July 2025 Operations Report

This summary provides a high-level overview of the types of calls responded to by the Bluffton Township Fire District using the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS), the modern nationwide incident reporting platform implemented by the U.S. Fire Administration.

The graphic is intended to give the public a clear snapshot of overall operational activity. For more detailed information, including monthly trends, station and district activity, response time analysis, and geographic distribution of incidents, please refer to the full Monthly Operations Report PDFs available at the bottom of this page.

NERIS uses broader incident groupings to more accurately reflect the full scope of services provided by today’s fire departments. As a result, individual legacy codes are no longer displayed, and certain responses that were not previously tracked in detail are now more clearly represented.

Incident Categories

• Medical – Includes emergency medical responses such as medical assists, EMS calls, vehicle collisions with injuries, vehicle-versus-pedestrian incidents, and other incidents where patient care or medical evaluation is provided.

• Rescue – Includes technical and specialized rescue responses such as vehicle extrications, elevator rescues, missing person searches, water rescues, confined space incidents, trench rescues, high-angle rescues, machinery entrapments, and related standby operations.

• Fire – Includes structure fires, vehicle fires, vegetation and brush fires, rubbish fires, special outdoor fires, and other fire-related incidents requiring suppression or investigation.

• Hazardous Situation – Includes responses involving hazardous conditions such as flammable liquid spills, chemical releases, toxic exposures, electrical hazards, biological threats, explosive risks, and other incidents requiring hazard assessment or mitigation.

• Public Service – Includes community service and support responses such as citizen assists, non-medical alarms, smoke investigations, disaster and weather-related responses, and other service calls that support public safety and community needs.

Under NERIS, calls previously not tracked individually under NFIRS are now more accurately represented within this category. The District does not separately report “No Emergency” or “Law Enforcement Support” calls in summary graphics.

Additional Incident Activity

Certain incident activity, such as canceled or downgraded responses, good-intent calls, false alarms, and other administrative or non-specific incidents, may not be visualized in the summary graphic but are included in the full Monthly Operations Reports for transparency and completeness.

This reporting approach reflects national best practices, improves data accuracy, and provides a clearer picture of how the Bluffton Township Fire District serves the community every day, both during emergencies and through essential public service activities.