F-1. Chief Don Johnson, Chanhassen Fire DepartmentMEMORANDUM
CITY OF C HANHASSE N -
Chanhassen is Community for Life -Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Don Johnson— Fire Chief
DATE: August 28, 2017 b
SUBJ: Fire Department Council Update for July 2017
Fire Department Staffing:
Staffing is at 39 of 45 paid on call firefighters. Mike Ryan, a 12 year veteran firefighter, retired in
July. An additional probationary firefighter also resigned during the month.
The 7 new probationary firefighters have completed Emergency Medical Responder training and
started responding to medical calls. The regional training academy begins August 28th and will go
through March of 2018.
Fire Department Response:
The fire department responded to 66 calls for service in July. Significant Calls included;
• (39) EMS calls including (6) Motor Vehicle Accidents
• (1) Structure Fire assist to Chaska
• (1) Cooking related fire
Monthly Training:
Training that occurred since my last update;
• Response to large commercial bldgs. @ Westwood Church
• Leadership Coaching with the officer group
• Hazardous Material Training
• Apparatus Pump Operations and Hose Streams
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Todd Gerhardt
Fire Department Council Update
August 28, 2017
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Other Activities:
• On August 1 st, 4 apparatus and 3 command vehicles visited over 30 block parties on
NNO. Seventeen firefighters and 3 assistant chiefs participated.
• On August 14, all firefighters participated with mandatory firefighter physicals and mask
fit testing. Additionally, all SCBA masks and packs were tested to NFPA compliance
standard.
• On August 15th, Chanhassen Fire assisted Carver County Emergency Management and
the Landscape Arboretum with an Active Shooter Exercise. Rescue crews from Chaska,
Victoria, and Excelsior also participated. Other participants included Ridgeview
Ambulance, CCSO, U of M staff, and Westwood Church
• On August 16th, seven candidates of the 24 applicants were interviewed by city staff. I
will be working with Asst City Mgr Petersen on next steps throughout August.
Monthly Fire Marshal Report
Investigations:
No report.
Fire Inspections :
Building projects at various stages of plan review/construction include;
• Powers Ridge Senior Apartments
• LaMettry's Automotive Repair Facility
• Tweet Dental
• Emerson addition
• Chanhassen West Water Treatment Plant
• A few smaller remodeling projects
All projects are progressing well with no fire code related issues. Projects that are under review
are Avienda and the Venue.
Fire Education
No report.
Todd Gerhardt
Fire Department Council Update
August 28, 2017
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Citizen Evaluation
Date of Call: 6/11/2017
Location of Call: Iroquois Street
Type of Call: Power Line Down
Crew: Dan Eastman, Bob Flakne, Don Johnson, Bryan O'Keeffe, Angelo Silione, Jake Solberg,
Jim Van Asten
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Did the fire department respond to your call in a
timely manner for the circumstances?........................Yes X No
Were the fire personnel that responded
professional (appearance/demeanor)?........................Yes No
Were you kept informed about what was going on
during the time the fire department was on scene? ... Yes X No
When the fire department left the scene were you
satisfied with your experience with them?...................Yes x No
Please put any comments below or on a separate page explaining your answers above
or that would help us improve future response within our community:
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Date of Call: 5/29/2017
Location of Call: Saratoga Drive
Type of Call: Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Crew: Rob Frisbie, Dan O'Mara, Cody Pribble, Steve Smith
Please Enter Call: #287
Did the fire department respond to your call in a timely manner for the circumstances? Yes
Were the fire personnel that responded professional (appearance/demeanor)? Yes
Were you kept informed about what was going on during the time the fire department was on scene? Yes
When the fire department left the scene, were you satisfied with your experience with them? Yes
Please put any comments below that explain yours answers, would help us improve future response
within our community, or that you would like us to know.
Just moved to Chanhassen! Super nice guys, quick response time, etc!