The close of 2015 saw another busy year for firefighters in Lakeside. Our four paramedic engine companies and two paramedic transport ambulances attended a total of 8553 separate incidents generating over 13,000 unit responses (each incident often has more than one unit assigned.) These incidents represent an average of more than 23 responses each 24-hour period. For the year, calls within the Lakeside Fire District proper totaled 6016; the other responses represent automatic (and mutual) aid responses to assist our partner agencies, primarily in the Central Zone. Annual run totals by Lakeside stations and units are as follows:
Station 1 (Riverview): 1714
- Engine 1: 1684
- Brush 1: 30
Station 2 (River Park): 5652
- Engine 2: 2035
- Engine 202s: 88
- Medic 2: 3486
- WT7251: 43
Station 3 (Lake Jennings): 4910
- Engine 3: 1659
- Rescue 3: 289
- Medic 3: 2962
Station 26 (Blossom Valley): 805
- Engine 26: 792
- OES305: 13
The Lakeside Fire District is an "all-risk" agency providing service for many different kinds of incidents, both emergency and non-emergency. In 2015, Lakeside firefighters responded to the following calls for service:
Medical Aid - 4930
(Heart attack, stroke, bleeding, falls, seizures, etc.)
Traffic Collisions - 384
(Vehicle collisions, auto vs. pedestrian, motorcycle accident)
Public Service - 303
(Lift assist, snake removal, child locked in auto, etc.)
Ringing Alarms - 97
(Fire alarms, carbon monoxide alarms)
Structure Fires - 60
Single family, multi family, commercial buildings)
Vehicle Fires - 52
Vegetation Fires - 31
(Wildland, brush, grass)
Odor Check/Gas Emergencies - 27
(gas line break, gas leaks)
Rescue - 19
(Vehicle extrication, rope rescue, physical rescue)
Hazardous Materials - 4
Post by: Captain Scott Culkin, Lakeside Fire District
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