2b. Fire Chief's Report1
MEMORANDUM
CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Station 1
PO Box 97
7610 Laredo Drive
Chanhassen, MN 553
Station 2
6400 Minnewashta Pkwy.
Excelsior, MN 5533
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Roger Smallbeck - Fire Chief 6�
Ed Coppersmith - 1 Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2 Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal
DATE: November 12, 2010
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 43 active firefighters and four probationary firefighters as of November 9, 2010.
There is one firefighter on leave. Current allocation is 45 PTE's.
Year to date there have been 549 calls for service. There were 50 calls in October; and as of
November 9 we have responded to 11 calls.
There were no significant commercial or residential fires during the month of October.
Training: Training for the month of November will be "Everyone Goes Home," Hazmat
refresher, and Medical Stations.
Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention: We have been finishing our fire prevention activities with a number of visits
to our day care centers along with kindergarten students visiting the fire station. On Halloween
evening we had a fire engine driving through a number of our neighborhoods handing out candy
for the kids and hot apple cider to the adults. This has been a tradition since 2002 and has been
growing every year. We receive many great comments from the kids as well as adults. The fire
crew will also stop at a number of driveway parties and visit with the neighbors. We show up
announced and are usually the highlight of the evening. We are hoping to expand this activity in
upcoming years. The firefighters arrive at the station early to decorate the truck with orange
twinkle lights, spider webs, and scary decorations. This year we hooked up our smoke machine
to the truck which added a little spookiness to the Halloween decor.
Fire Investigations: No fires to report on. It's been a quiet month.
Fire Inspections: New construction projects at various stages of completion include Autobahn
Motorplex, downtown parking ramp, K. Hovnanian Town Homes, Howard's Jewelry, Digital
Cyclone, Exlar, and Sewing Center.
Other Fire* - Examples of `Other Fire' include: dumpster, appliance, or a cooking fire
contained to a pan.
Misc. Calls ** - Examples of `Misc. Calls' include: downed power lines, cut gas lines,
assisting the Carver County Sheriff s Office and/or traffic control.
H i
E Calls
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Summary of Total Calls
October 2010
2010 YTD
October 2009
2009 YTD
Total Calls
50
542
52
452
Detail of Call Types
October 2010
2010 YTD
October 2009
2009 YTD
Call Type
Structure Fire
11
1
8
Car Fire
6
3
Grass Fire
2
14
Other Fire*
3
9
11
Medical
23
210
29
171
Fire Alarm
15
130
7
87
CO Alarm
3
4
PI Crash
37
26
Mutual Aid
7
N/A
Misc. Calls **
9
127
15
128
Other Fire* - Examples of `Other Fire' include: dumpster, appliance, or a cooking fire
contained to a pan.
Misc. Calls ** - Examples of `Misc. Calls' include: downed power lines, cut gas lines,
assisting the Carver County Sheriff s Office and/or traffic control.