Performance Measures

Success of the Fire Department overall in controlling the amount of damage done by structure fires. Defined as the percent of fires confined either to the object of origin or room of origin. Structure fires are defined as incidents with the incident type 100 through 139 that can be classified into ICMA property types (single family/duplex, apartment, other residential, commercial, and industrial structures. Excludes outdoor structures such as bridges and bus stops. Measures the ability of the Fire Department overall in limiting the amount of damage from structure fires. Mechanisms for containing fires include both fire prevention activities such as inspections, sprinklers, and fire safety education and the rapid arrival and effective extinguishment of fires by Operations units.