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2017 Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Chief Page 3 Acknowledgements Page 4 Mission and Values Page 5 History Page 6 Headquarters Page 7 Operations Page 8 Support Services Page 9 Battalion 1 Page 10 Battalion 2 Page 11 Battalion 3 Page 12 Incidents and Fires Page 13 2016 vs. 2017 Comparison Page 14 Progress Page 15 In & Out of County Page 16 Retirements & Promotions Page 17 Academies Page 18 Employee Recognition Page 19 Community Involvement Page 20 Thank You Letters Page21 2 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF 2017 was a very busy year for the fire service in general and the Tulare County Fire Department was no exception. We had several large local incidents including several fires and a flood incident. We also assisted with several sizable out of county incidents, including the Thomas Fire and Tubbs Fire. The Tree Mortality Task Force made several presentations throughout the year to gain support for this important work. We will continue to move forward with these issues in our mountain communities. Due to the heavy rains in January and February in California, our Swift Water Rescue Team was activated earlier than usual with two successful rescues in February. In April, the combination of rising temperatures and snow melts lead to treacherous waterways. The Swift Water Rescue Team responded to 6 incidents throughout Tulare County and Sequoia National Park. The TCFD Swift Water team was able to host a media event with KMPH Channel 26 to demonstrate our training and equipment to the media in a positive man- ner. The month of May brought along the start of fire season and requests for assistance to the Elm Incident in Coalinga. TCFD sent the OES Strike Team in for a five day assignment to help out. June was an “All-hands-on-deck” month with the Dinely Fire in Three Rivers and the Kings River flooding event. In addition to these incidents, we had 3 Swift Water rescues. The month of August was a very taxing month on all Local, State and Federal fire resources. In California alone, there were several significant incidents reaching over the 10,000 acre mark including the Pier Fire (the largest Wildland fire in Tulare County’s history) which continued into the month of September and concluded with a total of 36,556 acres. At the end of September, TCFD began the move to our new Headquarters office. The move was a long time in the works with many renovations being completed to the building prior to the official move in date. TCFD’s Honor Guard also participated in the annual Cali- fornia Firefighter Memorial Ceremony at the Sacramento Capitol Park. In October, TCFD committed numerous resources to the multitude of incidents in Napa, Sonoma, Yuba, Orange and Mendocino County areas. Overall, approximately 7,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and 42 fatalities were reported. The month of November and the cooler weather significantly slowed down the incredible call volume that TCFD experienced the prior six months. However, moving into the month of December, the cooler weather had little impact on TCFD’s call volume and out of county activities. TCFD provided Overhead and Fire Suppression support to the Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara County areas. The Thomas Fire consumed approximately 281,893 acres and is now the largest recorded fire in California history and is the seventh most destructive wildfire in California’s history. On behalf of the men and women of the Tulare County Fire Department, thank you for allowing us to serve you. Charlie Norman Fire Chief, Tulare County Fire Department 3 We would like to thank the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrative Officer for their ongoing support. Pictured left to right: Supervisor Pete Vander Poel, Supervisor Mike Ennis, Supervisor Kuyler Crocker, Supervisor Amy Shuklian, Supervisor Steve Worthley County Administrative Officer Michael Spata 4 MISSION STATEMENT The Tulare County Fire Department is committed to providing leadership, coordination and customer based service through fire prevention, suppression, and emergency medical services. CORE VALUES INTEGRITY RESPECT LOYALTY TEAMWORK COMPASSION VISION STATEMENT We are committed to excellence through professionalism and trustworthiness achieved through our daily operations. We will continue to expand our public service delivery model through innovative and fiscally-responsible practices. We will strive to offer our workforce the best opportunities available for training and education to further enhance the public service we provide. 5 The Tulare County Fire Department is a fairly new department, as far as full-service fire departments go. The Department, as it exists today, was created and started operations on July 1, 2007. Prior to that date, Tulare County residents received fire protection services from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) through a service contract. On December 20, 2005, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors decided to end their contract with CDF and to create a County Fire Department. The County Fire Department would be staffed by county employees and responsive to the direction set by the Board of Supervisors. In February of 2006, Steve Sunderland was hired as the Fire Chief for the new Tulare County Fire Department. Chief Sunderland hired an executive team to help him set in place the necessary elements that would allow for a smooth transition from CDF to a County Fire Department by July 1, 2007. He hired Division Chief Ted Mendoza for Operations, Division Chief John Crivello for Training and Division Chief Joe Garcia for Fire Prevention. A kick-off ceremony was held on June 29, 2007 with nationally recognized fire service leader, Ronny Coleman, being the guest speaker. July 1, 2007 marks the “birthday” of the Tulare County Fire Department. Chief Sunderland retired August 13, 2011 after five and a half years of service. On October 23, 2011, the Board of Supervisors appointed Division Chief Joe Garcia to become the Department’s second Fire Chief. Chief Garcia remained the Tulare County Fire Chief until January 9, 2016 when Charlie Norman took over the role of Tulare County Fire Chief. Chief Norman, has served as Fire Chief for over 2 years now and has continued the work of those before him in setting the Tulare County Fire Department up to be in a position of success. 6 HEADQUARTERS 7 OPERATIONS DIVISION 8 9 BATTALION Station1 Visalia ONE Station 2 Station 3 Kings River Dinuba Station 4 Cutler/Orosi Station 8 Ivanhoe Station 11 Station 12 Exeter Woodlake Station 13 Lemon Cove Station 14 Three Rivers Station 17 Badger 10 BATTALION Station 5 Posey Station 6 TWO California Hot Springs Station 15 Station 16 Lindsay Strathmore Station 18 Kennedy Meadows Station 19 Station 20 West Olive Doyle Colony Station 21 Terra Bella Station 22 Station 23 Springville Camp Nelson 11 BATTALION Station 7 Station 9 Goshen Alpaugh THREE Station 10 Station 25 Richgrove Tulare Station 26 Tipton Station 27 Pixley Station 28 Earlimart 12 Demands for service within the county continue to increase keeping us consistently busy. During 2017, we received a total of 12,353 calls for service throughout the county. 7,733 of those calls were for medical responses. Medical response calls range from basic medical aid calls, to citizens in their homes requiring our assistance, to vehicle accidents on one of the many roadways in the county. Fires made up 12.33% of our responses; of which 88 incidents involved the wildland in our foothills or forests. Significant fires of this sort included the Dinely, Hogback, Roadrunner, Schaffer, Hawk, Canyon 2, LNU Complex and Pier Fires. These all occurred within the boundaries of our county and used the majority of our local resources. Our local Swift Water Team kept busy during the year as well with responses to 19 rescues. We also responded to the large scale flooding of the Kings River outside of Kingsburg. The remainder of the calls in 2017 ranged from helping fallen citizens to hazardous material incidents. Tulare County Fire is an “All Hazard” fire department and we respond to almost all incidents within the county. 13 Although the incident volume between 2016 and 2017 is very similar, the types of incidents handled in 2017 were far more complex than in 2016. TCFD continues to respond to “All Hazard” calls throughout Tulare County. 14 TOTAL CALLS BY MONTH JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 947 841 958 994 1169 1138 1112 1076 998 1087 940 1093 15 In & Out of County Local Incidents Dinely Fire—339 acres Lion Fire—18,900 acres Roadrunner Fire—2,289 acres Schaeffer Fire—16,031 acres Hawk Fire—2,940 acres Hogback Fire—58 acres Pier Fire—36,566 acres; 2 structures destroyed—largest Wildfire in Tulare County history Kings River Flooding—residents from 90 homes displaced Out of County Elm Fire (Fresno County)—OES Strike Team; 10,343 acres Tubbs Fire (Napa County)—OES 278 Type 1; 36,807 acres; 5,636 structures destroyed; 22 fatalities Atlas Fire (Napa County)—OES 8534 Type 3; 51,624 acres; 783 structures destroyed; 6 fatalities Partrick/Nuns/Adobe/Norrbom/Pressly Fires—56,556 acres; 1,355 structures destroyed; 3 fatalities Canyon II Fire (Orange County)—9,217 acres; 25 structures destroyed Cascade Fire (Yuba County)—Type 6; 9,989 acres; 264 structures destroyed; 4 fatalities Thomas Fire (Ventura County)—281,893 acres; 1,063 structures destroyed; 2 fatalities Creek Fire (Los Angeles County)—15,619 acres; 123 structures destroyed Rye Fire (Los Angeles County)—6,049 acres; 6 structures destroyed Skirball Fire (Los Angeles County)—422 acres; 6 structures destroyed Lilac Fire (San Diego County)—4,100 acres; 157 structures destroyed Statewide—33 Fires 16 Into the Sunset We have always appreciated the Promotions within the fire service are experience each individual brings not easy achievements.
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