G-2. Monthly City Council UpdateCITY OF MEMORANDUM
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
TO:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Chanhassen MN 55317
FROM:
Don Johnson — Fire Chief
Administration
DATE:
December 8th, 2014
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SUBJ:
Monthly City Council Update �r
Budding Inspections
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Fire Department
Overview:
Engineering
Phone 952 2271160 Staffing is at 48 total firefighters with two members on leave and four probationary
Fax 952 2271170 firefighters in training.
Finance Year -to -date calls for service are at 567 as of the end of November compared to 511
Phone 952 2271140 for the same period in 2013. Average calls per month for this year are 52 with a total
Fax 952 2271110 of 51 calls for November YTD calls are up 11 %
Park & Recreation
Phone 952 2271120 The fire department responded to 7 fire incidents in November Two of those
Fax 952 2271110 incidents were cooking fires and are covered in the fire marshal section of the report.
The other 5 were mutual aid responses to other cities. (2 -Eden Prairie, 2- Chaska,
Recreation Center 1- Minnetonka)
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 2271400 Staff Time (not call related): Staff time for community events, fire education, duty
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crew standby, and department meetings is at 2,253 hours for YTD compared to 2,923
Planning & hours for the same period in 2013.
Natural Resources
Phone 952 2271130 Training: Training hours are at 3,897 for the year compared to 4,472 in 2013 In
Fax 952 2271110 November, all command staff and company officers worked a 2 hour ride a long shift
Public Works in the Carver Dispatch Center This training was a great way to familiarize fire officers
7901 Park Place with the processes involved in dispatching It also served as a team building exercise
Phone 952 2271300 bolstering collaboration with the Sheriff's Office
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Safe : Safety is always important to the fire department and the continued health and
Senior center wellness of members through risk reduction endeavors such as health surveillances,
Phone 952 2271125 ongoing education, and the safety officer program
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Websule Compliance: All compliance mandates are completed for 2014
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
Fire Marshal:
Fire Investigations. There are two fires to report on. The first was on Saturday, November 15th
at 3.24 pm. The call came in as a fire alarm/cooking fire at 8220 Market Blvd. The fire was
contained to the top of the stove. Ventilation to remove smoke was conducted by the Fire
Department. The total time on scene was approximately 45 minutes The second was also a
cooking fire at 8240 Market Blvd on Saturday, November 22"d at 8.55 am. Again the fire was
from unattended cooking and was extinguished by the resident There was slight damage to the
bottom of the microwave oven and kitchen cabinets. The Fire Department assisted with smoke
removal The time on scene was approximately 30 minutes.
Fire Inspections: Projects at various stages of completion /construction/planning include Powers
Point Office /Warehouse, Great Plains Strip Mall, Dakota Retail, BIG Warehouse, K Hovnanian
Townhomes, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Villages Shoppes of Chanhassen, ABC Millwork
Warehouse remodel, Bluff Creek Cottages and a few smaller remodeling projects Inspection of
existing office /warehouses will be starting in a few days as well as churches as they prepare for
the holiday season
Fire Education: There is nothing new to report on at this time.
Chanhassen Fire Department
Calls By Month Comparison
80
72
70
61 60
60 56 57
50 49 50
50 46
40 41
40 37
30
20
10
0 11 11 11 11 11 11
January February March April May June
700
650
645
600
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400
350
300
2010
62
49 50 51
45 46 43 44
■ 2013
36... .
33
■ 2014
July August September October November
Chanhassen Fire Department
Total Calls by Year - 5 Year Table
559
2011
513
2012
Years
619
573
2013 Projected 2014
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Fire
Good Intent Call
19%
Chanhassen Fire Calls by Type
November 2014
Rescue & Emergency Hazardous Condition
Medical Service
1 -
Service Call Good Intent Call Alarm Calls
Chanhassen Fire Department
2014 Year to Date
By Call Type
Alarms Fire
Res /Comm 7%
Hazardous Condition
7%
Rescue & Emergency
Medical Service
43%