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Morro Bay Fire Department MORRO BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT To enhance the quality of life for the citizens and visitors of Morro Bay by providing exceptional emergency and allied services. GOALS * Protect lives, environment and property. * Provide for the care of the sick and injured. * Provide efficient and effective fire and emergency services. * Make the public aware of the Fire Department’s mission and goals. * Promote a safe environment for all members of the community. * Recognize and plan for future needs. * Maintain open relationships with the citizens and visitors of Morro Bay. * Enhance life safety and disaster preparedness through public education. * Provide effective leadership to enable the department to carry out its goals. * Provide a work environment that is challenging and rewarding for our employees, one that promotes a positive atmosphere through teamwork and mutual respect. * Supports the mission and the goals of the City of Morro Bay. * Instill professional competence by providing a comprehensive training program. * Fully utilize all resources available to the City. VALUES STATEMENT A Morro Bay Firefighter values integrity, professionalism, sensitivity, cooperation, and vitality. 1 CITY OF MORRO BAY OFFICIALS CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Janice Peters COUNCIL MEMBERS Carla Borchard Rick Grantham Noah Smuckler Betty Winholtz CITY MANAGER Andrea Lueker FIRE CHIEF Michael S. Pond Annual Report Compiled By: Morro Bay Fire Department Carol Tousignant, Administrative Technician 2 MORRO BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL FIRE CHIEF Michael S. Pond Administrative Technician Carol Tousignant FIRE CAPTAINS Steve Knuckles Jeff Olson George Rees FIRE ENGINEERS Todd Gailey Ariane Leiter Scott Subler William Murphy Brandon Kato Jeff Simpson FIRE FIGHTER Michael Talmadge FIRE MARSHAL (Part-Time) Tom Prows RESERVE FIRE ENGINEER Jason Borchard* Graham Pask Michael Talmadge*** Isaiah van Zee RESERVE FIRE FIGHTERS Michael Aanerud Chris Chavis** Michael Daly James Darden* Dmitri Jarocki Aric Johnson Matt Kerro** Keely Moriarty** Sean Moynihan** James Negranti Ryan O’Leary** Kingsley Powell Kenneth Puaa** Joseph Ricci Micah Szopinski** Frank Salamida* * Resigned during 2009 ** New hire in 2009 *** Hired as full time Fire Fighter July, 2009 3 Miscellaneous Photos from 2009 New Rescue built by Pierce Manufacturing, picked up in Ontario, California on 09/11/09. Fire Fighters demonstrating Stop and Drop and Roll drill at Del Mar Elementary during the Alicia Ann Ruch Burn Relay on 10/08/09. OES 274 Engine on Mutual Aid Jesusita Fire near Santa Barbara May 5-11, 2009. 4 Highlights of 2009 In 2009, the Morro Bay Fire Fighters responded to 1,671 calls, our lowest number of emergency responses since 2005. However, progress was made on several long-term projects and fire fighters kept busy with station and equipment maintenance, training, fire prevention and other projects. Some of the highlights for Morro Bay Fire Fighters included: • Taking delivery of a new Rescue Vehicle, 5351, in September. Grant funds totaling $115,000.00 were applied to the purchase price of the vehicle and new equipment for it. • Working on plans for the new administration/living quarters of Fire Station 53 on Harbor Street; receiving approval for a loan request from USDA for up to $3,000.000.00 for this station; and in September hearing that the ARRA AFG Fire Station Construction grant request, that was submitted in July, for $1,602,940.00, was funded. • Hiring seven new Reserve Fire Fighters; five in March including former Reserve Fire Fighter/EMT Micah Szopinski who had returned to the area, Chris Chavis, Keely Moriarty & Sean Moynihan who were already EMT’s, and Kenneth Puaa, a member of the Coast Guard stationed in Morro Bay; and in June Matt Kerro and Ryan O’Leary moved into the 10 minutes response area and were added to the Reserve force. • Having the Fire Department page on the City web site mostly complete. This is an on- going project to keep information current, but the basics are done. • Having two documented CPR field saves, the first on February 23rd, and the second on the 9th of April, by "B" shift. • The Fire Department Awards banquet on the 27th of March. • Responding to 19 calls on April 14th, the busiest day of the year. • Hiring a new Fire Fighter/Paramedic in July as a “floater” to help reach the Department goal of having 3 full–time personnel and one reserve fire fighter on duty each day. This is the first increase in fire suppression staffing in over 30 years. • Participating in the “Every 15 Minutes” program at Morro Bay High School. • Having a new radio repeater installed at 1405 Teresa Drive in May which improved radio communications along South Bay Boulevard. • Hiring “Seasonal Fire Fighters” in July to assist with projects such as hydrant testing and maintenance, hose testing, and building a retaining wall at Station 54 on Bonita Street. • Conducting a Point of Distribution (POD) drill on 09/23/09 and assisting with giving 630 seasonal flu shots. POD’s for first responders were held on 11/04, 11/12, and 12/04 where first responders were given the swine flu vaccination. • Participating in the Alicia Ann Ruch Burn Relay on 10/08 and the Rescue Challenge on the 24th, raising funds for the Alicia Ann Ruch Burn Foundation and the Morro Bay Community Foundation respectfully. • Held an Open House on November 14th so the public could see our new rescue vehicle and the equipment it carried, learn about the EMS equipment fire fighters use, and have their blood pressure taken. Children could visit the Fire Safety Trailer and experience being in a simulated fire. • Responding to five out-of-county wildland fires. 5 2009 In Review January One of the highlights for Engineer Murphy and Captain Rees occurred on January 11, 2009 when they traveled to the Pierce Manufacturing plant in Appleton, Wisconsin to finalize the design of the new rescue truck, prior to the start of it’s construction. Engineer Murphy had spent many hours working on the design of this unit during 2008. He incorporated the ideas of our staff along with input from the County Technical Rescue Team and Pierce Manufacturing to design a truck that could carry all the equipment Morro Bay wanted to have available on the unit. Prior to their leaving for the Pierce plant, the department was notified that we had been awarded a grant of $30,000.00 from the USDA for purchasing this truck. We had already received a combined total of $70,000.00 toward this purchase from the Friends of the Morro Bay Fire Department and the Hoag Family Trust. We also had secured $15,000.00 to be used for the purchase of the lighting equipment for this vehicle from monies awarded to the County through the Homeland Security grant. Thus, close to 50% of the cost of this vehicle was paid for with not-city monies. January saw the first structure fire in Morro Bay as well as the first vegetation fire. Fire fighters responded to a home on Kings Street at 6:00 AM on January 10. The occupants awoke to a smoke filled home when a mirror fell off the wall. They were able to exit the home with no injuries and, after breaking a window for access, they used a garden hose to douse the five-foot flames so fire damage was confined to the single room. Fire personnel ventilated the structure and made sure there was no extension of the fire into the attic or a possibility of the fire rekin- dling. On the 21st, around 1:00 AM, fire fighters responded to a vegetation fire on Black Hill. It took a little over an hour before personnel from Morro Bay and Cal Fire were able to extinguish the fire, using hand tools and hose lines which were deployed from the closest hydrant at the east end of Carmel Street. Approx- imately ¼ of an acre was burned before the fire was extinguished. Thankfully, no structures were lost or threatened and no personnel were seriously injured during this incident, although several fire fighters did suffer from poison oak after this fire. Fire fighters responded to their first potential rescue for the year on Morro Rock on January 26th. A father and his two-year old son were caught in a rockslide while climbing the north side of Morro Rock. It is estimated they slid or fell about 25’ and actually landed uninjured next to the “No Climbing” sign at the bottom. Somehow another person escaped serious injury when fire fighters responded to a mutual aid request for a vehicle accident on Highway 41 on January 11 at 6:00 PM. A convertible with a single female driver was found about 150’ off the road down a 50’ embankment. Fire fighters assisted her out of her vehicle and with their assistance she was able to climb back up to the road, where she was treated for minor injuries. In addition to the above 4 incidents, fire fighters responded to another 138 requests for service for various types of calls in January. They also spent many hours doing training, engine checks and routine maintenance on their equipment and the station, working on emergency plans and the 6 5-Year Strategic plan, conducting fire prevention inspections, attending various meetings, filling SCBA bottles for members of the JPA air fill station and working on special projects. One such project most full time personnel worked on in January was creating documents for the new City web site. FEBRUARY Other major projects that started in 2008 continued to be worked on in February. City Council received the first draft of the Cal Fire proposal for providing contract fire protection to the City of Morro Bay. Prior to Cal Fire making their proposal, there were many meetings between the two organizations to determine our current level of service to the community.
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