Crime & Safety
How Often Does Easton's Fire Department Get Called?
According to the 2012 Annual Town Report, the department was called 3,416 times last year.
How busy is Easton's fire department?
According to the 2012 Annual Town Report, which was released earlier this month, Easton fire officials responded to 3,416 calls during the course of last year.
1,590 of those calls came in the form of ambulance calls, resulting in $969,569.79 in ambulance fee revenue. Easton officials also assited businesses 351 times and responded to 295 motor vehicle accidents.
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In terms of fires, the Easton fire department responded to 64 calls regarding brush, wood or mulch, 83 commercial/residential alarms and four vehicle fires.
Check out a full view of the statistics below:
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Responses:
Ambulance Calls : 1,590
Motor Vehicle Crash : 295
Business Assist : 351
Box Alarms : 111
Carbon Monoxide Investigation : 53
Brush/Wood/Mulch : 64
Commercial Residential Alarm : 83
Vehicle Fire : 4
Gas Odor/leak/Haz.Mat. : 31
Misc. Investigation : 199
Lockouts : 136
Mutual Aid : 51
Public Assist : 104
Wires Down/arcing : 77
Misc. Alarm/Assistance calls : 267
Revenue: 1-1-12 through 12-31-12
Ambulance Fees : $ 969,569.79
Fire Inspections/Permits: $ 32,822.20
Fire alarm Box Fees : $ 44,180.00
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