By Abigail Roberts
Stanford Fire, Police and Code Enforcement departments submitted monthly activity reports to the Stanford City Council last week.
Stanford Fire Chief Scott Maples said March was a relatively normal month for the department, during which personnel responded to a total of 74 calls for service.
“The department handled a full range of emergency and non-emergency calls throughout the month, including public service calls, citizen assists, authorized burns and a smaller number of fire and hazardous situation incidents.
SFD responded to the following incidents in March:
- Altered mental status – 2
- Back pain (non-trauma) – 1
- Breathing problems – 3
- Cancelled – 13
- Cardiac arrest – 2
- Chest pain (non-trauma) – 3
- Citizen assist/service call – 8
- Controlled burning (authorized) – 5
- Convulsions/seizures – 3
- Fall – 10
- Fuel spill/fuel odor – 1
- Gas leak/gas odor – 1
- Hemorrhage/laceration – 1
- Law enforcement – 1
- Lift assist – 2
- Motor vehicle collision – 2
- Motor vehicle collision extrication/entrapment – 1
- Nausea – 1
- No incident found upon arrival – 1
- Odor – 2
- Other outside fire – 1
- Sick case – 2
- Stab/penetrating trauma – 1
- Standby – 2
- Stroke/CVA – 1
- Trash/rubbish fire – 1
- Unconscious victim – 2
- vegetation/grass fire – 1
Maples said the department has submitted a grant application through TC Energy for specialized rope rescue equipment.
“This equipment is critically needed to strengthen our technical rescue capabilities and ensure our team can safely respond to high-angle, confined space or structural collapse incidents in the future,” Maples told City Council members.
The department is currently preparing for the upcoming facility inspections that will begin next month.
“Our personnel continue to train diligently and remain ready to serve the citizens of Stanford,” Maples said.
Stanford Police reported a total of 650 CAD activities for March. There were 30 incidents/cases opened and those reports included thefts, assaults, domestic, drug-related and other criminal activity requiring further investigation than a typical call for service.
Police Chief Zach Middleton said officers conducted 118 traffic stops and issued various counts/citations for traffic violations.
Officers also responded to 17 traffic collisions, four of which were injury-involved collisions.
SPD officers made 11 arrests in March on charges including sexual assault, drug-trafficking, DUI-related offenses, disorderly conducts, child abuse, traffic-related incidents and multiple outstanding warrant services.
Below are the top 3 officers in their respective categories:
Total activity – 1. P. Middleton; 2. J. Milburn; 3. C. Marcum
Total reports – 1. J. Eldridge; 2. J. Milburn; 3. J. Williams
Enforcement – 1. J. Milburn; 2. C. Marcum; M. Southerland
Stanford Code Enforcement reported 11 violations in March, according to information given to Stanford City Council members last week.
Code Enforcement gave 32 verbal warnings and reviewed 1 plat. There was a total of 93 business license applications issued or renewed in March.
