Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @OttFire
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
159
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-18
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-28
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The Ottawa Fire Department has been busy responding to multiple fires and emergencies in the area, including a 3rd alarm fire on Presland Road that resulted in the successful rescue of several occupants, a criminal investigation into an explosion on Blossom Pass Terrace, and responding to infrastructure issues. They have also been proactive in educating and informing residents about fire safety through programs like AfterTheFire. The community has shown appreciation and gratitude for the hard work of the fire department and first responders.
Topic Modeling
- Fire incidents and rescue operations: tweets about fires, rescue of occupants, interior searches, evacuations, and firefighters at work
- Safety and prevention: tweets about safety measures, community programs aimed at educating residents on what to do in the event of a fire, and safety gear such as smoke and CO alarms
- Community support: tweets thanking firefighters, first responders, and other organizations involved in responding to emergencies and providing assistance to affected residents
- Criminal investigations: tweets discussing the involvement of the police arson unit in investigations related to explosions and fires
- Accident reports: tweets describing accidents, such as a witness account of a car crash
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including gratitude and admiration for the hard work of the firefighters and other first responders, concern for the safety of those affected by fires and other emergencies, relief and joy when occupants are rescued or revived, and sadness or shock in response to tragic incidents such as explosions or car accidents. There is also a sense of community and solidarity, with people coming together to support those affected by fires and other disasters.
Trend Analysis
- Reports of fires in Ottawa, specifically the Presland Rd fire
- Action taken by first responders like @OttFire and @OttawaParamedic to save lives and prevent harm
- Community outreach and initiatives by @OttFire like #PinkShirtDay and #AfterTheFire program
- Gratitude and appreciation expressed towards @OttFire and first responders for their hard work and dedication
- Updates on ongoing investigations by @OttFire and Ottawa Police Arson Unit into incidents like the Blossom Pass Terrace explosion
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
40
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Number of Original tweets
22
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
159
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
89
Percentage of total tweets
55%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
13
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
38
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 84 |
Twitter Web App | 40 |
Twitter for Android | 30 |
Twitter for iPad | 5 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
OttawaPolice | Ottawa Police | Account not monitored 24/7. Emergencies: 911. Non-emergency 613-236-1222. Nous ne surveillons pas ce compte 24/7. Urgences: 911. Follow @dutyinspector for more. | 206,576 |
hydroottawa | Hydro Ottawa | Tweeting outages, events, news & more. Power out? Call 613-738-0188. Active weekdays 8AM-4PM & major outages. Il nous fera plaisir de vous servir en français. | 60,133 |
OttFire | Ottawa Fire Services | Official Twitter account of the Ottawa Fire Services🚒 Protecting Our Nation’s Capital with Honour🧑🚒 Ottawa, Canada🇨🇦 | 🔗 Français: @IncendiesOttawa | 33,174 |
OttawaParamedic | Ottawa Paramedic Svc | Service paramédic d'Ottawa | Providing paramedic service to @OttawaCity | Compte officiel du Service paramédic de la @OttawaVille * Not monitored 24/7 | Non-surveillé 24/7 * | 21,107 |
dylanblackradio | Dylan Black | DJ & AMD @boomottawa & on @boomcornwall! Former host @rogersottawa22. Donate blood! Loves CHEO. Thank you mom, dad & Max Keeping. Fundraiser @yukyuksottawa! | 20,015 |
ArielTroster | ArielTroster (she/her) | Councillor for Somerset Ward in Ottawa. Liaison for Women and 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs. Queer Jew. Personal account. Follow @Somerset_Ward for official updates. | 18,134 |
DutyInspector | OPS Operations | Official @ottawapolice Operations Centre. Not monitored 24/7. Emergencies: always call 911. Follow @ottawapolice for more. | 11,625 |
rawlsonking | Rawlson King | Ottawa City Councillor for @RideauRckcliffe Ward / Conseiller municipal d'Ottawa pour le quartier @RideauRckcliffe | 6,937 |
catherinekitts | Catherine Kitts | Ottawa City Councillor📍quartier South Orléans—Navan. Lifelong #ottcity dweller. Politique positive. Need action on something 👉 Catherine.kitts@ottawa.ca | 4,440 |
HerosofCanada | The Canadian Hero | The Canadian Hero page is dedicated to those who serve/served in the C.A.F. Corrections, Conservation, Merchant Marines, Police, Fire, Dispatch or Paramedic | 4,153 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
dylanblackradio | Dylan Black | DJ & AMD @boomottawa & on @boomcornwall! Former host @rogersottawa22. Donate blood! Loves CHEO. Thank you mom, dad & Max Keeping. Fundraiser @yukyuksottawa! | 20,048 |
ArielTroster | ArielTroster (she/her) | Councillor for Somerset Ward in Ottawa. Liaison for Women and 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs. Queer Jew. Personal account. Follow @Somerset_Ward for official updates. | 5,927 |
MoodysGlobal | Moody's TO, OTT | What is Public Relations/Communications? Just Media + Events? No. It's Primarily Relationships & Partnerships via Business, Culture, Self-Employment & Society. | 4,999 |
louise18914038 | Who’s who at the zoo!!🇨🇦❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇸 | CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTER of 🇨🇦SAVE DEMOCRACY VOTE CONS OUT STAND FOR PMJT DESPISE 45 and PP opinions and ideas are mine CAT MOM LIVE LOVE LAUGH 🙏🇺🇦 | 4,999 |
wildfiremike | Mike Carroccetto | Photojournalist. News & Feature Writer. Creator of Premium Content (images + words). I ❤️ #newspapers. NNA Winner 2005 and 2015. e: mike.carroccetto (at) gmail | 4,997 |
CherIsa10 | Cher Isa | - | 4,741 |
HamiltonJohnD | John D Hamilton | Citizen Métis Nation of Ontario ∞ Métis Ancestral Origin ∞ Métis Nation of the Canadian Northwest Historic Métis Homeland & Red River Métis | 4,028 |
IsmoSikat | Sikat Ismo | Community outreach Bienvenue sur le compte officiel de Sikat Mes Tweets n'engagent que moi, les RTs n'engagent que leurs auteurs. | 3,639 |
MemorialRide | Memorial Ride to Ottawa2023 | #MemorialRideToOttawa2023 tpffceltic@gmail.com | 3,622 |
PlanteSteph613 | Stéphanie Plante 🇨🇦🇨🇭 | Maman | Francophone | Councillor for Rideau-Vanier | Conseillère à Rideau-Vanier | 3,048 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
OttNewsNetwork | Covering Ottawa and the Valley since 2017 - Have any photos or videos? You can now send them to us by messenger or by email at onncomms@gmail.com | 6 |
laine_johnson1 | Councillor for #CollegeWard #QuartierCollège #ottcity Priors: @ccochousing @synapcity @ottCLT. Ward email: collegeward@ottawa.ca/ quartiercollege@ottawa.ca | 5 |
h_jbuchanan | 🇨🇦 Liberal, teacher, wife, mother, traveller, birder, gardener, foodie, artist. Ward19 resident MacMaster U Science and PHS. 🏴 | 4 |
Chevman42 | - | 4 |
OttFire | Official Twitter account of the Ottawa Fire Services🚒 Protecting Our Nation’s Capital with Honour🧑🚒 Ottawa, Canada🇨🇦 | 🔗 Français: @IncendiesOttawa | 4 |
Anderso95356381 | - | 3 |
sanlowe | Product marketing @cienablueplanet, dressage rider, Sudbury girl, storm lover, advocate for the aged and animals. Tweets are my own. | 3 |
OttawaParamedic | Providing paramedic service to @OttawaCity | Compte officiel du Service paramédic de la @OttawaVille * Not monitored 24/7 | Non-surveillé 24/7 * | 2 |
JudtBryson | Dog lover | 2 |
Laskinator2 | Social Justice Warrior since 1986(ish). She/Her. @Laskinator@mstdn.social | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1628165513971961857 | Ottawa Fire on scene of a 2-Alarm fire on Presland RD on Overbook. @OttFire firefighters have rescued some occupants over ground ladders from balconies. Full interior searches & evacuation underway. #ottnews #ottcity https://t.co/DjjosW0GjR | 45 |
1628170005677330432 | The Presland RD fire is now a 3rd Alarm. All searches are complete and negative. The fire has extended inpto the roof area and @OttFire crews are operating on the top floor. #ottnews #Ottcity https://t.co/k6oTAhkY7i | 21 |
1628219555209248770 | Tonight @OttFire continues to fight a major fire on Presland Road that reached third alarm status. Six civilian injuries were reported, all in stable condition. Overbrook Community Centre is open and assisting displaced occupants. Power to restored when fire is under control. https://t.co/fZO0KWp83Z | 21 |
1628366739133149189 | A picture of one of the rescues at the 3rd alarm 🔥 on Presland Rd last night. @OttFire Firefighters successfully rescued 4 occupants, one of which was a child, from the blaze that broke out just before 17:30. #OttNews 📸 OFS Photographer Jean Lalonde https://t.co/dDoduyaeaI | 16 |
1628481527163105281 | Criminal investigation into Orleans explosion: The Ottawa Police Arson Unit continues to investigate the February 13th Blossom Pass Terrace explosion. More: https://t.co/ApwcJTePZr @OttFire #ottnews https://t.co/UThTCZvvhM | 10 |
1628508855448616969 | My team is proud to welcome @OttFire for our first Community Skate and Open House this Sunday at Ben Franklin Place 10am-12pm! Climb aboard a fire truck and meet Sparky the Fire Dog! and don't forget to stop by the Ottawa Fire display. https://t.co/r1jOFQ9Rzo https://t.co/ZDiIOj7Tm2 | 8 |
1628405369956446209 | We are responding to a report of an infrastructure issue with @OttFire at Richmond Rd & Roosevelt Ave. Richmond Rd is closed to vehicles & pedestrians between Berkley Ave & Churchill Ave N. Roosevelt Ave is closed between Danforth Ave & Richmond Rd. #Ottawa @OttawaPolice https://t.co/aV5tRhDWOs | 8 |
1628529580087644166 | We may not be able to prevent all fires but this afternoon we were out for our #AfterTheFire program to ensure that residents were informed, know what to do if a fire happens and have working smoke and C/O alarms! @rawlsonking @RideauRckcliffe @OttFire https://t.co/Gn12i4c17D https://t.co/l0pdmrAy7F | 7 |
1627403451993841664 | While patrolling the Market this afternoon, officers were alerted to a man suspected of overdosing. They administered naloxone, and within seconds, @OttawaParamedic and @OttFire were on scene to assist. The man regained consciousness and was brought to a hospital. | 7 |
1629866674915618817 | At 08:39 this morning, we responded for a bedroom 🔥 in the 3000 block of Tenth Line Rd in Orléans. Firefighters arrived in minutes & extinguished the flames before they could spread past the bedroom to the rest of the home. An @OttFire investigator is currently on scene.#OttNews https://t.co/SqNWoyDpDN | 6 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1628366739133149189 | A picture of one of the rescues at the 3rd alarm 🔥 on Presland Rd last night. @OttFire Firefighters successfully rescued 4 occupants, one of which was a child, from the blaze that broke out just before 17:30. #OttNews 📸 OFS Photographer Jean Lalonde https://t.co/dDoduyaeaI | 155 |
1628165513971961857 | Ottawa Fire on scene of a 2-Alarm fire on Presland RD on Overbook. @OttFire firefighters have rescued some occupants over ground ladders from balconies. Full interior searches & evacuation underway. #ottnews #ottcity https://t.co/DjjosW0GjR | 147 |
1627403451993841664 | While patrolling the Market this afternoon, officers were alerted to a man suspected of overdosing. They administered naloxone, and within seconds, @OttawaParamedic and @OttFire were on scene to assist. The man regained consciousness and was brought to a hospital. | 120 |
1628535438766927873 | In honour of #PinkShirtDay, @OttFire Senior Management Team donned our pink shirts to stand in solidarity in the fight against bullying. https://t.co/TWaeTo8vF0 | 107 |
1628170005677330432 | The Presland RD fire is now a 3rd Alarm. All searches are complete and negative. The fire has extended inpto the roof area and @OttFire crews are operating on the top floor. #ottnews #Ottcity https://t.co/k6oTAhkY7i | 68 |
1628219555209248770 | Tonight @OttFire continues to fight a major fire on Presland Road that reached third alarm status. Six civilian injuries were reported, all in stable condition. Overbrook Community Centre is open and assisting displaced occupants. Power to restored when fire is under control. https://t.co/fZO0KWp83Z | 66 |
1629866674915618817 | At 08:39 this morning, we responded for a bedroom 🔥 in the 3000 block of Tenth Line Rd in Orléans. Firefighters arrived in minutes & extinguished the flames before they could spread past the bedroom to the rest of the home. An @OttFire investigator is currently on scene.#OttNews https://t.co/SqNWoyDpDN | 47 |
1628529580087644166 | We may not be able to prevent all fires but this afternoon we were out for our #AfterTheFire program to ensure that residents were informed, know what to do if a fire happens and have working smoke and C/O alarms! @rawlsonking @RideauRckcliffe @OttFire https://t.co/Gn12i4c17D https://t.co/l0pdmrAy7F | 23 |
1628843046149160965 | Big thank you to @OttFire and first responders for the work you do. https://t.co/uaY5fCVz2O | 19 |
1628508855448616969 | My team is proud to welcome @OttFire for our first Community Skate and Open House this Sunday at Ben Franklin Place 10am-12pm! Climb aboard a fire truck and meet Sparky the Fire Dog! and don't forget to stop by the Ottawa Fire display. https://t.co/r1jOFQ9Rzo https://t.co/ZDiIOj7Tm2 | 18 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#ottnews | 18 |
#ottcity | 8 |
#collegeward | 6 |
#nepeanmuseum | 3 |
#ottawa | 3 |
#seeds | 2 |
#snacks | 2 |
#temporarytattoos | 2 |
#pinkshirtday | 2 |
#afterthefire | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@ottfire | 163 |
@ottawapolice | 22 |
@ofsfirephoto | 18 |
@catherinekitts | 16 |
@incendiesottawa | 12 |
@ottawaparamedic | 10 |
@ottawacity | 8 |
@laine_johnson1 | 7 |
@enbridge | 6 |
@rawlsonking | 6 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
37
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🔥 | 12 | fire |
🙏 | 7 | folded_hands |
📸 | 6 | camera_with_flash |
➡️ | 4 | right_arrow |
🇨🇦 | 3 | Canada |
👏 | 3 | clapping_hands |
🥰 | 2 | smiling_face_with_hearts |
🙏🏿 | 2 | folded_hands_dark_skin_tone |
❤️ | 2 | red_heart |
🚒 | 2 | fire_engine |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Travel & Places | 15 |
Smileys & Emotion | 15 |
People & Body | 15 |
Objects | 6 |
Symbols | 4 |
Flags | 3 |
Animals & Nature | 2 |