2b. Fire Chief's ReportMEMORANDUM
CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Station i
PO Box 91
7610 Laredo Drive
Chanhassen, MN 553
Station 2
6400 Minnewashta Pkwy.
Excelsior, MN 5533
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Roger Smallbeck - Fire Chief
Ed Coppersmith - 1 st Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2 nd Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal ` J
DATE: January 13, 2011
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 43 active firefighters and four probationary firefighters as of January 13, 2011.
There is one firefighter on leave. Current allocation is 45 PTE's.
Year to date there have been 16 calls for service. There were 55 calls in December, and as of
January 13 we have responded to 16 calls.
There has been one residential structure fire in January. On January 9 th at 2034 hours the fire
department was dispatched to a house fire on Mohawk Drive. On arrival we found a content fire
in a bedroom on the second floor. The fire was quickly extinguished but the house sustained
significant heat, smoke, and water damage. Eden Prairie Fire Department provided mutual aid
stand -by coverage while we were on the scene at the fire. All units cleared the scene at 2228.
Training: Training for January will be radio communications, and a CPR and EMT refresher.
Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention: There is nothing new to report on at this time.
Fire Investigations: There were a couple of fires to report on. On Sunday, January 9 1h at 8:30
pm, a report of a house fire at 6711 Mohawk Drive in the Carver Beach area was received. The
first arriving crews discovered a fire in an upstairs bedroom. The fire was quickly extinguished
by firefighters with no injuries reported. The residents had left the house for a short period and
upon returning discovered the fire and called 911. Chanhassen had 40 firefighters respond and
also requested a crew from Eden Prairie to stand by at Station # 1 to provide coverage for the
City. The fire is under investigation at this time. The fire department also responded to a large
dumpster fire on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:08 pm. The dumpster was in proximity to a
townhouse under construction. The fire did not cause any damage. It is unknown at this time as
to what caused the fire.
Fire Inspections: There are projects at various stages of completion. Digital Cyclone,
K.Hovnanian Townhomes, Fitness Revolution, Fitness Together, State Farm Insurance,
Autobahn Motorplex, Exlar, and a few other smaller remodel projects. We are also conducting
inspections in all hotels, motels, apartment buildings, medical clinics, churches, and office
industrial buildings along Lake Drive West.
Summary of Total Calls
December
2010
2010 YTD
December
2009
2009 YTD
Total Calls
56
645
50
537
Detail of Incident Types
December
2010
2010 YTD
December
2009
2009 YTD
Incident Type
Fire
2
- 32
2
37
Structure Fire
0
12
1
10
Grass Fire
0
2
0
11
Misc Fires
2
18
1
16
— Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat .
0
1
1
3
Rescue & Emergency - - Medical Service Incident
22
292 `
24
232
Medical
14
233
19
186
PI Crash
5
35
4
25
Misc Calls
3
24
1
21
Hazardous Condition
2
40
3
34
Gas Leak
0
21
1
14
Misc Calls
2
19
2
20
Service Call
1
28
1
36
Mutual Aid
0
12
0
19
Misc Calls
1
16
1
17
Goo ln tentCall
13
95
9 '
84
Rescue /Medical - Dispatched & Cancelled
5
40
3
32
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke
1
13
3
20
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled
3
10
2
10
Misc Calls
4
32
1
22
False Alarm & False Call '
16
153
10
108
CO Alarm
3
20
2
24
Di /Old Smoke Detector Activation
0
6
1
10
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm
1
17
2
10
Burnt Food Smoke Detector
2
15
0
9
Misc Calls
10
95
5
55
Severe 'Weather &`Natural Disaster
0
4
0
3
Total Incident Count
56
645
50
537