4c. Fire Dept. Report 4Q-
CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPT.
Station 1 Station 2
PO Box 97 6400 Minnewashta Pkwy.
7610 Laredo Drive Excelsior, MN 5533
1 Chanhassen, MN 553
MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
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FROM: Roger Smallbeck - Fire Chief
Ed Coppersmith - l Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2 Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal
DATE: February 18, 2011
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 43 active firefighters and four probationary firefighters as of February 14, 2011.
There is one firefighter on leave. Current allocation is 45 PTE's.
Year to date there have been 59 calls for service. There were 49 calls in January and as of
February 14 we have responded to 10 calls.
Training:
Training scheduled for the month of February will be EMT/First Responder refresher sessions.
Fire Marshal:
Fire Prevention: There is nothing new to report on at this time.
Fire Investigations: A recent multiple house fire had occurred on Wednesday, February 16 which
was located at 9160 and 9170 Degler Circle. The fire is currently under investigation. The fire dept was
notified at 3:05 am of a possible house fire in the area of Lyman and Audubon. Early arriving squad cars
advised the fire department of the correct address on Degler Circle. Twenty -four firefighters responded
from Chanhassen with mutual aid assistance from Chaska and Victoria Fire Departments. Eden Prairie
was called in to stand by at our main station. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire has not
yet been determined. The residents living at 9160 were awaken by their smoke alarms sounding and made
it out safely. They had just moved in three weeks prior to the fire.
Fire Inspections: We've completed inspections on most hotel, motel, and apartment buildings. All
businesses along Lake Drive West should be complete in the next few weeks. The violations that we are
finding are minor and are easily corrected by the owners. New construction or remodel projects include
Smart Trac, Autobahn Motorplex, K. Hovnanian, Gedney Pickle warehouse addition, Fitness Together,
and Body, Mind and Spirit.
Fire Calls
Summary of Total Calls
January 2011 January 2010
Total Calls 49 57
Detail of Incident Types
January 2011 January 2010
Incident Type
Fire 4 2
Structure Fire 1 1
Grass Fire 0 0
Misc Fires 3 1
Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat 0 1
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident 24 20
Medical 21 16
PI Crash 3 4
Misc Calls 0 0
Hazardous Condition 4 3
Gas Leak 2 2
Misc Calls 2 1
Service Call 0 1
Mutual Aid 0 1
Misc Calls 0 0
Good Intent Call 6 9
Rescue /Medical - Dispatched & Cancelled 4 3
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke 1 2
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled 1 1
Misc Calls 0 3
False Alarm & False Call 11 21
CO Alarm 2 1
Dirty /Old Smoke Detector Activation 0 2
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm 6 11
Burnt Food Smoke Detector 1 1
Misc Calls 2 6
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster 0 0
Total Incident Count 49 57