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2b. Fire Chief's ReportCI6 CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM Station 1 PO Box 97 7610 Laredo Drive Chanhassen, MN 553 TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager FROM: John Wolff - Fire Chief Ed Coppersmith — Asst. Chief Operation Rick Rice — Asst. Chief Administration Jeff Siems — Asst. Chief Training & Safety Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal DATE: March 14, 2012 SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update Fire Department Overview: Station 2 6400 Minnewashta Pkwy. Excelsior, MN 5533 I � Staffing is at 47 active firefighters as of March 12, 2012. There are three firefighters currently on leave and five new members attending probationary firefighter training. We are focusing on recruiting at both Stations 1 and 2 during the first quarter of 2012. We do expect that three to four additional firefighters may retire or resign in 2012. The story for winter 2012 is the mild weather. January and February 2012 have been the slowest first two month period for call activity in the last five years. January and February Call Volume over the last 5 Years: Year Call Volume 2012 60 2011 91 2010 113 2009 76 2008 95 Most of the 2012 call activity is fairly normal although slightly down for the mild winter, but EMS calls are down 65% over the average we saw in the prior four years. The lack of precipitation continues to be a concern for wild -land fire exposure. With the warming weather we expect to be busy in the very near future. Staff Time (not call related): Our staff time for community events, fire education, duty crew standby, and department meetings are at 501 hours for the year compared to 635 hours in 2011. Training: Training for the month of February was focused primarily on firefighter safety on the fireground, incident management skills, ice rescue, water rescue skills, and driver training. Training hours are at 1,485 YTD versus 610 in the prior period. There has been an increased commitment to both our internal and external training programs. We are partnering again with the Lions Club to host their Annual Pancake Breakfast at our main fire station on Sunday, April 1 St from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We hope to see you there. Fire Marshal Fire Prevention: There is nothing new to report on at this time. Fire Investigations: The only fire to report on occurred on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 1:40 p.m. on Lake Susan Drive. The call was dispatched to the fire department indicating the fire alarms were sounding. The first Chanhassen Chief arrived approximately five minutes later. When he opened the front door the house was already full of smoke. Over the next hour the fire escalated to a third alarm call requiring fire units from a number of surrounding communities to assist. There were two occupants and two dogs in the home at the time of the fire. All of them were able to evacuate safely. There were two minor injuries to firefighters, one requiring a visit to a medical facility where he was released after being seen by medical personnel. Firefighters cleared the scene at 5:58 p.m. The fire is currently under investigation by the Chanhassen Fire Department and Carver County Sheriff's Department. A total of 25 Chanhassen firefighters responded to the call. Fire Inspections: City projects at various stages of construction and plan review include: Autobahn Motorplex, Next Steps Learning Center, Cub Foods, BMC Group, Liberty Town Homes, Control Concepts, Waytec, Bergquist Building, Primrose Learning Center, Tweet Dental, K. Hovnanian Town Homes, Lifetime Fitness office complex, Simply Nuts, Discover Strength, Excel Cycle, Minnetonka Middle School West classroom addition, and Goodwill. CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card T 1 55317 952- 474 -7094 Date of Call: January 21, 2012 Location of Call: Red Oak Lane Type of Call: Smell of something burning from furnace Crew: Dale Gregory, Chic Anding, Cori Wallis, Matt Keuseman, Nick Folwick CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card 16(onat of parsonrtet Ebruat irn I I �%. t" t r' LJ Date of Call: Location of Call: Type of Call: Crew: CV February 3, 2012 Chan View Fire alarm sounding Dale Gregory, Ed Coppersmith CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card Date of Call: February 5, 2012 Location of Call: Jersey Way Type of Call: Smoke and CO Alarm Crew: Dale Gregory, Jack Atkins, Joe Enfield, Matt Kutz, Jameson Grady, Matt Jackson, Chris Oakley CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card LI Date of Call: February 11, 2012 Location of Call: Bridle Creek Trail Type of Call: Fire alarm sounding Crew: John Wolff, Tom Fischer, Lorrelle Larson, Jazmine Sanchez, Jameson Grady, Jason Martagon, Chris Oakley, Bryan O'Keeffe CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952-227-1200 * Minnewashta, Station No. 2 * 952-474-7094 Fax 952-227-1209 Customer Comment Card -3 Ucellent Good Fair Poor Response lime /1�/ D 4�a Appearance of personnel U CI Professional mannerism L) LI LI First aid skills LI U LI [a Follow through at end of call Q Comwft related to fire fighting activitiest Were you kept informed of the fire fighting functions being performed? U Overall Fire Department performance Comments: 000 4� m� /1�/ D 4�a Date of Call: February 1, 2012 Location of Call: Stone Creek Lane East Type of Call: Smell of something burning Crew: Dale Gregory, Mark Littfin, Chic Anding, Gregg Geske, Joe Enfield, Cori Wallis, Mike Ryan, Matt Keuseman, John Williams, Matt Jackson, Jason Martagon, Nick Folwick, Brian Harrington, Neil Mahoney CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card Excellent Good Fai Poor R esponse time 0 C1 Q App earance of personnel Lj U Professional mannerism Ll [� First aid sidills Q Follow through at end of cell U U o metrts related to fire fighting activi Were you kept informed of the fire fighting functions berg performed? Overall Fire Department performance Date of Call: February 2, 2012 Location of Call: Landings Drive Type of Call: Smell of something burning Crew: Dale Gregory, Mark Littfin, Rick Rice, Jack Atkins, Cori Wallis, Ed Coppersmith, Matt Keuseman, Jason Martagon CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card Date of Call: February 10, 2012 Location of Call: Oxbow Bend Type of Call: Smoke detectors Crew: Dale Gregory, Mark Littfin, Rick Rice, John Murphy, Joe Brennan, Cori Wallis, Matt Jackson, Steve Smith Excellent Coed Fair Poor Response time Q Q J Appearance of personnel U U El Professional mannerism � Q First aid skills D Q Follow through at end of call U 0 Date of Call: February 10, 2012 Location of Call: Oxbow Bend Type of Call: Smoke detectors Crew: Dale Gregory, Mark Littfin, Rick Rice, John Murphy, Joe Brennan, Cori Wallis, Matt Jackson, Steve Smith CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209 Customer Comment Card Commaf vela d to fim ligW" aedvfflft Were you kept informed of the fire fighting functions being performed? a) � ! heralt Fire Department perforrance ►� Date of Call: February 22, 2012 Location of Call: Castle Ridge Court Type of Call: Carbon monoxide alarm — no ill effects Crew: John Murphy, Joe Enfield, Matt Kutz, Chad Olsen 1 Fair poor Responsetime �F Appearance of personnel 0 F Q ® Q Professional mannerism 59 Q U Q First aid skills - n J 0 Q 0 Follow through at end of call U U' Commaf vela d to fim ligW" aedvfflft Were you kept informed of the fire fighting functions being performed? a) � ! heralt Fire Department perforrance ►� Date of Call: February 22, 2012 Location of Call: Castle Ridge Court Type of Call: Carbon monoxide alarm — no ill effects Crew: John Murphy, Joe Enfield, Matt Kutz, Chad Olsen CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317 Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094 Fax 952- 227 -1209