Toronto Fire Services Master Fire Plan • 2007 Toronto Fire Services - Master Fire Plan 2007 Table of Contents Executive Summary...................................................................................................................i 1.0 Introduction.........................................................................................................................1 1.1 Legislative Context....................................................................................................1 1.2 Influencing Background Reports and Studies.............................................................1 1.3 Credo, Vision, Mission and Core Values....................................................................3 1.4 Background ...............................................................................................................5 1.5 Assumptions for Planning..........................................................................................8 2.0 Response Capability Objectives........................................................................................15 2.1 Objectives of this Section ........................................................................................15 2.2 Scope of this Section ...............................................................................................15 2.3 Statement of Assumptions .......................................................................................15 2.4 Fire Service Strategy, Stations and Apparatus..........................................................16 2.4.1 Objectives of this Component .........................................................................16 2.4.2 Methodology...................................................................................................16 2.5 Public Life and Property Risk Assessment...............................................................16 2.6 Response Time Review ...........................................................................................17 2.7 Fire Station Conditions............................................................................................18 2.8 Fire Station Location Analysis.................................................................................19 2.9 Findings of KPMG Review......................................................................................19 2.9.1 Service Overlap Areas ....................................................................................19 2.9.2 Under Serviced Areas .....................................................................................20 2.10 Current Status........................................................................................................21 2.10.1 Revised Station Construction Priority............................................................21 2.11 Statistical Analysis ................................................................................................22 2.11.1 Methodology.................................................................................................22 2.11.2 Detailed Analysis..........................................................................................25 2.12 Emerging Station Needs ........................................................................................25 2.12.1 York University/York Region Subway Extension..........................................25 2.12.2 East Bayfront/West Donlands/Regent Park Redevelopment ..........................30 2.12.3 Downtown Densification...............................................................................31 2.13 Apparatus and Fire Company Deployment.............................................................31 2.14 Apparatus and Fire Company Deployment Model Adjustments .............................32 2.15 Command and District Boundary Review ..............................................................34 2.16 Recommendations .................................................................................................34 FIRE MASTER PLAN • 2007 Table of Contents, continued 3.0 Special Operations ............................................................................................................36 3.1 Hazardous Materials................................................................................................37 3.2 Recommendations ...................................................................................................37 4.0 Waterfront/Marine Response Operations........................................................................39 4.1 Shifting Priorities for the Fireboat............................................................................39 4.2 Marine Unit Status...................................................................................................40 4.3 Secondary Water Supply..........................................................................................40 4.4 Marina Fire Protection.............................................................................................41 4.5 Recommendations ...................................................................................................41 5.0 Intelligent Transportation Systems – Emergency Vehicle Preemption...........................42 5.1 Benefits ...................................................................................................................42 5.2 Current Status..........................................................................................................43 5.3 Recommendations ...................................................................................................44 6.0 Incident Management and Emergency Response Operations.........................................45 6.1 Incident Management Teams ...................................................................................45 6.2 Joint Operations.......................................................................................................45 6.3 Competencies, Professional Development and Succession Planning ........................46 6.4 Leadership and Command Academy........................................................................46 6.5 Command Training..................................................................................................48 6.6 Recommendations ...................................................................................................49 7.0 Fire Prevention and Public Education .............................................................................51 7.1 Overview.................................................................................................................51 7.2 Simplified Risk Assessment/Municipal Fire Protection Information Survey.............52 7.3 Role of Fire Prevention and Public Education..........................................................53 7.4 Goals, Objectives and Policies.................................................................................54 7.5 Staff Training, Development and Accountability .....................................................54 7.6 Efficiency and Effectiveness of Staff .......................................................................55 7.7 Staff Resources........................................................................................................56 7.8 Fire Cause Determination ........................................................................................57 7.9 Public Education......................................................................................................58 7.10 Risk Watch Program..............................................................................................58 7.11 Recommendations .................................................................................................59 FIRE MASTER PLAN • 2007 Table of Contents, continued 8.0 Communications and Information and Communication Systems...................................61 8.1 Quality Assurance ...................................................................................................62 8.2 Risk Management....................................................................................................63 8.3 Standards and Systems.............................................................................................64 8.4 Accountability/Professionalism................................................................................65 8.5 Staffing....................................................................................................................65 8.6 Radio Communication System Replacement Project................................................65 8.6.1 Background.....................................................................................................65 8.6.2 Current Status .................................................................................................66 8.7 Recommendations ...................................................................................................67 9.0 Professional Development and Training ..........................................................................68 9.1 Electronic Training Records ....................................................................................68 9.2 Development of Training Programs .........................................................................69 9.3 Succession Planning ................................................................................................69 9.4 Further Development