City of Courtenay Annual Report 2022

COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT

Record number of calls The Courtenay Fire Department responded to 1202 incidents in the City of Courtenay and fire protection districts in 2022, the most calls in their 107 year history. The previous record of 1053 fire department responses was set in 2021. The call volume for the first five months of 2022 was similar to that of 2021, but the drought like conditions our area experienced over the summer months did result in an increase in fire department responses. Fire alarm activations, open burning complaints and medical response were the calls that increased the The Courtenay Fire Department completed the process of replacing the 75 foot aerial ladder truck with a new aerial platform truck built by Sutphen Fire Apparatus. The new truck features a 100 foot reach and three person platform, 2000 gallon per minute delivery through two aerial waterways, and low profile construction to help reduce the risk of rollovers when responding to calls. This project was completed on time and under budget, and has been responding to emergency calls since mid-December 2022. most in comparison with previous years. New ladder truck in operation

NUMBER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES BY TYPE

Other 97

Vehicle Fire 23

Public Service 57

Alarms Activated 335

Natural Gas/Propane 22 Garbage Container 29

Structure Fires 60

Ambulance Assist 103

Motor Vehicle Incidents 160

Open Burning 316

New 100 foot aerial ladder truck

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