Burning Man By The Numbers

Airport 2022

BRC AIRPORT BY THE NUMBERS

Total flight operations: 3,096

Total number of scenic flights gifted: 694

Total number of volunteers: over 400

Total number of staff: 14

Total number of BxA passengers: 3,850

Burner Express – 2022

BxB BY THE NUMBERS

This year our team of 25 individuals facilitated 14,024 rides from San Francisco and Reno!

We surpassed our goal of transporting 13,000 passengers.

We facilitated the transportation and donation of 200+ bicycles from Burner Express Bus passengers to the Reno Bike Project.

We effectively reduced traffic on 34 and Highway 447 by 7,000 cars.

DMV 2022

DMV BY THE NUMBERS

Average wait time of under 45 minutes for MVs

835 vehicles applied, 777 were invited, and 624 vehicles received a day, night, or both licenses

About 3,000 shift hours worked at the event

Just over 100 active volunteers showed up for one or more shifts at the event

Placement 2022

PLACEMENT BY THE NUMBERS

1,190 placed theme camps

67 placed villages

1,599 total camps placed

26 Placement volunteers

13 Camp Support volunteers

127 PEERS volunteers

6 Campfire Talks produced

RANGERS BY THE NUMBERS

We trained nearly 1,000 people this year, including returning Rangers and new prospects; we maintained a very high level of volunteer participation (92 percent of our total number of volunteers) compared to 2019. Our tow truck, which helps to keep Gate lanes clear, worked more recoveries and tows than any previous year.

Medical Care on the Playa - 2011

The entire ESD management team was pleased to welcome Humboldt General Hospital (HGH) to the playa to provide our advanced medical care at the Rampart clinic (a homage to the old EMS television series “Emergency!” from the 1970s) in 2011. For the first time, medical was equipped with laboratory, radiology, and ultrasound services. This had a positive impact on decreasing the numbers of people requiring medical transport to Reno to rule out a condition or injury.

ESD and HGH together logged 5,748 patient contacts in 2011, 1,048 (19%) more patients than in 2010, with a peak combined patient volume of 1,125 patients (25% increase over 2010) seen on Saturday, September 2. Most of these patients were walk-ins with minor medical issues.

Of the 5,748 patient contacts, 5,011 presented themselves to ESD or HGH for medical care while 737 required emergency response units from ESD and HGH to respond in the field, a 31% increase over 2010. This total averages to one EMS call in the field approximately every 20 minutes. We posit that the increase in call volume was only partially due to anticipated annual increases but also partially due to having HGH fully integrated into our dispatching system which allowed for capturing more accurate statistics than in the past.

Approximately 38% of the total patient volume involved minor injuries such as blisters or cuts. Other less common patient categories included dehydration (6.1% of total patients), orthopedic injuries (6.9%), wound rechecks (2.8%), and eye problems (5.3%). Other medical care categories included urinary tract infections (3.6%), difficulty breathing (1.2%), abdominal pain/diarrhea (2.6%), burns (2.1%), allergies/insect bites (3.3%), headaches (1.8%), and lacerations requiring sutures (2.1%). All other chief complaint categories were at or below 1%. The numbers for alcohol- and drug-related patients continue to be remarkably low for an event of this size. In 2011 ESD and HGH treated a total of 57 drug related patients (0.9%), and 85 total alcohol-related patients (1.6%). These numbers do not necessarily represent drug and/or alcohol overdoses, only patients for whom drugs or alcohol were the primary reason for seeking medical care.

Of the 33 patients transported to Reno hospitals for additional care in 2011 (a decrease of 27% from 2010), 28 were stable patients transported by ground ambulance, and 5 (a 55% decrease from 2010) were deemed critical enough to be flown out by helicopter. The decreased need to transport patients off playa can be attributed at least in part to the availability of diagnostic equipment such as lab tests, x-ray, and ultrasound on playa, services previously unavailable on playa.

Unfortunately, in a city of over 50,000 people, unwanted outcomes are inevitable. There was a single cardiac arrest but with swift intervention a return of spontaneous circulation was achieved. The patient was transported to a hospital in Reno and showed signs of having a positive outcome 24 hours later. Another participant who sought treatment for a headache was ultimately transported to Reno and diagnosed with an acute subarachnoid bleed. It was reported that the patient expired after life support was discontinued.