HomeMy WebLinkAbout#05 FD December Month-Year End Report STAFF REPORT
DATE: January 17, 2017
CONSENT
ITEM #: 5
MOTION
TO: City Council
FROM: Greg Malmquist, Fire Chief
AGENDA ITEM: Monthly/Year End Fire Department Update REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND:
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Review monthly/year end activity update from fire department.
Advise on any additional information requested.
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: We had a total of 41 calls for December. 5 - Fire alarms with no fire – unintentional 2 - Dispatched and cancelled en route 27 - Medicals 1 - Gas leak
5 - Car accidents with injuries 1 - Smoke or odor removal 41 Total A CV did not respond on 3 of the calls for the month for a response rate of 92%. Average response time was 7 minutes. 11 of our calls had 3 or less responders minus the CV. Department drills for the month were: #1 – Right to Know / Blood borne Pathogens #2 – Engineer CEU pumping and driving #3 – Lake view Ambulance review and training on new patient “Auto Load” system
Points of interest:
- Continued to be significant vehicle repairs. Particularly with Engine 2.
- Engine 2 broke down on a call on 12/31 and required being towed back to the station.
- One Fire Fighter verbally resigned and advised intent to formally resign in writing ASAP.
Year End Totals We had a total of 430 calls for 2016.
- 32 Cancelled while en route - 45 Rescues - 268 Medicals
- 85 Fires
430 Total
The total average response time from alarm to arrival was 7 minutes for the year. We averaged 6.2 personnel per call with an average of 2.2 personnel on each truck sent to calls excluding Tahoes.
Points of interest:
- Staffing concerns over-shadowed all issues for the year. We are running at nearly
half of what we are chartered for with 19 personnel.
- The East Metro Public Safety Training Facility officially opened in October and has enhance department training.
- Several personnel completed basic EMT training with two of those obtaining a national cert as EMTs. - 2 Fire Fighters completed Fire Officer 1 training - 1 Fire Fighter completed Fire Instructor 1 training and obtained their state cert
- 1 Fire Fighter became a CIRAS instructor thru Washington County. (CIRAS is coordinated response training between FIRE/EMS/LAW ENFORCEMENT for active shooter type scenarios.)
- Most of the department completed and/or are involved in CIRAS training.
- 2 Fire Fighters completed probation and were sworn is as Fire Fighters
- A new Lieutenant was promoted at Station 2 FISCAL IMPACT: N/A OPTIONS: RECOMMENDATION:
Motion to ATTACHMENTS: None