2b. Fire Department UpdateMEMORANDUM
CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Station i
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
Ed Coppersmith - I" Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2" Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal
DATE: March 16, 2011
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 43 active firefighters and four probationary firefighters as of March 15, 2011.
There is one firefighter on leave. Current allocation is 45 PTE's.
Year to date there have been 114 calls for service. There were 41 calls in February and as of
March 15 f we have responded to 23 calls.
As of this report date there have been no fires in the month of March.
Training: Training for the month of March will be EMT recertification, along with search and
rescue skills.
Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention: There is nothing new to report on at this time.
Fire Investigations: There are no fires to report on at this time.
Fire Inspections: We have been out this past month aggressively inspecting existing buildings.
We have completed the initial inspections, and are now working on finishing up the
reinspections. So far we have inspected all hotels, apartment buildings, churches, and
office /warehouses on Lake Drive West. During our fire inspections we are gathering
information about the buildings and after hour contacts. The information has been down loaded
into the computers in the Fire Chief's vehicles so that it can be quickly accessed in the event of
an emergency situation.
Current buildings under construction or remodeling include: K. Hovnanian Townhomes, Exlar,
Autobahn Motorplex, Smart Trac, Lifetime Fitness remodel, Elite Nail Salon, Massera Massage,
and Gedney Pickle warehouse.
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Summary of Total Calls
February 2011
2011 YTD
February 2010
2010 YTD
Total Calls
42
91
56
113
Detail of Incident Types
February 2011
2011 YTD
February 2010
2010 YTD
Incident Type
Fire
2
6
3
5
Structure Fire
2
3
1
2
Grass Fire
0
0
0
0
Misc. Fires
0
3
2
3
Overpressure Rupture, Kxplosion, Overheat
0
0
0
1
Rescue & Emergmcy Emergency Medical Service Incident
16
40
33
53
Medical
13
34
28
44
PI Crash
3
6
5
9
Misc. Calls
0
0
0
0
Hazardous Condition
4
8
0
3
Gas Leak
4
6
0
2
Misc. Calls
0
2
0
1
Service Call
3
3
2
3
Mutual Aid
0
0
0
0
Misc. Calls
3
3
2
3
Good Intent Call
8
14
9
18
Rescue/Medical - Dis atched & Cancelled
2
6
4
7
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke
2
2
1
3
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled
4
4
3
4
Misc. Calls
0
2
1
4
False Alarm & False Call
9
20
9
30
CO Alarm
1
3
1
2
Di /Old Smoke Detector Activation
2
1
0
4
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm
3
8
3
15
Burnt Food Smoke Detector
1
2
1
2
Misc. Calls
2
6
4
7
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
0
0
0
0
Total Incident Count
42
91
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