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Home My WebLink AboutFD-8-88 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE 1 REPORT File # 1j, Res. #� . �' - 4 �. By-Law # MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE DATE: APRIL 5, 1988 ffi'ORT #:FD 8-88 FILE #: 10.12.6 ACT: ANNUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT - 1987 it RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended: THAT Fire Department Report FD 8-88 be received for information. i BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS The Annual Fire Department Report on fire losses and activities of the Department, for 1987, is hereby submitted (to be handed out under sep- arate cover) , for your perusal and information. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee J 1 ridge, rence K t ff, Fi Chief. Chief Adm'n'sitrative Officer. JA/sr March 29, 1988. i DAVE OAKES TOWN CLERK CASl�F AN 000 4 e TOWN OF N ED FIRE DEPARTMENT A , ANNUAL REPORT 1987 i i I N D E X I CONTENTS PAGE I I INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 FULLTIME STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 FIRELOSS STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 FIREALARM BREAKDOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 i VEHICLEINVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 FIREPREVENTION REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 j .16 TRAININGREPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �I i I NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT His Worship Mayor John Winters Members of Council i Ladies and Gentlemen: The 1987 Annual Report of the Town of Newcastle Fire Department is submitted for your review and information. The statistics contained in this report and activities of your Fire Department are summarized for the year ending December 31, 1987. This Department responded to 650 emergency calls during the year. There were no fire fatalities in 1987. The estimated total fire loss for the year was $1,221,300, which is an increase of $512,655 over the previous year. This increase is due primarily to escalating property, building and content values. There were 1,165 fire inspections completed in 1987 dealing with residential, commercial, industrial and assembly occupancies. A new 1800 gallon tanker truck was placed in service in July, 1987 at Station #1 and Council approval was received to purchase a new pumper, which was placed in service in October, 1987 at Station #2, Newcastle Village. I The Department continues to investigate the cause of all fires, both to discourage arson and as well to determine the actual number of fires relating to any specific cause. Deputy Fire Chief, Mr. Michael Creighton, was hired in May of this past year and I wish Mr. Creighton a long and fulfilling career with the Town of Newcastle Fire Department. This year proved to be a year of change for the Department with Council approving an increase in the full time staff complement of two firefighters and 20 part-time firefighters. Two of our part-time firefighters were the successful applicants for the full time positions and commenced their full time duties in October of 1987. The complement for part-time firefighters is now 25 per station. Protective turnout gear and alerting minitors have been ordered for the 20 new part-time firefighters, who will start their basic training in February, 1988. Continued. . . . . . I I would like to congratulate Firefighters Rob Payne and Trent Elyea on the completion of their probation period and also wish them a successful career with the Department. Application was made for a number of Fire Department members, who qualified to receive the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal. This medal is an important recognition of the contribution that the fire service in Canada continues to make in protecting the lives and property of its citizens. I would like to point out that the intent of this medal is tangible, national recognition for exemplary service of long duration, rather than simply a long service medal for twenty years in uniform. The Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal was awarded to the following recipients on August 27, 1987, by the Honourable Allan Lawrence, M.P. on behalf of the Solicitor General's Office: J. A. Aldridge, Fire Chief H. Davey, District Chief Station #1 S. Brereton, District Chief Station #2 A. Alldread, Deputy District Chief, Station #2 J. Mercer, Deputy District Chief, Station #3 Captain, W. Lyle, Station #1 Captain, J. Carter, Station #1 Captain, L. Forsey, Station #1, Captain, M. Murphy, Station #1, Firefighter F. Hoar, Station #2 In conclusion, I thank all members of the Department for their support, assistance and co-operation, which is vitally essential in providing this emergency service to the residents of the Town of Newcastle. The Department is also grateful to the Mayor and Council for their support throughout the year. J. A. Aldridge, Fire Chief. - 2 - i i NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT i HEADQUARTERS STATION #1 - 132 CHURCH ST., BOWMANVILLE PERSONNEL i FIRE CHIEF J. A. ALDRIDGE DEPUTY CHIEF M. G. CREIGHTON FIRE CAPTAIN G. Brown FIREFIGHTERS W. Lyle R. Payne T. Elyea CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY Mrs. S. Roman PART-TIME FIRE INSPECTOR H. Davey The Department also has a part-time complement of 80 part-time firefighters. i ANSWERING SERVICE PERSONNEL (Contract) Mrs. Grace Player Mrs. Judy Davey Mrs. Greta Luxton (Resigned October, 1987) . i - 3 - FIRE STATION #1 - Headquarters, 132 Church St. , Bowmanville PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS District Chief - Howard Davey Captain - Graydon Brown Captain - John Carter Captain - Lloyd Forsey Captain - William Lyle Captain - Mike Murphy Firefighter - Terry Allen Firefighter - Mark Berney Firefighter - David Boyd Firefighter - Jeff Boyles Firefighter - Irwin Colwell Firefighter - David Curzon Firefighter - Steve Davey Firefighter - Donald Forsey Firefighter - George Moore Firefighter - Pat Mothersill Firefighter - Bruce Munday Firefighter - Rick Patterson Firefighter - Robert Payne Firefighter - Ron Shackelton Firefighter - Bruce Smith Firefighter - Gordon Weir Resignations Firefighter (Moved) - Doug Seeley Firefighter - Bruce Smith - 4 - FIRE STATION #2 - 247 King Street East, Newcastle PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS District Fire Chief - Samuel Brereton District Deputy Chief - Alfred Alldread Captain - Peter DeJong Captain - Donald Holmes Captain' - Claude Miller Captain - Ronald Potter Firefighter - Jeff Alldread Firefighter - Chris Cooper Firefighter - John Gray Firefighter - Bill Hesson Firefighter - Frank Hoar Firefighter - Jeff Langley Firefighter Gregory Martin Firefighter - Douglas McCurdy Firefighter - Donald Oke Firefighter - George Schroor Firefighter - Robert Wood Firefighter - Jamie Wright Transfers ter To Station 1) - Dave Curzon Firefighter ( # Resignation Firefighter - Roger Peel - 5 - FIRE STATION #3 - Main Street North, Orono PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS District Fire Chief - Terry Hardy Deputy District Chief - Jack Mercer Captain - Dave Forrester Captain - Robert Jackson Captain - Norm Tillson Firefighter - Dennis Abramoff Firefighter - Ron Boardman Firefighter - Stephen Bull Firefighter - Douglas Delorme Firefighter - Rick DenHollander Firefighter - Murray Dennis Firefighter - Richard Griffin Firefighter - Harold Lamers Firefighter - Pete Lomax Firefighter - Allan Luke Firefighter - Gary Ovenden Firefighter - John Standeven Firefighter - Bill Thomas Firefighter - Ron White Resignations Captain (Moved) - Don McLaren Firefighter - Larry Jackson Firefighter (Moved) - Steve Welch - 6 - i FIRE STATION #4 - Trulls Road North, Courtice. PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS District Fire Chief - Patrick Drumm Captain - Marion Hockney Captain - Robert Marsh Captain - John Pittens Captain - Maurice Wicks Firefighter - Wayne Chapple Firefighter - Randy Cole Firefighter - Trent Elyea Firefighter - James Haass Firefighter - Robert Hockney o Firefighter Lloyd Masters i Firefighter - Tony McCraw Firefighter - Gabriel Merkac Firefighter - Wilson Reid j Firefighter - Stanley Watt Firefighter - Robert Wilson Firefighter - Terry Wood i Resignation Firefighter (Moved) - Mike Kadykalo - 7 - i NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE LOSS STATISTICS YEAR ENDING 1987 YEAR ENDING 1986 NUMBER OF ALARMS 650 593 BUILDING VALUE $2,842,000 $2,130,250 BUILDING LOSS $ 664,300 $ 301,980 CONTENT LOSS $ 274,100 $ 237,915 VEHICLE LOSS $ 276,800 $ 164,500 OTHER LOSSES $ 6,100 $ 4,250 TOTAL LOSS $1,221,300 $ 708,645 PER CAPITA LOSS $ 32.40 $ 19.94 POPULATION (approximate) 37,700 35,538 Where there is a loss of life by fire, or where criminal negligence or arson is suspected, the assistance of the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office is requested in conducting necessary investigations. During the past year, the assistance of the Fire Marshal's Office was re- quested in the investigation of 7 fires. - 8 - MAJOR FIRE LOSS THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS MAJOR FIRE LOSS DURING 1987: January 41 1987 Attached garage 7 Pinedale, Bowm. $26,000 February 9, 1987 Dwelling 32 Darlington Blvd $55,000 February 12, 1987 Detached garage R.R.#6, Bowm. $11,000 February 18, 1987 Detached garage R.R.#2, Orono $12,000 February 19, 1987 Dwelling R.R.#1,Newtonville $25,000 February 24, 1987 Detached garage 33 Varcoes Rd. $11,000 March 17, 1987 Dwelling R.R.#2, Newcastle $60,000 March 22, 1987 Storage shed R.R.#5, Oshawa $19,500 April 17, 1987 Dwelling R.R.#5, Bowm. $16,000 April 30, 1987 Dwelling 24 Strike, Bowm. $13,000 August 2, 1987 Barn R.R.#1, Newtonv. $100,000 August 8, 1987 Workshop Middle Rd., Bowm. $15,000 September 27, 1987 Barn R.R.#1,Orono $180,000 October 12, 1987 Barn Holt Rd., Bowm. $150,000 October 22, 1987 Dwelling Fices Rd. , Bowm. $35,000 November 13, 1987 Tractor trailer Heavy Haulers $125,000 November 22, 1987 Boat Port Darl. Marina $50,000 December 27, 1987 Dwelling Enfield $100,000 I I - 9 - i i I FIRE LOSS STATISTICS 1987 MONTHLY FIRE LOSS RECORDS MONTH ALARMS BUILDING AND BUILDING AND VEHICLE OTHER TOTAL CONTENT VALUE CONTENT LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) JANUARY 45 $ 234,000 $ 27,300 $ 500 -- $ 27,700 i FEBRUARY 51 98,000 123,700 4,000 -- 115,000 c j MARCH 82 332,000 88,700 3,000 -- 89,300 APRIL 64 425,000 29,900 10,500 -- 40,400 MAY 59 -- 5,000 10,700 2,000 17,700 JUNE 62 80,000 500 22,000 3,100 25,600 JULY 49 55,000 25,000 7,300 -- 32,300 AUGUST 45 100,000 121,000 7,000 -- 128,000 SEPTEMBER 47 342,000 204,100 14,500 500 219,100 OCTOBER 53 451,000 189,000 11000 -- 190,000 NOVEMBER 44 160,000 1,600 178,700 -- 180,300 DECEMBER 49 565,000 135,400 20,000 500 155,900 650 $2,842,000 $951,200 $279,200 $6,100 $1,221,300 COLUMN #3: Represents estimated values on building and contents. COLUMN #4: Represents estimated losses of buildings. COLUMN #5: Represents total loss of vehicles on highways & roads in the Town. COLUMN #6: Represents estimated unclassifiable losses. NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE ALARMS The following is a breakdown of the methods used to transmit fire alarms to the Fire Department. TELEPHONE 571 ALARM PANEL 53 RADIO -- VERBAL 1 POLICE 25 AMBULANCE I TOTAL ALARMS 650 STATION RESPONSE No. of Calls 1986 1987 STATION #1, HEADQUARTERS, BOWMANVILLE 361 349 - 3% STATION #2, NEWCASTLE 83 111 +34% STATION #3, ORONO 53 59 +12% STATION #41 COURTICE 96 131 +40% I TOTAL RESPONSE ALL STATIONS 593 650 +10% I AVERAGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES i STATION #11 BOWMANVILLE 7.96 mins. STATION #2, NEWCASTLE 8.48 mins. STATION #3, ORONO 8.87 mins. i STATION #4, COURTICE 8.06 mins. Average emergency response time from first receiving notice of emergency to arrival of fire vehicle is 8.32 minutes. � - 11 BREAKDOWN OF ALARMS FOR YEAR The Fire Department responded to a total of 650 alarms from all occupancies during 1987: DWELLINGS 155 RESTAURANTS 3 SCHOOLS 10 BARNS/SHEDS 28 CHURCHES 4 VEHICLES 127 LUMBER YARDS 1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 17 APARTMENTS 19 HOSPITALS 1 PUBLIC ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS 4 PRIVATE ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS 1 GRASS/RUBBISH 166 i SERVICE STATIONS 2 INDUSTRIES 24 HOTELS/MOTELS 4 NURSING HOMES 37 MUSEUMS 1 RESCUE/FIRST AID 10 HYDRO LINES - DOWN/ARCING 4 MISCELLANEOUS 23 MUTUAL AID 9 TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 650 i 12 - i CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES CHIMNEY FIRES 49 WOODSTOVE/FIREPLACE INSTALLATION DEFICIENCY 3 FURNACE MALFUNCTION (WOOD/OIL/COMB.) 4 COOKING EQUIP./GREASE FIRES 7 ELECTRIC WIRING/MOTORS 19 GRASS/BRUSH 87 RUBBISH 73 SMOKERS MATERIALS/MATCHES 4 OPEN FLAMES/HOT ASHES/EMBERS 3 FALSE ALARMS 107 VEHICLE ACCIDENTS 35 VEHICLE FIRES 57 STEAM/SMOKE/ODOURS (MISTAKEN FOR FIRE) 40 ODOURS INVESTIGATED 1 GASOLINE WASHDOWN 13 CHEMICAL SPILLS/REACTIONS 2 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS 3 PUBLIC SERVICE 42 INCENDIARY NATURE 5 SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION 2 LIGHTNING STRIKE 8 ASSISTS TO OTHER HALLS 50 RESCUE/FIRST AID 14 HYDRO LINES DOWN/ARCING 4 MISCELLANEOUS 9 UNDETERMINED 5 MISUSE OF HEATING EQUIPMENT 4 TOTAL 650 NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE INVENTORY 1965 King Seagrave Pumper, 3000 L/min. 1971 King Seagrave Pumper, 4000 L/min. 1974 Ford Tanker - 6700 Litres 1977 G.M.C. Tanker - 6700 Litres 1979 Pierreville Pumper, 4000 L/min. 1980 Ford 4 x 4 Pickup Utility Truck 1981 Pierreville Aerial/Pumper Combination, 4000 L/min. 1981 Gruman Olson Rescue Van 1983 Chevrolet Malibu Station Wagon 1984 G.M.C. Tanker - 6700 Litres 1986 Superior Pumper, 5000 L/min. 1986 G.M.C. Suburban 1987 Ford Tanker, 8000 Litres 1987 Ford Pumper, 5000 L/min. i i I 14 - NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE PREVENTION REPORT Fire Prevention Officer - H. Davey SUMMARY OF FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS ASSEMBLY: Schools, churches, clubs, restaurants, 261 arenas INSTITUTIONAL: Nursing homes, special care hospitals 27 RESIDENTIAL: Apartments, motels, hotels, private resi- dences (including Home Inspection Program) 339 BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SERVICE: Shops, dry cleaners, offices 111 MERCANTILE: Department stores, shops, supermarkets 202 INDUSTRIAL: Garages, factories, spray painting 124 BUILDING PLANS: New construction, alterations 238 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: Flammable storage tanks, handling codes 25 MISCELLANEOUS: Complaints (yards, alleys, etc.) 24 HYDRO DEFECTS: Wiring, electrical panels, extension cords 9 SOLID FUEL BURNING APPL.: Woodstoves, etc. 43 DEPARTMENT INQUIRIES: Regarding Fire Department 465 I i TOTAL FOR YEAR 1,868 LECTURES, FILMS Number of lectures 26 & DEMONSTRATIONS: Number of persons 733 - 15 - NEWCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING REPORT DEPUTY CHIEF - M. CREIGHTON Training sessions were carried out at each Station in 1987 and were well attended, showing an interest and desire to improve techniques in all aspects of firefighting. Practical training sessions were held on various topics including chemical spills, and much attention was given to auto extrication and rescue, which has been put to good use on several occasions in 1987, with excellent results. A special officer training night was conducted for District Chiefs and Captains from all stations. The following two members attended, and successfully completed, a training course at the Ontario Fire College for part-time fire- fighters. These members were Bruce Munday and Rob Payne, of Station #1, Bowmanville. The following courses and seminars were also attended by a representative of this Department: Wood Heat Safety Seminar - hosted by the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office Ontario Fire Code Seminar- hosted by the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office. Fire Crime Detection Course, Level 2 - Ontario Police College, Aylmer. Tours were also conducted at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, to familiarize firefighters with the facility and its operation, and a number of businesses and industries throughout the Municipality. Training is also being made available for all part-time members on a daily basis at Station #1, Bowmanville, beginning in January, 1988. Instruction was made available for those interested in being certified or re-certified in C.P.R. This training was provided by two members of the Department, who are certified C.P.R. instructors. At the present time, over one-half of the existing Fire Department membership is certified in C.P.R. and First Aid. - 16 -