HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-BFC-2012-07-10CITY OF ITHACA BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES
July 10, 2012
Present:
Chair Gilligan
Commissioners: Hoard, Ellsworth, Baker, McGonigal
Others Present:
Fire Chief — Parsons
City Attorney — Lavine
City Attorney Intern — Glantz
Alderperson and Liaison to Board — Clairborne
Information Management Specialist - Myers
I. Call To Order:
Chair Gilligan called to meeting to order at 1600 hours.
II. Election of Board of Fire Commissioners Chair and Vice Chair for 2012-
2013
A. Election of Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners
Commissioner Hoard nominated Commissioner Gilligan to be Chair of the Board of Fire
Commissioners with a term to expire June 30, 2013.
Commissioner Ellsworth seconded the nomination
A Vote on the Nomination to appoint Commissioner Gilligan as Chair of the Board of
Fire Commissioners with a term to expire June 30, 2013 resulted as follows:
Ayes (3) Hoard, Ellsworth, Gilligan
Nays (1) Baker
Abstentions (0)
Carried
B. Election of Vice Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners
Commissioner Baker nominated Commissioner Hoard to be Vice Chair of the Board of
Fire Commissioners with a term to expire June 30, 2013.
Commissioner Ellsworth seconded the nomination.
A Vote on the Nomination to Appoint Commissioner Hoard to be Vice Chair of the Board
of Fire Commissioners with a term to expire June 30, 2013 Resulted as Follows:
Ayes (4) Gilligan, Baker, Ellsworth
Nays (0)
Abstentions (1) Hoard
Carried Unanimously
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III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Approval of the May 8, 2012 Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes
— Resolution
By Commissioner Baker: Seconded by Commissioner Hoard
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the May 8, 2012 Board of Fire Commissioners
meeting be approved with noted corrections.
Carried Unanimously
B. Approval of the June 12, 2012 Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting-
Minutes — Resolution
By Commissioner Hoard: Seconded by Commissioner Baker
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the June 12, 2012 Board of Fire Commissioners
meeting be approved with noted corrections.
Carried Unanimously
C. Approval of the June 21, 2012 Board of Fire Commissioners Special
Meeting Minutes — Resolution
Approval of the June 21, 2012 Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes will be
done at the August 14, 2012 meeting.
IV. Additions to or Deletions From the Agenda:
There were no additions to or deletions from the agenda.
V. Persons Wishing to Speak to the Board of Fire Commissioners:
Commissioner Lyman asked Chief Parsons and the rest of the Board a question
regarding the creation of an office at the fire department in 1998 that included a
computer, fire gear, etc. for the fireman's association.
Chair Gilligan responded that question would be answered during the discussion of "old
business" later in today's meeting.
Dave Cornelius requested permission to address the Board later in the meeting in
follow -up to the Board's special meeting on June 21, 2012.
Commissioner McGonigal arrived at the meeting at 1610 hours.
VI. Correspondence:
Chair Gilligan reported that as of June 30, 2012 the rescue squad donation fund
balance was $1,840.32, with a deposit of .50 bringing the total balance to $1,840.83.
Chair Gilligan reported that the bank statement from the Tompkins Trust Company
Donation Fund dated June 30, 2012 had a beginning balance of $958.51 and an ending
balance of $958.51 reflecting no activity.
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Chair Gilligan noted that he received the roster from Company 4 that shows current
company membership. He will distribute that information to other Board members, and
incorporate the listing into the active volunteer members listing.
VII. Membership Changes:
There have been no changes in membership.
VIII. Miscellaneous Reports:
A. Town of Ithaca:
Chair Gilligan stated that he would provide a quarterly report to the Town of Ithaca on
August 13, 2012.
B. City of Ithaca:
Commissioner Hoard had no report.
C. Audit:
Commissioner Ellsworth completed the audit.
IX. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Chief Parsons reported that he would provide a copy of his written report to Board
members. He reported that the three new recruits completed their firefighter training and
has now been assigned to shifts. They will need to return to the training academy, in the
future, for codes training.
Interviews for the Deputy Fire Chief Position are taking place with a decision to be made
in August. The Administrative Coordinator position was offered to June Overslaugh -
Hodge, who currently works at GIAC. She has accepted the position and will start late
July.
The draft 2013 Fire Department budget was submitted on July 1St that showed a 10%
reduction in personnel lines and 1% reduction in non - personnel lines. Chief Parsons is
waiting for feedback from the Mayor and Common Council. He will need to have a
special meeting with the Board — maybe the last week of July to review the
department's final budget prior to its submission due date of August 1St
The 2013 proposed budget does not include any requests for capital projects. The
replacement heavy rescue vehicle and heavy pumper vehicle are ordered and should
arrive in 2014. The new pumper aerial vehicle has been ordered and should be
delivered in June 2013.
Tompkins County hired a consultant to examine the operations of the county's 9 -1 -1
Center, and a final report is due to Tompkins County at the end of the summer.
The Board has been provided with statistics for the first six months of 2012. The call
volume is down, may be made up in the Fall, but probably will be somewhere less than
500,000 calls for 2012 (25% Town of Ithaca /75% City of Ithaca).
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The mutual aid training report was provided to the Board as well as the listing of
volunteer hours.
X. OLD BUSINESS:
Follow -up Discussion from June 21, 2012 Special Meeting:
Chair Gilligan explained that the Board needs to determine the organization of the
current volunteer structure and issues related to the 2% money. He explained that a
chart had been distributed prior to the special meeting on June 21 St to Board members
regarding the distribution of the 2% money, and the timing in which it needs to be
distributed. He has not heard back from the City Chamberlain to clarify the status of the
funding from the §9104 money to the veteran firemen. He noted that the distribution of
the money under State Insurance Law §9104 and §9105 states that one half of the
money from §9104 should be distributed to the firemen's association on March 1St and
September 1St, and the other half to the sick and indigent fund. Half the money from
§9105 fund should go to the sick and indigent funds, and it does not specify how the
other half of the fund should be distributed — although in the past it has gone to the
firemen's fund. He noted that the Board's focus should be what the organization of the
volunteer fire companies will look like in the future. He is not sure what the timing is as
far as how rapid a decision needs to be made regarding the status of the volunteer
companies, and the distribution of the 2% funds. It is the intent of the Board to pass the
money on to the veteran companies as soon as possible. They should get one -half of
the §9104 money as soon as possible, which is different than what has been done in
the past. He further noted that the City Attorney's office provided a flow chart for the
Board for today's meeting showing how the funds should be distributed, which will be
made available to those who want a copy after the meeting.
Dave Cornelius noted that the City of Ithaca Charter does not talk about the §9104 and
§9105 monies —just that the Board of Fire Commissioners is responsible for the
distribution of the funds to the volunteer companies.
Discussion followed on the floor regarding how and when the money from both the
§9104 and §9105 funds needs to be distributed. There was also discussion on the
former VanOrman /Slade lawsuit, and the fact that in 1988, the former city attorney did
not pick up on a problem with the distribution of the funds, and now there is a problem.
City Attorney Lavine made it clear to the Board and those present that "there is no
hidden agenda" here. He'd be happy to check back into that issue further and confirm
for the Board. He reminded the Board of the fact that they need to work on the
organization of the volunteer companies going forward. Concern was voiced about the
reduction of 25% in distribution of funds to the veteran companies, which would result in
their not being able to keep their doors open. They would no longer have the funds to
pay rent, taxes, water and sewer bills, and utilities, and the volunteer companies
contribute a great service to the City of Ithaca, and their community.
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Chair Gilligan asked what the legal issues are surrounding the distribution of the funds
as the Board will need to make a decision by August /September as to how the funds will
be distributed. He outlined the following options to consider regarding the volunteer
companies:
Leave the current companies as they are
2. Look at all the companies and their structure —
dissolve those not providing active service
3. Dissolve all the companies and create one active company
The Board needs to make a decision, and would be hard pressed if nothing were done,
given the intent of the funds to provide support to those providing active fire service to
the community. What is active service? Who are active members, and the fact that there
are 16 -20 individuals distributed amongst eight volunteer companies? The Board needs
to come up with a proposal, which will be reviewed by Common Council, as the Board
cannot dissolve the companies without Common Council approval. In these difficult
financial times, the Fire Chief would like to increase the volunteer structure in the
companies; however, he has a real concern regarding dissolving companies,
determining who would be members of the new company, and who would handle the
administrative work to set up the companies. Previously, there had been a volunteer
coordinator at the fire department, but that position was eliminated. In addition, the
organization of the companies pre -dates the establishment of the Board of Fire
Commissioners.
Dave Cornelius stated that the volunteer companies saw a concerted effort on the part
of the prior administration at IFD, and by the Mayor, and Common Council to force
volunteer companies out of existence. He explained how volunteers were turned away
in the past.
Chief Parsons noted that it is not his intent to repeat history. He then provided a brief
history of volunteer companies starting in the 1980's where most volunteers were in the
fire department's bunker program, with no requirements to join a company. That history
is done, and today there is real concern, and there was a question earlier this year, of
who are the members of the volunteer fire companies — legally? There was no
membership listing, some volunteers were social members in one company, and active
members in other companies, the question arose as to what is a member? What if no
service is provided by the company? It used to be that it took 20 years to become a
member of the volunteer veteran company, now it's down to 5 years. The State
insurance money is allocated for active members, and should be used by active
members. We need to separate what we have versus what we had, and realize that the
City needs the support of these volunteers during emergencies. He noted that the City
Attorney took a look, in a practical way, of the current structure of the volunteer
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companies, and provided a recommendation for the future. The question now is, where
is the cut -off to decide what company survives? It would be in the best interests of the
fire department, the City of Ithaca, and the Town of Ithaca to come together as one
active volunteer force. The current volunteer members will be the ones to organize the
new company, administer it, and the State insurance 2% money. There is a need for an
efficient company, and it is too difficult to pick and choose what company survives. He
would like to start over, and build something that will last. He praised the work of all the
current volunteers for their work, dedication, loyalty, and efforts to preserve the
important history of each company. He stressed that the City needs all the current
volunteers, as well as new, young, active members, and the way to attract those new
members is by utilizing all our current members in that effort.
Commissioner McGonigal stated that the volunteer companies need more new
volunteers, and young volunteers. He also noted that there is no clear evidence that the
current structure of the volunteer companies wouldn't be able to work, if the Ithaca Fire
Department actively recruited and provided training to new members of those
companies. He is reluctant to let go of all the history of the individual companies, and
would like to see how encouraging recruitment of new, young members into current
companies would work.
Dave Cornelius stated that he is not sure about the effectiveness of reorganizing the
current companies. He is more inclined to look at the creation of one active company.
However, he is not sure where the divide would be or if there would need to be one
between fire /police volunteers, interior fire fighting volunteers, etc. The mix of the history
of the various companies by those members into one company would help to maintain it
as well. He is not sure if companies will be able to recruit the volunteers, and noted that
it is very difficult for the Ithaca Fire Department to cut 10% in personnel lines as well
since it answers so many calls, and the addition of new volunteers would provide
support for the fire department, as needed.
Chief Parsons responded that the fire department is working on a plan for its continued
operation, with the proposed budget cuts 2013 in mind. He stated that it is just incidental
that the discussion regarding the 2% monies and the volunteer fire companies is
occurring at the same time. The budget issue is a separate, city - government issue,
where there will be smaller resources available to respond to greater demands for
service. There needs to be a change in the structure of the department to make it as
efficient as possible as a result of the proposed budget cuts. There is a strong desire,
and need, by the City to make current volunteer companies into one active and
successful company.
Dave Cornelius had a question about the proposed disbanding of current companies,
who would no longer be affiliated as a company with the Ithaca Fire Department, and
whether or not a company could still function, socially, as a recognized volunteer fire
company under the New York State Tax law.
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City Attorney Lavine reiterated the Chief's comment that the city's budget operates
independently to this decision. The Board should focus on the volunteer fire company
issues, and the potential to reorganize them into one active company. He stated that
proposal makes good sense functionally and has real legal impacts. There has been no
information provided to show that the current companies are operating legally, and with
active members. There has been no information that the eight companies have any
active members either. The Board needs to choose an option that is in compliance with
the law, as well as meeting the needs of the Fire Department and the services it
provides to the City and Town of Ithaca. In addition, 55% of the active members need to
reside within the City or Town of Ithaca, and there has been no information provided to
show compliance in that regard. A question was raised as to whether the 55% figure
means either working or living in the Town or City of Ithaca or just residency. City
Attorney Lavine responded that the wording in the law is 55% residency, not working in
either municipality. All the volunteer companies are located in the City, and when they
were incorporated they were all made part of the Ithaca Fire Department, which does
have authority to disband a company.
Jack Bordoni noted that the Board should also consider that not all volunteer members
would be able to leave work to respond to a call. Also, does the department have
money for training and equipment for volunteers, as the proposed budget documents do
not seem to allocate funds for that?
Commissioner Ellsworth noted that in the 2013 proposed budget, professional fire
fighters are being laid off, so bringing in volunteer fire fighters that will need training and
equipment will affect an already strained budget.
Chief Parsons responded that career fire fighters in the department will not be replaced
by volunteers, but volunteers would be used to supplement fire fighters that remain. He
noted that current training at the county level has improved, and that county resources
can be used to train volunteer members, and provide gear and equipment for them. He
stated that if five to ten new members could be recruited that it would probably work well
for the money and training in place currently.
Chief Parsons stated that he is interested in recruiting high school students into
"apprenticeships" who may have a longer interest in the community rather than college
students in a bunker program. The City probably can't afford a bunker program right
now, but it could an apprenticeship program. He would also like to see educational
scholarship incentives offered to high school students as well. He noted that training
could be provided evenings and weekends to accommodate student schedules.
Ray Wheaton stated that companies disbanding piecemeal would be a poor way to do
it. There are very real legal issues now with companies not being in compliance with the
law, and members of the volunteer companies need to accept that. He would like
current members of the volunteer companies to look at other ways to meet the social
aspect of the company, if they disband. He noted that most members of the Ithaca Fire
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Department are already volunteer company members. He encouraged the Board to
consider letting the volunteer companies keep what money they have to use for
whatever purpose it may be needed for.
Commissioner Ellsworth questioned — legally, if the volunteer companies have 2%
money left over, what can it be used for? City Attorney Lavine responded that he would
need to review that, and then would provide information to the Board.
Commissioner Hoard questioned those present whether they felt there is a willingness
to disband and form one active, single company? He stated that it is sort of like the
military where everyone is on the same team, so to speak. Would members be willing to
disband, form one company and go on from there? Would that work or not?
Dave Cornelius responded that every member works as a unit in the field even though
they may be from more than one company. Some members who are not active do play
supporting roles as far as treasurer, secretary, cook, and performing administrative type
work. He stated that as long as the social aspect of a company can be met with the
consolidation into one company it should work fine. They could do fund raisers for the
purchase of equipment. He questioned that if the companies were no longer part of the
Ithaca Fire Department would there be liability problems?
Chair Gilligan responded that the City Attorney will look into whether the funds already
distributed or raised by a company can be retained.
John Pirko stated that he is 87 years old, and spent 67 years in the fire company. He
explained how volunteers responded in the past to situations with limited equipment, but
that it worked, and company members got along. He would like to see the history of the
companies preserved. He also understands the City's budget pressures, volunteers'
loyalty to the fire department and to their community. He noted that the companies do
not have a lot of funds, but somehow they have made it work.
Commissioner McGonigal stated that he is impressed with everyone here trying to do
the best for the City and the many volunteer companies. He wondered whether it would
be possible to combine the 8 companies into one rather than disband them all, and call
it company 36.
Ray Wheaton stated that combining the eight companies into one company is a grand
idea; however, there are inactive or social members to deal with. If the companies are
not consolidated into one, can they remain independent, and do fund raising events to
maintain the social aspect of the company?
Marcia Lynch, the former volunteer coordinator at the fire department, stated that she
knows first hand how much work goes into recruitment efforts and training. Setting up
one super company won't automatically trigger a rush of young volunteers. There has to
be a clear decision made that there will be money, and personnel time dedicated to
provide support for the volunteer fire company.
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Chair Gilligan stated that there will be a significant amount of administrative effort, not
related to fire fighting, needed. He is not sure, with the proposed budget reduction at the
Ithaca Fire Department, whether there will be staff to provide the requirement support
for the recruitment and administrative oversight of new volunteer members. He wants
to have something in place on the other side of any decision to disband a company or
companies to make the new plan /program work.
City Attorney Lavine stated that there is no reason the resolution written to disband the
companies couldn't also include the creation of one new company as well. He will also
look into what happens to the money that the different companies may have in their
accounts, should a company disband.
Chair Gilligan stated that the next regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners
will be Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at Central Fire Station. He further
confirmed that the Board will need to consider various scenarios regarding the
volunteers companies, as outlined above, including slow versus fast transition of
companies into one large company. He is not sure if Board members have made a
decision yet, and noted that this discussion will need to continue before the next regular
meeting, including discussion of the 2% money rules. He noted that there may be a
need for a special meeting.
Fire /Police Report:
Dave Cornelius reported that there was training in June. There have been a couple of
calls in the last couple of weeks. They assisted with traffic control at Buttermilk Falls
during a gorge rescue. They also provided traffic control during the fire works on July
2nd for 6 hours. The next training is scheduled for July 17, 2012 at 1900 hours at
Central Fire Station.
XIII. Adjourn:
On a motion, the meeting adjourned at 1755 hours
Sarah L. Myers William Gilligan
Information Management Specialist Chair
CITY OF ITHACA
310 West Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 -5497
OFFICE OF THE FIRE CHIEF
Telephone: 607/272 -1234 Fax: 607/272 -2793
MEMORANDUM
To: Board of Fire Commissioners
From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief
Date: July 10th, 2012
Re: Fire Chief's Monthly Report to the Board of Fire Commissioners
LIFE SAFETY DIVISION
Administration
1) Career Personnel Report
PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS
1 Chief
1 Deputy Chief (per diem)
5 Assistant Chiefs
9 Lieutenants
49 Fire Fighters
64 Uniform Personnel
1 Administrative Coordinator (currently being filled with a part-time employee)
1 Administrative Assistant
Total employees as of 3/12/2012 — 66.5
a) Hiring/Recruitment Committee
• None
C) Retirements:
• None
d) Promotions:
• None
e) Recruit Fire Fighters:
"An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." 0
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July 10th, 2012
• The department's 3 new firefighters; Nicholas Raponi, Nicolas Tier, and
Matthew Watros, have completed most of their training. They have now
been assigned to shift.
d) Vacancies:
• Deputy Fire Chief. I will be interviewing Deputy Fire Chief Candidates
later this month. After interviews, a decision on appointment will be made
in August.
• Administrative Coordinator: I have offered the Administrative
Coordinator Position to June Overslaugh who currently is an
Administrative Coordinator at GIAC. June will be starting with the Fire
Department on or about July 23`d, 2012
2) Budget Status
a) A budget Status Report: A draft of the Budget was submitted to the Mayor on
July 2nd, 2012. I'm waiting feedback on the draft, before I begin work in
finalizing the budget. We will need to schedule a Special Meeting of the Board of
Fire Commissioners to review the Budget Submittal. As requested by the Mayor
drafted a budget that cuts 10% of personnel costs and 1% non - personnel costs
from the approved 2012 budget. The preliminary estimates are that our personnel
lines in the budget will be cut nearly $500,000, with additional increases of
$300,000, due to raises and step increases, that will also need to be absorbed into
the budget reductions.
b) Capital Budget — The new Pumper /Aerial Truck has been ordered. We are
expecting delivery in June of 2013.
3) County Communications and 911 Program:
a) The consultant hired by Tompkins County who is reviewing the 911 Center
Operations, is developing his final report and will be submitting it to Tompkins
County later this summer.
4) Grants and Donations
a) Training Center Project Funding: No Report
5) Resource Recovery Legislation
No New Report - The City and Administration Committee of Common Council has voted
to send this proposal to the Budget Review committee.
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6) City Charter Update
No New Report - Delegated to a committee established by the Board of Commissioners
Operations
1)
2)
3)
Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report
Selected Calls —
No Report
Support
No Report
Fire Prevention Bureau
2)
LIFE SAFETY DIVISION
Code Enforcement Division:
The Codes Enforcement Division received 37 complaints for the Months of May and
June. There were 9 complaints forwarded to the City of Ithaca Building Department.
There were 23 complaints closed out, and 30 complaints remain open since January 1St
2012.
The Code Enforcement Division performed 195 fire safety and property maintenance
inspections or re- inspections.
The Code Enforcement Division issued: 30 Operating Permits for Assembly
Occupancies; 15 Fire Alarm Certificates of Compliance; 3 Fire Sprinkler System
Certificate of Compliance; 1 Fire Pump Certificate of Compliance; 3 Operating Permit
for Hazardous Occupancy; and 29 Certificates of Compliance for Fire and Property
Maintenance Inspections for May and June of 2012.
Fire Investigation Unit:
There were two fire investigations performed in June for a structure fires at 323 Elmira
Rd, and 301 Eddy St. in the City of Ithaca. The cause of the fires were accidental and
caused minimal damage
3) Public Education:
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July 10th, 2012
There was 1 fire drill witnessed, 14 public education events, and 4 child car seat
inspections performed by the department in May and June.
OPERATIONS DIVISION
Response
1) Quarterly Call Report
2) Emergency Management
No report
Support
1) Training Center
Quarterly Report
Training
Quarterly Report
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
1) Summaries of Service Hours: Quarterly Report
2) There are currently 14 Active Volunteer Firefighters and Fire Police
3) Requests from Company Members to become active: No Requests Received
Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} and {06/30/2012}
Incident Type
100 Fire, Other
111 Building fire
112 Fires in structure other than in a building
113 Cooking fire, confined to container
114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or
118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other
131 Passenger vehicle fire
132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire
134 Water vehicle fire
138 Off -road vehicle or heavy equipment fire
140 Natural vegetation fire, Other
141 Forest, woods or wildland fire
142 Brush or brush - and -grass mixture fire
143 Grass fire
150 Outside rubbish fire, Other
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
155 Outside stationary compactor /compacted trash
160 Special outside fire, Other
170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other
240 Explosion (no fire), Other
243 Fireworks explosion (no fire)
251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition
300 Rescue, EMS incident, other
300lGorge Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation
311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew
320 Emergency medical service, other
321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injur
322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries
323 Motor vehicle /pedestrian accident (MV Ped)
324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries
33llLock -in / Knox Box Access Required
3312Lock -in / Force Entry Required
341 Search for person on land
342 Search for person in water
350 Extrication, rescue, Other
351 Extrication of victim(s) from building /structur
352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle
353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator
356 High -angle rescue
3561Gorge Rescue, High -angle Extrication
360 Water & ice - related rescue, other
01/01/2012
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Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} and {06/30/2012}
Incident Type
361 Swimming /recreational water areas rescue
363 Swift water rescue
365 Watercraft rescue
381 Rescue or EMS standby
400 Hazardous condition, Other
410 Combustible /flammable gas /liquid condition,
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)
413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill
421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak)
422 Chemical spill or leak
423 Refrigeration leak
424 Carbon monoxide incident
440 Electrical wiring /equipment problem, Other
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective /wor
442 Overheated motor
443 Breakdown of light ballast
444 Power line down
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected
460 Accident, potential accident, Other
461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed
463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup
471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use
480 Attempted burning, illegal action, Other
481 Attempt to burn
500 Service Call, other
510 Person in distress, Other
511 Lock -out
520 Water problem, Other
521 Water evacuation
522 Water or steam leak
531 Smoke or odor removal
540 Animal problem, Other
542 Animal rescue
550 Public service assistance, Other
551 Assist police or other governmental agency
552 Police matter
553 Public service
554 Assist invalid
555 Defective elevator, no occupants
561 Unauthorized burning
571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup
01/01/2012
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
01/01/2009
to
to
to
to
06/30/2012
06/30/2011
06/30/2010
06/30/2009
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
5
0
24
33
46
34
4
9
2
1
2
3
6
11
21
27
48
11
2
3
2
4
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
6
13
17
8
3
7
2
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2
1
0
4
1
3
2
1
3
2
5
17
14
13
8
12
8
9
6
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
2
6
0
5
18
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
55
69
73
95
7
4
9
4
1
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
0
10
2
2
7
9
13
10
4
2
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
9
13
12
13
12
8
18
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3
2
2
3
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2
1
2
5
1
0
0
0
1
2
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4
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08/13/2012 10:50 Page 2
Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} and {06/30/2012}
Incident Type
600 Good intent call, Other
611 Dispatched & cancelled en route
6111Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Dispatcher
6112Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Bangs
6113Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CUEMS
6114Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CU EH &S
6115Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IC Safety
6116Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other EMS
6117Dispatched & cancelled en route - By MA Dept
6118Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IPD
6119Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other
621 Wrong location
622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch addres
631 Authorized controlled burning
632 Prescribed fire
641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location)
650 Steam, Other gas mistaken for smoke, Other
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke
652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke
653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle
661 EMS call, party transported by non -fire agency
671 HazMat release investigation w /no HazMat
700 False alarm or false call, Other
700lFalse alarm or false call, Other - Medical Alar
710 Malicious, mischievous false call, Other
711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm
712 Direct tie to FD, malicious false alarm
713 Telephone, malicious false alarm
714 Central station, malicious false alarm
715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm
721 Bomb scare - no bomb
730 System malfunction, Other
731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction
733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction
734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction
735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
736 CO detector activation due to malfunction
740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional
742 Extinguishing system activation
743 Smoke detector activation, no fire -
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional
745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentiona
01/01/2012
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
01/01/2009
to
to
to
to
06/30/2012
06/30/2011
06/30/2010
06/30/2009
36
34
46
42
6
6
8
51
4
8
4
0
75
42
70
48
32
36
23
10
19
24
20
6
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
0
1
2
3
4
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
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13
9
0
2
4
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
3
3
2
5
14
5
21
4
2
2
0
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
19
15
9
3
6
9
11
14
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11
0
0
3
6
2
9
0
0
12
8
0
0
2
12
2
0
1
1
14
28
18
16
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
27
25
27
32
1
5
3
22
20
21
33
36
3
4
3
8
61
60
40
34
14
8
9
5
45
56
54
208
7
5
12
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0
0
0
220
296
268
276
112
83
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08/13/2012 10:50 Page 3
Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} and {06/30/2012}
Incident Type
746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO
800 Severe weather or natural disaster, Other
813 Wind storm, tornado /hurricane assessment
900 Special type of incident, Other
911 Citizen complaint
Totals
01/01/2012
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
01/01/2009
to
to
to
to
06/30/2012
06/30/2011
06/30/2010
06/30/2009
9
12
13
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
2201
2379
2287
2230
08/13/2012 10:50 Page 4
Hazardous Condition (No
Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat(no fire)
Resc
Incident Type Summary (Modified)
Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012) And (06/30/2012)
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Weather & Natural Disaster 0.0%
Call 5%
0 False Alarm & False Call Good Intent Call 0 Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat(no fire) Service Call
❑ Fire ❑ Hazardous Condition (No Fire) ❑ Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
IFD Responses - Electrion District
1/1/2012 through 6/30/2012
Fire
Overpressure
Rupture
EMS Rescue
Hazardous
Condition
Service Call
Good Intent
Alarm / No Fire
Severe Weather
Other
Total
City - 1st Ward, District 1, NE, West Hill
2
0
20
4
2
6
6
0
0
40
City - 1st Ward, District 2, W, West Hill
0
0
53
1
1
18
6
0
0
79
City - 1 st Ward, District 3, SW, Southwest
4
0
58
6
8
11
12
0
0
99
City - 1st Ward, District 4, S, Lower South Hill
1
0
15
4
5
3
3
0
0
31
City - 1 st Ward, District 5, S, Upper South Hill
0
0
13
3
2
4
13
0
0
35
City - 2nd Ward, District 1, NE, Triangle
4
0
34
6
4
11
17
0
0
76
City - 2nd Ward, District 2, S, Southside, Titus
9
0
104
7
14
16
88
0
0
1 238
City - 2nd Ward, District 3, W, Fulton, Court, Lin
7
0
88
14
6
22
45
0
0
182
City - 2nd Ward, District 4, Commons East Business
6
0
99
7
18
20
50
0
0
200
City - 3rd Ward, District 1, E, Cornell Campus
1
0
75
4
1
40
60
1
0
182
City - 3rd Ward, District 2, E, Collegetn BelSher
0
0
18
5
3
4
37
0
0
67
City - 3rd Ward, District 3, SE, BelSher, E State
2
0
11
4
2
2
4
0
0
25
City - 4th Ward, District 1, NE, West Campus
1
0
17
1
0
7
25
0
0
51
City - 4th Ward, District 2, E, Middle East Hill
2
0
11
2
0
3
29
0
0
47
City - 4th Ward, District 3, E, Lower Collegetown
2
1
51
8
2
4
55
1
0
124
City - 5th Ward, District 1, N, Fall Crk and Willw
0
0
17
1
3
4
8
0
0
33
City - 5th Ward, District 2, N, Fall Crk, Gun Hil
5
0
14
3
4
3
13
0
0
42
City - 5th Ward, District 3, NE, Cornell Heights
2
0
15
4
3
4
33
0
0
61
City - 5th Ward, District 4, Farm, Aurora, King
1
0
10
1
4
2
7
0
0
25
Town - District 1, NW, Trumansburg Rd
1
0
35
3
6
3
6
0
0
54
Town - District 2, SW, Bostwick & Elmira Rds
2
0
13
4
1
2
0
0
0
22
Town - District 3, S, Stone Quarry and South Hill
2
0
65
1
4
2
10
0
0
84
Town - District 4, E, Ellis Hollow to Slaterville
1
0
59
2
1
9
24
0
0
96
Town - District 5, NE, Cornell Campus to NE
1
0
3
3
0
4
17
0
0
28
Town - District 7, N, Village of Cayuga Hgts
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Town - District 9, N, East Shore and Renwick
1
0
3
1
0
1
3
0
0
9
Town - District 10, S, Ithaca College
4
0
63
2
2
5
30
0
0
106
Town - District 11, SE, Troy Coddin to Slaterville
0
0
19
2
0
1
6
0
0
28
Town - District 12, E, Maple Ave
1
0
11
2
0
0
2
0
0
1 16
Town - District 13, S, South of King Rd
0
0
13
3
1 0
1 0
2
0
0
18
Town - District 14, W, Mecklenburg Rd
0
0
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3
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9
0
0
84
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0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Out of District
5
0
5
1
2
4
0
0
0
17
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Ithaca Fire Department Responses
January 1 st to September 30th 2011
Overpressure/
Hazardous
Good Intent
Severe
Percentage of
District
Fire
Rupture
EMS /Rescue
Condition
Service Call
Call
Alarms /No Fire
Weather
Other
Total
Incidents
City of Ithaca
46
1
639
81
81
137
432
1 0
1418
64.43%
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4
0
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4
2
47
77
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City of Ithaca - Ithaca College
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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3
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Town of Ithaca
6
0
285
19
17
22
58
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407
18.49%
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2
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7
5
0
8
28
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2.27%
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4
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2
2
5
25
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88
4.00%
Outside Ithaca
5
0
5
1
2
4
0
0 0
17
0.77%
Overpressure/
Hazardous
Good Intent
Severe
Percentage of
District
Fire
Rupture
EMS /Rescue
Condition
Service Call
Call
Alarms /No Fire
Weather
Other
Total
Incidents
Total City
50
1
725
85
83
184
509
2
0
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74.47%
Total Town
12
0
342
26
19
35
111
0
0
545
24.76%
Outside Ithaca
5
0
5
1
2
4
0
0
0
17
0.77%
Total
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1500
1400
1300
1200-
1100
1000
900-
800
ae
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Ithaca Fire Department
Responses - 1/112012 through 6/30/2012
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■Alarms /No Fire
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• Hazardous Condition
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• Overpressure /Rupture
• Fire
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Ithaca Fire Department Responses by Municipality
January 1st to Junes 30th 2012
Total City Total Town Outside Ithaca
Municipality
■ Other
■ Severe Weather
■Alarms /No Fire
■ Good Intent Call
■ Service Call
0 Hazardous Condition
■ EMS /Rescue
■ Overpressure /Rupture
■ Fire
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Ithaca Fire Department Responses by Municipality
January 1st to June 30th 2012
■ Outside Ithaca
■ Town of Ithaca
■ City of Ithaca
Ithaca Fire Department
IFD False Alarm Cause Report
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} And {06/30/2012}
False Alarm Cause
Total
Percent of All:
Bomb Scare, No Bomb
2
0.3%
Detection Device, Cleaning
7
1.1 %
Detection Device, Damage
7
1.1 %
Detection Device, Dust
70
11.2%
Detection Device, Extinguisher
1
0.1 %
Detection Device, Insects
7
1.1%
Detection Device, Malfunction
62
10.0%
Detection Device, Painting
4
0.6%
Detection Device, Water
15
2.4%
Dispatch Error
7
1.1%
Duct Detector, Dust
1
0.1%
Fog -Smoke Machine
1
0.1%
Malicious, Phone Call
2
0.3%
Malicious, Pull - Private Alarm
15
2.4%
None
14
2.2%
PERS, Emergency Button
7
1.1%
PERS, Pendenant
6
0.9%
Pull Station Unintentional
29
4.6%
Smoke, Cooking NO FIRE
183
29.5%
Smoke, Illegal Drug Use
2
0.3%
Smoke, Soldering - Welding
1
0.1%
Smoke, Solid Fuel Appliance
4
0.6%
Smoke, Tobacco Product
13
2.1%
Sprinkler, Contractor
5
0.8%
Sprinkler, Flow Switch Malfunction
3
0.4%
Sprinkler, Frozen Pipe
4
0.6%
Sprinkler, Physical Damage
1
0.1%
Sprinkler, Water Surge
9
1.4%
Steam, Bathroom or Shower
4
0.6%
Steam, Cooking
1
0.1%
Steam, Laundry
4
0.6%
Steam, Other
12
1.9%
System Activation, Contractor
36
5.8%
System Activation, Malfunction
67
10.8 %
System Activation, Power Out
1
0.1%
08/12/2012 07:51 Page 1
Ithaca Fire Department
IFD False Alarm Cause Report
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} And {06/30/2012}
False Alarm Cause Total Percent of All:
System Activation, Weather 2 0.3%
System Activation,Malicious 1 0.1%
Trouble Alarm 10 1.60
Total Incident Count 620
08/12/2012 07:51 Page 2
Count of Incidents by Alarm Hour
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} And {06/30/2012}
0
0
0
0
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Alm Hour
Incident Responses by Day of Week
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2012} And {06/30/2012}
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Day of Week Name
Ithaca Fire Department
Volunteer Hours Report (Summary)
Staff Id > "2000" and Date Between {01/01/2012}
And (06/30/2012}
Staff Id Alt Id
Name
Total
4602
Adams, Andrew J
24.50
3258
Baker, Lyman E
25.85
3584
Bordoni, Jack D
25.65
4413
Cantone, Frank
153.47
4600
Canzler, Raymond
15.50
4601
Cook, Jeffrey H
34.93
3883
Cornelius, Dave
20.38
4188
Gilligan, William
124.07
4087
Gingras, Scott E
4.50
4301
Gould, Jack
25.65
4153
Longo, Robert
25.00
4193
Maas, Daniel I
158.83
3793
Rogers, James
25.54
4212
Wilbur, Richard
9.00
672.87
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