Response Statistics - Updated 7/2/08

Click on the image to the right to see a graph of our Fire and EMS calls broken down by month. The chart below shows annual emergency call volumes broken down by catagory. For a further breakdown by month, use the link below the chart. Please note that all of the statistics discussed on this page are for emergency calls and do not reflect the additional inspections, etc., that we also handle.

A list of notable incidents from last month is posted at the bottom of this page. This includes any fires, mutual aid sent, mutual aid received, task forces, etc. Things that are not included in this list are still alarms, individual ambulance calls, and motor vehicle accidents (MVA's). You can visit our glossary if you have any questions about what these different things are.

• 6/7 Mutual Aid Received - Northampton Fire's ambulance came to Amherst due to high call volumes.
• 6/8 Mutual Aid Received - Baystate Health's ambulance came to Amherst's response area due to high call volumes.
• 6/9 Mutual Aid Sent - Engine 2, Ladder 1, and X-1 assisted with a structure fire on Carlon Rd in Northampton.
• 6/11 Mutual Aid received - Belchertown's ambulance came to Amherst due to high call volumes.
• 6/11 Task Force - Engine 2, Ladder 1, and X-1 were sent to Holyoke as part of a District 10 task force for a large scale fire in that city.
• 6/12 Rescue - Rescue 1 responded to West Bay Rd. along with A-15, Engine 2, and X-1 for an MVC with rollover and wires down.
• 6/14 Mutual Aid Sent - A-12 sent to Belchertown due to high call volumes in that town.
• 6/14 Mutual Aid Sent - A-12 sent to Belchertown due to high call volumes in that town.
• 6/16 Box Alarm - Structure fire on Ridgecrest Rd.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 4, Engine 5, Rescue 1, Ladder 1, A-11, A-12, A-14, X-1, X-3
• 6/17 Box Alarm - Smoke in a building on Hampshire College Campus.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, X-1, X-2
• 6/20 Mutual Aid Sent - A-12 sent to Belchertown due to high call volumes in that town.
• 6/21 Box Alarm - Smoke in a building on East Hadley Rd.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, X-2, X-3
• 6/22 Mutual Aid Sent - A-12 sent to Belchertown due to high call volumes in that town.
• 6/22 Mutual Aid Sent - Engine 1, Ladder 1, and X-2 sent to Juggler Meadow Rd in Leverett for a structure fire.
• 6/25 Box Alarm - Smoke coming from a mechanical room on Kellogg Ave.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, A-12, X-2
• 6/25 Mutual Aid Received - Am-B-Care's ambulance responded to assist A-12 in Hadley.
• 6/25 Mutual Aid Received - Northampton Fire's Ambulance responded to Amherst due to high call volumes.
• 6/28 Box Alarm - Kitchen fire on Pine St.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, X-2, X-3
• 6/28 Box Alarm - Electrical Fire on East Hadley Rd.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 1, X-2, X-3
• 6/28 Mutual Aid Sent - A-12 sent to Belchertown due to high call volumes in that town.
• 6/29 Box Alarm - Kitchen fire on East Pleasant St.
  Responding: Engine 1, Engine 2, X-2, X-3