Citizen Centered Gainesville CITIZENS ACADEMY GAINESVILLE FIRE RESCUE MARCH 21, 2018
GFR Department Overview Gainesville Fire Rescue is an ALL-HAZARDS Emergency Response Department
FIRE EMS HAZMAT TECH RESCUE PREVENTION TRAINING Emergency Response Department
GFR s Mission To protect and serve through community involvement, education, prevention, and rapid intervention by professionals committed to excellence. GFR s Vision Gainesville Fire Rescue will be recognized as the model of excellence by the provision of our services.
Department Values Responsible Accountable Professional Innovative Dedicated
Mission to Protect and Serve Community Involvement Education Rapid Intervention Prevention
Accreditation and Insurance Services Office Accredited Fire Rescue Departments World-wide as of 9/17 239 Accredited and ISO 2 in Florida (Current GFR Status) 3 Accredited and ISO 1 in Florida (Our Goal) 10 ISO conducts an on-site analysis of fire suppression services on a five-year cycle. GFR was graded in early 2014: The analysis measures fire risk of our community GFR staffing, training, distribution of stations and apparatus, and prevention activities. City s water system E911 and Dispatch *Best rating is class #1 27 in Florida have achieved this rating National Ratings
Our People Make GFR Great
How We Work Firefighters work a 24 - hour shift 1/3 of Firefighters on Duty every day 56hr*/wk schedule on 3 Battalions: -Equipment -Fitness -Training -Response A B C Emergency Response Minimum Daily Staffing for each of 3-24/hr Shifts is: 39 Responders
What We Do
Special Teams Special Operations Teams include the Extrication Team, the SWAT Medic Team, the Hazardous Materials Team and the Technical Rescue Team
Emergency Management Preparedness City-wide Emergency/Disaster Plan Departmental Emergency Operations Plans Continuity of Operations Plans Multi-Year Training and Exercise Planning Emergency Management Emergency Response Team Readiness for the Operations Center Response Team Member Training Local Mitigation Strategies Assistance in Mitigation Strategy Initiatives City Representative for Local Mitigation Strategies Member of County LMS Workgroup
GFR Unit Responses by Station Jan - Dec 2017 Engine 1 Tower 1 Squad 1 6333 26% Engine 2 Tower 2 4397 18% Squad 9 1958 8% Quint 8 1686 7% Engine 7 1870 7% Engine 3 3890 16% Engine 5 2607 10% Engine 4 2049 8% *GFR has calculated unit efficiency peaks at 3039 responses/yr
Fire Response
Medical Responses
Benchmarks Return of Spontaneous Circulation aka ROSC GFR ROSC June Dec 2016 58 Resuscitation Efforts (27 Witnessed by Bystanders) 24 of 58 ROSC in Field to ED (42%) 14 of 24 with ROSC Were Witnessed by Bystanders June - Dec 2016 Cardiac Arrests Witnessed by Bystanders Bystander Witnessed - CPR and EMS ROSC Bystander Witnessed - CPR performed - No ROSC Bystander Witnessed - No CPR - EMS ROSC Bystander Witnessed - No CPR - No ROSC 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Increasing Demand 30,000 Unit Response Trend - All GFR Units 26,400 25,000 20,000 20,096 20,326 21,317 21,187 22,281 22,487 23,330 24,271 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Emergency Response Demand Management Prevention Medical Call Screening Community Paramedics Incident Prioritizing Reduced Response Unit Move-ups Capacity Alternative Vehicles Peak Load Staffing
How We Train
How We Are Funded $12,071,647 69% $5,377,161 31% Projected Fire Assessment Revenue FY17 $ 5,377,161 Remainder of Budget from General Fund $ 12,071,647 Total Budget $ 17,448,808 FY17 Budget in Brief pp. 43, 45
Where We Work
GFR s REACH Then and Now 1975 2017 Population 50,000 128,000 Personnel 165 174 Personnel per 1,000 Population 3.3 1.4 Square Miles 26 63 Personnel per Square Miles 6.3 2.8 Automatic Aid Suburban Fringe Square Miles 135 127 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Workforce Related to Resident Population and Service Area 1975 2017 Personnel per 1,000 Population Personnel per Square Miles LEPC participates with hazmat response team in an 12-county area protecting over 450,000 residents. RDSTF serves 7 state regions for response to weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and urban search and rescue. We are a primary responder in Region 3. USAR Task Force 8 is a three-agency task force from Gainesville, Ocala, and Marion County serving North Central Florida in urban search and rescue.
Where is YOUR Station?
Nine Fire Stations Station 1 427 S Main St. (Built in 1961) Engine 1, Tower 1, Squad 1, District 1 Technical Rescue Team Station #5 1244 N.W. 30 th Ave. (Built in 1965) Engine 5 Station 2 2210 S.W. Archer Rd. (Built in 1976) Engine 2, Tower 2, Hazmat 2 Station 3 900 N.E. Waldo Rd. (Built in 1960) Engine 3 Alachua County Rescue 3 Station 6 Airport Firefighting Units (2017) 3638 NE 39 th Ave. Crash 61, Chem 62, Crash 63 AT1 Air and Light Support Station #8 3223 NW 42 nd Ave. (Built in 2011) Quint 8, District 2 Station #4 10 S.W. 36 th St. (Built in 1964) Engine 4 Station #9 4213 SW 30 th Ave. (Modular 2017) Squad 9 Station #7 5601 N.W. 43 rd St. (Built in 1980) Engine 7
GFR Apparatus Engines Aerials Squads
Department Challenges for 2018 and Beyond Service Level and Response Time Issues Community Paramedicine? Fleet and Facility Needs Risk Reduction Programs for Growing Population and Building Inventory Aging Population Vertical Construction Aging Buildings Increasing Training Demands Incident Management Training Requirements for the National Response Plan Maintaining Technically Complex Equipment Obtaining and maintaining software solutions
Public Education. Prevention Saves Lives GFR s team has reached 27,328 citizens in 2017 through public education. We have certified child seat installers to keep our children safe.
Fire Safety Inspections Fire Safety Inspections prevent injury, death, and property loss in our community. Over 23 million square feet of businesses were inspected last year. GFR has taught over 2,680 employees of local establishments safe crowdmanagement practices.
GFR s home sprinkler initiative hopes to give residents an opportunity to install one in in their homes without breaking the bank. Home Fire Sprinklers
Home Fire Sprinklers Fire Sprinklers Protect Property Sprinklers No Sprinklers
Gainesville Fire Rescue Setting the Standard for over 130 years A CFAI Accredited Agency 2014-2019 ISO Public Protection Classification 2/2X
GAINESVILLE FIRE RESCUE Committed to Excellence www.gfr.org 352-334-5078 Dial 911 only for Emergency Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @GFR1882