Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company
Response Statistics
2008
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Alarm
Classification
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Current Month |
Year To Date |
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Fire or Explosion with subsequent fire (in Princeton Junction command jurisdiction only) |
13 |
27 |
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Overpressure Rupture or Overheat with no associated fire |
1 |
1 |
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Rescue Call (Search, extrication, rescue of person from stalled elevator, etc.) |
2 |
7 |
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Hazardous Condition (Spill or leak of flammable or combustible liquid or gas, power line down, etc.) |
2 |
16 |
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Service Calls (water evacuation, smoke removal, lighting assignment, mutual aid move-up or cover station) |
6 |
25 |
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Good Intent Calls (Recalled prior to arrival at scene, smoke scare or burning odor, gas odor, etc |
9 |
49 |
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False Calls (Alarm system malfunction, accidental activation of alarm, malicious false alarm, etc.) |
11 |
54 |
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Severe Weather Emergency – Lightning Strike with No Subsequent Fire |
0 |
0 |
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Severe Weather Emergency (Hurricane, Snow emergency, etc. requiring station coverage) |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
44 |
179 |
Response Locations |
Current Month |
Year To Date |
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Single fire company responses within Princeton Junction Fire Company’s Command Jurisdiction |
22 |
90 |
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Dual fire company responses within Princeton Junction Fire Company’s Command Jurisdiction |
4 |
31 |
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Princeton Junction responses to areas within West Windsor Fire Company’s Command Jurisdiction |
8 |
45 |
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Responses outside West Windsor Township – Mutual Aid to local jurisdictions |
5 |
13 |
Posted 5/4/2008 1400 hours
Staffing for Emergency
Response
The Princeton Junction Fire Company provides membership
opportunities in various categories, both firefighting and
non-firefighting. The list below
describes the staffing capability for response to emergency calls. Structural Firefighters are those who are certified as a New Jersey
Firefighter I or higher, are current with all State-mandated training, and are
qualified to wear self-contained breathing apparatus and engage in interior
structural firefighting in accordance with State and Federal Occupational
Health and Safety Regulations. Driver/Operators are those individuals who are certified as
Firefighter I or higher, are trained and “qualified” to drive and operate all of the apparatus assigned to the Company, but are not
presently certified as Structural Firefighters. A Firefighter Trainee
is a new member who has not yet completed training as a New Jersey Firefighter
I and who is undergoing the 120+ hour training, and must both successfully
complete the training curriculum as well as pass the New Jersey State
Firefighter I Examination. Junior
Firefighters are young people between the
age of 16 and 18 who have expressed an interest in providing community service,
learn about firefighting, and eventually progress to a senior firefighting
position. The duties of our Junior
Firefighters are strictly regulated by New Jersey Statute as well as Fire
Company Rules and Regulations. They are
not permitted to engage in actual firefighting, but may participate in
supervised training. Many of our former
Junior Firefighters represent our current Structural Firefighter staffing, and
some have moved on to career positions in the fire service.
Princeton Junction Line Fire Officers are required to be
currently certified as Structural Firefighters and must also be qualified on all apparatus and equipment operated by the
Company. In accordance with New Jersey
State Regulations, all line fire officers are required to be State certified
at “Incident Management, Level I”. Two
of our line officers exceed that level of training and certification. Officer candidates must progress through the
ranks in order to achieve a position of higher authority.
Staffing
during the Month of February 2008
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Structural Firefighters |
19 |
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Driver/Operators |
3 |
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Firefighter Trainee |
1 |
|
Junior Firefighter |
1 |
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Mutual Aid Given |
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TOTAL |
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DEPARTMENT |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
RESPONSES |
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Princeton 60 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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7 |
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Plainsboro 49 |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
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4 |
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Hightstown 41 |
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0 |
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Lawrence 22 |
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0 |
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Lawrence 23 |
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0 |
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Hamilton 12 |
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0 |
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Hamilton 14 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Hamilton 17 |
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0 |
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PA
Yardley |
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0 |
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Trenton
City 70 |
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0 |
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Robbinsville 40 |
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1 |
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1 |
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TOTAL |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2007 Response
Statistics
Incident Classification |
Responses |
Percent |
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Actual Fires |
22 |
4 |
|
Overpressure or Overheat condition with no Fire |
5 |
1 |
|
Rescue Calls |
19 |
3 |
|
Hazardous Conditions |
32 |
6 |
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Service Calls, Assistance to
Residents |
98 |
18 |
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Good Intent Calls/ Recalls prior to arrival at scene |
218 |
39 |
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False Fire Alarm activations |
159 |
28 |
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Other (Lightning, Severe Weather Standby) |
4 |
1 |
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TOTAL |
557 |
100% |
Breakdown of Fire
Incidents for 2007
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Fire – Other |
0 |
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Fire – Structure |
2 |
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Fire – Vehicle |
5 |
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Fire – Brush |
14 |
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Fire – Rubbish |
1 |
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Total |
22 |