Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report

Folsom (Sacramento), CA Management Consultants Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment for the Cosumnes CSD Fire Department Volume 2 of 3 – Technical Report May 26, 2015 2250 East Bidwell St., Ste #100 Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 458-5100 Fax: (916) 983-2090 This page was intentionally left blank Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page VOLUME 1 of 3 – Executive Summary (separately bound) VOLUME 2 of 3 – Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Technical Report (this volume) Section 1—Introduction and Background ...................................................................................1 1.1 Report Organization ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Scope of Work .................................................................................... 2 1.3 District and Department Overview .................................................................. 4 1.4 Previous Studies of the Cosumnes Fire Department ....................................... 6 Section 2—Standards of Coverage Introduction ........................................................................7 2.1 Standards of Coverage Study Processes .......................................................... 7 Section 3—District Deployment Goals/Measures and Risk Assessment ................................11 3.1 Why Does the Department Exist and How Does it Deliver the Existing Fire Crew Deployment Services? ......................................................................... 11 3.2 Community Risk Assessment ........................................................................ 14 3.3 Risk Assessment Result ................................................................................. 24 3.4 Existing District Deployment ........................................................................ 24 Section 4—Staffing and Geo-Mapping Analysis .......................................................................29 4.1 Critical Time Task Measures—What Must be Done Over What Time Frame to Achieve the Stated Outcome Expectation? ............................................... 29 4.2 Distribution and Concentration Studies—How the Location of First-Due and First Alarm Resources Affects the Outcome ................................................. 35 Section 5—Statistical Analysis ....................................................................................................45 5.1 Historical Effectiveness and Reliability of Response—What Statistics Say About Existing System Performance ............................................................ 45 5.2 Service Demand ............................................................................................ 46 5.3 Response Time Analysis ............................................................................... 51 Table of Contents page i Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report 5.4 Simultaneous Incident Activity ..................................................................... 57 5.5 Station Demand Percentage and Unit Hour Utilization ................................ 59 5.6 Analysis of Unit Workload by Hour ............................................................. 63 Section 6—SOC Evaluation and Recommendation ..................................................................65 6.1 Overall Evaluation ......................................................................................... 65 Section 7—Headquarters and Support Services Evaluation ...................................................69 7.1 Overall Impressions ....................................................................................... 69 7.2 Management Organization ............................................................................ 69 7.3 Organization Structure .................................................................................. 70 7.4 Citygate’s Significant Organizational Observations ..................................... 71 7.5 Management Systems .................................................................................... 73 7.6 College Internship Program ........................................................................... 79 7.7 Fire Prevention Program ............................................................................... 80 7.8 Emergency Medical Services Program ......................................................... 84 7.9 Safety and Risk Management ........................................................................ 88 7.10 Wellness Program .......................................................................................... 92 7.11 Serious Accident Review Team (SART) ...................................................... 93 7.12 Training ......................................................................................................... 94 7.13 Technical Rescue Program .......................................................................... 101 7.14 Hazardous Materials .................................................................................... 104 7.15 Apparatus Purchasing .................................................................................. 105 7.16 Apparatus Maintenance ............................................................................... 106 7.17 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Testing and Maintenance ... 107 7.18 Radio Maintenance and Repair ................................................................... 108 7.19 Facilities ...................................................................................................... 108 7.20 Water Supply ............................................................................................... 109 Table of Contents page ii Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report 7.21 Logistical Support ....................................................................................... 110 Section 8—Next Steps ................................................................................................................111 8.1 Next Steps .................................................................................................... 111 Appendices ..................................................................................................................................113 Appendix 1—Regulatory Best Practices ..................................................................115 Appendix 2—Fire Department Apparatus and Vehicles (December 2014) .............119 Appendix 3—Fire Department Facilities .................................................................127 Appendix 4—EMS Mandates ..................................................................................129 Table of Tables Table 1—Standards of Response Coverage Process Elements ....................................................... 8 Table 2—Fire Department Deployment Simplified ....................................................................... 9 Table 3—Probability and Consequence Matrix ............................................................................ 17 Table 4—Daily Minimum Staffing per Unit for the Department – 2014 ..................................... 25 Table 5—Resources Sent to Common Risk Types ....................................................................... 26 Table 6—First Alarm Structure Fire – 16 Firefighters ................................................................. 30 Table 7—Multi-Casualty Traffic Collision – 7 Firefighters ......................................................... 32 Table 8—Cardiac Arrest – 5 Firefighters ..................................................................................... 33 Table 9—Number of Incidents by Fiscal Year ............................................................................. 46 Table 10—Incident Demand by Property Type by Fiscal Year ................................................... 50 st Table 11—Dispatched to 1 Arrival Minutes/Seconds for FY 13/14 ........................................... 52 Table 12—Total Response Time for FY 13/14 ............................................................................ 54 Table 13—Turnout Time Performance for FY 13/14 ................................................................... 55 Table 14—Travel Time Performance for FY 13/14 ..................................................................... 56 Table 15—Simultaneous Incident Activity – 3-Year Average ..................................................... 57 Table 16—Suggested Staff Responsibilities ................................................................................. 77 Table 17—Recommended Firefighter Training............................................................................ 95 Table of Contents page iii Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report Table of Figures Figure 1—Risk Types Studied ...................................................................................................... 15 Figure 2—Products of Combustion per Minute............................................................................ 19 Figure 3—Survival Rate vs. Time of Defibrillation ..................................................................... 20 Figure 4—Number of Incidents

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