THE DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT 2011 ANNUAL REPORT FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION 2012 1 M The Denver Fire Department is dedicated to: I S Providing quality, timely, and professional S I emergency services to those who live in, work O in, and visit the City and County of Denver. N S Respecting each other through trust, pride, di- T versity, integrity, and training, and; A T E Working together to achieve the highest levels M of preparedness, prevention, and community E involvement with a dedication to purpose. N T 2 LETTER FROM THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT 5 DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT 6 DIVISION 1—OPERATIONS 8 DIVISION 2—FIRE PREVENTION 10 T DIVISION 3— TECHNICAL SERVICES 14 A DIVISION 4—ADMINISTRATION 22 B DIVISION 5—SAFETY AND TRAINING 25 L DIVISION 6—DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 28 E ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 30 2011 ANNUAL STATISTICS 31 O ENGINE COMPANIES DATA 32 F TRUCK COMPANIES DATA 33 RESCUE AND HAMER COMPANY DATA 34 DISTRICT CHIEFS DATA 35 C DISTRICT ACTIVITY 36 O INJURY / CASUALTY SUMMARY 39 N STRUCTURE FIRE LOSS REPORT 41 T STRUCTURAL FIRE LOSS BY DISTRICT 42 E RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES BY FIXED PROPERTY 43 N RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES WITH CASUALTIES 44 T RESCUE CALLS 45 DENVER FIRE STATIONS 47 FIRE DISTRICT BOUNDARY MAP Back Cover 3 T H E Eric Tade Chief of Department C O M Todd Bower M Deputy Chief of Department A N D S Charles Drennan Joseph Gonzales Steve Garrod T Chief of Operations Chief of Fire Prevention Chief of Technical Services A Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 F F Tony Berumen Scott Heiss Angela Cook Chief of Administration Chief of Safety & Training Chief of Denver International Airport Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 4 L It is my honor to present the 2011 Annual Re- Class 2 ISO rating. This rating has a direct E port which details the activities and accom- impact on all business within the City and T plishments of the Denver Fire Department and county of Denver by allowing for lower in- its members. This report reflects the contin- surance rates. T ued dedication of the members of the Depart- The Department was able to significantly E ment who have made significant sacrifices to decrease response times to Emergency ensure that the citizens and visitors of the City Medical Service (EMS) calls by instituting R and County of Denver continue to receive the changes in the processing of the EMS calls. quality level of service they have become ac- In 2011, the Department applied for the ex- customed to. F tremely competitive Assistance for Firefight- In 2011, fiscal challenges continued to have ers Grant (AFG). This labor intensive project R major impact on all that we do. Our member- was well worth the effort, as our Depart- O ship and administration have worked tirelessly ment was awarded a 1.4 million dollar grant. to find creative solutions to ensure the De- The grant fund will be utilized to secure Self M partment’s mission is met without a reduction Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and in service levels. Regional cooperation contin- turnout gear. This will allow for increased ues to be a top priority and we have com- personal safety of our members. T pleted our first full year of providing fire ser- vice protection to the City of Sheridan. Begin- Our Safety and Training Division was also H able to increase our capabilities for hands- ning in 2011, we began to aggressively mod- E ernize our systems to increase both accessibil- on training scenarios with the addition of a ity and the use of technology. We continue to new connex training structure at our Rocky Mountain Fire Academy facility. This addi- enhance our ability to operate digitally with C online Kelly Day selection, ASL designations, tion will also enhance our revenue by pro- and vacation selection tools. viding increased training opportunities for H other fire related agencies in the region. In 2011, we set an objective to increase our I Wildland fire fighting capabilities and aspired Denver Fire Department responded to over E to be recognized as a regional asset in Wild- 100,000 calls for service last year and contin- land firefighting. We have successfully been ues to be committed to the community we F able to increase our Wildland firefighting ca- serve by actively engaging with our schools, pabilities nearly three-fold and plan for addi- neighborhood groups, and community events. Our continued success relies on our tional growth in 2012. strong community partnership and it is truly The Department’s insurance Service Office a privilege to serve both a quality Depart- (ISO) audit process was also completed during ment and outstanding City. 2011, and we have successfully retained our 5 O F Traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts af- The Deputy Chief is second in command at ter being selected for 2011 Harvard Fire F the Fire Department. A few of the Deputy Executive Fellowship Program July 11-29. Chief’s general duties include: I Implementing Denver Fire Online. Responsibility for the day-to-day operation C of the Department. PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES E Development and management of a budget of over $110 million. Dr. Karen Jackson provided psychological ser- vices to Department employees, spouses, and Fiscal oversight of all six divisions with the O their children since she was hired in August agency. F 2007. Due to budget cuts, the Department Psy- Supervision of the Finance section of the chologist position was eliminated in the fall of Department. 2010. Since that time, Dr. Jackson has been T Providing policy and procedure develop- retained on a contractual basis to guide the De- ment and review. partment’s Peer Support Program and provide H Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Serving as a Department representative on support to our members. E the FPPA Board. Coordinating with other City agencies to develop new programs. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT D Acting as Chief of the Department during Barbara Butler, Finance Director, provides E the Fire Chief’s absence. oversight and direction of the financial man- agement, budgeting, and accounting responsi- P Projects in 2011 included: bilities for the Denver Fire Department as man- U Supervising the systematic overhaul of dated by the Mayor’s Office. Funds managed outdated Departmental policies and pro- T are: General, Project/Grant, Special Revenue, cedures. and Capital Equipment Funds. Responsibilities Y Participating on the mayor’s PEAK Per- include managing all finance and accounting activities in accordance with City fiscal and formance Committee. budget practices. The Finance Director over- Continuing participation on Local emer- C sees the annual budgeting process and man- gency Planning Commission. H aged 2011 budget expenditures in excess of Working to attain DFD accreditation $110 million—capital equipment was signifi- I through the Center for Public Safety Excel- cantly reduced and three positions held vacant lence (CPSE). E to meet budget reduction mandates. Fire De- partment revenue in 2011 increased to $21 mill F 6 L ion, which included a significant increase in Finance staff updated and implemented sev- E Wildland Firefighting reimbursable revenue. eral new tracking reports to provide immedi- T Additional staff responsibilities include general ate access to various Department activities ledger monthly reports, accounts payable such as vacancy savings, protective equip- T ment tracking, and special revenue fund re- (review and process of payments for goods/ E services, internal auditing, promotional uni- ports. Finance also implemented the City’s form distribution, and grant management ac- new print/mail services program under a R tivities. partnership with the State of Colorado and the copier lease program with new vendor Financial management also includes City inter- contracts for the Department. F nal billings and reimbursable billing projects for special events such as the Urban Area Se- R curity Initiative (UASI) training exercises, Wild- O land Firefighting Cooperative Agreement Pro- gram, and Colorado Task Force (CO-TF1). M On December 23, 2011 the Denver Fire De- partment was awarded a $1.7 million FEMA Assistance to Firefighter Grant for the pur- T chase of protective equipment. A previous H grant of mobile data terminals was closed on in early February 2011. The “Simply E Safe!” (Denver Public Schools) revenue pro- gram has another successful year of smoke trailer educational presentations. C The Financial management team also com- H pleted training for the new citywide contract I automation program (Denver DOCS/Alfresco) to improve the efficiency of the contracting E process. Several Contracts were processed F through the new system, including the amended Glendale IGA and Fire Station Lease. Other contract administration activities for the Department included the initiation of other annual contracts such as psychological, sand- trap, and bilingual certification services. 7 D I The Operations Division of the Denver Fire Operating Guidelines and serving as the Inci- V Department provides fire suppression, rescue, dent Commander during emergency inci- operations, hazardous materials responses, dents. The Operations Division operates un- I water and ice rescue, confined space and der a 3 platoon system which includes an A S trench rescue, high angle rope rescue and Shift, B Shift and C Shift with 182 sworn per- emergency medical services within the City sonnel on duty daily. I and County of Denver, Sheridan, Skyline and The City and County of Denver, Sheridan, O Glendale. Operations Division personnel re- Skyline and Glendale are protected by 44 sponded to 89211 emergency calls in 2011. apparatus operating out of 30 strategically N The busiest companies were: Engine company placed firehouses: 08 who responded to 5530 emergency calls, tower 04 responded to 4800 emergency calls 28 Engine companies whose primary re- 1 and Chief 02 who responded to 3966 emer- sponsibility is fire extinguishment.