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Fire Department 2008 Annual Report City of Aurora Fire Department 2008 Annual Report MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF On behalf of the members of the Aurora Fire Department, I proudly present the department’s 2008 Annual Report as a reflection of the dedication, professionalism, and commitment to the safety of our citizens and firefighters. 2008 proved to be a challenging year due to the down turn of the economy. I am very proud of how Aurora Fire responded to the fiscal challenges. The department maintained the highest standard of service while providing efficiency and fulfilling our Mission Statement: “Exceptional service to the community provided by well-trained professionals”. The men and women of Aurora Fire Department recognize that when times are tough that is when we are needed most. We live our core values of professionalism, integrity and exceptional service! On another note, 2008 brought together the Denver Metro Area’s Fire & Police agencies to plan and provide emergency service for the Democratic National Convention. This joint effort demonstrated to the nation the cooperation between Colorado agencies and how our communities come together when public safety is at risk. I’d like to express sincere appreciation to Mayor Ed Tauer, City Council, City Manager Ron Miller, and city management for their continued support. Sincerely, R. Mike Garcia Fire Chief 1 AURORA FIRE DEPARTMENT 2008 SUMMARY City Population: 313,144 Land: 154 Square Miles Fire Stations: 15 Total Personnel 323 Emergency Services Unit 1 Civil Service - Suppression 279 EMS Supervisor 3 Civil Service - Administrative 25 Battalion Chief 3 Fire Investigations 3 Career Service 18 Water Tender 1 Expenditures: FY 2008 $33,657,422 Response by Company: FY 2007 $31,836,264 Paramedic Engine 4: 3,475 Paramedic Engine 1: 3,423 Fire Dollar LOSS: Paramedic Engine 2: 3,205 Structural Damage Loss $4,069,551 Paramedic Engine 7: 3,035 Content Damage Loss $1,002,844 Paramedic Engine 8: 2,681 Vehicle Damage Loss $636,000 Paramedic Engine 6: 2,530 Total $4,732,551 Paramedic Engine 5: 2,468 Paramedic Engine/Squad 11: 2,163 Total Property Value SAVED- $85,014,240 Paramedic Engine/Squad 3: 2,069 Paramedic Engine 9: 2,029 Activity: Paramedic Engine/Squad 10: 1,988 Total Calls 30,088 Paramedic Engine/Squad 13: 742 Fire Calls 871 Paramedic Engine/Squad 12: 678 EMS Calls 20,375 Rescue/ Engine 14: 266 Hazardous Conditions 561 Paramedic Engine 15: 247 Service 1,918 Good Intent 1,129 Truck 8: 2,226 False 359 Truck 2: 2,111 Weather 8 Tower 6: 1,185 Fire Alarms 1,401 Truck 14: 125 Other 3,466 Truck 13: 462 Tower 7: N/A Fire Victims: Truck 10: N/A Civilians- 3 Fatalities 19 Injuries Fire Investigations 319 PIO: 15 Firefighters 0 Fatalities Hazmat 1: 39 15 Injuries* Heavy Rescue 8: 1 *Emergency Scene injuries only Brush Truck 8: 61 Emergency Response Vehicles: Brush Truck 10: 0 ALS Engine Companies 10 Brush Truck 12: 20 ALS Squad Companies 4 ESU: 0 ALS Rescue Companies 0 Air Truck: 12 Truck Companies 4 Tender 5: 1 Brush 3 Med 2: 2 Technical Rescue 1 Hazardous Materials 1 Battalion Chief 1: 1,659 Compressed Air Battalion Chief 2: 1,631 3 Battalion Chief 3: 838 2 Aurora Fire Department Mission Statement Exceptional service to the community provided by well trained professionals. Values Service. We will respond quickly, solve problems safely, and treat people with respect, dignity and courtesy. Integrity. Our integrity will be paramount. We will deal honestly with everyone, be consistent in our decisions and actions, and hold ourselves accountable to one another and our community. Professionalism. We will work together with pride, enthusiasm and dedication to each other, the department and the community. 3 Fire Station Response 1 Fire Station Response 2 Fire Station Response 3 Fire Station Response 4 Fire Station Response 5 Fire Station Response 6 Fire Station Response 7 Fire Station Response 8 Fire Station Response 9 Fire Station Response 10 Fire Station Response 11 Fire Station Response 12 Fire Station Response 13 Fire Station Response 14 Fire Station Response 15 Aurora City Limits 4 Emergency Services Division Deputy Chief Dan Martinelli During 2008, the Aurora Fire Department responded to 30,088 requests for assistance, which required 40,298 company responses. This was an increase of 1% from 2007. Of those 30,088 alarms, 20,375 were classified as emergency medical related incidents and 871 were classified as fire related incidents. The estimated fire loss for the city was $5.7 million. The total property saved was estimated at $83 million. We also experienced three fire-related civilian deaths within the city of Aurora. Additional items for 2008 include the following: • Heart Monitors 25 Phillips MRX 12-lead cardiac monitors were purchased and all personnel were trained in their use. This will provide state of the art cardiac care for the community of Aurora. • Wildland Fire Response Establishment of an Aurora Fire Department Wildland fire response program was completed. The Wildland program not only provides the citizens of Aurora with better trained and equipped wildland response, the fire department team can now be deployed statewide for a Type 1, Type 3 and Type 6 wildland response. All associated costs for statewide response are reimbursed through an agreement with the Colorado State Forestry Service. • EMS Educator A training officer was reassigned from the Training Bureau to the EMS Bureau to improve EMS education, certification and records management. The Continuing Education tracking system was redesigned to comply with changes made to this process by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This restructuring also provided greater integration of the EMS Quality Improvement program into continuing education classes. • EMS Education / Certification The EMS Bureau Collaborated with the Community College of Aurora to provide primary paramedic education to 9 Firefighters and coordinated completion of EMT-Basic certification of 2 firefighters. • Truck 14 Prior to 2008, Station 13 housed a four-person engine company and a four-person truck company. On October 10, the ladder truck was moved from Station 13 to Station 14. This reassignment of crews allowed a four-person engine company to respond from Station 13 and a four-person truck to respond from Station 14. The two-person rescue unit originally assigned to Station 14 was removed from service. This reassignment resulted in on-going annual savings of $462,000. • Paramedic Truck Companies All Aurora Fire Department truck companies were staffed with a minimum of one firemedic. With this change, the Aurora Fire Department now has the capability of providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) with all emergency response units. This change will improve our already 5 exceptional performance of ensuring ALS within an eight-minute total response time on 90% of all emergency response. • Democratic National Convention The Aurora Fire Department Mass Decontamination Unit was deployed to the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field during the week of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The Aurora Fire Department Team was assigned to manage and operate an ambulatory decontamination process in the event an incident occurred which required the decontamination of event participants. 27 Aurora firefighters were activated for this event. Fortunately, there were no incidents that required the use of the Aurora Team. The Aurora Fire Department was also designated as part of the Southeast Area Strike Team to respond metro-wide to any significant incident that may have occurred as a result of the convention. Again, there were no incidents that required activation of this system. The EMS Bureau worked with area hospitals to monitor Emergency Department capacity and alter patient destinations to accomplish zero hours of Emergency Department closure during the DNC. All costs associated with the DNC were reimbursed through an agreement with the City and County of Denver • Hurricanes Gustav & Ike On August 29, 2008, Aurora Firefighters Captain Jim Moon and Engineer Rick Slocum were activated as part of Colorado Task Force One (CO-TF1). Battalion Chief Scott Mills was activated as a member of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Incident Support Team (IST). All were deployed to Houston, Texas to be staged for Hurricane Gustav. On completion of Gustav missions, all units staged for Gustav were released on midnight, September 5, 2008, and reactivated to stage in the gulf coast region for Hurricane Ike September 6, 2008, at 0001 hrs. Ike made landfall September 13th. CO-TF1 and USAR IST responded to Galveston, Texas, to assist with relief efforts. They were demobilized on September 17th. All costs associated for this deployment were reimbursed through an agreement Colorado Urban Search and Rescue program. • Fire Department Safety The Aurora Fire Department established a 100% compliance policy for use of seat belts. Department policy was revised to require the use of SCBA’s from the onset of a structure fire until the structure is returned to the property owner. • Medical Director All emergency medical technicians in Colorado are required by the Colorado Board of Health and Colorado Board of Medical Examiners to have medical direction. Historically, the Medical Center of Aurora has provided this service to the Aurora Fire Department. With the addition of University Hospital to our community, we developed an agreement that allows the Aurora Fire Department to partner with both of these institutions to continue to meet the emergency medical needs of our citizens. 6 • Personnel During 2008, 17 firefighters retired or resigned and 13 new firefighters were hired and trained. Additionally, there were 35 promotions, which included 3 battalion chiefs, 5 captains, 9 lieutenants, 14 firemedics and 4 engineers. Hazardous Materials Team The Hazardous Materials Team was started in 1980 with four members and a used rescue squad that was slated for sale at an auction.
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