2007 Call Volumes
The call statistics for Millcreek Township have been released for 2007. In all the five departments responded to 3636 calls for the year. Belle Valley was dispatched to 586 responses in 2007. Here is a breakdown of calls.
Total Calls – Township Wide
Belle Valley 586
Kearsarge 597
Lake Shore 574
West Lake 1048
West Ridge 822
Millcreek Paramedics 4244
(Erie International Airport 5)
(Erie Co Haz Mat 9)
(Township Fire Unit 22)
Total Calls – BVFD
EMS 301
MVA 60
Structure Fires 42
Fire Alarms 112
Vehicle Fires 3
Grass Fires 8
Haz Mat 0
Miscellaneous 60
Total 586
Calls By Month – BVFD
January 57
February 69
March 46
April 46
May 43
June 37
July 54
August 63
September 44
October 42
November 37
December 48
Total 586
Our busiest month in 2007 was February with 69 calls.
Our slowest months in 2007 were June and November with 37 calls each.
The months with the most and least specific calls are:
EMS - 35 February / 17 May & June
MVA – 8 December / 2 September
Structure Fires – 8 December / 0 September
Fire Alarms – 16 August / 5 March
Vehicle Fires – 1 May, Sept, Oct / 0 All other months
Grass Fires – 2 July / 0 Several other months
Miscellaneous – 10 February / 2 June & November
Most notable calls for 2007:
January – Assist to Harborcreek at scene of multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 90. Upwards of 75-100 vehicles involved. Two people were trapped in separate vehicles. One person died at the scene.
April – Fire at a century old house on Arbuckle Road, traps firefighters, one sent to a hospital with burns.
October – Fire destroys historic Fuhrman’s Cider Mill. Caused by a defective calculator. Largest fire in east Millcreek since 1988’s Church & Murdoch blaze.