2b. Fire Dept. Update*4
MEMORANDUM
CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Station i
PO Box 97
7610 Laredo Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Station 2
6400 Minnewashta Pkwy.
Excelsior, MN 5533
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: John Wolff - Fire Chief
Ed Coppersmith - 1 St Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2 nd Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal
DATE: January 10, 2012
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 48 active firefighters as of January 9, 2012. There are three firefighters currently
on leave and five new members attending probationary firefighter training. A total of five
firefighters retired last year. We anticipate that four to six firefighters may retire or resign in
2012.
In 2011 there were 553 calls for service, which is a 15.0% reduction from 2010 which had 623
calls. The average call volume over the past four years is 556 calls (refer to Fire Call Incident
Data chart for details).
Fire Call Incident Data
Variance
4 yr
from
Aa �a � �
Detail Description Type 2011 2010 Q09 '' + +: Total
Average
average
Fire Alarm FA 97 121 18, :: 384
96
1
Structure Fire
FS
15
15
56
14
1
Vehicle Fire
FV
7
9
23
6
1
Fire Other
FO
49
35
191
48
1
Grass /Brush Fire
FG
5
2
23
6
-1
Mutual Aid
FM
22
21
78
20
3
Medical /Rescue
M/R
226
282
++ 940
235
-9
PI
PI
47
65
225
56
-9
CO
CO
30
23
113
28
2
Water Res
WR
2
1
6
2
1
Hazmat
HM
32
29.
;, 108
27
5
Other
O
20
17
65
16
4
Severe Weather
SW
1 _
3 ;
1 ° 12
3
-2
Total
T
553
623
2,224
556
-3
Staff Time (not call related): Our staff time for community events, fire education, duty crew
standby, department meetings, and training is at 7,344.25 hours for the year compared to
6,190.30 hours in 2010. This is an increase of 18.6% which is primarily driven by an increased
focus on training and safety.
Training: Training for the month of December was focused primarily on EMS and rescue
techniques.
Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention: There is nothing new to report on at this time.
Fire Investigations: There were two fires to report on. The first one was on Utica Lane on
Friday, December 23rd at 3:36 pm. The call was reported as a dryer fire. A total of 23
firefighters responded and were on scene until 4:39 pm. The fire started in the dryer and damages
were in excess of $30,000.00. No injuries were reported.
The second fire was reported on Sunday, December 18th at 11:00 am. Approximately 25
firefighters responded to Bridal Creek Trail where the resident reported a fire in the downstairs
bathroom. The fire damage was limited to the bathroom area and damages were in excess of
$30,000.00. Firefighters cleared the scene at 12:45 pm. No injuries were reported.
Fire Inspections: Inspections at new construction projects and remodels include K. Hovnanian
Town Homes, Autobahn Motorplex, Smartrac, The Hanger, Tweet Dental, Control Concepts,
Future Star, Express Track, Discover Strength, Liberty Town Homes at Lake Riley, and Cub
Foods expansion. Fire inspections of existing businesses include all licensed day care centers and
all school buildings. Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Coppersmith and I are currently visiting all
businesses in the City and updating names, after hour emergency phone numbers, and building
pre -fire plan information which in turn will be downloaded into the fire chief vehicles. We
anticipate this process will take until early February. Once that is complete we will be able to
start a systematic inspection of all businesses in the City.
Fire Calls
Summary of Total Calls
December
2011
2011 YTD
December
2010
2010 YTD
Total
46
559
56
645
Detail of Incident Types
December
2011
2011 YTD
December
2010
2010 YTD
Incident Type
46
559
56
645
Fire
2
37
2
32
Structure Fire
2
12
-
12
Grass Fire
-
5
-
2
Misc Fires
-
20
2
18
Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat
0
0
0
1
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident
19
233
22
292
Medical
18
196
16
238
PI Crash
1
33
6
54
Misc Calls
-
4
-
-
Hazardous Condition
3
56
2
40
Gas Leak
1
24
1
21
Misc Calls
2
32
1
19
Service Call
2
22
1
28
Mutual Aid
2
13
1
12
Misc Calls
-
9
-
16
Good Intent Call
8
88
13
95
Rescue /Medical - Dispatched & Cancelled
4
31
5
43
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke
1
18
2
16
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled
1
14
3
10
Misc Calls
2
25
3
26
False Alarm & False Call
12
121
16
153
CO Alarm
4
23
3
20
Di /Old Smoke Detector Activation
-
9
-
6
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm
8
46
5
61
Burnt Food Smoke Detector
-
5
2
15
Misc Calls
-
38
6
51
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
0
2
0
4
Total Incident Count
46
559
56
645