HomeMy WebLinkAbout# 05 May 2017 Fire Department Report STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 20, 2017
CONSENT
ITEM #: 5
TO: City Council
FROM: Greg Malmquist, Fire Chief
AGENDA ITEM: Month End Fire Department Update for May 2017
REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Review month end activity update from fire department. Advise on
any additional information requested.
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS:
We had a total of 44 Calls for May.
1 Cooking Fire (Grill)
1 Structure fire
5 Dispatched and cancelled en route
27 Medicals
1 Gasoline or flammable liquid spill
2 Grass fire
7 Car accidents with injuries
44 Total
A Command vehicle did not respond on 6 of the calls for the month for a response rate of 88%. Average
response time for the month was just over 7 minutes. 18 calls had 3 or less responders minus the Duty
Officer.
Department drills for the month:
#1 – CEU (Ladders)
#2 – Hydrant pumping
#3 – Quarterly EMS
Points of interest:
- Staffing level continues to be a great concern and to that point:
1 FF continues to be on a long term Leave of Absence.
1 prospective new recruit dropped out due to other obligations.
Station 2 is struggling to fill night time Duty Crews and will not be able to as of next month.
(personnel are unable to continue covering extra days)
2 call responses this month had only 1 personnel respond and it took 31 minutes to arrive
from the time of alarm for one of those.
1 grass fire had 1 personnel on the initial engine requiring mutual aid assistance that
normally would not have been necessary.
1 daytime responder is changing jobs ending their availability during the daytime hours
effective 6/2/17.
One good staffing item was that our personnel on medical leave has returned to full duty.
- 4 personnel completed FAO training and took the state certification test - Results pending.