Alarm Information

The following alarm information is for the year of 2008. The Mechanicville Fire Department responded to a total of 354 calls, 316 of which were within the City's 1 square mile fire district. Mutual aid was given to the following fire departments:

    • Hemstreet Park
    • Hillcrest
    • Arvin Hart
    • Clifton Park
    • Melrose
    • Waterford
    • Halfmoon
    • Greenfield Center
The Mechanicville Fire Department would like to extend thanks to all of the above departments and any others that have helped us to respond to any of the following alarms in which their assistance was called upon.

 

 

Type of Incident

Number of Calls

  • Structure Fire

  • 23
Furnace/Water Heater 5
Stove 5
Room and Contents 3
Burnt Food 2
Attic 1
Deck 1
Dryer 1
Electrical 1
Lightning  1
Fan 2
Candle 1

  • Fire Alarm Activation

  • 17

  • Vehicle Fire

  • 4

  • Brush/Rubbish Fire

  • 6

  • Motor Vehicle Accident
  • 19

  • Gas or Odor

  • 11

  • Hazmat

  • 7

  • Mutual Aid

  • 38
Hemstreet Park 8
Arvin Hart 10
Hillcrest 14
Clifton Park 2
Melrose 1
Waterford 1
Halfmoon 1
Greenfield Center 1

  • Carbon Monoxide

  • 8

  • Hazardous Situation

  • 62

  • Rescue

  • 5

  • Service Call

  • 103

  • EMS Assist

  • 16

  • Smoke Alarm

  • 2

  • Outside Burn

  • 10

  • Transformer Fire

  • 3

  • Outside Smoke Condition

  • 11

  • Dumpster Fire

  • 2

  • Landing Zone

  • 1

  • Stand By

  • 6

Total

 

 

354

 

Year
Number of Calls
1999
143
2000
110
2001
118
2002
106
2003
169
2004
164
2005
160
2006
187
2007
140
2008
354