Folsom (Sacramento), CA Management Consultants Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment for the Cosumnes CSD Fire Department Volume 2 of 3 – Technical Report May 26, 2015 2250 East Bidwell St., Ste #100 Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 458-5100 Fax: (916) 983-2090 This page was intentionally left blank Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page VOLUME 1 of 3 – Executive Summary (separately bound) VOLUME 2 of 3 – Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Technical Report (this volume) Section 1—Introduction and Background ...................................................................................1 1.1 Report Organization ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Scope of Work .................................................................................... 2 1.3 District and Department Overview .................................................................. 4 1.4 Previous Studies of the Cosumnes Fire Department ....................................... 6 Section 2—Standards of Coverage Introduction ........................................................................7 2.1 Standards of Coverage Study Processes .......................................................... 7 Section 3—District Deployment Goals/Measures and Risk Assessment ................................11 3.1 Why Does the Department Exist and How Does it Deliver the Existing Fire Crew Deployment Services? ......................................................................... 11 3.2 Community Risk Assessment ........................................................................ 14 3.3 Risk Assessment Result ................................................................................. 24 3.4 Existing District Deployment ........................................................................ 24 Section 4—Staffing and Geo-Mapping Analysis .......................................................................29 4.1 Critical Time Task Measures—What Must be Done Over What Time Frame to Achieve the Stated Outcome Expectation? ............................................... 29 4.2 Distribution and Concentration Studies—How the Location of First-Due and First Alarm Resources Affects the Outcome ................................................. 35 Section 5—Statistical Analysis ....................................................................................................45 5.1 Historical Effectiveness and Reliability of Response—What Statistics Say About Existing System Performance ............................................................ 45 5.2 Service Demand ............................................................................................ 46 5.3 Response Time Analysis ............................................................................... 51 Table of Contents page i Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report 5.4 Simultaneous Incident Activity ..................................................................... 57 5.5 Station Demand Percentage and Unit Hour Utilization ................................ 59 5.6 Analysis of Unit Workload by Hour ............................................................. 63 Section 6—SOC Evaluation and Recommendation ..................................................................65 6.1 Overall Evaluation ......................................................................................... 65 Section 7—Headquarters and Support Services Evaluation ...................................................69 7.1 Overall Impressions ....................................................................................... 69 7.2 Management Organization ............................................................................ 69 7.3 Organization Structure .................................................................................. 70 7.4 Citygate’s Significant Organizational Observations ..................................... 71 7.5 Management Systems .................................................................................... 73 7.6 College Internship Program ........................................................................... 79 7.7 Fire Prevention Program ............................................................................... 80 7.8 Emergency Medical Services Program ......................................................... 84 7.9 Safety and Risk Management ........................................................................ 88 7.10 Wellness Program .......................................................................................... 92 7.11 Serious Accident Review Team (SART) ...................................................... 93 7.12 Training ......................................................................................................... 94 7.13 Technical Rescue Program .......................................................................... 101 7.14 Hazardous Materials .................................................................................... 104 7.15 Apparatus Purchasing .................................................................................. 105 7.16 Apparatus Maintenance ............................................................................... 106 7.17 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Testing and Maintenance ... 107 7.18 Radio Maintenance and Repair ................................................................... 108 7.19 Facilities ...................................................................................................... 108 7.20 Water Supply ............................................................................................... 109 Table of Contents page ii Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report 7.21 Logistical Support ....................................................................................... 110 Section 8—Next Steps ................................................................................................................111 8.1 Next Steps .................................................................................................... 111 Appendices ..................................................................................................................................113 Appendix 1—Regulatory Best Practices ..................................................................115 Appendix 2—Fire Department Apparatus and Vehicles (December 2014) .............119 Appendix 3—Fire Department Facilities .................................................................127 Appendix 4—EMS Mandates ..................................................................................129 Table of Tables Table 1—Standards of Response Coverage Process Elements ....................................................... 8 Table 2—Fire Department Deployment Simplified ....................................................................... 9 Table 3—Probability and Consequence Matrix ............................................................................ 17 Table 4—Daily Minimum Staffing per Unit for the Department – 2014 ..................................... 25 Table 5—Resources Sent to Common Risk Types ....................................................................... 26 Table 6—First Alarm Structure Fire – 16 Firefighters ................................................................. 30 Table 7—Multi-Casualty Traffic Collision – 7 Firefighters ......................................................... 32 Table 8—Cardiac Arrest – 5 Firefighters ..................................................................................... 33 Table 9—Number of Incidents by Fiscal Year ............................................................................. 46 Table 10—Incident Demand by Property Type by Fiscal Year ................................................... 50 st Table 11—Dispatched to 1 Arrival Minutes/Seconds for FY 13/14 ........................................... 52 Table 12—Total Response Time for FY 13/14 ............................................................................ 54 Table 13—Turnout Time Performance for FY 13/14 ................................................................... 55 Table 14—Travel Time Performance for FY 13/14 ..................................................................... 56 Table 15—Simultaneous Incident Activity – 3-Year Average ..................................................... 57 Table 16—Suggested Staff Responsibilities ................................................................................. 77 Table 17—Recommended Firefighter Training............................................................................ 95 Table of Contents page iii Cosumnes CSD Fire Department—Standards of Cover and Headquarters Services Assessment Volume 2—Technical Report Table of Figures Figure 1—Risk Types Studied ...................................................................................................... 15 Figure 2—Products of Combustion per Minute............................................................................ 19 Figure 3—Survival Rate vs. Time of Defibrillation ..................................................................... 20 Figure 4—Number of Incidents