Fire Call Stats
| Month |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| January | 30 | 18 | | | February | 16 | 13 | | | March | 20 | 20 | | | April | 14 | 9 | | | May | 10 | 13 | | | June | 15 | 16 | | | July | 12 | 18 | | | August | 20 | 17 | | | September | 21 | 18 | | | October | 11 | | | | November | 9 | | | | December | 8 | | |
| Total |
186 | 142 | |
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Focus on Fire Safety: Heating Fire Safety |
The high cost of home heating fuels and utilities has caused many Americans to search for alternative home heating sources such as wood burning stoves, space heaters, and fireplaces. Heating is one of the leading causes of residential fires. Over one-quarter of these fires result from improper maintenance of equipment, specifically the failure to clean the equipment. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is another danger when using heating equipment fueled by fossil fuel. It occurs most often when equipment is not vented properly. CO deaths have been on the rise since 1999. On average there were 181 unintentional non-fire deaths from CO poisoning associated with consumer products per year from 2004-2006 compared to 123 from 1999-2001 (Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission).
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