2015 Annual Report - City of Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fire Department
2015 Annual Report
City Of Fort Myers Fire Department / 2015 Annual Report
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There were 18,407 unit
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service in 2015
Over $4 million in grant funds
were secured by FMFD
FMFD responded to an
average of 1,218 calls for
service per month
64 citizens were trained by
the CERT program to provide
support to first-responders
FMFD responded to an
average of 40 calls for
service per day
3,084 inspections and 3,268
plan reviews were completed
by the Fire Prevention Bureau
during 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Organizational Chart
4
Message From The Fire Chief
5
Divisions
6
Fire Station Zone Map
7
Stations
8
Apparatus
9
Accomplishments
12
Incident Data
13
Fire Prevention
16
Hazardous Materials Team
17
Caring for Our Community
18
Employee Recognition
20
Vision - Mission - Values
22
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Fort Myers Fire Department
Organizational Chart
Fire Chief
Judy Hartwell
EM Specialist/Fiscal Manager
Trenton Bowen
Lori Williams
Dep. Fire Chief
Walt Stevens
Sr. Staff Assistant
Lisa Kaminski
Office Manager
Fire Marshal
Shift Personnel
Division Chief
Blue Boxes -
Division Chief
Karen Snyder
Staff Assistant
Division Chief
Prevention
Jennifer Campbell
Plan Reviewer
Inspector
Inspector
Audrey Stevens
Sr. Staff Assistant
Training
Vincent DiCristofalo
Battalion Chief
Operations
Scott Wirth
Battalion Chief
7 - Captains
Battalion Chief
7 - Captains
13 - Engineers
C-Shift
Scott Davis
13 - Engineers
21 - Firefighters
B-Shift
Chris Bevan
21 - Firefighters
A-Shift
Dave Tilton
Special Services
Randy Jordan
7 - Captains
13 - Engineers
21 - Firefighters
Plan Reviewer
4
City Of Fort Myers Fire Department / 2015 Annual Report
FIRE CHIEF’S MESSAGE
The year 2015 has brought many changes to the City. The City has two new
Council Members, a City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Police Chief and
Fire Chief. We faced challenges and are stronger for overcoming them. We
will face as many challenges in the upcoming year and will not back down
from those challenges. The Fire Department is a group of highly-trained professional problem solvers dedicated to providing an effective emergency response.
The Department experienced a reduction in staffing due to the expiration of
the 2012 SAFER Grant, yet were fortunate to replenish that shortage with the
award of the 2014 SAFER Grant. As we faced those personnel reductions, everyone was asked to dig
deeper and work harder. That call was answered; I am proud of all the members who stepped up
when the going got tough.
Firefighter training has had a very prosperous year helping to move towards a Fire Department goal
of exceeding expectations with outstanding emergency response capabilities.
The ground breaking of the new Fire Station One was a welcome move to better serve the community as well as providing a facility to better accommodate the growth and future growth the City has
been experiencing.
Community outreach through the Community CPR Program has trained many citizens as well as City
co-workers to save lives, in essence, extending our life-saving capabilities to others. Working on public and private partnerships will provide for a more resilient community.
As we move into 2016, our focus must continue to be on improving our customer service and increasing our capabilities to serve. We will do this by staying engaged and involved with our community,
educating people on fire safety and lifesaving methods, being vigilant in fire prevention, identifying
safety concerns, and working with the public to make Fort Myers a safe place to live, work and play.
With the constant change happening all around us, the Fire Department continues to hold onto the
strong traditions of public service and commitment to helping people in times of need. “Caring for
our Community”, striving for excellence, and staying true to our values will serve us well as we accomplish our goals.
Thank you sincerely, your Fire Chief
Trenton C. Bowen
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DIVISIONS
OPERATIONS DIVISION
The Operations Division is the largest division within the Fort Myers Fire Department. This division is comprised of more than 125 personnel working three
alternating 24 hour shifts out of six fire stations. The Operations Division is
responsible for all emergency and non-emergency response activities including
emergency medical services, hazardous materials, marine incidents, and public
assistance. The Operations Division staffs 6 fire engines, 2 ladder trucks, 2 rescue
units, and a Battalion Chief vehicle.
TRAINING DIVISION
The mission of the Training Division is to provide training and employee
development in order to ensure effective, efficient, and safe emergency response.
The Training Division is staffed with a Division Chief and is assisted by Field
Training Coordinators who provide hands on fire and medical related training to
the Operations Division personnel.
FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
The Fire Prevention Bureau is responsible for the enforcement of fire and life
safety codes pertaining to all commercial and multi-family structures. The Bureau
also completes fire plan reviews, fire inspections, and investigates concerns
involving fire and life safety hazards received from the public and other agencies.
The Bureau includes the Fire Marshal, Senior Fire Inspector, Senior Staff Assistant,
Plan Reviewer, and two Fire Inspectors.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION
The City of Fort Myers Emergency Management Division is managed by the Fire
Chief as the Emergency Management Coordinator and is assisted by the Fire
Department Staff. The mission of the Emergency Management Division is to
provide and coordinate mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
programs necessary to protect people, property, and the environment from major
emergencies and disasters in the City of Fort Myers. It is the commitment of the
Division to help as many residents in our community to be prepared for any
emergency situation that may impact our region.
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MAP OF FIRE STATIONS
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FIRE STATIONS
Station One
2404 Dr. Martin L. King Blvd.
Station Two
1035 Terry St.
Station Three
1915 Jefferson Ave.
Station Four
4520 Cummins Court
Station Five
9700 Treeline Ave.
Station Six
4000 Veronica Shoemaker Blvd.
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APPARATUS
ENGINE 11
ENGINE 12
ENGINE 13
ENGINE 14
ENGINE 15
ENGINE 16
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APPARATUS
LADDER 12
TRUCK 16
RESCUE 11
RESCUE 13
MARINE 11
MARINE 12
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APPARATUS
BRUSH 12
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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One Captain received the Fire Officer (FO) designation from the Center for Public Safety
Excellence (CPSE).
The Training Division hosted twelve professional development courses.
Three Field Training Coordinators were appointed to provide fire training.
Trained or recertified City employees in CPR skills.
Began a Community CPR program to train our citizens in life saving skills.
New process for hydrant maintenance: GIS has created an application that is being installed on the MDCs (Mobile Data Computers found on each fire apparatus. Captain enters
test results and issues as they test hydrants. Issues are reported to public works for repairs
Filled one vacant and added one new Fire Inspector position to the Fire Prevention Bureau.
Three officers were accepted into the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program.
One Chief Officer received Fire Officer IV certification from the Florida State Fire Marshal,
Bureau of Fire Standards and Training.
Two Chief Officers received Fire Officer III certification from the Florida State Fire Marshal,
Bureau of Fire Standards and Training.
Received SAFER grant funds to improve the staffing and deployment capabilities.
Received State Homeland Security grant funds for Hazardous Material Response Team sustainability.
Received a Firehouse Subs grant to purchase two washer/extractors to clean firefighter
turnout gear.
Construction began in August 2015 on the new Fire Station One. Completion is anticipated
in the early Fall of 2016.
The Emergency Management Division conducted the City’s annual exercise, CYBER
STORM, to demonstrate the consequences of a cyber attack on the City’s infrastructure.
The Emergency Management Division participated in two Lee County EOC exercises.
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INCIDENT DATA
ANNUAL ALARM SUMMARY REPORT - 2015
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
Alarm Type
Jan
100 - Fire
200 - Overpressure, rupture,
explosion, overheat
26
30
16
15
26
16
27
1
2
10
10
7
4
300 - Rescue, EMS
890
624
803
684
729
400 - Hazardous Condition (no
fire)
500 - Service Call
600 - Good Intent Call
22
13
15
20
67
46
63
175
209
700 - False Alarm/False Call
105
800 - Severe Weather/Natural
Disaster
900 - Special Incident Type
NA
Total
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
23
19
20
22
23
263
4
3
1
0
0
2
44
699
663
674
679
621
713
742
8,521
25
20
33
31
18
13
22
25
257
56
58
66
53
89
65
58
68
68
757
322
322
310
287
317
335
297
315
295
351
3,535
81
82
107
78
112
122
129
86
70
85
89
1,146
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
1
1
3
3
0
1
0
1
3
3
17
0
7
7
9
4
9
5
11
13
4
6
6
81
1287
1012
1319
1224
1240
1216
1225
1300
1178
1102
1214
1309
14626
UNIT RESPONSES - 2015
BC 11
ENG 11
ENG 12
ENG 13
ENG 14
ENG 15
ENG 16
ENG 17
ENG 18
ENG 19
LADDER 12
RESCUE 11
RESCUE 13
TRUCK 16
MARINE 11
MARINE 12
BRUSH 12
HZM14
SWAT1
TRT 15
622
2491
1099
3191
1659
991
2041
774
670
247
513
1362
1910
525
32
6
9
4
11
130
0
500
1000
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2000
2500
3000
3500
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INCIDENT DATA
2015 RESPONSE TIME AVERAGES
STRUCTURE FIRE
Average
Turnout Time
Travel Time
Total Response Time
1:41
5:37
7:04
EMS
Turnout Time
Travel Time
Total Response Time
ALL CALLS
1:02
3:58
4:55
Turnout Time
1:09
Travel
Total Response Time
4:26
5:27
Turnout time is the elapsed time between unit notification of an incident and the unit going
enroute to the incident.
Travel time is the elapsed time between the unit going enroute to the incident and the arrival of the unit at the incident.
Total response time is the elapsed time between unit notification of an incident and the arrival of the unit at the incident.
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INCIDENT DATA
INCIDENT COUNT COMPARISION
2006 THROUGH 2015
16,500
15,989
16,000
15,699
15,665
15,592
15,500
15,000
14,814
14,936
14,683
14,626
14,500
14,170
14,028
14,000
13,500
13,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The value of involved property and contents was $62,834,768.00. Total losses equaled $1,251,971.00.
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FIRE PREVENTION
FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
COMPLETED PLAN REVIEWS
3500
3268
3000
2572
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2014
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM
FMFD maintains a Type I Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Hazardous
Materials (HazMat) Team with responsibility for Florida Region 6. Region 6
encompasses the ten county region of Southwest Florida. The HazMat team is
staffed with 40 personnel, trained to the technician level, who each complete a
minimum of 36 hours of annual training. The HazMat team is capable of providing
identification, stabilization, and mitigation of hazardous materials incidents
including events involving WMD. Additionally, all other FMFD members are
trained to the HazMat operations level.
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CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Fire Safety Day - was held in October at Centennial
Park. Held in conjunction with the Police Department, the focus of this years event was “Hear the
Beep Where You Sleep”. Educational and safety materials were provided to families, children were able
to dress up like a firefighter and perform some of
the job tasks of a firefighter. An estimated 750 people attended the event!
Blessings in a Backpack/Big Backpack
Event- FMFD employees participated in
the annual Big Backpack Event held at
Harborside Event Center sponsored by
the Multicultural Centre of Southwest
Florida that helps children of all cultures
start school with confidence and pride
through obtaining much needed supplies.
Additionally, FMFD employees teamed up
with the staff at Colonial Elementary
School to fill backpacks with food each
week during the school year so children
in the Fort Myers’ community would have
food to sustain them over the weekends.
Pink Heals - SWFL - The Cares Enough to Wear
Pink and Pink Heals Movement is not just
about raising money and awareness for a disease! It's a program that brings a community
together based on the love of women, our care
givers, and their families. We put our volunteerism and our labor of love to work for the
people who need support in our community.
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CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY
FMFD conducted two Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes during 2015. CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may
impact their neighborhood and trains
them in basic disaster response skills, such
as fire safety, light search and rescue, team
organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the
classroom and during exercises, CERT
members can assist others following an
event when first responders are not immediately available to help.
MDA - Local 1826 Southwest Florida Professional Firefighters. FMFD members collected money from the
community to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association and its services. The money enabled:
214 kids are able to experience MDA Summer Camp
343 equipment repairs for MDA families
1,715 support group sessions
2,638 minutes of research
5,717 flu shots can be given
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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Retirements
Years of Service
Stephen Byrne
Firefighter/EMT
15
Thomas Christokis
Firefighter/EMT
13
Dennis Hejja
Engineer/EMT
16.5
Trenton Bowen
Fire Chief
01/01/2015
Raymond Rodriguez
Engineer
02/02/2015
Michael Szabo
Engineer
02/04/2015
Walt Stevens
Deputy Chief
03/12/2015
James Hayden
Captain
03/12/2015
William Miller
Engineer
03/12/2015
Anthony Price
Engineer
03/12/2015
Scott Davis
Battalion Chief
03/26/2015
Lincoln Roberts
Firefighter Candidate
12/03/2015
Benjamin Noell
Fire Inspector
12/03/2015
Promotions
New Employees
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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
AWARDS
Captain John Lovato
Firefighter of the Year
Assistant Chief Randolph Jordan
Chief’s Award
Fiscal Manager Judith Hartwell
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Captain Patrick Isherwood
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Engineer Fred Cooley
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Engineer Keith Cortner
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Engineer Jessica McDonald
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Firefighter Joseph LeFebre
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Firefighter Ron McIntosh
Distinguished Volunteer Service
Firefighter Kris Pawelczyk
Employee of the Quarter (2nd Quarter)
Firefighter Jose Salgado
Employee of the Quarter (2nd Quarter)
Engineer Lance Pullen
Employee of the Quarter (3rd Quarter)
Captain Chuck Houser
Certificate of Commendation
Captain Patrick Isherwood
Certificate of Commendation
Engineer Rick Leone
Certificate of Commendation
Engineer Tyler Lynch
Certificate of Commendation (2)
Engineer Brad Parker
Certificate of Commendation
Engineer Tony Price
Certificate of Commendation
Engineer Lance Pullen
Certificate of Commendation
Engineer Mike Szabo
Certificate of Commendation
Firefighter Jason Douglas
Certificate of Commendation
Firefighter Jonathan Garcia
Certificate of Commendation
Firefighter Josh Painter
Certificate of Commendation (2)
Firefighter Kris Pawelczyk
Certificate of Commendation
Firefighter Jose Salgado
Certificate of Commendation
Explorer Devin Noel
Explorer of the Year
Explorer Hoyuky Pec
Explorer Program– Highest GPA
Explorer Devin Noel
Explorer Program– Senior Explorer
Explorer Ivan Aldana
Explorer Program– Senior Explorer
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VISION - MISSION - VALUES
VISION
The Fort Myers Fire Department aims to become nationally accredited and build
a premier agency that is recognized as a leader in the use of technology and the
model for providing exceptional customer service.
MISSION
To meet our community’s needs and exceed expectations through exceptional
emergency response, life safety, and community support
CORE VALUES
Respect - Commitment - Compassion - Integrity
SLOGAN
“Caring for our Community”
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