City of Morgan Hill Public Safety Master Plan

Calls by Type and Duration

Table 8-2 shows the duration of calls by type using four duration categories: less than 30 minutes, 30 minutes to one hour, one to two hours, and more than two hours.

TABLE 8-2: Calls by Type and Duration

Less than 30 Minutes

30 Minutes to One Hour

One to Two Hours

More than Two Hours

Call Type

Total

EMS

1,483

1,186

178

14

2,861

MVA

187

210

60

8

465

EMS Total

1,670

1,396

238

22

3,326

False alarm

218

100

18

2

338

Good intent

66

31

10

0

107

Hazard

61

41

23

8

133

Outside fire

32

45

57

30

164

Public service

299

84

18

6

407

Structure fire

0

9

8

11

28

Fire Total

676

310

134

57

1,177

Automatic aid received

159

77

20

2

258

Cancelled

269

30

5

0

304

Mutual aid

207

141

48

47

443

Total

2,981

1,954

445

128

5,508

Observations:

EMS ■ A total of 3,066 EMS category calls (92 percent) lasted less than one hour, 238 EMS category calls (7 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 22 EMS category calls (1 percent) lasted more than two hours.

■ On average, there were 0.7 EMS category calls per day that lasted more than one hour.

■ A total of 397 motor vehicle accidents (85 percent) lasted less than one hour, and 68 motor vehicle accidents (15 percent) lasted more than an hour.

Fire ■ A total of 986 fire category calls (84 percent of fire calls) lasted less than one hour, 134 fire category calls (11 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 57 fire category calls (5 percent) lasted more than two hours.

■ On average, there were 0.5 fire category calls per day that lasted more than one hour.

■ A total of 9 structure fires (32 percent of structure fire calls) lasted less than one hour, 8 structure fires (29 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 11 structure fires (39 percent) lasted more than two hours. ■ A total of 77 outside fires (47 percent outside fire calls) lasted less than one hour, 57 outside fires (35 percent) lasted between one and two hours, and 30 outside fires (18 percent) lasted more than two hours.

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