2b. Fire Chief's Reportab
MEMORANDUM
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: 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: September 13, 2012 04! J
SUBJ: Monthly City Council Update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 50 active firefighters as of September 27, 2012. There are no firefighters currently
on leave and four new members attending probationary firefighter training. Firefighter Dave
Carlson announced his retirement after 23 years on the department effective 10/15/12. Dave is
our third retirement announced this year to date.
Through September 13 of this year we are at 337 calls vs. 396 for 2011, we are down 15% for
calls and 13% for paid call hours.
Staff Time (not call related): Our staff time for community events, fire education, duty crew
standby, and department meetings are at 2,017 hours for the year compared to 2,429 hours in
2011.
Training: Training hours are at 4,286 YTD versus 2,804 in the prior year.
Training continues to be a focused priority for the Chanhassen Fire Department. Recently four
recruits completed their Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) classes and have passed the state
registry. They are now qualified to begin responding on medical emergencies and are allowed to
be a third responder on these types of calls during their probationary period. Additionally, they
began the next phase of recruit training learning fire suppression activities. We are participating
in a joint recruit training class with the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and
Edina Fire Departments. Regular members have been busy training on hose streams, nozzles,
search and rescue techniques, and vehicle extrications. Chief Officers will participate in
Incident Command (IC) training. This will enhance our situational awareness and incident
management skills in residential, multi - residential, commercial, and "big box" command
capabilities.
Safety:
Safety remains a top priority for the Chanhassen fire department. Recently, we had two
reportable incidents. The first was a tooth injury that occurred during training. A broken piece
of equipment was identified as a contributing factor and has been replaced. The second was a
minor scuff to a bumper on a response vehicle that occurred during a mutual aid fire. No
corrective actions were required.
The fire department will participate this year in the nationwide "safety stand - down." An entire
training night will be devoted to recognizing the importance of safety in the fire service. Safety
stand -down was first developed by the military as a means to enhance the cultural shift towards
safety. We will be concentrating on crew resource management, situational awareness, and the
importance of everyone being a safety advocate at emergency scenes.
October training activities will be dedicated to life safety initiatives and fire prevention.
Compliance: Annual ladder, pump and hose testing has been completed. We recently started
testing our PPE with a verified ISP — Gear Wash Inc. We have tested approximately 2/3's of the
PPE and about 25% have failed the standard. We anticipate that we will be able to manage
replacing the failed gear within our current expected allocation spread over time using the
inspection vendor to ensure we stay in compliance.
Our annual Health Surveillance program continues for our members. SCBA testing will occur in
the fall.
Community Activities: The Chanhassen Fire Department along with members of the
Windschitl and Wiborg families will attend the dedication of the Minnesota Fallen Firefighter
Memorial on September 30 of this year. The ceremony will start at 2 p.m. at the State Capitol.
Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention: The Fire Department took an active role in this year's National Night Out
program. We had four fire rigs on the road with 13 firefighters visiting the various
neighborhoods. Parents as well as kids loved looking and climbing on the trucks. This is one of
our favorite events that we participate in. The public relations and goodwill is tremendous. It's
nice that our residents can see us and visit with us in non - emergency times. The biggest surprise
to most residents is that we are a volunteer (paid -on -call) and not a full -time department. Once
we explain how the volunteer organization works and responds, they seem pleasantly surprised
and relieved.
In the next few weeks we will begin preparation for our annual open house and fire prevention
week activities with our schools.
Fire Investigations: There are no fires to report on this month.
Fire Inspections: Re- inspections are currently under way at the apartments and hotels /motels
located within the City. All are complying just fine.
There are new projects at various stages of construction which include Jump and Jam, Primrose
Learning Center, Autobahn Motorplex, K. Hovnanian Town Homes, Minnetonka Middle School
West classroom addition, Goodwill, Chuck Wagon Charlie's, Kai's Sushi, Afnitech Inc.,
Liberty Townhomes, Bergquist building remodel, Lifetime Fitness office annex, and numerous
smaller remodeling projects.
Summary of Total Calls
August 2012
2012 YTD
August 2011
2011 YTD
Total
47
321
55
381
Detail of Incident Types
August 2012
2012 YTD
August 2011
2011 YTD
Incident Type
47
321
55
381
Fire'
1
14`
3
20
Structure Fire
-
4
1
8
Grass Fire
-
3
-
1
Misc Fires
1
7
2
11
— Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat
0
0
0
0
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident
23
136
18
154
Medical
17
107
15
127
PI Crash
6
27
3
25
Misc Calls
-
2
-
2
Hazardous Condition
2
16 "
6
40
Gas Leak
2
10
2
20
Misc Calls
-
6
4
20
Service Call
2
23
2
:14
Mutual Aid
1
11
-
9
Misc Calls
1
12
2
5
- Good Intent Call
9
56
13
58
Rescue/Medical - Dispatched & Cancelled
3
19
6
19
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke
1
9
3
14
PI - Dispatched & Cancelled
-
6
2
10
Misc Calls
5
22
2
15
False Alarm & False Call
9
72 :
13
93
CO Alarm
2
18
3
15
Di /Old Smoke Detector Activation
1
8
1
8
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm
6
39
9
65
Burnt Food Smoke Detector
-
6
-
4
Misc Calls
-
1
-
1
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
1
4
0`
2
Total Incident Count
47
321
55
381
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
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Date of Call: April 29, 2012
Location of Call: Lodge Pole Point
Type of Call: Tree on fire
Crew: Rick Rice, John Wolff, Chic Anding, John Murphy, Joe Enfield,
Matt Keuseman, Ray Rindahl, Jim Van Asten, Jameson Grady,
Matt Jackson, Nick Folwick, 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
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Date of Call: June 20, 2012
Location of Call: Bittern Court
Type of Call: Gas grill fire
Crew: Chic Anding, Cori Wallis, Ray Rindahl
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P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317
Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094
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Date of Call: June 24, 2012
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Location of Call: Heidi Lane
Type of Call: CO Alarm
Crew: Chad Olsen, Adam Norcutt, Chris Oakley
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P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317
Bus. Phone 952- 227 -1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952- 474 -7094
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Date of Call: July 1, 2012
Location of Call: Homestead Lane
Type of Call: 86- year -old male losing consciousness
Crew: Rick Rice, Cori Wallis, Daisy Anderson, Brian Harrington
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
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Date of Call: July 8, 2012
Location of Call: Waterleaf Lane West
Type of Call: 51- year -old difficulty breathing
Crew: John Wolff, Jack Atkins, Gregg Geske, Tom Fischer, Matt Keuseman,
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
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Date of Call: July 11, 2012
Location of Call: Chippewa Trail
Type of Call: Oven fire
Crew: Jack Atkins, Joe Enfield, Joe Berg, Ed Coppersmith, Ray Rindahl,
Jim Van Asten, Matt Jackson, Adam Norcutt, Chris Oakley,
Brian Harrington