SALT SPRING ISLAND FIRE RESCUE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND NFPA 1720 March 2018 PO Box 253, Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 2W0 250.812.9830 ph 250.929.7334 fax www.firewiseconsulting.com 1 Table of Contents 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Summary of Recommendations .......................................................................................... 8 2.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.1 Disclaimer.................................................................................................................................. 10 3.0 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................... 11 Table 1 NFPA 1720 Table 4.3.2.......................................................................................................... 11 4.0 OBSERVATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Fire Suppression Organization ........................................................................................... 12 4.2 Community Risk Assessment ............................................................................................. 16 4.3 Staffing and Deployment ..................................................................................................... 19 4.4 Reporting Requirements ...................................................................................................... 22 4.5 Fire Suppression Operations .............................................................................................. 23 4.6 Initial Attack ............................................................................................................................. 24 4.7 Intercommunity Organization ............................................................................................ 24 4.8 Emergency Medical Services .............................................................................................. 25 4.9 Special Operations Response ............................................................................................. 26 4.10 Safety and Health System ................................................................................................ 27 4.11 Incident Management System ........................................................................................ 27 4.12 Training Systems ................................................................................................................. 29 4.13 Communications Systems ................................................................................................. 29 4.14 Pre-Incident Planning ......................................................................................................... 29 5.0 FACILITIES ................................................................................................................................ 30 5.1 Fire Halls .................................................................................................................................... 30 6.0 WATER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................... 32 6.1 Mobile Water Supply ............................................................................................................. 32 6.2 Water Supply Upgrade ......................................................................................................... 32 7.0 APPARATUS EVALUATION................................................................................................. 33 8.0 RESPONSE TIMES................................................................................................................... 34 8.1 Demand Zones ........................................................................................................................ 34 Table 2 Drive Times POC Residence to Fire Hall ................................................................................ 37 Demand Zone Map 1......................................................................................................................... 39 Demand Zone Map 2......................................................................................................................... 39 www:FireWiseConsulting.com Evaluation of Salt Spring Fire Department Operations to NFPA 1720 March 2018 2 Demand Zone Map 3......................................................................................................................... 40 8.2 Incident Analysis..................................................................................................................... 47 Table 3 Event Listing ......................................................................................................................... 48 Table 4 – Total Responses – Unfiltered – All Types ........................................................................... 49 Table 5 – Coded Events Analyzed ...................................................................................................... 49 Table 6 –Coded Events by Type Filtered ........................................................................................... 50 8.2.1 Incident Time Analysis All Events ................................................................................ 51 Table 7 –SSIFR All Events by Type ..................................................................................................... 51 Table 8 –SSIFR All Events by Time of Day 07:00 – 17:00 ................................................................... 52 Table 9 –SSIFR All Events by Time of Day 17:00 - 0700 ..................................................................... 52 Table 10 –Differential Between 17:00 - 0700.................................................................................... 52 8.2.1 Incident Time Analysis Fire Events .............................................................................. 53 Table 11 –SSIFR Fire Events ............................................................................................................... 53 Table 12 –SSIFR Fire Events by Time of Day - 07:00 – 17:00 ............................................................. 53 Table 13 –SSIFR Fire Events by Time of Day 17:00 - 0700 ................................................................. 54 Table 14 –SSIFR Fire Events Differential 17:00 - 0700 ....................................................................... 54 Table 15 – SSIFR Fire Events by Hour of Day When Call is Received. ................................................ 55 Table 16 – SSIFR Fire Events by Day of Week .................................................................................... 55 Table 17 – SSIFR Fire Events by Time of Day – 07:00 – 17:00 ........................................................... 56 Table 18 – SSIFR Fire Events by Time of Day – 17:00 – 07:00 ........................................................... 56 Table 19 – SSIFR Fire Events Map by Response Time ........................................................................ 57 Table 20 – SSIFR response time 07:00 - 17:00................................................................................... 58 Table 21 – SSIFR response time 17:00 – 07:00 .................................................................................. 59 9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 60 9.1 Staffing ....................................................................................................................................... 60 9.2 Facilities ..................................................................................................................................... 63 9.3 Public Safety............................................................................................................................. 64 9.4 Services, Service Standards, and Performance Measuring ..................................... 65 9.5 Governance ............................................................................................................................... 69 9.6 Strategic Management ......................................................................................................... 69 10.0 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................... 71 11.0 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................... 73 Appendix A – Description of Services ......................................................................................... 74 Appendix B Analysis of Changing Fire Dynamics .................................................................... 76 www:FireWiseConsulting.com Evaluation of Salt Spring Fire Department Operations to NFPA 1720 March 2018 3 Appendix C - Description of Initial Fire Fighting Operations .............................................. 77 Appendix D - Critical Task Firefighter Deployment................................................................ 78 A fire department does not exist for what is does. It exists for what it may have to do! Neil Hintze, Battalion Chief, FDNY www:FireWiseConsulting.com