FIRE. MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Cedar Hill Fire Department is to deliver Professional Life Safety Services to our citizens and customers.

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1 FIRE MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Cedar Hill Fire Department is to deliver Professional Life Safety Services to our citizens and customers. VISION STATEMENT: Enhancing the Quality of Life for Our Citizens, Visitors and Employees CORE FUNCTIONS: 1) Emergency Medical Services - Deliver professional emergency medical care to all of our customers 2) Fire Suppression - Deliver state-of-the-art fire and rescue services to all of our customers 3) Fire Prevention - Improve Quality of Life through pro-active services, including education, inspections, and construction plan review 4) Fire Administration - Provide leadership and visionary direction for the Cedar Hill Fire Department 99

2 WORK PLAN CORE FUNCTION: #1 Emergency Medical Services Action: Meet established national standards for response to approximately 3,700 emergency medical service calls Administer quality advanced life-support and other medical treatment Improve efficiency, quality and record keeping through electronic field reporting Continuous improvement of the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Program Schedule maintenance/equipment replacement of AEDs Provide free blood pressure checks to all customers Ensure ambulances meet all state requirements Provide quality medical Continuing Education Programs for paramedics Support and coordinate the Shattered Dreams Program Activity Measurement: Respond to emergency medical service calls in six minutes or less 90% of the time current overall average six minutes one second Ensure 99% of all calls get proper care and meet all protocols Conduct AED Training for City employees annually Conduct CPR Training for City employees annually Conduct weekly blood pressure checks to City employees and daily to citizens as requested Complete annual ambulance re-certifications and unannounced inspections Coordinate medical Continuing Education Programs 12 times per year - for all paramedics Manage Shattered Dreams Program bi-annually Meets City Council s Premier Statement: Cedar Hill is Safe. 100

3 CORE FUNCTION: #2 Fire Suppression Action: Meet established national standards for response to approximately 1,800 fire/other related emergency and non-emergency events and 1,600 EMS assist calls Work toward continuous customer service improvement by empowering all fire department employees to pursue every opportunity which arises to improve the outcome of all fire department events/activities Identify High Risk/Low Frequency (HR/LF) Events and focus company training on department guidelines for these types of events Perform Hydrant Program and Pre-Plan Program Activity Measurement: Respond to fire/medical emergencies in six minutes or less, 90% of the time current overall average six minutes forty-eight seconds Ensure 99% customer satisfaction rating on all fire department incidents, events and activities Meet the daily goal of the nation s fire service of no line-of-duty-deaths or Everyone Goes Home Complete and properly document semi-annual maintenance on more than 2,300 hydrants Complete 18 new target hazard pre-plans annually Perform inspections of all department equipment daily Achieve 240 hours of training per employee annually Meets City Council s Premier Statement: Cedar Hill is Safe. 101

4 CORE FUNCTION: #3 Fire Prevention Action: Promote fire prevention activities through building inspections and Fire Pre- Plans Promote fire prevention/safety with the Life Fire Safety Education Team Aggressively pursue arson investigations Perform pre-construction plan reviews Inspect all commercial buildings Perform required re-inspections Perform requested Certificate of Occupancy inspections Activity Measurement: Complete a minimum of one inspection on all commercial buildings in Cedar Hill annually Perform 670 building inspections by the Fire Marshal s Office - completed 592 (CY-2011) Perform 300 inspections annually by Suppression personnel - completed 292 (CY-2011) Perform required re-inspections within ten working days of initial inspection Oversee 18 additional Pre-Plan inspections annually by Suppression personnel Conduct 33 fire safety educational programs annually Prosecute 100% of successful cause and determinations of known arson events Provide New Construction Plan Review with completion within five working days of receipt Perform Certificate of Occupancy Inspections within two working days of request Meets City Council s Premier Statement: Cedar Hill is Safe. *Pre-Plan is a map of a building. In the event of a fire, all hydrants will be identified in advance. 102

5 CORE FUNCTION: #4 Fire Administration Action: Provide professional, effective leadership for our employees Improve regional standardization, training and cooperation Provide state-of-the-art equipment, using cost-effective strategies Maximize the life expectancy of all equipment through preventive maintenance Utilize state contracts, regional contracts, inter-local purchasing agreements Continue to maintain Insurance Service Offices Rating of Class 2 Report and recognize Excellent customer service events Activity Measurement: Maintain ISO Rating by overseeing the following: Perform Hydrant Inspections on 2,300 plus hydrants semi-annually Perform eight multi-company drills annually and 240 hours of company training annually Analysis of 18 new target hazards annually Equip 100% of all apparatus per ISO requirements Utilize Compressed Air Foam Systems Utilize Total Quint Concept (two quints) Respond to and include employees in the decision making process through committee participation annually, which includes: Two yearly Advisory Board Meetings Two yearly Standard Operating Guideline Committee Meetings Weekly Staff Meetings Monthly Association Meetings Quarterly Station Meetings Two EMS Meetings Two Officer Meetings Utilize Mutual Aid Agreements: Attend three Regional Fire Training Evolutions Implement, as needed, Regional Standard Operating Guidelines Improve inter-operability with 450 Mhz radio system Attend monthly regional and county Fire Chief s meetings Attend monthly FIANT meetings Attend 11-EDUCT meetings Host one department awards program annually Meets City Council s Premier Statement: Cedar Hill is Safe. o Best Southwest Cities include: Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Desoto and Lancaster. o EDUCT represents the Ellis Dallas Unified Cooperative Team. o FIANT represents Fire Instructors Association of North Texas o Target Hazard represents a high hazard facility which is pre-planned. A pre-plan includes identifying hazardous conditions, utility shut-offs, hydrant locations, available flow and a foot print of the building. 103

6 SUMMARY - FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES ACTUAL ACTUAL EST. FISCAL YEAR FYE 10 FYE 11 FYE 12 CONTINUED GROWTH PROPOSED Personnel $ 6,414,063 $ 6,082,560 $ 6,302,340 $ 6,698,460 $ 6,777,410 $ 6,698,460 Supplies 179, , , , , ,065 Maintenance 203, , , , , ,800 Services 339, , , , , ,465 Utilities 86,970 88,496 82,460 85,600 86,320 85,600 Leases/Rentals 297, , , , , ,745 Sundry 154, , , , , ,085 Capital and Grant Expenditures , , ,550 TOTAL Dept. Budget $ 7,675,082 $ 7,425,673 $ 7,638,720 $ 8,118,770 $ 8,206,790 $ 8,118,770 STAFFING ACTUAL ACTUAL EST. FISCAL YEAR FYE 10 FYE 11 FYE 12 CONTINUED GROWTH PROPOSED Fire Chief Deputy Fire Chief Assistant Fire Chief Fire Marshal Battalion Fire Chief Medical Services Chief Fire Captain Driver/Engineer Firefighter/Paramedic Fire Inspector Executive Secretary TOTAL Department Staff REPLACEMENT VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT: ACTUAL LEASE FUNDED COST COST Rescue Truck (4 X 4) $ 30,000 $ 10,075 Yes Power Stretcher (2) $ 25,400 $ 5,156 Yes Automatic Defibrillators $ 1,700 $ 345 Yes SUV (Inspector) $ 35,000 $ 9,042 No Brush Truck $ 100,000 $ 25,833 No ZTR Mower $ 9,300 $ 2,402 No Patient Care Computers $ 32,000 N/A Yes* Mobile Data Computers $ 76,550 N/A Yes* PROGRAMS: PRIORITY COST FUNDED Fire Inspector 1 $ 88,927 No *Grant Funded 104

7 Proposed Program Description Fire Department Program One (1), Fire Inspector (6 th Year of Request) Program Cost: $88,927 Option 1 Cost: $65,175 Option 2 Cost: $ 39,098 Included in City Manager s Budget: No Program Description: The Fire Department is requesting a Fire Inspector for the Fire Prevention Division. The Prevention Division is currently staffed with one Fire Marshal and one Fire Inspector. These two personnel perform inspections, investigations and prevention activities throughout the City. While the Suppression Division assists by performing company inspections and some prevention activities, increasing growth is exceeding current capabilities and recent legislative changes impact the ability of the Suppression Division to conduct inspections. Through planning and teamwork, the Inspection and Suppression Divisions have made great progress toward meeting the Fire Department s inspection goals. However, the increase in the number of inspections has resulted in an increase in the number of re-inspections. Since September 1, 2011, all fire safety inspections must be conducted by an Inspector certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. This legislative change, along with current commercial growth and anticipated growth, justifies the need for additional certified personnel in the Prevention Division. This position will ensure that the Prevention Division is able to maintain excellent customer service, as well as expand and coordinate the Fire Department s Inspection/Prevention Program. Currently, our personnel in the Engineer rank are taking approved inspection courses. Once they have obtained these certifications, this will only help to maintain the status quo and does not allow for any growth. The Fire Prevention Code Enforcement portion of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) inspection counts 30% of the Texas Addendum to the ISO rating. The City received 25.5 of 30 points in the Fire Prevention Code Enforcement portion of the review. The ISO process requires one Inspector for the first 5,000 of population and an additional Inspector for each additional 20,000 of population. According to the 2009 census data, Cedar Hill s population is 45,318. This population would require three full-time Inspectors to maintain maximum credit. Additionally, ISO uses a formula to determine the maximum number of quality original inspections that one Inspector can perform. This formula places that number at 480 inspections per year. An additional Inspector would allow credit 105

8 for up to 1,440 original inspections per year. The table below (sorted by average inspections), provides a comparison of the 13 survey cities. 13 Survey City Comparison City Annual Inspections Fire Marshal Inspectors Average per Inspector Grapevine 2, FT + 9 PT 434 FT PT Bedford 1, Cedar Hill Euless 1, Duncanville 1, Part Time 433 DeSoto Rowlett 1, Coppell Hurst Waxahachie Allen No Data 1 3 Mansfield No Data 1 3 Lancaster Not Performed 1 0 N/A Grand Prairie Not Performed 1 4 N/A (Data in this table reflects 2011 annual inspections only and does not include other types of inspections.) In 2011, there were 884 annual inspections performed in the City. Of those, 292 were performed as company inspections by Suppression Personnel. The remaining 592 inspections were completed by the Prevention Division. In addition to these inspections, the Prevention personnel also performed re-inspections; numerous other types of inspections (Certificate of Occupancy, fire alarm, sprinkler systems, etc.) investigated numerous fires, handled citizen complaints and performed other prevention and education activities. The Prevention Division is working to achieve the following goals: A minimum of one annual inspection for all commercial businesses in the City Re-inspections within 10 working days (a re-inspection is required when a deficiency is found during the annual or company inspection) Perform Certificate of Occupancy inspections within two working days of request In addition to inspections, this position will allow the Prevention Division to move closer to providing a premier level of customer service on the public education front. Duties within the Prevention Division could be better distributed to maximize the delivery of prevention services. The delivery of Fire Safety Programs to the schools and the elderly would be able to receive the attention they deserve. The creation of new programs, such as community CPR training, could be implemented. Working with other departments, such as Neighborhood Services, could provide avenues for the delivery of these programs. 106

9 Options: 1. Convert this position to a civilian position with minimal first-aid training and no firefighter training. This position would be classified at the same level as a Code Enforcement Building Inspector. A vehicle would be required. 2. Utilize existing certified personnel through overtime. This option would require 16 hours of overtime per week for 50 weeks each year. There are currently four personnel in the department with proper certifications for this option. A vehicle would be required. If this program is not funded: It will continue to be difficult for the Prevention Division to meet its established goals including inspection of all commercial structures, a timely follow-up on reinspections, adequately address the anticipated workload of new development and comply with legislative requirements. This program reflects City Council s Premier Statement: Cedar Hill is Safe. Finance Department s Comments: This program includes a SUV in the Equipment Lease Fund. The budgeted cost of the SUV is $25,000 with a lease term of $4,652 per year for eight years. This program also includes a computer in the Equipment Lease Fund. The budgeted cost of the computer is $3,500 with a lease term of $904 per year for five years. 107

10 FIRE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT X IF ITEM IS DESCRIPTION OF ESTIMATED CM ITEM I.D. UNRELIABLE YEAR MILEAGE REPLACEMENT ITEM COST LIFE APPROVED ENGINES/PUMPERS Pierce 1,500 Pumper ( ) E ,684 Pierce Quint ( ) Q ,475 Pierce Quint ( ) Q ,975 Pierce 1,500 Pumper ( ) E ,293 Pierce Dash CF $ 550, years On Order Grumman Pumper ( ) E ,333 Will leave fleet BRUSH TRUCKS TIFMAS Type VI Engine E3-64 E ,573 Brush Truck B ,566 Ford F-350 Brush Unit 4X4 ( ) B212 X ,147 4 X 4 Brush Unit $ 100, Years No AMBULANCES Dodge Ambulance (Frazer) ( ) M ,679 Dodge Ambulance (Frazer) ( ) M ,685 Ford Ambulance (Frazer) ( ) M ,330 Ford Ambulance (Frazer) ( ) M ,658 SUV's Chevrolet Suburban 4X4 (Battalion Chief) ( ) BC ,422 Ford Explorer (Deputy Chief) ( ) C ,998 Ford Expedition 4X4 (Fire Chief) ( ) C ,628 Ford Expedition (Fire Marshal) ( ) FM ,892 Ford Expedition (EMS Chief) ( ) C ,385 Ford Expedition (Fire Inspector) ( ) FM212 X , Ford Explorer $ 35,000 8 Years No Ford Excursion 4X4 (Battalion Chief) ( ) S ,099 OTHER VEHICLES Honda ATV Rescue 4-Wheeler Unit N/A Ford F350 Hose Unit ( ) HT ,649 Ford Rescue Truck F350 ( ) R213 X ,775 Rescue Truck $ 30, years Yes Bus (International) SB ,940 OTHER EQUIPMENT: Canon Copier (Fax/Scanner/Printer) 2012 Scott SCBA Air Packs (27) 2011 Intercom System (4 units) All Engines 1996 Hydraulic Rescue Tool TNT E Hydraulic Rescue Tool TNT Power Plants Q211, Q212, E TNT Hydraulic Rescue Tool E Hydraulic Rescue Tool TNT Q Stryker Power Pro Stretcher Serial Number X 2006 Rescue Stretcher $ 12,700 7 Years Yes Stryker Power Pro Stretcher Serial Number X 2006 Rescue Stretcher $ 12,700 7 Years Yes Stryker Power Pro Stretcher Serial Number CARDIAC MONITOR/DEBIBRILLATORS Defibrillator - LifePak 12 Q Defibrillator - LifePak 12 Q Defibrillator - LifePak 12 E Defibrillator - LifePak 13 E Defibrillator - LifePak 15 M Defibrillator - LifePak 15 M Defibrillator - LifePak 15 M Defibrillator - LifePak 15 Reserve AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Animal Shelter Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Community Center Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Government Center Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Government Center Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Government Center PD Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Government Center PD Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Library Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Public Works Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Recreation Center Desk Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Recreation Center Hall Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus City Bus Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus City Bus Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) LP-1000 BC Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) LP-1000 C Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) LP-1000 C Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) LP-1000 Fire Department Admin Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) CR Plus Government Center Admin X 2006 AED $ 1,700 7 Years Yes MOWERS: Cub Cadet 50" mower 2007 Mower - John Deere - Transferred from Parks Station 212 X 1999 Mower $ 9,000 5 Years No Mower - John Deere - Transferred from Parks Station Mower - John Deere - Transferred from Parks Station

11 FIRE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT X IF ITEM IS DESCRIPTION OF ESTIMATED CM ITEM I.D. UNRELIABLE YEAR MILEAGE REPLACEMENT ITEM COST LIFE APPROVED THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS: Thermal Imaging Camera - MSA 5200 Q Thermal Imaging Camera - MSA 5200 E Thermal Imaging Camera - MSA 5200 Q Thermal Imaging Camera - MSA 5200 E Thermal Imaging Camera Bullard T3 Max 2004 Not Operational - will be sent to auction Thermal Imaging Camera (Reserve - 3) ISG T ISG - Not Operational - will be sent to auction COMPUTERS Patient Care Tablets (4) Various 2006 Patient Care Tablets $ 32,000 5 Years Yes* Mobile Data Computers (14) Various 2004 Mobile Data Computers $ 76,550 5 Years Yes* *Funded by Grant 109

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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY. Personnel Services $ 7,780,971 $ 7,989,600 $ 7,707,680 $ 8,231,680. Operating Expenses 835, , , ,870

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY. Personnel Services $ 7,780,971 $ 7,989,600 $ 7,707,680 $ 8,231,680. Operating Expenses 835, , , ,870 Expenditures DEPARTMENT SUMMARY FIRE Personnel Services $ 7,780,971 $ 7,989,600 $ 7,707,680 $ 8,231,680 Operating Expenses 835,509 844,902 837,460 857,870 Recovered Costs (389,049) (399,480) (385,380)