F-2. Fire Chief's ReportCITY OF
CHMHA'S'aEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Don Johnson —Fire Chief
DATE: August 24, 2015
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100 SUBJ: Fire Department Council Update for July
Fax: 952.227.1110
Building Inspections
Fire Department Staffing:
Phone: 952.227.1180
Staffing is at 45 of 47 paid on call firefighters. One firefighter is on medical leave. Two
Fax: 952.227.1190
probationary firefighters are awaiting the Southwest Fire Academy to start in September and
are not able to respond to calls.
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Phone: 952.227.1160
Fax: 952.227.1170
Fire Department Response:
In July, the Chanhassen fire department responded to 85 calls for service. Average monthly
Finance
calls for 2015 is 60 with total calls projecting to be over 700. Reviewing calls for service does
Phone: 952.227.1140
show a slight increase in Alarm Type calls compared to the past two years. Significant calls
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included;
• 9 calls for service during thunderstorm activity on July 18t"
Park &Recreation
. Fire in a control room at General Mills
Phone: 952.227.1120
Fax: 952.227.1110
• A car fire on Lyman & Audubon
• 30 responses to medical calls that included 5 motor vehicle accidents with injuries
Recreation Center
• 23 responses to fire alarms (residential/commercial)
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Monthly Training:
Fax: 952.227.1404
Training that occurred since my p last update;
Planning &
• Tanker and Relay Pump Operations for non -hydrant areas
Natural Resources
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course — Classroom
Phone: 952.227.1130
• Officer Training and Meeting — Pre Incident Walk Thru of Federal Plastics
Fax: 952.227.1110
. On August 17th, all firefighters participated with annual OSHA mandatory medical
surveillance and respiratory testing
Public Works
, On August 24th, Department Photographs
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.227.1300
Other Activities:
Fax: 952.227.1310
• Annual fire gear cleaning and inspection began in early August. This is an NFPA
Senior Center
compliance mandate and also required as part of the Joint Purchase Agreement
Phone: 952.227.1125
(JPA) Chanhassen is part of for gear purchase.
Fax: 952.227.1110
• The fire department provided a 4 person crew for stand by on August 9th, at the
Carver County Fair, Demolition Derby.
Website
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
provided department a rescue crew an
The fire de p p d a command vehicle for a Mass
Casualty Incident Drill for Minnetonka Schools and the Excelsior Fire District on
August 15th,
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
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Investigations:
Projects at various stages of construction;
* The Bernard Group has 2 major remodeling projects under way, One is at 19011 Lake Dr. East,,
the other is at 950 Lake Dr. These buildings will be used for office, production/assembly and
warehouse. Estimated construction 4 to 6 weeks.
* Dakota retail - Starbucks is b0ding interior walls, the dental office and Piada Italian Street Food
are just getting started.
Minnetonka Middle School updated some classrooms and bathrooms.
Davanni's is progressing well. Walls and floors are in, drywO done, kitchen equipment should
be in soon. The sprinkler system in this building should be operational and monitored in the
next week or two.
0 Noodles parking lot is starting to go in and interior work has started.
adventure
0 Plans have been reviewed for Children's Learning Adventure Childcare Center at Highway 5 and
Galpin Blvd.
0 Salon Concepts on West Vh St. is putting the finishing touches on their new hair salon.
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Fire pflsgeecto'cv .
No fire to report on.
Fire Prevention*
Last week the fire department sprayed kids at all the city parks for the Annual Water Week. �t vtfas a fun
time for all involved.
Four major apparatus staffed with thirteen firefighters, along with three staff command vehicles,
participated with National Night Out on August 0. This is a great event where the community meets
the firefighters and we spread the word on fire prevention. Truck crews handed out fire prevention
material and we discussed cooking safety at the 25 parties we visited.
Fire Calls by Type
July 2015
35
30
30
25
20
23
13
10
5
5
0
Rescue & Emergency Alarm Calls
Good Intent Call
Hazardous Condition
Service Call
Medical Service
Chanhassen Fire Department
Calls By Month Comparison
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2013
2014
2015
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F taul Calls by IF ar - 5 Year Tablue
750
718
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650
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01-00
621
5
550 73
559
500
513
450
4 0 0
201 IL 0
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Years
August 10, 2015
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