2b. Fire Department UpdateMWO MM 114 nd
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: Ed Coppersmith —I" Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2 "d Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal
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DATE: August 1, 2011
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 50 active firefighters as of July 29, 2011. There are three firefighters currently on
leave and four attending basic Firefighter 1 class. There is an anticipation of 1 -2 more
firefighters retiring this year, and 2 -3 firefighters retiring in the first six months of 2012. Three
firefighters have retired already this year.
The fire department has completed its special election and John Wolff was elected Fire
Chief on July 18, 2011.
Year to date there have been 318 calls for service. There were 46 calls in June, and 64 so far in
July.
There have also been five calls for mutual aid during the month of July.
Training: Training for August will consist of medical training and auto extrication.
Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention: Final preparations are under way for the numerous activities in August which
include Kids Miracle Triathlon, Tour da Tonka, Carver County Fair, Cub Scouts Hats Off for
Heroes, and National Night Out.
Fire Investigations: There have been no fires to investigate.
Fire Inspections: Inspections on new construction sites remain slow. Projects at various stages
of construction include the downtown parking ramp, Minnetonka Middle School kitchen
addition, Autobahn Motorplex, and K. Hovnanian Townhomes. Inspections are continuing at
existing buildings as well.
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Summary of Total Calls
June 2011
2011 YTD
June 2010
2010 YTD
Total
47
256
79
317
Detail of Incident Types
June 2011
2011 YTD
June 2010
2010 YTD
Incident Type
Fire
3
14
1
16
Structure Fire
1
5
1
8
Grass Fire
1
2
0
0
Misc Fires
1
7
0
8
Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat
0 "
0
0
1
Rescue & Emegency Medical Service Incident
14 ``
111
26
142
Medical
12
92
21
122
PI Crash
2
18
5
20
Misc Calls
0
1
0
0
Hazardous Condition
9
25=
7
19
Gas Leak
3
14
2
8
Misc Calls
6
11
5
11
Service Call
2
9
6
14
Mutual Aid
1
8
3
9
Misc Calls
1
1
3
5
Good Intent Call
6
39
19
52
Rescue/Medical - Dispatched & Cancelled
2
13
9
19
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke
1
12
2
9
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled
1
9
2
8
Misc Calls
2
5
6
16
False Alarm & False Call
13
58
20
73
CO Alarm
1
9
3
8
Di /Old Smoke Detector Activation
5
17
4
13
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm
6
28
9
39
Burnt Food Smoke Detector
0
3
3
9
Misc Calls
1
1
1
4
'Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
0
0
0
0
Total Incident Count
47
256
79
317
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Summary of Total Calls
July 2011
2011 YTD
July 2010
2010 YTD
Total
65
321
58
375
Detail of Incident Types
July 2011
2011 YTD
July 2010
2010 YTD
Incident Type
Fire
3
17
5
21
Structure Fire
2
7
1 1
9
Grass Fire
0
2
1
1
Misc Fires
1
8
3
11
— Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat
0
0
0
1
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident'.
23
134
27
169
Medical
18
110
23
145
PI Crash
4
22
4
24
Misc Calls
1
2
0
0
Hazardous Condition -
Gas Leak
8 ,._..
3
33 '
17
3
2
22
10
Misc Calls
5
16
1
12
Service Call
3
12
3
17
Mutual Aid
1
9
1
10
Misc Calls
2
3
2
7
Good Intent Call
6
45
8
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Rescue/Medical - Dispatched & Cancelled
0
15
4
25
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke
1
11
1
10
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled
1
8
1
7
Misc Calls
4
11
2
18
False Alarm & False Call
20
78
11
84
CO Alarm
3
12
2
10
Di /Old Smoke Detector Activation
12
28
3
15
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm
4
31
5
44
Burnt Food Smoke Detector
1
4
0
9
Misc Calls
0
3 .
1
6
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
2
2
1
1
Total Incident Count
65
321
58
375