Reduction in fire calls reported for 2016

According to the Little Falls Fire Department's 2016 Annual Report, for the first time since 2010 there has been a significant decrease in the number Township and Montclair State University (MSU) fire alarms. 

 

A review of the Little Falls Fire Department's 2010 - 2016 Annual Reports provides a seven year overview of the Department's activities in responding to fire alarms.

Here are the facts:

The 2010 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010, reported that the Department responded to 596 alarms of which 178 (29.8%) were from the MSU campus.

The 2011 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011, reported that the Department responded to 767 alarms of which 224 (29.2%) were from the MSU campus.

The 2012 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2011 and October 31, 2012, reported that the Department responded to 741 alarms of which 267 (36.0%) were from the MSU campus.

The 2013 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013, reported that the Department responded to 711 alarms of which 305 (42.9%) were from the MSU campus.

The 2014 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014, reported that the Fire Department responded to 777 alarms of which 318 (40.9%) were from the MSU campus.

The 2015 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2014 and October 31, 2015 reported that the Department responded to 790 alarms of which 330 (41.8%) were from the MSU campus.

The 2016 Annual Report, for the period between November 1, 2015 and October 31, 2016 reported that the Department responded to 688 alarms of which 208 (30.2%) were from the MSU Campus.

In sum, between 2010 and 2015 the total number of township alarms increased from 596 to 790 and MSU alarms rose from 178 to 330, and in 2016 there were 688 township alarms and 208 MSU alarms representing reductions of 13% and 37% respectively in fire alarms.