Centers for Regional Excellence Downriver Fire Authority Operations Committee Report 2007 Organization Committee Objective to prepare a recommended department structure for Board approval. 1
What are we looking at? A fire department.. Servicing a population of 138,261. Covering 28 square miles, five jurisdictions. Responding to 14,000 fire and EMS runs annually. What we have we done so far? Reviewed current model. Prepared some very basic mapping. Looked at comparable departments. Started preliminary discussions about staffing. Developed initial Organizational Chart. Staffing Broken Down Fire Administration Fire Prevention Training Fire Suppression/ EMS Clerical Emergency Dispatch 2
Fire Administration Administration of department Plans and develops all department programs Responsible for H.R. management Coordinates divisions within department Responsible for budget Liaison between department and Fire Authority Board of Trustees Fire Prevention Building inspections Building and site plan review Fire investigations Enforcement of all fire codes Fire safety training and Public Education Hazardous Materials Training Division Delivery of Fire and EMS training to staff Develops, coordinates and facilitates training to fire personnel Provide continued education for medical licenses 3
Fire Suppression/ EMS Save lives and property from destruction from fire Provide basic and advanced emergency medical care Respond to hazardous material incidents, gas leaks, wire down, vehicle accidents, etc. Inspection and maintenance of fire apparatus Staffing Fire Suppression Setting expectations Determining appropriate response Positioning of equipment and manpower Finding something to measure system against Look at comparables Look at current industry standards Suggested Daily Staffing 6 Engine companies 2 Ladder companies 7 Rescue crews (dedicated) 1 Battalion Chief 4
How did we come to this conclusion? NFPA 1710 Standard for the Organizational and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments The NFPA 1710 Technical committee members had collectively over 1000 years of fire fighting experience in small medium, and metro fire departments. 5
Why 1710? The standard covers every topic the committee has been tasked to address! Who goes? How many? How long should it take? What jobs are essential? Who is going to be in command? Training, communications, the whole shot! Standard defines various companies and typical operations with staffing levels defined for each. Engine companies- pump and deliver water to seat of fire (4 man minimum) Ladder or Truck companies- perform ventilation, search and rescue, forcible entry, aerial operations (4 man minimum) Supervisory chief officers (1) Special Units (as determined by jurisdiction) Initial Full Alarm Assignment Establish Incident Command (1 IC) Establish uninterrupted water supply of 400 g.p.m. for thirty minutes (1 engineer) Two hand lines attack/ back-up (4 FF) Hydrant Hook-up (1 FF) Search/ Rescue team (2 FF) Ventilation Team (2 FF) If operating aerial (2 FF) RIC team (2 FF) 6
Initial Full Alarm Assignment These assignments are then given a time to which tasks must be accomplished Turnout time (60 seconds) Arrival of first engine (4 minutes) Arrival of full assignment (8 minutes) One minute (60 seconds) for turnout time. Four minutes (240 seconds) or less for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident. 8 minutes (480 seconds) or less for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident Four minutes (240 seconds) or less for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident. 7
8 minutes (480 seconds) or less for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident. The initial full alarm assignment shall provide for the following: Incident Command Establish water supply Attack lines Back-up team for each line Search and Rescue Ventilation Rapid Intervention Crew The fire department shall establish a performance objective of not less than ninety percent for each response time objective. Why eight minutes? Rate of fire spread. Temperature at flashover. Extension outside room of origin. Victim survival. 8
Rate per 1000 Fires Extension Civilian Deaths Injuries Dollar Loss Confined to Room of origin 2.32 35.19 3,185 Beyond room Same floor 19.68 98.86 22,720 Beyond floor of origin 26.54 63.48 31,912 EMS Time Objectives The Standard has the following time criteria First Responders with AED within four minutes. ALS within eight minutes. Both at a minimum rate of ninety percent. We can provide ALS within four minutes currently and it was agreed by committee to continue this standard. To come close to the standard we need. 6 Stations 6 Engine companies 2 Ladder companies 7 Rescue crews (dedicated) 1 Battalion Chief 9
DOWNRIVER FIRE AURTHORITY Fire Administration Fire Chief Human Resourse Health Care Officer Purchasing Personel Administrative Secretary Three Senior Clerks Two Part Time Clerks Fire Prevention/Haz Mat Fire Marshal Three Fire Inspectors Fire Suppression Chief of Operations Chief of Training One Training Officer/Fire One Training Officer/EMS Suppression Support Staff Battalion Chiefs Suppression Support Staff Station 1 Engine 1 Ladder 1 Rescue 1 Station 2 Engine 2 Rescue 2 Station 3 Engine 3 Rescue 3 Station 4 Engine 4 Rescue 4 Rescue 7 Station 5 Engine 5 Rescue 5 Station 6 Engine 6 Ladder 6 Rescue 6 10