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Response Call Logs

A message to residents from
Fire Chief Lance Maples

The men and women of the El Cerrito Fire Department and Kensington Fire Protection District work hard everyday to reduce the impact of fire related losses in our community. Please help us by clearing brush from your home, ensuring you have a working smoke alarm in each bedroom in your home, and being safe around open flames. For more information about vegetation management and fire prevention, see Fire Prevention Tips For Residents

2010 Call Logs
The Call Log entries represent a brief summary of the incidents responded to by the El Cerrito Fire Department and Kensington Fire Protection District. For an explanation jump to: Overview of Calls for Service


Prior Call Logs

For the Call Log Archives 2002 through 2009, see www.el-cerrito.org/fire/call_log_older.html.

Overview of Calls for Service 2006-2009

The El Cerrito Fire Department responds to a wide variety of calls for service including controlling and extinguishing fires, intervention in medical emergencies which threaten life and health, and protection of life, the environment, and property from the effects of storm, flood, earthquake, disaster, hazardous chemical releases and other emergency events.

Graph of Fire Dept. calls for service 2006-2009. In 2009, there were 2,823 calls for service.
Calls for service are categorized as follows:

  • Fire - Structure Fires, Vehicle Fires, Wildland Fires, Explosions
  • Medical - Rescues, Vehicle Accidents
  • Hazardous Condition - Spills, Electrical Problems, Toxic Conditions
  • Service Calls - Person in Distress, Water Problems, Severe Weather
  • Good Intent - Cancelled Calls, Wrong Location, No Hazards Found
  • False Calls - False Alarms, System Malfunctions, Malicious False Alarms

The Fire Department responds to approximately 3,000 calls for service a year; Fire loss over this four year period averages $499,828 per year. Fire loss averages remains very low compared to cities with similar demographics. The following is a list of total responses and loss for the past four years:

Year Responses Dollar Loss
2009 2,823 $367,250
2008 2,881 $181,425
2007 2,926 $559,370
2006 2,929 $891,270

Note: A spike in fire loss in 2006 is from a large fire loss to an EBMUD pumping trailer, caused by human error during maintenance.

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