In 2009 the Eureka Vol. Fire Company responded to a total of 385 calls. The following is a breakdown of those calls, please remember that these calls include responses on mutual/automatic aid to neighboring communities.
1. Medical Assist-76 2. Residential Structure Assignments-72 3. Motor Vehicle Accidents (w/injuries, w/o injuries, w/rescue)-52 4. Automatic Fire Alarm-49 5. Smoke/Odor Investigations (interior/exterior)-26 6. Station Transfers-20 7. Commercial/High Risk Structure Assignments-11 8. Carbon Monoxide Incidents-9 9. Woods/Field/Mulch-9 10. Pole/Wires/Transformer Incidents-8 11. Public Service Calls-8 12. Misc. Structure Assignments (Garage/Barn/Shed)-8 13. Vehicle Fire-5 14. Fire Police Dispatched-5 15. Debris Removal-5
We had a total of (7) jobs in 2009 with a total damage estimate of $314,500. Total value of property was estimated at $2,496,000, this means we saved 87.4% of the property.
We averaged (10) members per call in 2009, in 2008 we averaged (14) members per call.
Incidents By Township, Borough or County:
1. Hopewell Twp-132 2. Stewartstown Boro-49 3. East Hopewell Twp-44 4. Shrewsbury Twp-24 5. Fawn Twp and Shrewsbury Twp-15 6. North Hopewell Twp, Baltimore Co and Harford Co-13 7. Cross Roads Boro-9 8. New Freedom Boro-8 9. Fawn Grove Boro-7 10. Chanceford Twp, Delta Boro and Peach Bottom Twp-5 11. Windsor Twp and Codorous Twp-4 12. Winterstown Boro-3 13. Felton Boro, Seven Valleys and York City-2 14. Craley, Dallastown Boro, Lower Windsor Twp, Railroad Boro, Red Lion Boro, Springfield Twp and York Twp-1
I want to thank all of those members who have assisted at these incidents throughout the year. I also want to thank our wonderful mutual aid neighbors who answered the call for assistance when needed.
