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FIRES AND OTHER OCCURRENCES

Calls received by the Brigade during the year amounted

to 670 as against 661 for the preceding year. Classification of calls are as follows:

Fires

(a) Electrical

(b) Oil

105

13

(c) House

(d) Chimney

122

109

(e) Miscellaneous

70

(f) Cars, etc.

25

(g) Grass & Undergrowth

51

(h) Rubbish

21

(0) Ship

31

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() Aircraft

1

548

False Alarms

With Good Intent

27

Malicious

20

47

Special Service

Landslides, House

Collapses, etc.

TOTAL

75

75

670

Estimated Fire Loss:- ---$9,865,259.00.

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