HomeMy WebLinkAbout#06 - Fire Department Report JANUARY 2018 STAFF REPORT
DATE: February 20, 2018
CONSENT
ITEM #: 6
TO: City Council
FROM: Greg Malmquist, Fire Chief
AGENDA ITEM: Month End Fire Department Update for January 2018
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 34 calls in January.
6 Fire Alarms
2 Dispatched and Cancelled en route
19 Medicals
2 Gas leaks
5 Car accidents with injuries
34 Total
A Command vehicle did not respond on 7 calls for a response rate of 83%. Our average response time
was 6.9 minutes from alarm to arrival. 13 calls had 3 or less responders minus the Duty Officer with 4
calls having only 1 personnel on the first due apparatus.
Important to point out that our response time this month improved by nearly a half minute. This was
mostly due to the bulk of calls coming in during shift time so personnel were working which allowed the
trucks to be en route much faster. The only personnel to respond to 6 calls this month were comprised
exclusively of shift work personnel.
Safe Haven is in the works. The entire community was blanketed with the SAFE HAVEN home survey
this month and an article was written about the program in the Oakdale Review. There has also been
some requests coming in from community organizations and businesses as to how they can support or
help with the program.
Truck Committee continues to meet and is putting the final touches on the specifications for the
Rescue/Engine.
Drills for the month:
#1-CEU - Solar Panels
#2-Department updates/SOG updates
#3-Fire fighter Survivability – combined training with Oakdale Fire using our future burn house
#4-Emergency Vehicle Operations driving course was completed by 8 personnel at Dakota
County Tech