Maintaining & Equipping a Fire Department Following Standards Set By: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Insurance Services Organization (ISO) Indiana Occupational Health and Safety (IOSHA)
Providing Protection to Bloomington and Washington Township Total of 71.03 sq. miles
Outfitting One Firefighter
Axes Hydraulic tools Ventilation Saws Pike Poles Shovels Various Hand Tools Total - $5,980 2 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus and Spare Air Bottles. $5,000 each Spare bottles, $1,000 each Various sizes and lengths of hose placed throughout apparatus. $10,000 to fully equip 2010 Darley Pumper $485,000 Negative Pressure Ventilation Fan $1,200 Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan $2,100 EMS Equipment, Defibrillator, Oxygen $5,200
Pumper/Tanker $313,000 2,300 GALLONS OF WATER
Quint A ladder/pumper $750,000
F450 4 X 4 Brush Unit $65,000 4 X 4 Brush Unit $45,000
RESCUE TRUCK $350,000
Some Equipment Taken On Calls for Rescues Amkus Extrication tools $28,000
High/Low Angle Rescue Kit $16,000
$865 Air Chisels $8,000 Rescue Lifting Air Bags $8,000 per set Emergency Stokes Basket $800
Plus, Full Complement Of Medical Equipment
Emergency Medical Services Response
Medical Equipment Carried on Emergency Medical Response Squad AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL DEFIBRILLATOR The typical price range for AEDs is $1,200 $2,500.
CAS Medical System Blood Pressure, Pulse, Oxygen Level, Temperature, Automatic Monitor. Unit allows automatic monitoring of the patient vitals. Cost - $2,120
EMS Medical Bag Contents Scissors Tape Burn sheets OB kit Roller gauze 4x4 gauze Oral Pharyngeal Nasal Pharyngeals Suction device Tourniquets Oral glucose Bag Valve Mask Cannulas Peds NRB Adult NRB Infant NRB Petroleum gauze MCI tags Stethoscope Blood Pressure cuff Trauma dressings and a dozen other types of dressings and bandages
Training Required of All Active Firefighters in Indiana Requirements set by Indiana Board of Firefighters Standards and Education Certifications issued by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, State Fire Marshal Office Training Division
State Required Before Active Status Mandatory Firefighter Firefighter I/II Hazardous Materials Intermediate Courses Fire Officer I, II, III, & IV Modular Firefighter Inspector I & II Instructor I & II/III Leadership Courses Testing Strategy/Tactics Advanced Courses Investigator Driver/Operator Programs (ALL) Safety Officer National Fire Academy Mobile Live Fire Trainer Machinery Operations/Technician Hazardous Materials Trainer Specialized Courses Ice Water Rescue Courses Wilderness Search Courses Rope Rescue Information Technical Rescue Information Camp Atterbury Search & Rescue Center Information Search & Rescue Courses K-9 Credentialing
Bloomington Township Hazardous Material Response Team Serves 7 County Area
Our Hazardous Materials Team is responsible for serving the 7 counties in District 8: Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Lawrence, Jackson, Orange, and Washington Counties.
Hazardous materials responses include gas leaks, fuel spills, and hazardous chemical incidents. Most of these spills are caused by truck accidents.
For example, a major spill occurred when an Austin Powder explosives truck was hit head-on by a motorist on the 45/46 bypass in Bloomington. The motorist had fallen asleep and was killed instantly. The Austin Powder truck driver lost control of his truck. The truck rolled onto its side, spilling contaminants onto the highway. The truck was carrying 16,000 lbs. of ammonium nitrate; 10,000 lbs. of ANFO (a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel); 150 gallons of diesel fuel (used to mix with the dry ammonium nitrate); a case of 60% gel dynamite; a case of blasting caps; and a case of boosters.
Tac-5 is equipped for Hazardous Material and WMD initial response. It carries a wide variety of detection and monitoring equipment as well as first-response protection equipment.
DECONTAMINATION TRAILER Self contained showers allowing privacy for responders and civilians if they are contaminated because of a Hazardous Material Release event. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TRAILER Protection Suits Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBAs) Absorbent materials Spill containment kits Plugging/Patching materials Various detection equipment
The TravelIR uses infrared spectroscopy technology to identify not only hazardous chemicals, but many other substances as well. BTDF&ES maintains a wide array of sophisticated chemical and biological monitoring and identifying equipment including WMD detection equipment. $90,000 What is a photoionization detector? A photoionization detector or PID is a type of gas detector. Typical photoionization detectors measure volatile organic compounds and other gases in concentrations from sub parts per billion to 10,000 parts per million (ppm). $1,800 The AHURA - Quickly identifies unknown solid and liquid chemicals from a vast sample library including: explosives, toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), toxic industrial materials (TIMs), chemical warfare agents (CWAs) white powders, narcotics and more. $55,000
How many responses in 2015 and to what type of incidents?
2015 Runs by Jurisdiction Bloomington Township: 472 Benton Township: 160 Washington Township: 207 Other Mutual Aid: 50 Total: 889
Fire Calls
Emergency Medical Services
Rescue and Extrication
Hazardous Material Response
2015 Types of Responses Bloomington Township Fire 34 Rescue/EMS 273 Hazardous Condition 17 Service Call 49 Good Intent 76 False Alarm 18 Other/Special 5 TOTAL 472
2015 Types of Runs Washington Township Fire: 8 Rescue & EMS: 147 Hazardous Condition: 3 Service Call: 12 Good Intent: 28 False Alarm 9 Total: 207