Page 68 - City of Greensboro Data Book

Fire
The Greensboro Fire department was first organized in 1884 and has grown to 25 stations across the City, with
one station under construction. Greensboro was the first fire department in the nation to receive the highest
rating given by the insurance industry and holds the highest level of accreditation awarded by the Commission
on Fire Accreditation International.

Demand for Greensboro Fire Service with Incident Type, Fiscal Year 2017
Percentage of
Number of
Incident Type Total
Responses
Responses
Medical 26,724 69.6%
False Alarms 3,920 10.2%
Good Intent 3,811 9.9%
Service Calls 1,348 3.5%
Fires 1,236 3.2%
Hazardous Condition 1,016 2.6%
Weather 199 0.5%
Special Incident 89 0.2%
Overpressure/Rupture 82 0.2%
Total Responses 38,425 100.0%
Source: City of Greensboro, Fire.
Overall, demand for fire service increased during the 2016-17 fiscal year by 5.96% from the previous year.
Medical calls made up the largest category of calls at 70%. Based on analysis of calls for service, demand for
service is generally greatest in the central southern and eastern portions of the City.

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