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Fire Stations <br />There are many factors that contribute to determining the need for a Fire Station and <br />where it will be located. Some of these are risks to the community/neighborhood, population <br />density, per capita firefighters, and anticipated calls for service, Insurance Services Office (ISO) <br />requirements and most importantly, response times. Service delivery is measured in seconds and <br />providing emergency response within recognized benchmarks is a critical aspect of business. <br />According to NFPA 1710 (Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression <br />Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire <br />Departments), response times should have a goal of being met 90% (80% is a more realistic <br />goal) of the time. National Standard response objectives are: <br />o Travel time is the time the apparatus leaves the Fire Station and arrives at the scene <br />o The 90th percentile is for emergency calls only <br />o Maximum 240 seconds of travel time for arrival of 1St Engine/Quint <br />o Maximum 240 seconds of travel time for AED equipped Basic Life Support arrival <br />o Maximum 480 seconds of travel time for full first alarm arrival (structure fire response) <br />■ A first alarm response currently consists of the deployment of 3 FFD Fire Stations <br />o For total response time, add: <br />■ 80 seconds or less for call processing time 90% of the time <br />■ 80 seconds or less for turnout 90% of the time <br />■ 120 seconds for firefighters to respond to Fire Stations from their homes (nights <br />and weekends only) <br />While response times are not a be -all -end-all measure of performance, they are important <br />indicators when analyzing operational deployment, station locations and number of apparatus <br />and personnel. Seconds do count in all emergencies, especially in cases where cardiac arrest has <br />occurred or a structural fire. Quick response to these incidents gives the patient the best chance <br />for survival with early defibrillation and CPR (4 minutes of less) as well as the extinguishment of <br />fire while it is still in the development stage (9 minutes from time of ignition). <br />13 1 Page <br />