Fire Department Responds To Nearly 23 Emergency Calls Daily In Great Falls
When I check the latest monthly or quarterly reports for different agencies within the city of Great Falls, Montana. It often amazes me just how busy our city is. In rough estimates, our population usually sits around 60,000 residents, give or take a few.
But even that modest number can result in numerous calls in a month to any given public service division, to include the Great Falls Fire Rescue with over 700 in just the past month of August.
GFFR Were Busy in August with an Average 20+ Calls Per Day
New statistics from the GFFR for the month of August show that the agency answered over 700 calls; 707 to be exact. That's nearly 23 calls per day. That number may seem high for Great Falls, but I often forget just how many services the GFFR provide to my family and the entire city.
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For August, the GFFR reported the following call outs in the Operations Division for incidents in Great Falls:
- Fire Incidents: 6 (2 house fires, 2 wildland fires, 1 car fire, 1 illegal burn
- Hazardous Situation: 44
- EMS Calls: 408
- Public Service: 91
- False Alarms: 154
- Rescue: 2
- Law Enforcement Support: 2
It Isn't Just Fires for GFFR - Inspections and Education Keep Personnel Busy
When not answering one of those calls, Great Falls Fire Rescue also has a multitude of other tasks to accomplish. When they aren't answering the call to a fire or other emergency, the agency also conducts inspections and offers education.
For August, the GFFR Fire Prevention Bureau were busy with:
- Life Safety Inspections: 311
- Mobile Food Vendor Inspections: 1
- Fire Sprinkler System Hydro: 2
- Underground fire line flush: 1
- Fire Alarm Acceptance: 1
- Fire Sprinkler System Acceptance: 1
- Public Education Presentations: 3
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