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Home My WebLink AboutESD-002-15 Emergency Services Report If this information is required in an alternate accessible format, please contact the Municipal Clerk at 905-623-3379 ext. 2102. Report To: General Purpose and Administration Committee Date of Meeting: March 25, 2015 Report Number: Resolution: ESD-002-15 GPA-384-15 File Number: By-law Number: N/A st Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report – 1 Quarter of 2015 Recommendations: 1. That Report ESD-002-15 be received for information. Clarington Emergency Services Report If this information is required in an alternate accessible format, please contact the Municipal Clerk at 905-623-3379 ext. 2102. Report To: General Purpose and Administration Committee Date of Meeting: March 25, 2015 Report Number: ESD-002-15 Resolution: File Number: N/A By-law Number: Report Subject: Emergency Services Activity Report— 1St Quarter of 2015 Recommendations: ' f 1. That Report ESD-002-15 be received for information. ,_ Municipality of Clarington Report ESD-002-15 Page 2 Report Overview The Emergency Services Department is responsible for delivering fire suppression and emergency response. This report provides Council with an overview of the Department's suppression and emergency response activities to date in 2015. 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. Summary of call volume, Civilian iniuries Firefighter iniuries Fatalities and Dollar loss Call Volume: the sum of all fire and non-fire occurrences responded to and reported to the Ontario Fire Marshal as required by Legislation. Firefighter Injuries: firefighters injured as a result of the incident, while travelling to and from the incident, and in all incident related activities. Civilian Injuries: a person injured as a direct result of a fire/explosion, burns or asphyxia); as a result of a fire/explosion impairment, (pulmonary edema, pneumonia); as a result of an injury that was caused by escaping the fire/explosion, (jumps from third floor, falls down a stairwell); or as a result of destruction caused by the fire/explosion, (wall falls, roof collapse, projectiles hurled). This definition includes a person who is IL Municipality of Clarington Report ESD-002-15 Page 3 known to have attempted suicide by fire or explosion, and a person who is injured as a result of an arson fire, whether the fire was intended to injure the specific person or not. Fatalities: a civilian fire death is defined as a person killed as a direct result of a fire/explosion, (burns or asphyxia); as a result of a fire/explosion impairment, (pulmonary edema, pneumonia); as a result of an injury that was caused by escaping the fire/explosion, (jumps from third floor, falls down a stairwell); or as a result of destruction caused by the fire/explosion, (wall falls, roof collapse, projectiles hurled). This definition includes a person who is known to have committed suicide by fire or explosion, and a person who is killed as a result of an arson fire, whether the set fire was intended to kill the specific person or not. Firefighter fatalities associated with the fire incident. This includes travelling to and from the incident, and in all incident related activities. Chart A illustrates total call volume, Civilian injuries, Firefighter injuries, Fatalities and Dollar loss to date for 2015. r Chart A Year—2015 1 St 2nd 3rd 4th Year End Call Volume 927 927 Civilian Injuries 2 2 Firefighter Injuries 1 1 Fatalities 1 1 Dollar Loss $ 1,290,551 $ $ $ $1,290,551 Chart B illustrates total call volume, Civilian injuries, Firefighter injuries, Fatalities and Dollar loss to date for 2014. Chart B Year— 2014 1 St 2nd 3rd 4th 2014 Call Volume 937 875 806 865 3483 Civilian Injuries 2 0 0 0 2 Firefighter Injuries 0 0 4 0 4 Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0 Dollar Loss $ 2,225,500 $1,731,500 $1,447,900 $506,900 $5,911,800 Municipality of Clarington Report ESD-002-15 Page 4 Summary of Calls categorized by Response Type Fire and Explosions: An uncontrolled burning involving structural, vehicle, and open area fires which may or may not have resulted in dollar loss. As well as, any instance or destructive and uncontrolled burning including explosion of combustible solids, liquids or gasses. Overpressure Rupture/Explosion: An explosion or rupture as a result of pressure, no fire. Pre Fire Conditions: Incidents with no fire that involve heat or potential pre fire conditions e.g. pot on stove, cooking - smoke or steam, lightening; fireworks Burning (controlled): Complaint call related to outdoor controlled burning, authorized or unauthorized. Fire Department did not take suppression action. - False Fire Call: Alarm activation or fire call that when investigated, is determined to be as a result of equipment failure, malicious/prank, perceived emergency, accidental activation of alarm by a person. CO (carbon monoxide) False Call: a call where it is determined that the detection equipment malfunctioned or there was a perceived emergency - no CO leak. Public Hazard Call: Includes a response for spills and leaks of a hazardous product such as natural gas, propane, refrigerant, miscellaneous/unknown, gasoline or fuel, toxic chemical, radio-active material, power lines down or arcing, bomb, explosive removal standby, CO (carbon monoxide) or other public hazard. Rescue Call: a call for a person in danger due to their proximity to the occurrence and who is unable to self-evacuate and is assisted by Fire Department personnel i.e. vehicle accident, building collapse, commercial/industrial accident, home/residential accident, persons trapped in elevator, water rescue or water/ice rescue. Medical/Resuscitator Call: Includes a response to a patient(s) suffering from asphyxia, respiratory condition, convulsions, epileptic, diabetic seizure, electric shock, traumatic shock, heart attack, stroke, drug related, cuts, abrasions, fractures, burns, person fainted, nausea and pre-hospital care such as administering oxygen, CPR, defibrillation, or first aid. Other Response: Assistance to other Fire Departments, calls cancelled on route, non- fire incidents where an illegal grow operation or drug operation was discovered. Municipality of Clarington Report ESD-002-15 Page 5 Chart C is a summary of calls to date in 2015 categorized by Response Type Chart C stndrdth Year – 2015 1 2 3 4 2015 Property Fires/Explosions 27 27 Burning (controlled) 7 7 CO False calls 40 40 False fire calls 90 90 Medical/resuscitator calls 518 518 Other response 50 50 Overpressure 1 1 rupture/explosion (no fire) Pre fire conditions/no fire 17 17 Public Hazard 42 42 Rescue 135 135 Total 927 927 Chart D is a summary of calls for 2014 categorized by Response Type Chart D stndrdth Year – 2014 1 2 3 4 2014 Property Fires/Explosions 22 62 40 33 157 Burning (controlled) 5 34 37 6 82 CO False calls 54 37 36 45 172 False fire calls 83 67 88 63 301 Medical/resuscitator calls 502 486 379 500 1,867 Other response 66 51 65 50 232 Overpressure 0 1 0 1 2 rupture/explosion (no fire) Municipality of Clarington Report ESD-002-15 Page 6 Pre fire conditions/no fire 19 20 14 11 64 Public Hazard 40 39 40 39 158 Rescue 146 78 107 117 448 Total 937 875 806 865 3483 2. Concurrence Not Applicable 3. Conclusion It is respectfully recommended that this Report be received for information. k 4. Strategic Plan Application Not applicable. Submitted by: Reviewed by: Gord 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