STATISTICS FOR THE CHELSEA FIRE DEPARTMENT
FROM 1866 to 1933
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1866 to 1886 |
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1866 |
1877 |
1880 |
1882 |
1884 |
1886 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
10 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
59 |
85 |
54 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
5 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Horses |
4 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
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Number of Alarms responded to |
30 |
48 |
28 |
54 |
47 |
43 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$13,300.00 |
$7,981.00 |
$13,815.00 |
$-------- |
$-------- |
$-------- |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Total Cost of the Fire Department |
$7,000.00 |
$17,015.00 |
$18,347.50 |
$22,474.16 |
$17,723.19 |
$17,604.85 |
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Salaries |
$3,995.00 |
$9,900.75 |
$9,470.00 |
$9,908.74 |
$9,703.34 |
$10,520.84 |
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Hydrant and Water Service |
incl. |
$1,742.00 |
$1,727.00 |
$1,811.00 |
$1,816.00 |
$1,062.00 |
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Fuel and Lighting |
incl. |
$446.50 |
$673.33 |
$834.79 |
$740.08 |
$741.07 |
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Feed |
incl. |
$1,390.41 |
$1,142.43 |
$1,283.12 |
$1,048.92 |
$1,192.32 |
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Horse Shoeing |
incl. |
incl. |
$228.41 |
$196.90 |
$173.30 |
$189.65 |
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Repairs and Supplies |
incl. |
incl. |
$2,008.26 |
$1,698.07 |
$1,393.01 |
$2,481.18 |
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Miscellaneous |
$3,005.00 |
$3,535.34 |
$2,221.02 |
$6,746.16 |
$2,506.37 |
$2,149.33 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1888 to 1896
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1888 |
1890 |
1892 |
1893 |
1894 |
1895 |
1896 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
67 |
65 |
64 |
64 |
63 |
70 |
59 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
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Number of Horses |
12 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
60 |
77 |
79 |
114 |
77 |
106 |
110 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$------ |
$44,807.00 |
$29,771.65 |
$44,393.56 |
$43,766.49 |
$49,661.55 |
$20,565.82 |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total |
$27,628.82 |
$27,904.67 |
$29,321.04 |
$31,227.32 |
$28,998.54 |
$31,972.08 |
$31,415.43 |
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Salaries |
$15,154.27 |
$18,492.71 |
$20,225.88 |
$21,117.33 |
$20,840.02 |
$21,858.35 |
$22,725.44 |
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Hydrant and Water Service |
$2,044.00 |
$1,998.57 |
$2,345.00 |
$2,355.00 |
$2,355.00 |
$2,369.58 |
$2,632.00 |
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Fuel and Lighting |
$1,670.33 |
$1,110.16 |
$1,119.89 |
$436.61 |
$387.84 |
$989.56 |
$981.03 |
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Feed |
$1,211.07 |
$1,123.09 |
$1,390.41 |
incl. |
$1836.59 |
$1991.99 |
$1,735.31 |
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Miscellaneous |
$5,111.27 |
$2,254.67 |
$1,828.75 |
$7,318.38 |
$1,532.27 |
$4,762.60 |
$3,341.65 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1897 to 1903
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1897 |
1898 |
1899 |
1900 |
1901 |
1902 |
1903 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
18 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
59 |
59 |
58 |
58 |
57 |
58 |
58 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
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Number of Horses |
18 Summer |
18 Summer |
18 Summer |
18 Summer |
18 Summer |
18 Summer |
18 Summer |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
95 |
115 |
151 |
141 |
152 |
169 |
134 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$13,356.09 |
$28,295.53 |
$31,758.17 |
$26,540.80 |
$21,853.62 |
$41,922.56 |
$58,763.48 |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total |
$31,438.10 |
$32,044.40 |
$32,209.32 |
$33,717.19 |
$34,407.87 |
$35,878.78 |
$35,717.68 |
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Salaries |
$22,641.20 |
$23,597.27 |
$23,860.22 |
$25,143.33 |
$26,433.68 |
$27,034.76 |
$26,980.75 |
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Hydrant and Water Service |
$2,632.00 |
$2,632.00 |
$2,368.80 |
$1,974.00 |
$1,974.00 |
$2,368.80 |
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Fuel and Lighting |
$906.65 |
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$551.11 |
$678.38 |
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Feed |
$2,032.47 |
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$1901.49 |
$1951.70 |
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Horse Shoeing |
incl. |
incl. |
incl. |
$418.00 |
$463.05 |
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Miscellaneous |
$2,783.88 |
$5,783.25 |
$5,825.32 |
$1,962.97 |
$1,619.63 |
$6,475.22 |
$8,736.93 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1904 to 1910
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1904 |
1905 |
1906 |
1907 |
1908 |
1909 |
1910 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
20 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
24 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
56 |
57 |
57 |
57 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
7 |
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Number of Horses |
19 Summer |
20 Summer |
21 |
16 Summer |
27 |
26 Summer |
28 |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
201 |
226 |
209 |
278 |
152 |
169 |
258 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
? |
1 |
2 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$61,631.38 |
$151,303.10 |
$290,730.77 |
$126,098.32 |
$8,846,879.00 |
$48,178.00 |
$54,463.00 |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total |
$37,786.54 |
$41,510.62 |
$51,978.63 |
$50,461.27 |
$48,118.00 |
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Salaries |
$28,227.19 |
$30,472.21 |
$33,742.00 |
$35,858.52 |
$37,818.00 |
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Fire Maintenance and Supplies |
$9,559.35 |
$11,038.41 |
$18,236.63 |
$14,602.75 |
$10,300.00 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1911 to 1917
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1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
1916 |
1917 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
24 |
31 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
50 |
50 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
59 |
52 |
34 |
31 |
30 |
15 |
13 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Horses |
26 |
26 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
274 |
377 |
403 |
515 |
534 |
502 |
416 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$106.915.00 |
$119,760.26 |
$135,668.99 |
$147,281.47 |
$132,446.30 |
$145,701.49 |
$54,463.00 |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total |
$55,689.16 |
$65,042.43 |
$65,366.60 |
$70,969.58 |
$65,394.14 |
$75,204.68 |
$85,774.98 |
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Salaries |
$39,961.58 |
$42,728.10 |
$50,646.64 |
$50,009.37 |
$51,937.69 |
$57,751.54 |
$69,677.22 |
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Hydrant and Water Service |
$2,669.00 |
$2,669.00 |
$2,650.00 |
$2,650.00 |
$2,632.67 |
$2,654.91 |
$2,667.92 |
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Fire Maintenance and Supplies |
$13,058.58 |
$19,672.41 |
$12,069.96 |
$9,993.37 |
$10,829.78 |
$12,299.28 |
$10,907.17 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1918 to 1919
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1918 |
1919 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
53 |
53 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
6 |
6 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Horses |
10 |
10 |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
456 |
413 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
2 |
6 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
1 |
2 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$ |
$ |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total |
$81,927.44 |
$114,536.24 |
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Salaries |
$65,531.06 |
$84,962.84 |
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Hydrant and Water Service |
$2,643.79 |
$2,612.84 |
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Fire Maintenance and Supplies |
$10,283.45 |
$10,922.991 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1920 to 1926
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1920 |
1921 |
1922 |
1923 |
1924 |
1925 |
1926 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
65 |
65 |
78 |
88 |
92 |
92 |
96 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
10 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
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Number of Horses |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
3 Winter |
0 |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
368 |
481 |
627 |
774 |
831 |
784 |
833 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
6 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$296,257.51 |
$262,062.50 |
$239,260.58 |
$498,460.13 |
$299,612.30 |
$213,568.43 |
$386,657.43 |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total |
$141,950.04 |
$145,101.22 |
$156,178.44 |
$ |
$223,208.47 |
$215,516.67 |
$250,263.79 |
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Maintenance and Supplies |
$19,333.23 |
$22,706.78 |
$14,808.80 |
No info |
$16,409.25 |
$20,231.88 |
$17,754.01 |
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Salaries |
$119,994.39 |
$119,786.54 |
$136,774.64 |
No info |
$187,840.00 |
$192,580.05 |
$197,695.81 |
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Hydrant and Water Service |
$2,622.42 |
$2,607.90 |
$2,700.00 |
No info |
$2,679.22 |
$2,704.74 |
$2,688.57 |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THE PERIOD 1927 to 1933
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1927 |
1928 |
1929 |
1930 |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
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Number of Permanent Firemen |
101 |
100 |
100 |
108 |
103 |
84 |
82 |
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Number of Call Firemen |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Number of Fire Houses |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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Number of Fire Apparatus |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
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Number of Horses |
No longer in use |
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No. of Alarms responded to |
792 |
724 |
883 |
898 |
969 |
1086 |
934 |
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Number of Second Alarms |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
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Number of Third Alarms |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Losses from fires for the year |
$182,740.43 |
$214,484.67 |
$286,320.40 |
$210,573.43 |
$403,693.89 |
$427,653.00 |
$179,970.00 |
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Cost of the Fire Department |
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Fire Department Cost Total* |
$222,264.13 |
$238,676.11 |
$232,192.22 |
$266,392.24 |
$256,742.71 |
$205,863.02 |
$164,816.66 |
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Maint. of F. D. Bldgs. & Equip |
$4,423.02 |
$3,700.00 |
$1,699.84 |
$27,400.00 |
$9,608.09 |
$14,667.85 |
$9,094.73 |
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