BRIAN S. GERACI STATE FIRE MARSHAL

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1 REPORT To the MSFA Executive Committee BRIAN S. GERACI STATE FIRE MARSHAL

2 Mr. Chairman, members of the Executive Committee, it is my pleasure to present to you this report on the activities and events pertaining to the. OSFM Personnel: Deputy State Fire Marshal s Christopher McIntyre, Carl Witmer and Brandon Sheppard started with the agency on May 13, DSFM McIntyre is assigned to the Lower Shore Region, DSFM Witmer will be assigned to the Western Region and DSFM Sheppard is assigned to HQ until the completion of his law enforcement academy which began on May 26 th. DSFM Chris Fenzel started with the agency on June 10 th and will be assigned to the Upper Shore Regional Office. DSFM John Grothe joined the agency on August 5, 2015 and is assigned to HQ waiting for a law enforcement academy class to start. Of the new hires one is a veteran, one is a veteran and a volunteer firefighter and two are volunteer firefighters. We have two additional sworn positions we are in the process of filling along with four vacant fire safety inspector positions and two contact fire inspector positions. After over 20 years of dedicated service Master Deputy State Fire Marshal Paul Schlotterbeck who was assigned to the Upper Shore Regional Office retired from the agency at the end of May. M/DSFM Schlotterbeck will be going to work for MDE as one of their emergency responders. FSI Heather White resigned from the agency at the end of July to take a position with the Ocean City Fire Marshal s office. S/DSFM Sander Cohen received a unit citation from the Prince George s County Fire Chief for his assistance in the regional bottle bomb explosion case that occurred last year in several jurisdictions. Fire Fatalities: As of this date the total fire fatalities for 2015 currently stands at 42 compared to 39 at this same time last year. There were no reported fatal fires during the month of July. More information about fire deaths in Maryland can be found at the OSFM website at Fire Deaths by Jurisdiction: Allegany 3 Anne Arundel 2 10 Baltimore City Baltimore County 5 5 Calvert 1 1 Caroline 0 Carroll 4 Cecil 3 1 Charles 0 2 Dorchester 0 Frederick 0 Garrett 0 Harford 0 2 Howard 3 Kent 2 Montgomery 8 Prince George s 5 5 Queen Anne s 1 1 St Mary s 1 Somerset 1 Talbot 0 Washington 2 Wicomico 5 1 Worcester 0 2

3 2014 Life Safety Achievement Award: I am pleased to report that the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company has received the 2014 Life Safety Achievement Award, from the NASFM Fire Research and Education Foundation and the Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. The department was one out of 117 departments across the country to receive the award. Since 1994, Life Safety Achievement Award has recognized fire departments for having outstanding fire safety statistics and prevention programs during the preceding calendar year. The award recognizes the proactive fire prevention efforts that the organization has made toward improving its community s fire and life safety behaviors. Fourth of July: The OSFM was advised of only five reported injuries across the state. Three adults and two juveniles received minor injuries from burns and soft tissue damage as the result of the miss use of legal and illegal fireworks. There were four reported fires in the City of Hagerstown as the result of fireworks. Proposed 2016 Legislation: We have sent three proposals to the MSP legislation office for review and submission. Two involved the repealing of section Chimney Fire Reports and section Reports of Losses by Insures. The last one is preventing the sale of nine volt smoke alarms within the state which was turned down last year. FY17 Budget Requests: As in previous years we will be requesting new vehicles, three additional fire protection engineers, eight additional fire safety inspectors and an annual salary review for the fire safety inspectors. Firefighter Life Safety Initiative 14 & 15: The Maryland Emergency Services Life Safety Task Force presented this training on Saturday, May 16 th at the Kent Island Fire Department. This training dealt with Public Education, Code Enforcement and Sprinklers as it pertains to firefighter safety. It was a disappointing turn out with only a total of 12 individuals in attendance. MALSC: The Mid Atlantic Life Safety Conference will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 At the John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. The conference theme this year is Reducing Emerging Risks. 508 Funding: The verification letter was sent to the Military Department on July 21, 2015 indicating that all fire and rescue departments did participate in reporting to MFIRS for FY 15. NASFM Web Training Portal: The National Association of State Fire Marshal s has a web based training portal that deals with the following topics: Pipeline Safety, LNG Emergencies, Fire Incident Data, Evaluating the Fire Risks in Existing Buildings, Residential Sprinklers and Crowd Manager Training. The website is: Conferences: We participated with our fire service partners MSFA and MFCA at the MML Convention in June and at the MACo Convention in August. We will also be at the Maryland Association of Realtors Conference in October. At all of the conferences the focus was to promote residential sprinklers. Fire and Life Safety Information Exchange Program: As a reminder, the Maryland Fire and Life Safety Information Exchange Program website is:

4 News Releases: Please take time to visit the OSFM s Facebook page to find all of the educational news releases issued by the OSFM. There are at least two educational news releases issued every month. Share the releases on your Facebook pages as well. Like us at Mr. Chairman, and members of the Executive Committee, this completes my report to you today. As always, it is our pleasure to provide you with this updated information. Thank you for your dedication and hard work in making Maryland a safer place to live. # # #

5 MFIRS Reporting period: through August 19, 2015 ALL REPORTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE 10TH OF THE MONTH The red indicates errors throughout the year, not necessarily the month. Please contact me for the complete list of errors. ALLEGANY Cumberland June December LaVale VFD June December Bedford Road July December Baltimore Pike Februrary December Corriganville July December Ellerslie July February December District July December Bowling Green April December Cresaptown May December Bowman's Addition Februrary December Flintstone March December Oldtown July December Mt. Savage July December Frostburg July December Shaft June December Midland March December Barton Hose June December Goodwill March December Luke July December Potomac July December Orleans May December Rawlings May April December ANNAPOLIS July December ANNE ARUNDEL June December BALTIMORE CITY February December BALTIMORE COUNTY April December BWI July December CALVERT North Beach June December Prince Frederick July December Solomon's July December Dunkirk Station July December Huntington July December St. Leonard July December Page 1 8/19/2015

6 CAROLINE Federalsburg June December Preston May December Denton July December Ridgely June April December Marydel July December Greensboro July December Goldsboro July December CARROLL Mt Airy June December Hampstead June December Westminster June December Manchester April December Taneytown June December Pleasant Valley June December Lineboro February December Union Bridge May December Reese June December New Windsor June December Harney June December Sykesville June December Gamber June December Winfield June December CECIL Cecilton July March - Jule December Chesapeake City June May December Singerly July December North East July December Charlestown July December Perryville Comm July December Water Witch June December Rising Sun June December Hacks Point May December Page 2 8/19/2015

7 CHARLES LaPlata July December Hughesville June December Waldorf June December Nanjemoy March December Benedict April December Cobb Island April December Potomac Heights June December Tenth District March December Indian Head June April December Bel Alton March December Bryans Road March December Waldorf June December Newburg June December DORCHESTER Rescue July December Hurlock July December Vienna June December Secretary July December E. New Market May December Eldorado-Brookview June December Neck District July December Lakes & Straits March December Church Creek May December Hoopers Island May December Madison July December Linkwood Salem July December Taylors Island May December Elliott Island July December Page 3 8/19/2015

8 FREDERICK Independent July December Junior July December United July December Citizens July December Brunswick July December Vigilant/Emmitsburg July December Middletown July December Myersville July December New Midway July December Thurmont July December Walkersville July December Braddock Heights July December Rocky Ridge July December Carroll Manor July December New Market July December Woodsboro July December Liberty Town July December Graceham July December Jefferson July December Wolfsville July December Lewistown July December Urbana July December GreenValley/N.Mkt July December Point of Rocks July December Westview Fire July December Spring Ridge Fire July December GARRETT Bloomington July December Friendsville June December Gorman June December Deer Park July December Deep Creek June December Oakland December Accident December Grantsville July December Kitzmiller May December Eastern Garrett June December Bittinger June December Page 4 8/19/2015

9 HARFORD Level June December Aberdeen July December Bel Air May April December Abingdon June May December Susquehanna Hose July December Whiteford March December Jarretsville June December Joppa-Magnolia June April/May December Darlington July June December Norrisville December Fallston March January December Harford Co. EMS Found May December Harford Co. Hazmat June December Technial Rescue April December Havre De Grace Amb. Co May December HOWARD July December KENT Millington June December Galena July December Kennedyville July December Betterton July December Chestertown July December Rock Hall July December MONTGOMERY April December PRINCE GEORGE'S February December QUEEN ANNE'S Kent Island May December Grasonville June December Queenstown July December Goodwill July December Church Hill December Sudlersville April December Crumpton May December Queen Anne-Hillsboro July December United Communities June December Page 5 8/19/2015

10 ST. MARY'S Leonardtown July December Mechanicsville March December Bay District May December Ridge VFD April December Seventh District April December Second District July December Hollywood June April December Bay District # December SOMERSET Ewell July December Crisfield July December Marion July December Deal Island-Chance March December Princess Anne December Mt. Vernon March December Tylerton July December Fairmount May December TALBOT Oxford July December Trappe July December St Michaels July December Cordova May December Easton July December Tilghman December Page 6 8/19/2015

11 WASHINGTON Sharpsburg July December Williamsport July December Clearspring July December Hancock July December Boonsboro July December Smithsburg July December Leitersburg July December Funkstown July December Potomac Valley July December Maugansville July December Mt. Aetna July December Hagerstown City July December Halfway June December Long Meadow July December Wash Co Airport July December WICOMICO Salisbury 1, 2, April December Fruitland April December Delmar June December Hebron July December Parsonsburg December Pittsville May December Willards March December Mardela Springs February December Powellville May December Westside January December Sharptown December Allen July December Page 7 8/19/2015

12 WORCESTER Pocomoke City July December Stockton July December Girdletree July December Snow Hill July December Newark July December Berlin July December Ocean City June December Showell July December Ocean Pines July December Bishopville July December Page 8 8/19/2015