Palos Fire Referendum: Call Volume Over The Years

Year Number of Calls 1999 1,926 2000 2,140 2001 2,200 2002 2,292 2003 2,297 2004 2,186 2005 2,273 2006 2,482 2007 2,398 2008 2,531 2009 2,339 2010 2,530 2011 2,478

In 2011, there was an average of 6.8 calls per day. The following chart is the breakdown of call types for 2011. The split between Station One and Station 2 was almost even. 

Call Type Number of Calls AOA General  187 General 164 Outside Structure 1 Vehicle Fire 8 Tree/Brush/Grass 11 Refuse Fire 1 Box Alarm 42 Water Rescue 3 Ambulance/Assist Citizen 1,676 Auto Accident 143 Washdown 3 Explosive/Bomb Removal 0 Power Line Down 7 Arching, Shorted Electrical 12 Carbon Monoxide Alarm 41 Service Call  53 Lockout 1 Smoke/Odor Removal 17 Assist Police  10 Unauthorized Burning 6 Stand-by/Move-Up 4 Trouble Alarm 87 Duplicate Call 1