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Section Three: Risk Assessment activated, or was being worked on and the notification system failed. If the situation was determined to be a structure fire or there was another legitimate reason for the alarm, such as smoke, the call would typically be recorded in one of the other incident categories. The following table shows the number of automatic fire alarms, including those where no fire or damage occurred, and those where there was damage of some form (e.g., water from sprinkler system malfunction, smoke from small fire that had been extinguished by worker prior to our arrival, overheated or shorted electrical equipment, etc.). Table 3.6 Frequency of Automatic Fire Alarms FY02 FY03 FY04 No Damag, 1016 890 899 Damage 5 2 10 Total 1021 892 909 Daily Avg. 3 2 2 EMS Incidents The majority of EFD's incidents are medical in nature. The department currently responds to approximately 33 such calls each 24-hour day. Beginning in August 2002, all staffed engine companies are assigned at least one paramedic, and outfitted with a complete inventory of advanced life support equipment, providing the city and its protection districts with paramedic first response capability on all incidents. Table 3.7 Frequency of EMS Incidents FY02 FY03 FY04 Total 11,393 12,224 13,444 Daily Avg. 31 33 37 Hazardous Materials Incidents Eugene Fire & EMS serves as one of the State's 14 regional Hazardous Materials Response Teams, covering all of Oregon Region 2 which represents an area slightly larger than Lane County. Hazardous materials calls, like all infrequent call types, are not evenly distributed over time. We have experienced irregular increases and decreases from year to year in the past. In addition, the region is currently experiencing a recession. When there is a downturn in the economy, there is a correspondingly lower demand for industrial chemicals, and there also tends to be a smaller amount of chemicals being transported by rail and highway. This may, in turn, result in a lower incidence of hazardous materials incidents in the area. 25