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Report To: General Purpose and Administration Committee
Date of Meeting: March 9, 2015
Report Number: ESD-001-15 Resolution: '
File Number: N/A By-law Number:
Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report - 2014
Recommendations:
1. That Report ESD-001-15 be received for information.
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Report Overview
The Emergency Services Department is responsible for delivering fire suppression and
emergency response, fire prevention and public education programs in accordance with the
Fire Protection and Prevention Act. This report provides Council with an overview of the
activities associated with the Department's Suppression and Emergency Response and Fire
Prevention Division in 2014.
1 . Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
1.1. Fire Suppression and Emergency Response Core Services
Fire suppression services are delivered in both an offensive and defensive mode and
include search and rescue operations, forcible entry, ventilation, protecting exposures,
salvage and overhaul as appropriate.
Emergency pre-hospital care is provided through medical acts such as defibrillation,
standard first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
Special rescue services includes performing extrication using hand tools, air bags and
heavy hydraulic tools as required. Full time firefighters are trained in level 1 Basic Rope
Rescue Techniques as determined by the Fire Chief. Water/ice rescue services is
provided by those firefighters who are competently trained to perform the requested
level of service as determined by the Fire Chief (up to level III if so trained).
Highly technical and specialized rescue services such as Trench Rescue, Confined
Space, HUSAR and Structural Collapse is provided to the Awareness Level.
Defensive hazardous material emergency response is conducted to the operations level
by the fulltime firefighters and awareness level by the part time firefighters.
1.2. Call Volume by Year
Chart A illustrates Emergency Services call volume from 2010 — 2014.
Included in Chart A are statistics for Injuries, Fatalities and Dollar.
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Note: Civilian and Fire Fighter injuries are reported for fires. Non fire injuries are
reported for Fire Fighters only.
Loss fires are defined as fires where an injury, fatality or dollar loss is reported.
Chart A
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Call Volume 3277 3488 3411 3405 3483
Civilian Injuries 7 7 2 5 2
Firefighter Injuries 4 1 0 0 4
Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0
Dollar Loss $4,266,118 $5,002,550 $3,685,813 $2,995,046 $5,661,800
1.3. Call by Response Type Class
Chart B be illustrates the percentage of calls by response type class for 2014.
The five year average is in brackets
0% indicates that the % is less than 1.
Chart B
0 5%
12/o 3% ■ Burning (controlled) 3% (2%)
5% 9% ■ CO False calls 5% (5%)
False Fire calls 9% (9%)
5% ■ Medical/resuscitator call 52% (54%)
2% a Other response 7% (75)
7% , Overpressure rupture/explosion 0% (0%)
■ Pre fire conditions/no fire 2% (2%)
■ Property fires/explosions 5% (4%)
■ Public Hazard 5% (4%)
52% ■ Rescue 12 % (13%)
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2. Fire Prevention Division
2.1. Fire Prevention Division Core Services
Inspections arising from complaint, request, retrofit, or self-initiated and fire
investigations shall be provided in accordance with the FPPA and policies of the
department.
New construction inspections and plan reviews of buildings under construction in
matters respective of fire protection systems within buildings shall be conducted in
accordance with the applicable By-law and operating procedures.
Distribution of fire and life safety information and public education programs shall be
administered in accordance with the FPPA and policies of the department.
A residential Smoke Alarm awareness program shall be ongoing.
2.2. Fire Prevention Inspection and Investigation Activities
Chart C illustrates the percentage of the reported 476 fire prevention activities in 2014.
0% indicates that the % is less than 1.
Chart C
15% ■ Complaint Inspections 15%
28% ■ Requested Inspections 15%
Retrofit Inspections 0%
15%
■ Self-Initiated Inspections 8%
\ 0% o Fire Investigations 5%
8% D New Construction Inspections 29%
o ■ Plan Reviews of Buildings Under
29% 5/o Construction 28%
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Staff participated in 25 fire investigations.
2.3. Distribution of Fire and Life Safety Information and Public Education Programs
Chart D illustrates the percentage of the 169 public education activities in 2014.
Chart D
7%
2%
16%
2%
Station Tours 16%
School Visits 27%
19%
Fire Safety House Visits 6%
Public Events 21%
Safety Lectures 19%
27%
Extinguisher Training Events 2%
Fire Truck Visits 2%
21%
6%
TAPP-C Attendance 7%
Staff participated in 179 home visits as part of the Departments Smoke Alarm Program
and CO Alarm Program.
In 2014, the Junior Firefighter program had 200 participants.
3. Concurrence
Not Applicable
4. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that this Report be received for information.
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5. Strategic Plan Application
Not applicable.
Submitted by: -°! _ Reviewed by: F
fiord Weir, Franklin Wu,
Director of Emergency Services Chief Administrative Officer
Staff Contact: Mark Berney, Deputy Fire Chief, 905-623-3379 ext. 2803 or
mberney @clarington.net
There are no interested parties to be notified of Council's decision.
GW/mb