Community Services

Benchmarking

Firefighters work the interior of a structure fire.

Standard structure response

12 personnel and 1 Chief Officer

Average response time

3.4 minutes (2004)

Average time for water on structure fires

325 Gallons of Water Per Minute (GPM) in 2 minutes after arrival

Average Emergency Medical Service Response time

3.4 minutes (2004)

Percentage of working fires handled with fewer than 16 firefighters

68% (2004)

Percentage of working fires handled with fewer than 20 firefighters

97% (2004)

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