City of Yuma Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police Calls for Service & Incidents
Date:
01/15/2010 (Last updated: 01/19/2010)Summary:
Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week.Contact:
Information For This Reporting Period and Year to Date (As of January 15, 2010)
Yuma, Arizona - Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week.
Parks and Recreation Department
For the week of January 6th through January 12th in the City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department:
- The Graffiti Busters Crew responded to and cleaned up 96 incidents of graffiti
- 611 rounds of 9-hole golf were played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- 1, 028 rounds of 18-hole golf were played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- The Putter Inn served 1,698 meals
- 20 events were held at the Yuma Civic Center with 2,641 people attending those events
- 112 organized games were played at City of Yuma athletic facilities
- The Yuma Art Center hosted 4 events with a total attendance of 910
- 114 ramadas, parks and fields were rented for special events
- 8 programs were offered through the City's recreation program, with 4,823 members of the Yuma community participating in those programs
Since July 1, 2009:
- 1,838 incidents of graffiti have been addressed and cleaned up
- 8,635 rounds of 9-hole golf have been played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- 17,433 rounds of-18 hole golf have been played at Desert Hills and Arroyo Dunes Golf courses
- The Putter Inn has served 18,084 meals
- 661 events have been held at the Yuma Civic Center with an attendance of 59,368
- A total of 3,038 games have been played at City of Yuma athletic facilities
- The Yuma Art Center hosted 81 events with a total attendance of 23,871
- 2,383 ramadas, parks and fields were rented by Yuma area residents
- 508 programs have been offered with 113,634 people attending those programs
There were 96 cases of graffiti abated during the week of January 6th through January 12, with a total of 1,838 removed from July 1st to date.
Vandalism and graffiti clean-up costs the Yuma taxpayers over $200,000 each year. Please help us reduce vandalism by reporting incidences of crime to 78-Crime and graffiti to the hot line of 329-2828.
If you witness a crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
Bark Park Rules and Tips
This week's Bark Park rule reminder - Digging holes at the Bark Park is bad. Please don't allow your dog to dig holes at the Bark Park.
The best dog parks are those whose users band together to create a sense of community, who use education, peer pressure and, when necessary, call in the appropriate authorities to help regulate those who won't follow the rules of etiquette and common sense.
The Bark Park is there for the health and enjoyment of the Yuma community and their dogs. Unlike the other parks in Yuma, the Bark Park has some unique rules that must be followed to ensure everyone's safety and maximize enjoyment.
The Bark Park is located at 1705 E. Palo Verde Street in Yuma and is open Wednesdays through Mondays from dawn until 9 p.m.. The park is closed on Tuesdays for maintenance.
Yuma Police Department
For the week of December 28TH through December 31st, Yuma Police Department responded to an average of 135 calls per day. During this period YPD:
- Responded to 540 calls for service
- Documented 88 police reports
- Responded to 13 non-injury accidents
- Responded to 3 injury accidents
From January 1st through December 31st, the Yuma Police Department has:
- Received 208,555 calls into the Public Safety Communications Center
- Received 52,035 9-1-1 calls
- Issued 8,288 Traffic Citations
- Made 1,317 Juvenile Arrests and 4,164 Adult Arrests
- Responded to 84,332 calls for service
- Documented 13,740 police reports
- Responded to 2,384 non-injury accidents
- Responded to 933 injury accidents
- Responded to 5,085 alarm calls resulting in 25 police reports
Yuma Fire Department
For the week of January 3rd through January 9th, Yuma Fire Department responded to 228 Emergency Calls for Service, which included:
- 3 Commercial Assignments including a possible vehicle fire next to a gas pump and various alarms
- 1 Mutual Aid Response to back fill a Somerton Fire Station during a response
- 14 Motor Vehicle Crashes 1 involving a pedestrian, 1 involving a head on crash
- 193 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor) 38 for difficulty breathing, 25 for chest pain, 23 fall victims, 19 unconscious people (including one person in cardiac arrest saved by bystander CPR and use of an Automated External Defibrillator) , 7 seizure cases, 2 diabetic emergencies, 5 patients with mental problems, 1 allergic reaction, 1 possible overdose, a 4 year old with chemical burns to eyes, a 12 year old who swallowed a ring,, and miscellaneous other illnesses and injuries
- 22 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments that included smoke coming from a residence, 2 vehicle fires, a burning item in the roadway, 2 reports of propane gas smells or leaks, 2 small brush fires, a trash can fire, and various alarms
What is the difference between a Fire Engine and a Rescue Truck?
You might say that one is a lot bigger, can seat more passengers, and carries water and hoses to extinguish large fires, but if it involves an emergency medical response, there is not much difference. All of our units are Advanced Life Support (ALS) units. This means they each will have at least one paramedic on board, and both would have the same advanced life support equipment and drug administration capabilities. In fact, the biggest difference is that the Rescue Truck is also designed to be able to transport patients.
Paramedics receive advanced medical training to become certified, and continuous training and evaluation to maintain their certifications. This is necessary for Paramedics to be the eyes, ears, and hands of the emergency room doctor. Equipment advances (like 12 lead heart monitoring), and new procedures (such as the Tox-medic for dealing with Hazardous Material and chemical or biological weapon releases) continue to be added our paramedic's capabilities.
We often are asked why a Fire Engine is sent on an emergency medical call. Emergency medical calls make up the majority of calls for service modern fire departments respond to. To make the best use of resources, equipment and personnel need to be able to do double duty. In addition, many procedures leading up to the transport of a patient may also be best handled with the extra personnel assigned to an engine company. Critical care tasking for cardiac arrest cases can take additional emergency medical personnel, and YFD's lifesaving record in this area is one of the best in the state.
A Rescue Truck and a Fire Engine or Ladder Truck may also be dispatched because time is essential in these situations. Units may be coming from different geographical locations, and both may be sent to ensure timely service delivery. The goal of the Yuma Fire Department is to get advanced life support to city residents in five minutes or less, at least 90% of the time.
The City of Yuma Fire Department is dedicated to providing the best in quality service to the City of Yuma.
For more information about fire and injury prevention, contact the Yuma Fire Department Public Information Office at 373-4855.
The 2010 Census Is Coming...
Did you know that each person living in Yuma who is not counted in the 2010 Census means a loss of $400 per person in state and federal funds for community services such as roads, schools, job training centers, etc.?
Accurate data reflecting changes in our community are crucial in apportioning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and deciding how more than $400 billion per year is allocated for projects like new hospitals and community centers. That's more than $4 trillion over a 10-year period.
Stay tuned for more Census 2010 information.
For immediate information on the 2010 Census, visit the Census website (This link will take you to an external website that is not part of the City of Yuma official website.)
For More Information
For further information, please contact Greg Hyland, CPM, the City of Yuma's Director of Communications & Public Affairs at (928) 373-5023 or by e-mail or Dave Nash, City of Yuma Public Affairs Coordinator at (928) 373-5015 or by e-mail.
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Media Contacts
Members of the media may contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Greg Hyland, CPM at (928) 373-5023 or (928) 580-4751, or Public Affairs Coordinator Dave Nash at (928) 373-5015, or (928) 941-0199.
