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Bellevue Fire Department Standards of Cover Bellevue Fire Department Standards of Cover Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Jerome “Jay” Hagen, Fire Chief Bellevue Fire Department | PO Box 90012 | Bellevue WA, 98009-9012 BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS OF COVER Bellevue Fire Department Kieron Gillmore, Senior Business Process Analyst Community Risk Assessment and Standards of Cover development Deputy Chief Todd E. Dickerboom, Accreditation Manager, Community Risk Assessment Group Deputy Chief Andy Adolfson, Community Risk Assessment Group Battalion Chief Steve P. Thomas, Commander, C Platoon, Community Risk Assessment Group Lt. Camari Olson, Community Liaison Officer/Public Information Officer, Community Risk Reduction Group Heather Wong, Community Risk Reduction Specialist, Community Risk Reduction Group Battalion Chief Dean Harm, Special Operations, Light Rail Response Strategies Captain Eric Keenan, Station 6, Critical Tasking and Effective Response Force analysis Page 2 BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS OF COVER Introduction The following report serves as the Bellevue Fire Department Standards of Cover. Its purpose is to identify, assess and document local needs and circumstances, community risks and response capabilities. This process will identify opportunities for improvement, help to maintain current services and highlight areas to enhance our service delivery. The Bellevue Fire Department is dedicated to ensuring a safe and effective response force for fire suppression, emergency medical services and specialty response situations. Mitigation of the effects of these unplanned emergency events is best achieved by working with the community to provide; information, public education, code enforcement, training and other outreach whenever possible. The department’s accrediting body, The Commission of Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) defines the Standards of Cover as, “Those written policies and procedures that establish the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources of an organization.” In creating this report, the department analyzed many factors: demographics, population densities, socio-economic factors, community profiles, community risks, fire-on-scene tasks, and both the type and quantity of emergency and non-emergency calls. This analysis quantifies the Community Risk (CRA) and enables the department to evaluate changes in risk profiles and manage performance standards which are rooted in community expectations. Additionally, by periodically committing to performing this analysis, the department provides a more responsive outreach/mitigation strategy that can be tailored to the changing demographics and make-up of the community served. Performance reporting and evaluation will demonstrate where the department is meeting its established standards, where shortfalls exist and measure programs efficacy in achieving desired outcomes. Ultimately, the analysis of these factors leads to the justification of changes in the placement and staffing of fire department resources, the addition of new resources, the creation of detailed response plans to mitigate the effects of events and the prioritization of outreach strategies to prevent and mitigate behaviors that contribute to risk. Page 3 BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS OF COVER Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................3 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................10 Section 1 Documentation of Area Characteristics.....................................................................11 Legal basis for agency ........................................................................................................................ 11 Governance and Administration ....................................................................................................... 11 Historical perspective ........................................................................................................................ 12 Funding ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Service Area and Jurisdictions served ................................................................................................ 15 The City of Bellevue ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Beaux Arts Village ......................................................................................................................................... 17 The City of Clyde Hill ..................................................................................................................................... 18 The Town of Hunts Point ............................................................................................................................... 18 The Town of Medina ..................................................................................................................................... 18 The City of Newcastle ................................................................................................................................... 19 The Town of Yarrow Point ............................................................................................................................. 19 Topography and geology ................................................................................................................... 19 Climate .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Development..................................................................................................................................... 20 Section 2 Description of Agency Programs and Services...........................................................22 Locations of existing fire stations and companies ............................................................................. 22 Resource descriptions ....................................................................................................................... 24 Staffing levels and staffing patterns .................................................................................................. 25 Automatic/Mutual Aid .................................................................................................................................. 25 Operations - Response ...................................................................................................................... 26 Suppression response ................................................................................................................................... 26 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Response ................................................................................................ 26 Technical Rescue Response ........................................................................................................................... 27 Hazardous Materials Response ..................................................................................................................... 27 Aviation Rescue and Firefighting ................................................................................................................... 27 Marine and Shipboard Rescue and Firefighting .............................................................................................. 27 Wildland Fire Services ................................................................................................................................... 27 Other Programs/Services .................................................................................................................. 28 Fire Prevention Division (FPD) ....................................................................................................................... 28 Community Liaison/Risk Reduction ............................................................................................................... 28 Office of Emergency Management (OEM) ..................................................................................................... 28 Page 4 BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS OF COVER Citizens Advocates for Referral and Education Services (CARES) .................................................................... 29 Citizen satisfaction and engagement ................................................................................................. 29 Community Loss and Save Data......................................................................................................... 31 Agency goals ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Insurance rating ................................................................................................................................ 33 Section 3 All-Hazard Risk Assessment of the Community .........................................................35 Risk Categorization process ............................................................................................................... 39 Risk Classification and Categories ..................................................................................................... 39 Low Risk ......................................................................................................................................................
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