Southside - Station 3 - Fire District
150 Bennett Lane
Houses Fire Investigation and Suppression
Units: Rescue Pumper
Boundaries: This area is bordered by Claremoor Avenue / Newman Way to the north, Smallhouse Road to the east, Cal Batsel Road / South Industrial Park to the south and Russellville Road / Natcher Parkway to the west.
Demographics: The area is largely commercial business in nature with residential areas included and an industrial park.
Fire Risk: The typical fire risk is the residential units located within this zone. Most commercial structures are protected with sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems. The residential units are typically 1,000 to 3,500 square foot homes of wood frame construction. The multi-family units are typically 8 to 12 unit structures also of wood frame construction.
Non-Fire Risk: The non-fire risk for this zone is predominately emergency medical calls at 50% of the call volume for this zone.
Incident
History: Three years of response data indicates the call volume to this zone is 1,274 of 8,377 incidents representing approximately 15% of the total call volume. Of the 1,274 incidents, 50% were emergency medical calls, 10% were fire incidents and 40% were other calls including service calls, fire alarms and rescue calls.
Water Supply: Water for fire suppression is provided with municipal fire hydrants located approximately 500 feet apart.