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2017 Year in Review
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By MVFA Webmaster
January 9, 2018

In 2017, the Lake Mohegan Fire District responded to a total of 3,223 runs. 1,068 of those dispatches were Fire/Rescue related calls and 2,155 being LMFD's First Response to EMS calls in our district. The EMS totals are not the total MVFA-VAC EMS responses in district, but the FD First Response (Fire Apparatus) to EMS calls. The pictures below are some of the various scene and standby responses from throughout the year that we handled. The run breakdowns are as follows:

LMFD Response Breakdown:

Structure/Building Fires: 11
Cooking Fires: 9
Barbeque/Tar Kettle Fires: 1
Chimney Fires: 4
Oil Burner Malfunctions: 3
Brush Fires: 12
Vehicle Fires 25
Pool Heater Fires: 1
Garbage Truck Fires: 1
Fork Lift Fires: 1
Trash/Rubbish Fires: 6
Dumpster Fires: 1
Propane Tank Fires: 1
Outside Equipment Fires: 1
Electrical Fires: 4
Tree Fires: 1
Unauthorized Burning: 7
Authorized Burning: 1
Steam Thought To Be Smoke: 1
Odor of Smoke: 31
Electrical Problems: 19
Overheated Motors: 10
Motor Vehicle Accidents With Injuries: 169
Pedestrians Struck By Vehicles: 16
Motor Vehicle Accident w/ Extrication: 3
Motor Vehicle Accidents (No Injuries): 13
High Angle Rescues: 1
Weakened/Collapsed Structures: 2
Hazardous Conditions: 7
Power Lines Down: 26
Gas Leaks/Spills (Gasoline/Diesel/Natural/Propane): 49
Odor of Gas (Unfounded Source):
Hazardous Materials Investigation (No Spill): 2
Chemical Leaks/Spills: 1
Carbon Monoxide Incident (With CO Readings): 6
Carbon Monoxide Detector Activations (No Readings/Malfunction): 12
Stuck Occupied Elevators: 4
Service Calls: 96
Water Conditions/Leaks/Pumpouts: 16
Police Assists: 6
Bomb Scares: 1
Lock Ins: 1
Lock Outs: 3
Dispatched and Cancelled Enroute: 8
Dispatched and Wrong Location: 3
Good Intent Calls: 42
False Alarms: 18
Activated Fire Alarm/Detector- Unintentional: 249
Activated Fire Alarm/Detector- Malfunctions: 132
Mutual Aid (Standby/To Scene- Non FAS Team): 10
FAS-Team (To Scene/Cancelled Enroute): 21
EMS First Response: 2,155


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