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Cheltenham Township Fire Department Analysis FIRE DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY NOVEMBER 2020 Governor’s Center for Local Government Services Robert Hedden, MS, CFO, CFPS, MIFireE Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf, Governor PA Department of Community & Economic Development | Dennis M. Davin, Secretary | dced.pa.gov Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Municipal Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 4 PA First Class Twp. Code: Corporate Powers – Fire Protection ....................................................... 5 Cheltenham Twp. Fire Companies ............................................................................................................ 10 Fire Protection Funding:............................................................................................................................... 28 Cheltenham Twp. Fire Response Data .................................................................................................... 45 PA HR 148/SR 60 Options for Cheltenham ........................................................................................... 79 PA HR 148/SR 60 Recommendations for Cheltenham ..................................................................... 82 Fire Response Assignments ........................................................................................................................ 84 Strategic Planning ........................................................................................................................................... 84 Fire Station Facilities: .................................................................................................................................... 86 Staffing & Response Times .......................................................................................................................... 93 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................... 109 Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 1 Executive Summary In 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) began a project to assess the fire services for Cheltenham, Montgomery County as requested by these municipality. This report is an analysis of operations, organizational management, equipment and facilities of the Cheltenham Fire Companies. Cheltenham Fire Companies have a history of cooperation using automatic aid for fire and rescue responses. As of the compilation of this document, the fire companies have a symbiotic relationship regarding Fire/EMS Services. To continue to operate separate and distinct Fire Companies in terms of Administrative and Operational issues does not reflect the reality of the situation. 2. Purpose Each municipality should periodically review the fire services that they are responsible to deliver under the municipal laws of the Commonwealth. The purpose should be to make sure that fire protection is being delivered in a competent, prompt, professional manner with the needed resources, operational efficiencies, and management and that citizens expectations are met. This assessment is intended to provide the municipality with an overview of fire protection to ensure they can evaluate these findings to effectively and efficiently provide services to the residents of both municipality. 3. Methodology Used in the Study To understand and evaluate these issues, DCED undertook an assessment of the finances and operations of the municipality and the Fire Companies. The principal approaches utilized in this study included the following: • Meetings with the Municipal Officials of Cheltenham • Road tours of the area • Site visits to the Fire Stations and interactions with available members • Interaction via email and phone to conduct follow ups. • Data Collection of external and internal data documenting administrative and operational management policies and practices. All Graphs, Maps and other representations based on Data/Info Provided by Cheltenham Twp. and the participating Cheltenham Twp. Fire Companies. Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 2 4. Overview The municipality and the fire companies have several in depth issues that need to be addressed: • Daytime Staffing. • Recruitment and Retention of members. • Lack and Depth of Leadership, administratively and operationally. • There is no formal Fire Services Agreement between the municipality and the fire companies that establishes the responsibilities for each party. • Lack of Strategic Planning in all areas. • Facilities • Duplication of common fire protection services and equipment. 5. Recommendations Throughout this report DCED provides an evaluation and analysis of the organization, finances, and services provided by the study participants, and where appropriate, makes recommendations for improvements. Major Recommendations are listed below: Major Recommendations Hire a Municipal Fire Chief to administer and oversee the day to day operations of the Cheltenham Twp. Fire Department Cheltenham Twp. shall direct an Association of the Station 2 Lamott, Station 3 Elkins Park and Station 5 Ogontz, in a cooperative manner, with the ultimate goal of Station 2, Station 3 and Station 5 operating as a single entity to provide Fire Protection in the Center area of Cheltenham. The Township should totally renovate Station 2 with all contemporary amenities of a modern fire station. Cheltenham should review the recommendations in this document and the potential investment needed to provide Fire Protection in the future. Accordingly, each should consider investing in the CTFD via the Fire Protection Millage as permitted by Pennsylvania Fire Class Twp. Code. The Township should require a coordinated recording and collating of all data of the various operational, response time, mutual aid, staffing and training components. All Data should be managed through the Emergency Reporting program agreed upon and analyzed monthly by the municipality and the CTFD. Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 3 Municipal Overview Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, PA Cheltenham Township is a home rule township in Montgomery County. It is governed by a Board of Commissioners, who are elected; one from each of the township's seven wards for a four-year term. A President of the Board is elected by these commissioners for a one-year term to serve as the head of the government. Cheltenham's population density ranges from over 10,000 per square mile in rowhouses and high-rise apartments along Cheltenham Avenue, to historic neighborhoods in Wyncote and Elkins Park. It is the most densely populated township in Montgomery County. The population was 36,793 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the third most populous township in Montgomery County and the 27th most populous municipality in Pennsylvania. It was originally part of Philadelphia County, and it became part of Montgomery County upon that county's creation in 1784. The township has a total area of 9.0 square miles. The area consists of rolling hills and also has a few streams running through it, most notably the Tookany Creek. The highest elevation is 411 feet, at the intersection of Sunset and Lindley Roads. The lowest elevation is 63 feet, in the southeastern most part of the township where Tookany Creek flows into Philadelphia. It includes the census-designated places of Arcadia University, Glenside, and Wyncote. Other communities include Cheltenham, Elkins Park, Melrose Park, La Mott and Laverock, Edge Hill, and Cedarbrook. All of the communities form a border with Philadelphia along Cheltenham Avenue. Cheltenham is located 5 miles from Center City, Philadelphia and is surrounded by the North and Northeast sections of Philadelphia, Abington, Jenkintown, and Springfield. The SEPTA Main Line passes through Cheltenham via 5 regional rail stations, some of which are the busiest in the SEPTA system. Cheltenham is served by the SEPTA City Transit Division and is adjacent to Fern Rock Transportation Center and the Broad Street Line subway which terminates at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex and also the Frankford Transportation Center and the El, which terminates at 69th Street in Upper Darby Township. The northern terminus of Broad Street is in Cheltenham, at its intersection with Cheltenham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 309). Adjacent Municipality Cheltenham Township is in southeastern Montgomery County, and is surrounded on 3 sides by the City of Philadelphia. It is also bordered by the Adjacent Montgomery County municipality of Abington Twp., Jenkintown Borough and Springfield Twp. Waterways in Cheltenham include Tookany Creek, Jenkintown Creek, Wissahickon Creek and Mill Run. Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 4 PA First Class Twp. Code: Corporate Powers – Fire Protection Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 5 Demographics Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 6 Housing Characteristics Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 7 Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 8 Cheltenham Township Municipal Fire Protection Analysis Page 9 Cheltenham Twp. Fire Companies The Cheltenham Township Fire Department (CTFD) is an
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