` Abington Township Fire Department Community Risk Analysis and Standards of Cover Chief Michael Jones, Sr., Abington Fire Company Chief Shawn Philipsen, McKinley Fire Company Chief Charles Gerhard III, Weldon Fire Company Chief Frank Schuck, Edge Hill Fire Company Chief Michael Ratka, Roslyn Fire Company John Rohrer, Fire Marshal David Schramm, Fire Services Administrator Jeff Glynn, Community Service Specialist Larry Siefken, Fire Training Coordinator John Bothwell, Computer Network Coordinator Lisa Scholly, Fire Department Secretary September, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 A. Description of Community Served .......................................................................................................................... 4 Legal Basis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 History of the Agency .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Service Milestones ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Financial Basis ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Area Description ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 B. Services Provided........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Service Delivery Programs ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Current Deployment .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Community Response History ............................................................................................................................... 19 C. Community Expectations and Performance Goals ........................................................................................ 21 Community Expectations ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Performance Expectation Goals ............................................................................................................................ 21 D. Community Risk Assessment and Risk Levels ................................................................................................ 25 Risk Assessment Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 25 Risk Assessment .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 E. Historical Perspective and Summary of System Performance ................................................................. 45 Distribution Factors ................................................................................................................................................... 45 Concentration Factors ............................................................................................................................................... 52 Reliability Factors ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 Comparability Factors ............................................................................................................................................... 57 Baseline Performance Tables ................................................................................................................................. 57 F. Performance Objectives and Measurement ..................................................................................................... 61 Performance Objectives – Benchmarks ............................................................................................................. 61 Performance Objectives – Baselines ................................................................................................................... 63 G. Compliance Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 66 Compliance Team / Responsibility ...................................................................................................................... 66 Performance Evaluation and Compliance Strategy ...................................................................................... 66 Compliance Verification Reporting ..................................................................................................................... 67 Constant Improvement Strategy .......................................................................................................................... 67 H. Overall Evaluation and Conclusion Recommendations .............................................................................. 69 Evaluation Methodology and Determinations ................................................................................................ 69 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 I. Appendices, Exhibits, and Attachments ............................................................................................................. 73 A. Incident Data Charts ..................................................................................................................................... 74 B. A.T.F.D. Risk Assessment Planning Zones A1 – J6 ......................................................................... 108 C. A.T.F.D. Distribution – Concentration Maps .................................................................................... 185 FIGURES AND TABLES Figure 1 Abington Township Fire Department ........................................................................................... 13 Figure 2 Station 100 Abington Fire Company ............................................................................................ 16 Figure 3 Station 200 McKinley Fire Company ........................................................................................... 16 Figure 4 Station 300 Weldon Fire Company .............................................................................................. 17 Figure 5 Station 400 Edge Hill Fire Company ........................................................................................... 17 Figure 6 Station 500 Roslyn Fire Company ................................................................................................ 18 Figure 7 A.T.F.D. Headquarters ................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 8 Response Areas ............................................................................................................................ 19 Figure 9 A.T.F.D. Fire District Map (with Road Mileage per District) ...................................................... 26 Figure 10 Medium Risk Structure Fires 2013-2017 ................................................................................... 33 Figure 11 Low Risk Motor Vehicle Fires 2013-2017 ................................................................................. 36 Figure 12 Low Risk Hazardous Materials Incidents 2013-2017 ................................................................ 39 Figure 13 Motor Vehicle Extrications 2013-2017 ...................................................................................... 42 Figure 14 A.T.F.D. Fire District Map (with Road Mileage per District) .................................................... 45 Figure 15 District 100 Travel Distances in Road Miles .............................................................................. 47 Figure 16 District 200 Travel Distances in Road Miles .............................................................................. 48 Figure 17 District 300 Travel Distances in Road Miles .............................................................................. 49 Figure 18 District 400 Travel Distances in Road Miles .............................................................................. 50 Figure 19 District 500 Travel Distances in Road Miles .............................................................................. 51 Figure 20 Automatic/Mutual Aid Travel Distances in Road Miles ............................................................ 52 Figure 21 A.T.F.D. and Automatic/Mutual Aid Concentration