 - 1309
ENGINE CO. 5 - 1297
ENGINE CO. 2 - 1143
ENGINE CO. 12 - 1002
ENGINE CO. 11 - 984
ENGINE CO. 9 - 958
ENGINE CO. 6 - 845
ENGINE CO. 10 - 796
ENGINE CO. 13 - 751
ENGINE CO. 16 - 720
ENGINE CO. 8 - 592
ENGINE CO. 14 - 556
LADDER CO'S
LADDER CO. 1 - 1600
LADDER CO. 2 - 1180
LADDER CO. 12 - 831
LADDER CO. 11 - 612
SQUAD CO'S
SQUAD CO. 1 - 2212
SQUAD CO. 4 - 1786
SQUAD CO. 2 - 1522
BATTALION CHIEFS
BATTALION 3 - 1362
BATTALION 2 - 1177
BATTALION 1 - 1014
SPECIAL UNITS
SO 1 (SAFETY OFFICER)- 778
MOBILE SUPPORT 1 - 738
HAZMAT 13 - 30
HAZMAT 3 - 11
RESCUE 7 - 2
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The following are the run assignments for the Durham Fire Department:
Automatic Fire Alarm: 1 Engine company, 1 Ladder company, 1 Battalion chief
Haz-Mat Call: 1 Engine company, 2 Haz-Mat Engines(E-13,E-3), Haz-Mat 13, 1 Squad company, 1 Battalion chief, Safety officer. (Carbon Monoxide Call): 1 Ladder company(if they take a reading of 30ppm or more Hazmat responds).
Medical call: 1 Engine company or 1 Squad company, Durham Co. EMS Unit. (See EMS run protocol below).
Still Alarm (trash fire, dumpster fire, grass/brush fire, vehicle fire, investigation, etc.): 1 Engine company
Structure Fire: 3 Engine companies, 2 Ladder companies, 1 Squad company, 2 Battalion chiefs, Safety officer. (working fire- Mobile Support 1 and a Durham Co. EMS unit also respond)
Technical Rescue: 1 Engine company, 1 Rescue-Engine (E-7), TRT rescue (R-7), 1 Battalion chief, 1 Ladder company, 1 Squad company, Safety officer.
Motor Vehicle Accident: 1 Engine company, Durham Co. EMS Unit
Vehicle Accident with Pin/Entrapment: 1 Engine company,1 Squad company, Ladder company or Engine company with Hurst tool , Battalion chief, Safety officer. Durham Co. EMS Unit
Water Rescue: Same as technical rescue plus water rescue engine (E-14), water rescue unit (R-14)
EMS RUN PROTOCOL
Durham Fire Department responds only to life-threatening emergency medical calls. Examples of this include; chest pain, difficulty breathing, shootings, stabbings, and other calls determined to be life-threatening in nature by the 911 communicators.
Fire apparatus are not dispatched to non-emergent medical calls including; sick calls, minor fractures, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, ob, nature unknown, 911 hang ups, etc.
The fire department responds with either an Engine company or Squad company to EMS calls(Their are 3 EMT-I Squads that cover Engine's 1,2,4 still alarm area, they also cover parts of Engine's 3 and 5 still area). Ladder companies will respond to EMS calls when the primary engine company in that still is unavailable.
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