A report from NFPA shows that fire departments in the U.S. responded to roughly 22.4 million calls in 2003.
A just-released report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) shows that fire departments in the U.S. responded to roughly 22.4 million calls in 2003, among them 13.6 million for medical assistance and 2.2 million triggered by false alarms. About 1.6 million calls, or 7%, were for actual fires.
Total calls were up 5% from the previous year; medical calls were up 6%; false alarms were up by 3%; and calls for fires were down 6%.