FINAL REPORT Fire Master Plan Township of Wellesley Fire Department June 2016 Fire Master Plan Township of Wellesley Fire Department Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. i Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Objectives .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Legislative Responsibilities ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Three Lines of Defense ............................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Local Needs and Circumstances ................................................................................................ 2 1.5 Firefighter Health and Safety .................................................................................................... 3 Township of Wellesley Fire Department ............................................................................... 5 2.1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 5 Stakeholder Consultations .................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Consultation Schedule .............................................................................................................. 6 3.2 Consultation Summary ............................................................................................................. 6 Components of the Fire Master Plan .................................................................................... 7 4.1 Governance ............................................................................................................................. 7 4.1.1 Governance Overview ...................................................................................................... 7 4.1.2 Governance Analysis ........................................................................................................ 7 4.1.3 Recommendations for Governance................................................................................... 8 4.2 Service Delivery ........................................................................................................................ 8 4.2.1 Fire Prevention and Public Fire and Life Safety Education ................................................. 9 4.2.2 Fire Prevention Overview ................................................................................................. 9 4.2.3 Public Fire and Life Safety Education............................................................................... 12 4.2.4 Public Education and Life Safety Overview: ..................................................................... 12 4.2.5 Fire Prevention and Public Education Effectiveness ........................................................ 13 4.2.6 Recommendations for Fire Prevention and Public Education .......................................... 15 4.3 Emergency Response ............................................................................................................. 15 4.3.1 Emergency Response Overview ...................................................................................... 15 4.4 Firefighter Training ................................................................................................................. 19 4.4.1 Training Overview .......................................................................................................... 19 4.4.2 Proposed New Training Model........................................................................................ 19 Fire Master Plan Township of Wellesley Fire Department 4.4.3 Training Recommendations ............................................................................................ 21 4.5 Administration ....................................................................................................................... 21 4.5.1 Administration Overview ................................................................................................ 21 4.5.2 Organization ................................................................................................................... 22 4.5.3 Policies and Procedures .................................................................................................. 23 4.5.4 Administrative Support ................................................................................................... 24 4.5.5 Record Keeping/Information Management ..................................................................... 24 4.5.6 Public and Media Relations ............................................................................................. 25 4.5.7 Customer Service............................................................................................................ 25 4.6 Finance .................................................................................................................................. 26 4.7 Human Resources .................................................................................................................. 26 4.7.1 Human Resources Overview ........................................................................................... 26 4.8 Fire Department Staffing ........................................................................................................ 26 4.8.1 Ratio of Officers to Firefighters ....................................................................................... 26 4.8.2 Remuneration of Fire Department Staff .......................................................................... 27 4.9 Facilities ................................................................................................................................. 28 4.9.1 Facility Location .............................................................................................................. 28 4.9.2 Incident Locations and Statistical Analysis ...................................................................... 29 4.9.3 Firefighter Addresses ...................................................................................................... 30 4.9.4 Recommendation for Station Locations .......................................................................... 31 4.9.5 Fire Stations Functional Assessment ............................................................................... 31 4.10 Apparatus and Equipment ...................................................................................................... 32 4.10.1 Apparatus and Equipment Overview .............................................................................. 32 4.10.2 Pumping Capacity ........................................................................................................... 32 4.10.3 Tankers .......................................................................................................................... 33 4.10.4 Rescue Units ................................................................................................................... 33 4.10.5 Pumpers ......................................................................................................................... 33 4.10.6 Aerial 1 ........................................................................................................................... 34 4.11 Vehicle Replacement Cycle ..................................................................................................... 35 4.12 Maintenance Program............................................................................................................ 39 4.12.1 Maintenance of apparatus and equipment Overview ..................................................... 39 Fire Master Plan Township of Wellesley Fire Department 4.13 Communications .................................................................................................................... 39 4.13.1 Communications Overview ............................................................................................. 39 4.13.2 Assessment of Communications ..................................................................................... 40 4.14 Emergency Management Program ......................................................................................... 40 4.14.1 The Township of Wellesley Emergency Management Overview. ..................................... 40 4.14.2 Role of Fire Chief as Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) ............. 40 Fire Master Plan Implementation ....................................................................................... 42 Tables Table 1 - Structure Fires January 1, 2010 to September 17, 2015 ........................................................... 11 Table 2 - Structure Fire-causes 2009 to 2013 ......................................................................................... 11 Table 3 - Total Incidents ........................................................................................................................ 16 Table 4 - Incidents by Category .............................................................................................................