SEASIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
INTEGRITY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
RESPECT PROFESSIONALISM
COMPASSION
VALUES
DEDICATION
LOYALTY CORE TRUSTWORTHINESS
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2015TRAINING ANNUAL REPORT COMMUNITY CONNECTION EDITION
LETTER FROM THE CHIEF……………………………….………………………………………………………….. 3 CORE VALUES……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………. 5
AT‐A‐GLANCE STATISTICS…………………………………...……………………………………………………. 7‐14 APPARATUS INVENTORY……………………………...………………………………………………………….. 15 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART…………….…………………………………………………………………………… 16‐18 FIREFIGHTER RESERVES…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 19 FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR……………………………………..…………………………………….………….. 20
CONTENTS AMERICAN RED CROSS “HERO’S AWARD”………………………………………..…………………… 21
AWARDED GRANTS………………………………………………..………………………………………………….. 22 OF
NEW EQUIPMENT (SELF‐CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS)……………….……….. 23 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS……………………………………..……………………………………………. 24 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM……..…………………………. 25
TABLE STRIKE TEAM ASSIGNMENTS………………..………………………………………………………….. 26‐27 TRAINING……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………. 28‐29 SEARCH AND RESCUE CANINE PROGRAM LOLA …………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………….. 30
BLū……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 31 FIRE PREVENTION
SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATIONS……………………...……..…………………………………………………………… 32
FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN………………………..……..…………………………………………………………… 33 STATION IMPROVEMENTS……………………………...……………………………………………………….. 34 COMMUNITY SEASIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL KINDNESS PROJECT………………………………..……………………………………. 35 “EVERY 15‐MINUTES”……………………………...……………………………………………………………………….. 36‐37 “I REMEMBER MAMA”….………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38 PACCETTI DOG PARK………………………………………………..…..…………………………………………………… 39 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SEASIDE……………………………………..………………………………………………….. 40 BEYOND SEASIDE……………...……………………………………………………………………………………………… 41 9/11 MEMORIAL………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 42 ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE………………………...…………….……………………………………………………………… 43‐44 KNOX BOX DONATION……………….…………………………..…………………………………………………………. 45 SEASIDE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION…………..………………………..……………………………………………. 46 COMMUNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……………………………………………………………..……………………. 48
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LETTERTRAINING FROM THE CHIEF BRIAN DEMPSEY | FIRE CHIEF
Honorable Mayor, members of the Seaside City Council, residents and “The fire business owners of the City of Seaside. department is a family‐like I am pleased to share with you the organiza on Seaside Fire Department 2015 Annual with a strong Report. The report highlights many great spirit of ini a ves that we are developing to make camaraderie your fire department well prepared to meet the risks and needs of our community, which is making Seaside a safe, healthy and economically viable community. reflected in the A fire department is an essen al asset in a community and exists to serve its residents strong and visitors, the Seaside Fire Department certainly is no different, what is different commitment to however, is the level of commitment and devo on to the City of Seaside, our residents, business owners and the community as a whole. the community.” The fire department is a family‐like organiza on with a strong spirit of camaraderie which is reflected in the strong commitment to the community. Your Firefighters have
taken their team a tude and spirit of brotherhood and expanded it to include the larger community. Throughout this report‐‐exist‐‐many examples of your firefighters going above and beyond their regular du es for the community. Whether it is assis ng with the rehabilita on of the William Pacche Dog Park, “Your assis ng the Seaside Rotary Club and the Boys and Girls Club fill food boxes or assis ng Firefighters Villa Del Monte with their community room rehabilita on your firefighters are always have taken ready to lend a hand. their team I look forward to an exci ng and produc ve 2016 while I serve as Chief of the Seaside a tude and Fire Department. The department will con nually evaluate our opera ons to ensure we spirit of consistently exceed the expecta ons of our community. Please enjoy this report and if brotherhood you have any ques ons about your fire department, please contact me at (831) 899‐ and expanded it 6790 or [email protected]. to include the
larger Sincerely, community.”
Brian Dempsey Fire Chief
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CORETRAINING VALUES SEASIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Integrity— We consider integrity to be the core of our existence as individuals, as
public servants, and as an organiza on. Integrity is a personal quality of each of our members and we will be true to the standards of fairness and honesty that guide all we do. Family and Friends— We are very dedicated to our personal family and friends and we go to great lengths to love and protect them. The community we serve also
VALUES relies on each of us during emergency and non‐emergency situa ons. We are
commi ed to treat the people we serve with the same considera on, urgency, and dedica on as we would our own personal family and friends. Respect— We treat each other and the people in the community we serve with
CORE dignity, considera on and respect. We will always treat people fairly, be courteous and listen to what others have to say without judgment of whatever differences we may have. Professionalism— We are accountable for living up to the standards of our chosen profession in all our ac ons. Each of us strives to conduct ourselves with competency, honesty, accountability and the ability to work well under pressure in any situa on that presents itself. We are responsible to know how to handle any emergency that may come our way and train regularly to be prepared for these situa ons. Compassion— We value our opportuni es to serve the ci zens of our community and we are commi ed to trea ng the people we serve with empathy, understanding, respect and sincerity. Dedication— We are extremely commi ed to each other, our community and the job we provide. In everything we do, we strive to deliver outcomes of the highest quality. In order to accomplish this, we plan, innovate, train and execute the tasks we perform effec vely and efficiently. Loyalty— We are personally connected to each other and the people we serve. Each of us has a deep personal commitment to the job we have chosen. We are devoted to taking care of our community and each other in any situa on even if it means taking significant risks when a savable life is in danger. Trustworthiness— We will strive to be worthy of the confidence of each other and
of our community. It is our commitment to be dependable and trustworthy in everything we do.
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
2015 Fires 78 EMS 2072 Hazmat 158 Service Calls 354 Good Intent 67 False Alarms 120 Miscellaneous 3 Total All Incidents 2852 Mutual Aid Received 110 Mutual Aid Provided 94 Property Lost 6.56% Property Saved 93.44%
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WHATS OUR PROPERTY NUMBER?
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
INCIDENT TYPE 78 2015 67 120 3 Fires 78 Fires EMS 2072 354 EMS Hazmat Hazmat 158 158 Service Calls 354 Service Calls Good Intent 67 Good Intent False Alarms False Alarms 120 2072 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 3 Total All Incidents 2852
Mutual Aid Received 110 MUTUAL/AUTO AID Mutual Aid Provided 94 Property Lost 6.56%
Property Saved 93.44% Mutual Aid Received 94 110 Mutual Aid TRAINING HOURS BY CATEGORY Provided
351 Company Training 17.53 Driver/Operator 395 Training EMS TRAINING COURSE CATEGORIES 268.5 Hazardous Materials
Company Training 2177.5 178.5 Miscellaneous Driver/Operator Training Officer Training EMS
Hazardous 6.56% Materials Miscellaneous
Property Lost Property Saved
PROPERTY LOST VS. PROPERTY SAVED 93.44%
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
2013 2014 2015 Fires 112 80 78 EMS 1,829 1,906 2,072 Hazmat 139 117 158 Service Calls 300 305 354 Good Intent 64 60 67 False Alarms 133 97 120 Miscellaneous 8 7 3 Total All Incidents 2,585 2,572 2,852 Mutual Aid Received 131 108 110 Mutual Aid Provided 94 65 94 Property Lost 5.99% 7.71% 6.56% Property Saved 94.01% 92.29% 93.44%
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
250 DAY
197 200 181
167 169 OF
163 155 160 148 148 149 150 135 138 120 120 115 TIME
93 100 85 74 72
65 BY
59 49 49 50 41
0 INCIDENTS
EMS VS. NON‐ EMS CALLS
Non EMS EMS Total
270 257 259 262 252 242 230 214 213 217 218 218
185 170 186 183 173 205 144 165 168 164 160 169
72 70 48 49 54 58 72 61 73 79 79 65 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
SEASIDE—INCIDENTS BY MONTH
CalendarYear Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL
2013 212 213 212 210 193 204 213 226 232 241 202 227 2585
2014 230 198 215 204 249 231 215 210 203 206 197 214 2572 2015 257 214 213 217 218 218 242 230 259 262 252 270 2852
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DEL REY OAKS—INCIDENTS BY MONTH
CalendarYear Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL
2013 12 8 6 10 8 7 10 16 10 7 11 13 118
2014 5 7 7 16 12 19 9 18 15 10 12 6 136
2015 18 20 9 14 9 8 24 16 12 12 18 16 176
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
CITIZEN RESPONSE WHY SURVEY?
To ensure we are providing our 0246 community members with the best service possible, survey January cards are sent out monthly to COURTESY & those who had recently called March PROFESSIONALISM upon our services. We highly AMOUNT OF value the feedback provided by May ASSISTANCE our residents and are constantly striving to achieve and maintain July QUALITY OF the high level of service that our SERVICE community deserves! September LEVEL OF CONCERN RATINGS
November 1 POOR
2 FAIR
3 GOOD
4 VERY GOOD
THE BEST 5. g; tentive Outstandin They were very at h. 6. Awesome nd thoroug were a All of them atten- wonderful, ed id ve & explain r Chief your staff d ti Dea everything. eir timing for a great job, th Thank you eir eing there was great and th b re great peace. They we concern put us at and my aunt is . doing good Thank you :) you Thank Was impressed w/overall level of concern. I was very grateful medical This was a Muchas Gracias t your departmen call and they were was caring compassionate & enough to take professional. care of me. Thank you
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
RESPONSE TIME BY DISTRICT (MINUTES)
City of Del Rey Oaks 5.8003 Seaside Highlands / Coe 6.7434 SW of Hilby Wheeler 4.4258 SW of Noche Buena Hilby 4.3266 SE of Noche Buena Hilby 3.9534 SE of Broadway Highland 3.2862 NE of Broadway Highland 3.5601 NE of Highland San Pablo 4.0906 Title
NE of Noche Buena San Pablo 4.0548 Axis NW of Noche Buena San Pablo 4.1698 NW of Broadway Calaveras 4.1922 SW of Broadway Calaveras 4.605 SW of Noche Buena Broadway 3.943 SE of Noche Buena Broadway 3.2491 NE of Noche Buena Broadway 3.4333 NW of Noche Buena Broadway 3.8264
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STATISTICSTRAINING AT A GLANCE
10 School/Daycare/Other 63
Business
154 ACTIVITIES
Hotel/Motel
127 Certificate of Occupancy 11 INSPECTION 23 Apartment
‐ A be er‐maintained building for improved resale value. It is WHYWHY INSPECTIONS? INSPECTIONS? commonplace for buyers to hire a company to inspect the building prior to purchase to iden fy poten al hidden costs related to fire Preven on and risk mi ga on / reduce the risks of fire and other ‐ and life safety. types of emergencies in the community. ‐ A possible reduc on in insurance premiums. Some items may be ‐ A safer working/living environment for employees/residents. required by both the fire department and your insurance carrier, ‐ A safer building for unfamiliar occupants (visitors, shoppers, clients, such as annual fire‐sprinkler and fire‐alarm inspec on verifying etc.). proper system maintenance. Many insurance carriers give business‐ es premium reduc ons for properly installed and maintained fire‐ ‐ Business and job security. Up to 80 percent of all small businesses protec on systems. that experience a large fire never reopen; this not only affects the building/business owner, but also results in the loss of jobs. Of the ‐ Provide property/business owners with valuable informa on includ‐ businesses that do reopen, many lose much of their customer base ing building maintenance requirements and recommenda ons to due to prolonged absence of produc on or service. achieve compliance with mandated standards in accordance with the California Fire Code (CFC) and City of Seaside Municipal Codes in order to reduce the risk of fire and associated hazards iden fied.
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APPARATUSTRAINING INVENTORY
DUE OR PAST‐DUE FOR REPLACEMENT
VEHICLE INVENTORY APPROACHING REPLACEMENT
GOOD STANDING
YEAR MAKE MODEL TYPE DESIGNATOR REPLACE
1995 Paramount 3D Engine-Type 1 6221 RED
2003 E-One 75' Aerial Truck 6271 RED
2003 Ford F-550 Utility/Truck 6262 YELLOW
2004 Ford F-350 Utility/Truck 6292 YELLOW
2004 Pierce Wildland Engine-Type 3 6231 GREEN
2006 Chevy Tahoe SUV 6201 YELLOW
2007 Pierce Arrow XT Engine-Type 1 6211 GREEN
2007 Pierce Arrow XT Engine-Type 1 6212 GREEN
2009 Pierce Rescue Rescue 6261 GREEN
2015 Chevy Tahoe SUV C-06 GREEN
2015 Chevy Tahoe SUV C-07 GREEN
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TRAININGORGANIZATIONAL CHART
SEASIDE FIRE TROY LEIST DEPARTMENT BATTALION CHIEF A ‐ SHIFT
LINUS ALCORAN CHRIS SCHNUTE CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
JUSTIN HASTINGS BRIAN LEPAI ENGINEER ENGINEER
ANDREW HEYDEMAN FIREFIGHTER
BEN SMITH RICK MEYER FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER
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TRAININGORGANIZATIONAL CHART
SEASIDE FIRE DAVE NAVA DEPARTMENT BATTALION CHIEF B ‐ SHIFT
ROGER BROWN JASON SULLENS CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
BRIAN ROD CORRELL SOUTHERLAND ENGINEER ENGINEER
JOHNNY SUBIA FIREFIGHTER
BLAKE SARDINA LEE WHITNEY FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER
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TRAININGORGANIZATIONAL CHART
SEASIDE FIRE PAUL BLAHA DEPARTMENT BATTALION CHIEF C ‐ SHIFT
JERRY SUAREZ JASON BLACK CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
JASON HICKS MIKE GARCIA ENGINEER ENGINEER
CHRIS MARSIGUERRA FIREFIGHTER
CHRIS FUGITT JOHNNY FANENE FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER
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TRAININGORGANIZATIONAL CHART
SEASIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTER RESERVES
BEN FLORES NICHOLAS HALL NATHYN PURGANAN TRAVIS SIMPSON JOSHUA SISNEROS FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE
Joshua was born and Ben was born and Nicholas was born Nathyn is from Livingston, Travis is originally CA. He and his wife have 3 raised on the Monte‐ raised in Los and raised in from Memphis rey peninsula. He grew kids. They were a military Tennessee. He Angeles and now Olympia, family where Nathyn spent up on Harcourt Ave‐ a ended college in lives in Marina Washington. A er 9 years in the Marine nue, not too far from Corps. Nathyn deployed to Santa Cruz and with his wife and moving to the East the Seaside fire sta‐ Coast, Nicholas Iraq in 2007 and 2008 with received a bachelor's on. Joshua originally daughter. Ben is a 1st Intelligence Ba alion joined the Arbutus degree in took the fire service on CSUMB and MPC and finished his career in Community Studies as a challenge, and volunteer the Marine Corps as the Fire Academy that challenge turned department. A er Chief Intelligence Instructor from UCSC. Travis into a goal of becom‐ graduate, moving back to for Marine Aircra Group currently works as a ing a career city fire‐ spending the last 26 in New River, NC in Paramedic for Washington State, he fighter. Joshua began December 2012. Nathyn American Medical two years as a spent several years as a volunteer with the and his wife decided to response in volunteer with wildland fire figh ng move back to the Monterey Mid‐Coast Fire Bri‐ Monterey County. the Mid‐Coast with the Department area in August 2014 where gade and served there he chose to pursue a career He is an avid surfer, for almost three years Fire Brigade of Natural Resources. Nicholas moved to in the fire service. Nathyn and enjoys spending un l he was hired on before coming to a ended Monterey as a Seaside Firefighter California to a end me with family and Seaside. Peninsula College, playing baseball with Reserve. paramedic comple ng his Firefighter 1 school ‐ his wife, academy as well earning his his 2 sons during his teaches in Pacific Na onal Registry of EMT me off. Grove. cer fica on.
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FIREFIGHTERFIREFIGHTER OF OF THE THE YEAR YEAR TRAINING2015 AWARD TRAINING2015 AWARD FIRE CHIEF—BRIAN DEMPSEY FIRE CHIEF = BRIAN DEMPSEY Once a year, members of the Seaside
Fire Department nominate fire personnel to be selected as Firefighter of the Year. A nominee is selected
YEAR among his/her peers based on dedica on, service to the community and exemplary efforts throughout the
THE year. Nominees are then forwarded to
the selec on commi ee and the finalist
OF serves as the Seaside Fire Department Firefighter of the Year for all recogni on events. The Firefighter of the Year tradi on started in 1966 with the first documented recipient being Captain John R Kayser. Originally, honored just once a year, the Firefighter of the Year is now acknowledged at a City Council mee ng, by the American Legion Post
FIREFIGHTER CHIEF DEMPSEY 591, followed by the Knights of Columbus. 2015
FIREFIGHTER OF Fire Chief Brian Dempsey came to Seaside via Rolling Meadows, located in the Chicago area in July of 2012. Though he was officially hired as a “part me” employee, Chief Dempsey con nuously worked over 40 hours a week and on occasion, could be THE YEAR found working in his office on weekends. As a “part me” employee, Chief Dempsey accomplished more than most would as a full me employee. The following is a short list of Chief Dempsey’s accomplishments ADDITIONALLY for the Fire Department: As a new member of the community of Seaside, Chief Dempsey fully immersed himself; Extension and full usage of all Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant funding ‐As a member of the Rotary Club
Turn Out Gear grant management ‐Picking up trash on local beaches Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) grant ‐Handing out meals to the less Residen al Smoke Alarm and CO Detector / Inspec on Program grant fortunate of our community on Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System grant for fire sta on Thanksgiving ‐Assis ng with park beau fica on
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings for Seaside were realized through these ‐Par cipa ng in “Walk a Child to grants – monies provided by Federal programs with matching funds from the City that School” day do not have to be repaid. ‐Par cipa ng with the California In the history of the Seaside Fire Department, no si ng Chief has been nominated, Building Officials (CALBO) to reha‐ much less chosen for the honor of being dis nguished as Firefighter of the Year. This bilitate areas of Villa Del Monte, an assisted living Senior Housing speaks volumes to the respect and esteem that Fire Department members have for complex Chief Dempsey. His devo on to the community of Seaside and to the Fire Service as a whole is an inspira on to us all. The City of Seaside is extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated and caring professional represen ng the Seaside Fire Department. And much more.
20 TRAINING2015 HERO AWARD AMERICAN RED CROSS “2015 HERO’S BREAKFAST” CHRIS MARSIGUERRA—RESCUE PROFESSIONAL HERO
Seaside Firefighter Chris Marsiguerra was honored at the 2015 Heroes Breakfast held at the Coconut Grove in Santa Cruz.
Chris Marsiguerra was selected as the Central Coast Chapter
of the American Red Cross’ 2015 Rescue Professional Hero. Chris competed against a number of well deserving The annual Red Cross Heroes Breakfast recognizes
nominees in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito coun es. Chris was nominated acts of heroism by local residents and pays tribute to those who have performed lifesaving deeds for the rescue performed at a fire . while suppor ng the Central Coast Chapter of the AWARD
American Red Cross’s lifesaving programs and
EVENT emergency services. This event, presented by the Chris was honored with eleven other winners; he was selected for the category of: Central Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, Rescue Professional Hero: An act of heroism performed by an individual trained to honored local heroes such as first responders, THE
healthcare professionals, educators, young adults, respond as a part of his or her professional employment. The category includes and other outstanding individuals who have gone the extra mile to posi vely impact their communi‐ firefighters, lifeguards, 911 dispatchers and Coast Guard personnel. es. The celebrated honorees at this event shared their stories and received awards from the Red ABOUT The event took place on May 13, 2015 at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz, CA. Cross.
THE HONOREES Animal Rescue Hero: Lynn Military Hero: John Wagner PROFESSIONAL
Hummer Rescue Professional Hero: Corporate Hero: Santa Cruz Chris Marsiguerra Seaside Company Workplace Heroes: Tony Educa on Hero: Cece Pinheiro Alvarez and Marco Hernandez
Good Samaritan Hero: Nathan Youth Hero: Felicia Davidson Reynolds Eleanor Wasson Life me RESCUE Law Enforcement Hero: Volunteer Award: Craig Brantly Sandre Veteran
Medical Professional Hero: Life me Achievement Award: Lety Rubalcava Rowland and Pat Rebele 21 TRAININGAWARDED GRANTS REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY GRANT SAFER GRANT
STAFFINGSTAFFING FORFOR ADEQUATEADEQUATE FIRE FIRE AND & EMERGENCY EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESPONSE GRANT GRANT
On July 16, 2015, City Council approved the acceptance of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant funds for the hiring of three firefighters for a two year period. The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabili es in order to respond to emergencies, and assure that communi es have adequate protec on from fire and fire‐related hazards. The total award amount is $754,260.00 and requires no matching funds from the City. The grant funds the total cost of three firefighters for a 24 month period including salary and benefits. The City of Seaside is very fortunate to receive this grant as only 245 grants were awarded across the country out of thousands of applica ons. By the end of 2015 the recruitment process was complete; two of the three posi ons were filled, with the final candidate in backgrounds.
The City of Seaside par cipated with Monterey County Regional Fire District, Marina Fire Depart‐ ment and North County Fire Protec on District in a regional Assistance to Firefighter Grant for the ABOUT AFG purchase of Mobile Data Computers and Wireless The primary goal of the Assistance to Tablets. Seaside Fire Department was able to acquire GRANT
Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the seven Wireless Tablets (IPADS) to assist with paper‐ firefigh ng and emergency response less building fire inspec ons as well as paperless needs of fire departments and documenta on of fire training and maintenance nonaffiliated emergency medical records. The City of Seaside award amount was service organiza ons. Since 2001, AFG $7000.00 including matching funds of $1820.00. has helped firefighters and other first By funding the matching por on of this project the responders to obtain cri cally needed City has provided the fire department with the TECHNOLOGY
equipment, protec ve gear, emergency most up‐to‐date technology in order to perform vehicles, training and other resources their daily du es. needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and
related hazards. REGIONAL
22 TRAININGNEW EQUIPMENT SCBA’S—SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TRAINING | PRESS CONFERENCE
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH CONGRESSMAN SAM FARR st On Tuesday, March 31 , a press conference was held at the Monterey Coast Guard Pier. The press conference was organized to recognize Congressman Farr’s efforts to bring Federal Grants to our local area agencies. Chief Dempsey a ended this event along with representa ves from four other local agencies including: Monterey County Regional Fire District, Monterey Fire Department, Salinas Fire Department and Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade. Each of these agencies, including the Seaside Fire Department, have recently received regional grants from FEMA for the purchase of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). Over 1.7 million dollars in grant funding was approved thanks to the strong support of Congressman Farr.
In 2015, fire personnel began intensive training a er receiving the new Sco X3 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) earlier in the year. The SCBA allows
fire personnel to enter an Immediate Danger to Life and Health (IDLH) atmosphere while protec ng their airway from smoke, heat and other toxic gases they could encounter in a fire or hazardous materials incident. The training ensured each member of the Department became familiar and comfortable with the new apparatus prior to placing them into service. EQUIPMENT The training included normal opera on, care and maintenance along with emergency opera ons in the event a firefighter becomes lost, disoriented or trapped NEW
inside a structure fire or IDLH atmosphere. Firefighters conducted other fire ground ac v‐ i es as part of their in‐service training such as, pulling hose lines WITH and raising ladders while wearing the SCBA outside of the IDLH atmosphere to become comforta‐ ble wearing the apparatus for an extended period during emergen‐ cy opera ons. TRAINING
23 TRAININGEMERGENCY PLANNING STORM READY | TSUNAMI READY MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
WHY PLAN?
Emergency preparedness is all about pre‐planning and educa on. It is CRITICAL that in the event of an emergency of any kind, you are prepared to take care of yourself, your family your pets and even your neighbors. In 2015, our department con nued in our efforts to help train and prepare our community and our City Staff for the poten al emergency situa ons they may face in the event of Storm Ready / Tsunami Ready – This year we started our a catastrophe. Disaster Preparedness by becoming cer fied through NOAA. Name Change – We changed the tle of our Emergency Opera ons Center to the Monterey Peninsula Region‐ al Emergency Coordina on Center (MPRECC). PODs ‐ Submi ed our Points of Distribu on lists to the County iden fying areas for supply and distribu‐ on in a disaster. Winter Weather Outlook Prepara on – Seaside hosted agencies from around the County to discuss and pre‐
pare for this winter’s El Nino storm and flood prepara‐ ons. Na onal Preparedness Month – Public educa on events and storm prepara on, Del Monte Shopping Center, Open House & Zombie Run. Shelter Training – Although we cancelled our large scale PLANNING
drill earlier in the year, due to resources deployed at wildland fires. Seaside held a small scale shelter deploy‐ ment drill for their employees in the Recrea on Depart‐ ment. Boys & Girls Club and Red Cross also par cipat‐ ed. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – We ini ated training for the UAV program. Pilots from each jurisdic on are begin‐
EMERGENCY ning training with the UAV capabili es.
24 TRAININGHAZMAT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM CALL COUNT | STATISTICS
8 calls for service:
4 Methamphetamine Labs COUNT 1 Chemical Explosive Device
1 Corrosive Liquid on a vehicle CALL
1 Corrosive Liquid on a package
1 Suspected Biological powder 2015
The Monterey County Area Hazardous Materials Response Team has ADDITIONAL seen a drama c increase in calls for service in 2015. The Seaside Team STATISTICS Members have con nued their training efforts to prepare for these types of calls and it has shown in their ability to safely iden fy and mi ‐ HOURS AT SCENE: RESPONSE
gate the incidents. 24 total hours
Firefighter Blake Sardina completed his Hazardous Materials Technician MILAGE DRIVEN: course and is now responding to calls with the Team. 86 Miles
MATERIALS The Monterey County Opera onal Hazardous Team is in the process of TRAINING HOURS:
purchasing a new Type 1 Response vehicle that will be housed in the 200 hours for new Technician City of Salinas. A grant applica on has been submi ed to the State and skill maintenance for team Office of Emergency Services for purposes of replacing our Type II Hazardous Materials Vehicle. SPECIALIZED TRAINING: Blake Sardina joined the Team
HAZARDOUS in 2015
25 TRAININGSTRIKE TEAM 2015 STRIKE TEAM DEPLOYMENTS ROUGH | CUESTA | TASSAJARA
CUESTA FIRE 2015 ROUGH FIRE
TASSAJARA FIRE ASSIGNMENTS
TASSAJARA FIRE Engine 6231 was dispatched to the Rough Fire in the Sequoia Na onal Forest on Engine 6231 was requested to provide August 22, 2015 as part of Strike Team 2175C. Engine 6231 was staffed with Cap‐ helibase support for a fire that broke out tain Chris Schnute, Engineer Brian Southerland, Firefighter Johnny Fanene, and in Carmel Valley. The on‐duty crew of Firefighter Chris Marsiguerra. Responding with Marina Fire Department, North Captain Chris Schnute, Engineer Brian County Fire Protec on District, Presidio of Monterey Fire Department, and an En‐ Lepai, and Firefighter Fanene responded gine from Cal Fire, Carmel Highlands the Strike Team le Monterey County and to the helibase located on Carmel Valley rendezvoused at Squaw Valley, our Base Camp. Road at Rana Ranch. We checked in and were assigned to the night shi (1900‐0700 hrs.). We le Base Upon arrival, we were briefed by the Cal Camp and drove an hour to the Hume Lake area and assigned to Fire Line Support. Fire crew that was assigned to Helicopter For the next sixteen days we worked on mul ple divisions of the fire suppor ng 406. We were assigned as the Crash Firing Opera ons. At the end of the assignment, we had put in over 20,000 feet Rescue Engine to support the opera on of fire hose. Our greatest save on the fire was protec ng one of the oldest living in the event of a fire caused by fueling or Sequoia trees in the world, the Boole Tree. an aircra crash.
We wereASSIGNMENTS—ROUGH released from the incident on September 6, 2015. As luck would have it, We spent the day working with the crew on our way back to our home sta on, we were diverted to a vegeta on fire off of learning about the workings of the Highway 101, between San Juan Bau sta and Gilroy. We joined up with the local helibase and the roles and responsibili‐ Cal Fire Unit and ex nguished a 10 acre grass fire that spread up the east hillside es of the crews assigned. We were off of the highway. A er being released from that fire, we returned home. TEAM released for the evening, but s ll
assigned to the incident. Another crew returned the following day to provide support for the aircra that was dropping water on the fire. STRIKE
26 TRAININGSTRIKE TEAM 2015 STRIKE TEAM DEPLOYMENTS ROUGH | CUESTA | TASSAJARA
CUESTA FIRE 2015 ROUGH FIRE
TASSAJARA FIRE ASSIGNMENTS
27 TRAININGTRAINING POLICY REVIEW | FIRE OPERATIONS | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTAL AND COUNTY‐WIDE TRAINING
QUARTERLY DRILLS
Our department con nued conduc ng “Quarterly Drills” this past year to allow companies to train in
scenarios that test crew cohesiveness Just as our core values define the founda on of our department, our annual training helps mold and the ability to overcome various those values and keeps us prepared to provide the most efficient service to our community. challenges. Scenarios included an over The training commi ee is dedicated to enhancing our training by recognizing the gaps in our profi‐ ‐the‐cliff beach rescue, SCBA ciency and fulfilling the need for training in order to overcome those gaps. confidence course, 4x4 off‐road
Our annual calendar focuses on specific categories throughout the year that sa sfies OSHA, ISO, driving/ naviga on course and Federal and State required training allowing our department to maintain cer fica on and proficien‐ Firefighter rescue drags. cy. COUNTY‐WIDE DRILLS In 2015, we replaced our en re fleet of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). This is probably OPPORTUNITIES one of the most important pieces of safety equipment Firefighters rely on to survive in any IDLH Addi onally, the County Training atmosphere. As a result, personnel were required to conduct intensive training to ensure compli‐ Officers carry out, county‐wide move ance and proficiency opera ng the apparatus in any environment. Each member of our department ‐up drills annually as directed by the completed the required amount of training hours and the new units were placed into service. Monterey County Fire Chiefs Associa on and County Opera ons Members from our department’s training commi ee also serve on the Monterey County Training Chiefs. The 2015 move‐up drills
OfficersTRAINING Associa on which meets monthly to discuss training for all Monterey County fire agencies.
Through their collabora ve efforts, training is implemented on the County level to include: career included a scenario in the City of development, cer fica on requirements, opera onal training, policy updates and reference mate‐ Salinas, a Mass Casualty Incident rial through a County Fire Library. (MCI) drill at the Monterey Airport and Wildland training in Fort Hunter
Ligge . The Seaside Fire Department par cipated in all mutual aid drills
EXPLORING conducted during 2015.
28 TRAININGTRAINING continued
Quarterly Drills: Beach Rescue, Off road driving SCBA confidence course and Firefighter drags
Monterey County Move‐Up drill in Salinas
Placed new Sco SCBA’s into service
Water Safety Training with Recrea‐ on Department staff
Target Solu ons annual training focuses on ISO, State and Federal Compliance in the following categories: ACTIVITY
Compliance Training
Company Opera ons
EMS
Firefighter Safety & Survival
Rescue TRAINING Apparatus Operator
Officer Development
Hazmat
Wildland
29 TRAININGIN MEMORY OF “LOLA” ‐ URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE CANINE 9/23/04‐5/15/15
OF—LOLA
MEMORY
IN
SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 ‐ MAY 15, 2015
LOLA LOLA IS OFFICIALLY DATE OF PAIRED WITH LOLA RETIRED FROM LAID TO BIRTH FIREFIGHTER BECOMES THE OAKLAND JOHNNY FEMA TASK FORCE AS REST SUBIA CERTIFIED A SEARCH & RESCUE CANINE
SEPTEMBER 23RD MAY FEBRUARY JANUARY MAY 15TH 2003 2006 2008 2014 2015
30 TRAININGWILDERNESS SEARCH AND RESCUE CANINE BLū
Become members of Monterey Bay Search 2016
Dog training group, increase Blū’s endur‐ FOR
ance so he can get clos‐ er to tes ng, and lastly work up the courage to
GOALS bring Blū to the sta on full me by mid year.
For almost half of the year Blū dog in the forest if he’s allergic to was in and out of training due to TREES? Never fear… Gwen & George
illness. What first appeared to be are here! These incredible a possible allergic reac on to an veterinarians took Blū’s case on with unwitnessed bug bite, turned an Eastern medicine approach. Blū 2015
into a long drawn out was ini ally treated with some inves ga on with vet specialist acupuncture and Chinese herbs. This IN Gwen DeBaere & George McKay meant that for a short me Blū would of Mt. Madonna Veterinary have to stay out of the wilderness to Clinic. Blū’s ini al symptom was allow his system to reset. Once his BLUE
some visible puffiness to his face swelling had subsided it was me to (lips, eyes, and eyebrows). Then return to the forest. Things ini ally the puffiness turned into swelling looked promising, un l another minor
WAS of his feet and ankles. It was outbreak. It appeared that Blū would
ū recommended that I have a also need some Western medicine to blood sample drawn and sent to help him find balance. The BL HESKA Veterinary Diagnos c combina on of these two medical Laboratories out of Colorado to disciplines’ and some changes to his see if Blū was possible allergic to diet seemed to do the trick. It something instead of being bit by was once again me to go an insect. The results came back back into the forest. Between that my boy Blū is allergic to dust Kate Davern (trainer), Mt. mites, storage mites, molds, Madonna vet clinic and my grasses (of all the grasses, (firefighter Johnny Subia) Kentucky Blue grass?), weeds, checkbook we were elated to fungi, and ready for this one see Blū’s progress. Blū has TREES, (specifically: beech, returned to wilderness mulberry, alder, California Black searching and “knock on walnut, eucalyptus, mesquite, wood” ‐ has not had a hickory, and pine). How am I relapse. supposed to work a wilderness
31 TRAININGFIRE PREVENTION SMOKE ALARM CANVASING | INSTALLATIONS AMERICAN RED CROSS
On Saturday, January 17th, as part of an effort to reduce home fires, the American Red Cross, AmeriCorps and the Seaside Fire Department partnered to perform smoke alarm installa ons for residents living in the Seaside Mobile Estates located at Birch Avenue. Fire personnel along with the volunteers went door‐to‐ door to install smoke alarms and INSTALLATIONS
provide residents with home fire safety ps. The outreach teams made contact with many of the home owners and installed numerous smoke alarms. For residents that were
ALARM not present during the me of the visit, door hangers were le at their home to provide them opportunity to call and request a smoke alarm installa on at a later date SMO K E
THANK YOU
The Seaside Fire Department would like to thank the outstanding Red Cross and AmeriCorps volunteers who sacrificed their me and efforts to serve our community. Thanks to the VOLUNTEERS
service of the volunteers who came out to assist, the event was able to THE reach a greater amount of residents;
TO demonstra ng that “Fire is Everyone’s Fight”.
32 TRAININGFIRE PREVENTION DOMINO’S PIZZA COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
DOMINO’S “Fire safety is extremely important,” said Armen Sedrak, Seaside Domino’s franchise owner. “We’re very excited to partner with NFPA and the fire department for a program that not only promotes the safety of our friends and neighbors, but rewards those who make fire safety a priority.”
SEASIDE FIRE “Half of all home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep,” said Seaside Fire Department Chief Brian Dempsey. “That’s why having a fully func oning smoke alarm in every bedroom is so important. Smoke alarms save lives.”
On the week of October 5th – 9th, Seaside Fire Department personnel par cipated in the NFPA and Domino’s “Promote Fire Safety Week” campaign. Members followed a Dom‐ ino’s delivery man to randomly selected homes in the DOMINO’S
community. The resident was asked if they wanted to par cipate in a smoke alarm inspec on; if they had working smoke alarms inside the residence, their delivery WITH was complimentary from Domino’s. If their smoke
alarmUP was not working, fire personnel would install a new
alarm inside their residence. This was a posi ve experience for everyone who par cipated. TEAMING
33 TRAININGSTATION IMPROVEMENTS FLOOR INSTALLATION | INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINT SPRINKLER & ALARM SYSTEM
Seaside’s only fire sta on was built in 1979 without a fire sprinkler system or a fire alarm system, however in 2001 a limited area alarm system was SYSTEM installed in the administra ve offices and on the apparatus floor, but not the dayroom, kitchen, training, mee ng facility or the sleeping ALARM
quarters. Func oning as a 24/7
& full me facility it was important that a fully func onal alarm and suppres‐ sion system be available to protect the health and safety of our employees and the visi ng public and the City’s investment of the fire sta on and apparatus. In 2015 both SPRINKLER sprinkler and alarm systems were installed at the fire sta on which were funded through an awarded Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). STATION
THANK YOU A er years of wear and tear on the floor at the fire sta on, the floor was replaced in the downstairs living area. Public works was able to provide the much needed funding for the material VOLUNTEERS
and the on duty fire crews completed
THE the installa on saving a considerable
amount of money on labor. TO
34 TRAININGCOMMUNITY SEASIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL—LEADERSHIP CLUB COMMUNITY KINDNESS PROJECT
On Friday, February 27th, Truck 6271 personnel; Engineer Mike Garcia, Firefighter Chris Marsiguerra, and Captain Linus Alcoran were invited to Seaside Middle School to a receive a presenta on from the Seaside Middle School Leadership Club.
The Leadership Club is comprised of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. The Club is the first of its
kind in the school's history. The members of the Club decided they wanted to share their apprecia on and gra tude to their Fire Department.
To communicate their apprecia on, Club members donated approximately six cases of bo led drinking PROJECT
water. Each of the bo les had a hand wri en message from a student thanking us for our service to On Friday, March 6th, during their monthly blood the community. pressure checks at the Oldemeyer Center, Seaside In addi on, the Club also provided fi y plas c Fire Department personnel distributed the reusable re‐usable sports bo les to donate to the Senior water bo les from the Seaside Middle School Ci zens of the community. The sports bo les also had Leadership Club. The group was very thankful and KINDNESS though ul messages and wishes for its recipients. apprecia ve and enjoyed the inspira onal messages from the students.
A special thanks to Sheri Williams and the Seaside Middle School Leadership Club for their kindness to our department and our community!
35 TRAINING COMMUNITYTRAININGCOMMUNITY “EVERY“EVERY 15 15‐MINUTES”‐MINUTES” SEASIDESEASIDE HIGH HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL
On Thursday, April 16, 2015, fire personnel, Seaside enforcement, firefighters, paramedics, and the coro‐ Police Officer Parker, Sand City Reserve Police Officer ner. Each agency uses the drill as a training exercise Alexander, California Highway Patrol, American Medi‐ to simulate real life responses. cal Response, Monterey County Sheriff’s Department Paramedics treat one student for minor“THE injuries. PROGRAM’S A NAME Coroner, and CALSTAR par cipated in the “Every 15 second cri cally injured student is trapped inside a Minute” program at Seaside High School. vehicle and must be rescued by fiWASrefighters DERIVED using FROMthe THE FACT THAT The Every 15 Minutes program is a two‐day program “Jaws of Life.” A third student is declared dead and focusing on high school juniors and seniors, which removed by the coroner. The fourth student,IN THE desig EARLY‐ 1990’S, challenges them to think about drinking, driving, per‐ nated as the drunk driver, is given a field sobriety test sonal safety, the responsibility of making mature and is arrested for driving under theEVERY influence. A15 er MINUTES decisions and the impact their decisions have on fami‐ the collision, the drama con nues for the students ly, friends, and many others. This first of its kind pre‐ involved in the crash. Officers bookSOMEONE the drunk IN driver THE UNITED STATES ven on and educa on program was developed by the into jail. A er booking is completed, the drunk driver Chico Police Department in 1995 through a Depart‐ must call a parent or guardian toDIED explain IN what AN he ALCHOHOL or ‐RELATED ment of Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant she has done. TRAFFIC COLLISION.” Assistance to Law Enforcement (G.A.L.E.) grant. In This powerful program is designed to create aware‐ 1996, the Chico Police Department was fi ngly ness among students that they are not invincible. This awarded the Excellence In Community Policing Award program helps open the emo onal doors, and it ad‐ by the Na onal League of Ci es for its efforts. The dresses a problem most teens do not know exist. They program’s name was derived from the fact that in the experience first‐hand how their ac ons affect the early 1990’s, every fi een minutes someone in the lives of so many other people. United States died in an alcohol‐related traffic colli‐ sion. However, with the implementa on of new laws, grass roots programs like Mothers Against Drunk Drivers MINUTES
(MADD),‐ Students Against Destruc ve Decisions SADD, Friday Night Live (FNL) and programs such as
these,15 the death rate is now every thirty minutes, a figure which con nues to be unacceptable. A simulated drunk driving collision involving pre‐ selected high school students is staged on school grounds for the benefit of the en re student body. It
beginsEVERY with a prerecorded 9‐1‐1 call that triggers an emergency response by law
36 TRAININGCOMMUNITY “EVERY 15‐MINUTES” SEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL
EVERY 15‐ MINUTES
37 TRAININGCOMMUNITY “I REMEMBER MAMA” ALLIANCE ON AGAING CAMPAIGN
ABOUT “I REMEMBER MAMA”
Each Mother’s Day, volunteers (such as the Seaside Fire Department) deliver a beau ful flowering plant to women living in I REMEMBER MAMA 76 long‐term care facili es throughout the county— from Castroville to King City.
Over 1,100 flowering plants were delivered last year.
For many women living in senior homes, Mother’s Day can be an especially lonely occasion. “I Remember Mama” has changed that. For the past 20 years, our volunteers have graciously donated their valuable me to bring a smile to these women’s lives.
WHY WE PARTICIPATE “I Remember Mama” supports the important work of the Alliance on Aging’s Ombudsman program.
The Ombudsman program has advocated for the safety and quality of care of seniors living in long‐ term care facili es since 1980. Ombudsmen conduct regular on‐site visits to facili es and making themselves available to residents who may be vic ms of neglect, abuse or viola ons of their rights. Ombudsmen also inves gate complaints and help to resolve them.
The lack of state regulatory oversight in residen al care makes the work of Ombudsmen even more significant given the increasing number of seniors in nursing homes.
On Mother’s Day, as part of “I
Remember Mamma”, the on duty crew joined the Alliance on Aging to deliver flowers to all the mothers at MAMA
Angelica’s Villa on Francis Ave. The Alliance on Aging provided the flowers through a dona on by the Seaside Rotary Club and the Fire Department members spent me talking with the residents and tried to make their day
REMEMBER a special one.
I
38 TRAININGCOMMUNITY PACHETTI DOG PARK PARK IMPROVEMENTS |
FIRE PERSONNEL REMOVING ICE‐ ABOUT THE PARK PLANT FROM THE PARK GROUNDS Pacche Dog Park is a place where dogs can play and socialize off‐leash with other dogs in Seaside. The park has separate areas for larger and smaller dogs. Pacche Dog Park serves as the only off‐leash dog park within the city and has brought community residents and their four‐legged friends together since the parks establishment. In 1976, the City of Seaside named the park a er Chief William C. Pacche , who served as Seaside’s first paid Fire Chief during the years of 1958‐1974. Chief Pacche was known by many to be an avid dog lover.
On Saturday June 27, Fire Department staff a end‐ ed the ribbon cu ng ceremony for the Pache HOW WE PARTICIPATE
PARK Dog Park. Many volunteers were recognized and took part in the opening fes vi es including City staff. A endees enjoyed a BBQ SITE CLEAN‐UP provided by the park volunteers.
PACCHETTI HALLOWEEN COSTUME JUDGING DOG
FUNDRAISER EVENTS
39 TRAININGCOMMUNITY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SEASIDE 2015 LUIS PEREZ AWARD
On June 25, 2015, the Seaside Fire Department had the privilege of a ending the Seaside Boys & Girls Club’s Annual Community Breakfast. Each year, this event brings the community together to celebrate the achievements of Club members and honors outstanding community members. This year, it was a
special honor to be presented with the 2015 Luis Perez Community Service Award. Since we began working with the Boys & Girls Club, we have had many opportuni es to witness first‐hand the BREAKFAST tremendous impact this organiza on has had on local children, families and our community as a whole. From loading trucks, to filling food boxes, to playing chess with club members; it has been a great honor partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Seaside and we look forward COMMUNITY to con nuing our partnership in the years to come.
40 TRAININGCOMMUNITY BEYOND SEASIDE SEATTLE STAIR CLIMB | SCPTTS PPE TOUR
On March 8, 2015, Firefighters from Monterey County, including a member from Seaside Fire Department, Captain Jason Black, par cipated in a fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Par cipants raised funds through dona ons FUNDRAISER towards blood‐cancer research and pa ent services. The event is known as the “Sea le Stair Climb” held at the Columbia Center in
CLIMB down town Sea le. Known as the tallest building west of the Mississippi, Firefighters climbed 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps towards the observa on deck overlooking STAIR the city. They did this wearing full firefighter gear including SCBA air packs. Close to 2000 firefighters from over 300 different departments par cipated in the fundraising
SEATTLE event. A total of almost 2 million dollars was
raised towards this cause. 2015
In 2015, Engineer Jason Hicks had an opportunity to travel to Lodi, California to “Sco ’s PPE” who is our third party vendor for cleaning and inspec ng our VISIT
turnouts so we are compliant with NFPA 1851 standards. Jason learned about the ins and outs of our turnouts; from cleaning, advanced inspec on and how our gear is fixed once a hole or tear is found. Our gear is our first line of defense against contaminants that are cancer causing as well as fluids whether they are
FACTORY blood or chemical. Our process in sending the gear
usually takes anywhere from 7‐10 days from start to finish. In the mean me, fire department personnel will PPE
wear our reserve sets of turnouts in case of fire and when call back personnel are needed. The problem with our reserve sets is we only have 6 sets and not everyone can fit into them which leaves personnel without protec ve gear un l our sets are returned a er cleaning, inspec on and repair. SCOTT’S
41 TRAININGCOMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 11TH MEMORIAL SERVICE
42 TRAININGCOMMUNITY 2015 OPEN HOUSE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK COLORING CONTSEST
On Saturday, October 3rd the fire department welcomed members of the community to the fire sta on for the Annual Open House. This annual event was open to community
residents of all ages and provided them with important safety resources as well as exci ng live‐ demonstra ons. The Seaside Fire Department would like to once HOUSE
again thank the many groups who par cipated in this event and en‐ hanced the experience for all who a ended. A very special thanks to the Moose Lodge and AAA for do‐ OPEN
na ng hamburgers and hotdogs and the Seaside Police Officers Associa‐ on for offering up their me and
efforts manning the BBQ grill! We Mehealani, from Marshall Elementary look forward to hos ng this event School entered the Seaside Fire again next year and hope to see an
IS... Department’s Smoke Detector Awareness
ANNUAL even greater a endance in the years to come! Coloring Contest. A er reviewing all of the entries, her artwork was selected and she won a ride to her school in a Fire Engine on November 20, 2015!! Congratula ons Mehealani from your WINNER
friends at the Seaside Fire Department!! THE
43 TRAININGCOMMUNITY 2015 OPEN HOUSE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
HOUSE
OPEN
ANNUAL
44 TRAININGCOMMUNITY KNOX BOX LOANER PROGRAM DONATION BY THE SEASIDE ROTARY CLUB
KNOX BOX LOANER PROGRAM A Knox Box is a rapid‐entry system designed to provide secure emergency access to a home or property to those living alone or with a history of medical problems. When a fire breaks out or there is a medical emergency, a Knox Box allows the fire department to gain immediate access to the home without forced entry damage or delay. The boxes are a vault‐style metal box with a door hanger a ached and are meant to be placed over the top of the resident’s front entry door. Inside the box, a key to the residence is securely placed for access by emergency crews. Through our department’s loaner program, we have been able to loan out Knox Boxes to our residents who may otherwise be unable to purchase one on their own.
SEASIDE ROTARY CLUB
In October of 2015, the Seaside
THE Rotary Club presented a check to our department for the purchase of residen al Knox Boxes which are being provided to community residents through FROM
the Fire Department Knox Box Program. Since the start of the program, our department has provided residen al Knox Boxes to residents with special needs.
DONATION
45 TRAININGCOMMUNITY SEASIDE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION—LOCAL 1218 FILL THE BOOT | COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The Seaside Firefighters Associa on had a very busy year in 2015. Local 1218 par cipated once IN JUST 14 again in the Annual Fill the Boot fundraiser. Due to an out of county commitment on a wildland fire HOURS BOOT
(see Strike Team Assignment page 26) we had to postpone the fundraiser un l December. This was LOCAL 1218 the first me that we had hosted the fundraiser in THE
December, who knew December was going to be COLLECTED such an incredible me for generosity towards $19,340.00. MDA? In just two days (14 total hours) we collected $19,340.00. That was almost $3,000.00 more dollars then the previous year. Our MDA representa ve was so ecsta c with our
performance that she invited a local recipient
family to join the Local 1218 members for a pizza MDA—FILL ASSOCIATION—1218 party at the fire sta on before a union mee ng. Everyone was pleased to meet the children that In 2015 the Seaside Firefighters Associa on provided first aid for several were going to events that were held at the Monterey directly benefit Fairgrounds (Monterey County Fair, from their hard Ar choke Fes val, Sco sh Games & work. Cel c Fes val, and the Jazz Fes val).
FIREFIGHTERS Local 1218 secured and nego ated all
contracts. The Seaside Firefighters associa on is a non‐profit en ty that uses funds generated from such events to give charitable dona ons to local groups in the community. SEASIDE
46 TRAININGCOMMUNITY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 2015 PHOTOS
RED NOSE DAY
EVACUATION PRESENTATION
VILLA DEL MONTE FACILITY
VILLA DEL MONTE
FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS 47 TRAININGCOMMUNITY WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Our dedicated co‐workers and team members within our amazing City: Building, City Manager’s Office, Finance, Human Resources, Informa on Technology, Planning, Public Works, Police, Recrea on and Resource Management;
Our Mutual and Auto Aid partners: CAL Fire, Big Sur Fire Brigade, Marina Fire Department: Monterey Fire Department, Monterey County Regional Fire, North County Fire Department, Presidio of Monterey Fire Department and Salinas Fire Department;
The amazing organiza ons that serve and allow opportunity for
us to further serve our ci zens: American Legion, AmeriCorps, American Red Cross, Alliance on Aging, the Boys and Girls Club of Seaside, Central Coast C.E.R.T., C.E.R.V. of the Monterey Peninsula, Community Partnership for Youth, Monterey County Food Bank, Muscular Dystrophy Associa on, Seaside Kiwanis,
PARTNERS Lions and Rotary Clubs, Safeway, Walgreen’s, California Fire
Founda on, Teddy Bears with Heart, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center and the United Way;
The dedicated agencies and organiza ons that work to create a safer and produc ve community: Carmel Fire Protec on Associates, Monterey County Fire Training Officers Associa on, Monterey Peninsula College, California State University COMMUNITY
Monterey Bay, Monterey County Office of Emergency Services, California American Water and Marina Coast Water District, Monterey County EMS, Monterey County Communica ons and OUR American Medical Response. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY
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