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Home My WebLink AboutMN-BFC-2013-07-09CITY OF ITHACA BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES July 9, 2013 Present: Chair Gilligan Commissioners: Hoard, Ellsworth, Sparks, McGonigal Others Present: Fire Chief — Parsons Alderperson and Liaison to Board — Fleming Information Management Specialist Myers CALL TO ORDER: Chair Gilligan called to meeting to order at 1607 hours. ELECTION OF BFC CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 2013 -2014: 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, 2014. 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, 2014 resulted as follows: Ayes (3) Hoard, Ellsworth, Sparks Nays (0) Abstentions (1) Gilligan Carried (Commissioner McGonigal absent from vote) Election of Vice Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners: Commissioner Hoard nominated Commissioner Ellsworth to be Vice Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners with a term to expire June 30, 2014. Commissioner Sparks seconded the nomination. A Vote on the Nomination to Appoint Commissioner Ellsworth to be Vice Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners with a term to expire June 30, 2014 Resulted as Follows: Ayes (3) Hoard, Gilligan Sparks Nays (0) Abstentions (1) Ellsworth Carried (Commissioner McGonigal absent from vote) Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 9, 2013 Approval of the June 11, 2013 Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes — Resolution By Commissioner Ellsworth: Seconded by Commissioner Sparks RESOLVED, That the minutes of the June 11, 2013 Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting be approved as published. Ayes (3) Ellsworth, Gilligan Sparks Nays (0) Abstentions (1) Hoard Carried (Commissioner McGonigal absent from vote) ADDITIONS TO OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA: Chair Gilligan requested the addition of a report regarding the distribution of the City 2% funds for 2013 from the City Chamberlain to discuss and act upon under New Business (he has no information on the Town's portion). No Board Member Objected. PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Mr. Lyman Baker addressed the Board to report that he and Mr. Raymond Wheaton worked 3 hours each in the Ithaca City Cemetery mowing the Firemen's section between June 12 and July 2, 2013. He also reported that the Ithaca Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association spent $72.80 in flowers /fertilizer for the cemetery. The local Veteran's of Foreign Wars supplied the United States flags for the 4t" of July holiday. CORRESPONDENCE: Chair Gilligan reported that the bank statement from the Tompkins Trust Company Donation Fund dated June 30, 2013 had a beginning balance of $1,058.51 and an ending balance of $1,058.51 reflecting no activity as of June 30, 2013. Chair Gilligan reported that the quarterly bank statement from the Tompkins Trust Company Fire Rescue Fund had a beginning balance of $1,842.14 and an ending balance of $1,842.52 reflecting an increase of .38 for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. MEMBERSHIP CHANGES: Applications for Membership & Volunteer Status Chanae Reauest: No changes to report. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS: A. Town of Ithaca: No Report B. City of Ithaca: No Report C. Audit: The audit was reviewed and completed by Commissioner Ellsworth. 2 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes DEPARTMENT REPORTS: July 9, 2013 A. Chief's Report: Chief Parsons provided the following highlights from his written monthly report, which is also attached to the minutes for everyone's review and information: One fire fighter has been released to return to full duty — he had been on light duty. There have been no other personnel changes. The capital project for the HVAC /roof replacement work has started at Central Fire Station. The roof should be completed in the next weeks. The HVAC work will continue through "July and August. The old /current system has had two compressors fail, and it may not make it through summer. The contractor has been requested to work to complete the installation sooner rather than later, if possible so that they're not left without any system for a period of time. He noted that a lot of the equipment and systems in Central Fire Station are original to the building which was constructed in 1966. There has been no communications from the 9 -1 -1 Center. Interviews are taking place for the center's new manager, and he is on the interviewing committee. The County is hoping to make that appointment this summer. Former Fire Chief Wilbur has been filling in temporarily until the position can be filled permanently. There is nothing to report regarding grants or applications for grants at this point. The opportunity to apply for grants will begin in August, and the fire department will be seeking grant money to help support/fund projects due to the financial needs of the City. The Mayor provided department heads with his 2014 budget message, which includes the submission of a -2% budget for all departments. Department Heads need to include salary increases as required by contracts in place in their budget. The Mayor and Common Council members have suggested that the department consider some sort of resource recovery proposal in the fire department's budget submittal. Staff has been considering some sort of fee or fine system for false alarms, and he is in the process of reviewing that information. He noted that it was proposed last year that property owners be charged /fined for the fire department's response to multiple false alarms due to malfunctioning fire /smoke detection systems in an effort to encourage maintenance of systems. The department has responded to many requests for mutual aid throughout the first half of the year — see his report (attached) for details. Life safety has had a quiet month for June; 65 new inspections were conducted, 14 complaints that either they or the building department acted upon. There were 42 propane permits issued in June. 3 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes July 9, 2013 There were two fires in June that required investigation. One on West Hill, which was determined to be accidental; the other one occurred last week and was a vehicle fire on West State Street that is suspicious and still under investigation. It looks like the Ithaca Police Department will be more involved with that than the fire department, at this point. There were eight public education events during the month of June. The department has been very active work with and doing inspections for the new fire pump and water system for the expansion of Eco Village with the developers. The City of Ithaca and Cornell University currently have a lot of new construction projects underway requiring testing of fire protection systems and sprinklers. Discussion followed on the floor regarding the Commons reconstruction project and whether there would be a time with no water while the utilities are switched over to the new system. Chief Parsons explained that the new system is being constructed beside the old system and the plan is for no interruption in service when the switchover occurs. Chief Parsons further explained that the City and fire department are encouraging buildings on the Commons to opt in to hooking up to the connection for the new fire protection system as part of the Commons upgrade project, which could result in significant savings to them and will not require the Commons to be dug up in the future to make various connections. He stated that so far, most business owners are interested in hooking up to the service, but need more information about the details of that process and what the costs would be now and in the future before deciding. The new ladder truck should be delivered next week. It is currently in Elmira having some modifications made as a result of the department's initial inspection and testing. Commissioner McGonigal arrived at 1624 hours. Chief Parsons stated that the Board discussed at last month's meeting the question from the Town of Ithaca regarding "good intent" calls, how they relate to one another and whether there is anyway to reduce the number of calls. He explained that the way the 9 -1 -1 center reports the call drives how the department responds to them. At times, depending upon who arrives first (Bangs or IFD) they can make the call as to whether the other is needed and determine the true nature of the call. He did note that the way the calls are classified through the County follow the national standard for classification, and it uses "good intent" as the name for those calls. He will also provide Common Council with information regarding "good intent" calls so they have the same information as they review the department's budget as the Board. Alderperson Fleming questioned what vehicle gets dispatched by the department on those types of calls. Is it a truck even for a small medical problem because there is no smaller vehicle? 4 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes July 9, 2013 Chief Parsons responded that in the last 15 years the department has been consolidated to 5 engines, a ladder truck, and a command vehicle; and two people are dispatched for each call. That is what they have to use to respond to all calls, even the smaller, medical type calls. Commissioner McGonigal stated that he had a similar question in the past and the best explanation he can provide, and it is a valid one, is that the department should go to the scene with the most tools it has, so that means a big truck, which is inefficient with gas but it's not going far, and it has all the tools with them that may be needed at any type of call. Chief Parsons noted that 20% of calls occur while crews are already on a call, which plays into that decision as well. Discussion followed on the floor regarding whether or not the department responds to the same person /address on a frequent/regular basis. Chief Parsons responded that the student population plays into it. Alcohol related mostly - students and third party calls. The department has seen a significant increase in the number of excessive drug and alcohol related incidents in the last few years. He believes this is due to the new regulations regarding the rental of kegs where they are now associated with a name on a drivers' license which results in that person being responsible or charged for serving under age drinkers; the department has seen an increased in incidents involving the use of stronger alcohol. Further discussion followed on the floor regarding the increase in alcohol related incidents off - campus since both Cornell University and Ithaca College have instituted zero tolerance levels for the use of alcohol on their campuses. Commissioner McGonigal noted that with the information the Chief provided regarding the breakdown of calls to different wards that it appears, to him, that over half the calls are from the 4t" ward which is primarily the Collegetown area are false alarms. It would be nice to find a way to fix that problem. Chief Parsons responded that he doesn't know the number of alarm systems on campus; however, he does know there are some 60,000 devices (heat/smoke) at CU that are their property and are well inventoried. There are probably 30,000 to 40,000 other devices in other areas so you think of the number of malfunctions there could be - then it becomes more understandable. Cornell University is as diligent as the City can ever hope to be about maintaining those systems. They use the best technology with early notification, and if a device malfunctions it is taken off line or replaced right then and there, and Ithaca College does the same thing. What can't be fixed is when an occupant makes a mistake - they don't monitor food, popcorn , etc that drive those false alarms and not that they're false - device did what it was supposed to, alarm was caused by human error. Commissioner Ellsworth asked whether the department had to provide support for the community fire works at Stewart Park. Chief Parsons responded that the fire /police unit was on duty at the park, as well as an engine and staff at Cass Park because of the number of people there. The organizer of the event paid for the cost of the fire protection services. 5 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes FIRE POLICE REPORT Mr. David Cornelius provided the following report for the Board: July 9, 2013 July training was traffic accident related safety issues and was presented by AC Schnurle. He also discussed in length on how the new County radio system works and how that relates to the various channels on new fire /police radios. Last month fire /police members asked that a 12 month calendar of training topics be prepared so they know in advance which months will be OSHA required topics so they can adjust their schedules, if needed, to assure their availability. To date they have not received a calendar. If it is available at a specific IFD website please let them know so they know where to look. The Fire Police Unit helped with the Finger Lakes' Runners race on June 12. The following fire police assisted IPD and the sheriffs department with traffic control for the City fireworks show on July 7, 2013: Lyman Baker, Jack Gould, Jack Bordoni, Bill Gilligan and Rob Longo. They each put in approximately 6 to 7 hours of service. The topic for the July 16, 2013 training has yet to be announced. Respectfully submitted, David Cornelius July 9, 2013 OLD BUSINESS: Update on Funds Requested by City Chamberlain from Former Volunteer Companies Chair Gilligan reported that he is not aware, other than last months report that Company #5 turned over funds to the City Chamberlain, that any other company had taken similar action. Volunteer Recruitment/ Membership Categories Class I, II, III — Volunteer Handbook Update: Chair Gilligan reported that there are no updates; other than Commissioner Hoard is back from medical leave, and will be able to focus efforts on the hand book in the near future. Consideration of Reporting and Other Requirements for Volunteer Companies and Recipients of 2% funds Chair Gilligan reported that no action has been taken at this point. There has been no revision to the reporting requirement that includes the new and expanded entities. The Union is not receiving funds nor is Company #9. Prior to year end that issue will need to be addressed. 0 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes July 9, 2013 Status of 2013 Foreign Fire Insurance (2 %) Funds Chair Gilligan reported that City Chamberlain Parsons provided a document with the following information regarding the proposed distribution of the 2% Foreign Fire Insurance Funds. The City received $118,880.75 (2% monies) from the State; it has not yet received the town's 2% funds for distribution. The Chamberlain based the distribution of funds on the following: In the Ithaca Fire Department Service area, department records indicate that there are 62 paid fire fighters who are part of the Ithaca Paid Fire Fighters Association (IPFFA) and 14 active volunteer members in Volunteer Company 9. These membership numbers are used in calculating the distribution of 2% funds that are distributed on the basis of a proportionate share of active members in the groups receiving funding. The City Charter requires the interest on the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's account be paid out annually, so this is also included in the amount to be distributed to the Ithaca Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association (IVVFA). The amount of 2% funds designated for the Active Firemen's Relief Fund by City Charter has historically been redistributed to the Volunteer Companies, to the extent these funds create a balance in excess of $90,000 in the Active Firemen's Relief Fund. Chair Gilligan reported that the funds received from the State are based on three different sections of the state insurance laws. The sections are 2118, 9104, and 9105 and each of them has a different basis for determining their distribution. The following indicates the amount received by the City under each section of the 2% Foreign Fire Insurance law and the basis for their distribution: 2118 (39 %) = $46,363.49 - Proportional distribution to the IPFFA and Company 9 9104 (40 %) = $47,552.30 — Split 50% to the IVVFA and 50% to the Active Firemen's Relief Fund 9105 (21 %) = $247964.96 — 50% to the Active Firemen's Relief Fund and 50% distributed on a proportional basis to the IPFFA and Company 9. Total = $118,880.75 Chair Gilligan noted that the distribution methodology being used was adopted last year as a result of the City Attorney's review of the rules in the City of Ithaca Charter regarding the 2% funds and applicable State laws and regulations and the City Attorney's determination that the different sections of the 2% laws had different distribution requirements as they applied to the City and its fire service area.. The City Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes July 9, 2013 Chamberlain based the calculations for 2013 upon that determination. Prior to last year the money was basically split between the Ithaca Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association and the active fire companies on a 50/50 basis. Chair Gilligan stated that with the current methodology the three entities eligible for funds receive different portions as indicated in the preceding paragraph. He further stated that the City Chamberlain's worksheet outlining the distributions noted here will be part of the minutes which will be posted to the City's website for public information. He further noted that the bottom line regarding the distribution of 2% funds is as follows: Ithaca Veteran Volunteer Fireman's Association receives $23,787.13 (including interest of $10.98), The Ithaca Paid Fire Fighters Association receives $48,005.92. Company #9 receives $10,840.05. In additional the Board can authorize payment to Company #9 of an additional amount of $36,822.52 which is the amount available from the Active Volunteer Firemen's Relief Fund in excess of the required $90,000. He confirmed that the Board only has discretion as to whether or not to distribute the funds from the Active Relief Fund; the other distributions are determined by City Charter and State Law. Authorization to Distribute 2% Funds — Resolution By Commissioner Ellsworth: Seconded by Commissioner McGonigal RESOLVED, That the Board of Fire Commissioners authorizes the City Chamberlain to distribute the 2% funds to the Ithaca Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, the Ithaca Paid Fire Fighters Association, and to Company #9 as per State Law and City Charter, including distribution of funds in excess of $90,000 to Company #9. Carried Unanimously IFD 2014 City Budget Chief Parsons stated that he e- mailed Board members a copy of the Mayor's budget memo, which requests departments to submit a - 2% reduction from their 2013 budget and incorporate increases for salary for contract requirements which total $260,000. That means he has to find $260,000. He stated that the department does not have a much room to come up with that amount in budget lines other than personnel. As he noted, one of the suggestions from Common Council members is to have the department look at possible revenue from instituting a system to either fine or charge property owners for false alarms. Another possibility is putting the bunker program back together and create separate budget for that. What budget will translate into will take the next few months to find out. He noted that the City of Ithaca's tax base could not keep up with expenses of City, so the City got into borrowing for everything - i.e. - capital projects to replace a $50,000 vehicle that would normally come from a department's regular budget now has to be capitalized. That means that the City is making payments on the loan well beyond the useful life of the vehicle. The Town of Ithaca is still talking publicly that the Ithaca Fire Department should be smaller and built on the volunteer system because it does not want to continue to pay what it does to the City for fire services. He said that he would need direction from the Board as to where it would like 0 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes July 9, 2013 to see the department's resources focused how and how it would recommend it meet the Mayor's budget message to the department. Alderperson Fleming stated from Common Council's perspective they are trying to create more ways to generate more revenue to help off set expenses. They welcome any type of suggestions from the department, staff, and the public. Chief Parsons noted that the department and City are fairly limited in what they can State law. He also noted that if the Town of Ithaca made the decision not to renew its fire services contract with the City of Ithaca, it would have significant impacts on the department and the City. In addition, residents of Town of Ithaca might find themselves without fire protection services which in turn would affect their home owners insurance. That is information that should probably be shared with the public so they could in turn provide input to the Town of Ithaca. The Town of Ithaca does need to inform the City by the end of 2013 whether or not it intends to renew the fire services contract or not. Chief Parsons stated that he plans to have a draft of the department's 2014 budget by next week, will discuss with staff, and could have a special meeting of the Board if it wanted to go over it as well. The Board decided to schedule a special meeting to review the draft 2014 fire department budget. The meeting will be Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. at Central Station. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion, the meeting adjourned at 1718 hours. �Jtap, �4 M Sarah L. Myers William Gilligan Information Management Specialist Chair 01 1 4 A 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 9th, 2013 Re: Fire Chief's Monthly Report to the Board of Fire Commissioners ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Administration 1) Career Personnel Report PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS 1 Chief 1 Deputy Chief (per diem) 5 Assistant Chiefs 9 Lieutenants 48 Fire Fighters 64 Uniform Personnel 1 Administrative Coordinator Total employees as of June 31 th, 2013 — 65 a) Hiring /Recruitment Committee • No Report b) Retirements: • No Report C) Promotions: • Lieutenant Rob Covert who was working light duty as the result of a work related injury has returned to full duty on July 7 th, 2013 Page 2 of 4 - Fire Chief's Monthly Report June 11th, 2013 e) Vacancies: • None 2) Budget Status a) 2013 Budget: Attached to the Board Report is an update on the department budget through June 30th 2013. b) Capital Budget — Central Station HVAC and Roof Replacement contract work has started. The roof should be completed in 2 weeks. HVAC work will continue through July and August. C) 2014 Budget: The Mayor distributed a memo to the Department Heads with guidelines for developing department budget submissions. Department Heads have been asked to provide a budget to the Mayor and Controller with a 2% reduction from the 2013 budget. The budget must include adjustments to offset contractual salary increases. The preliminary estimates will require an adjustment of approximately $260,000 from the expense lines. There are very few areas in the budget where reductions can be made without looking at the personnel lines. If the fire inspection program is eliminated because of personnel cuts, $54,000 will need to be reduced from income side of the budget. 3) County Communications and 911 Program: a) No Report. 4) Grants and Donations a) No Report. 5) Resource Recovery Legislation a) No Report 6) City Charter Update a) No Report Operations 1) Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report Page 3 of 4 - Fire Chief's Monthly Report June 11 th, 2013 LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Fire Prevention Bureau 1) Code Enforcement Division: The following is a list of June activities - Complaints Received: 14 Referred to City Building Department 10 Inspections: 65 City Fire Safety & Property Maintenance 32 Town Fire Safety & Property Maintenance 10 City - Sprinkler Inspections 4 City — Alternative Fire Protection 2 City - Fire Alarm Inspections 16 City - Standpipe Flow Test 1 Permits or Certificates: 42 Operating Permit — Assembly Occupancy 14 Operating Permit — Hazardous Occupancy 0 Operating Permit — Lumber Yard 0 Operating Permit — Elevator 7 Certificate of Compliance - Occupancy 6 Certificate of Compliance - Fire Alarm 13 Certificate of Compliance - Fire Sprinkler 0 Certificate of Compliance - Alternative Suppression 2 2) Fire Investigation Unit: There were two fire investigations performed in June. The first investigation was for a porch fire at 204 Stewart Ave, in the City of Ithaca. The cause of the fire was accidental. The second investigation was for a suspicious vehicle fire at 501 W. State St in the City of Ithaca. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 3) Public Education and Special Events: Public Education Events: 8 Child Safety Seat Inspections: 2 4) Town of Ithaca: We've been working with the contractors, engineers, and Town code enforcement staff with the new Ecovillage Development. They are installing a fire pump and new water Page 4 of 4 - Fire Chief's Monthly Report June 11th, 2013 service into the newest development. The new water system should also enhance the water supply available to the rest of the development. 5) City of Ithaca: There are numerous construction projects on going in the City. The Fire Prevention Bureau has been busy performing fire protection system inspection work with new sprinkler systems, fire pumps, standpipes, and fire alarm systems. OPERATIONS DIVISION Response 1) Response Statistics for the first half of 2012 are included with my report. 2) Emergency Management: No Report. Support 1) Training Center Quarterly Report 2) Apparatus and Facilities Ladder Truck 933: Has returned from Pennsylvania after having the driveline repaired, and a Jacobs engine brake installed. New Ladder Truck: We expect to take final delivery of the vehicle next week. The vehicle is at dealer in Elmira having equipment mounted and modification work being completed that were identified during the delivery inspection and testing. The dealer is scheduled to provide more training on the vehicle the week of July 14th. It is expected to be in service after the training is completed. 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 {01/01/2013} and {06/30/2013} Incident Type 01/01/2013 01/01/201 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 to 2 to to to 06/30/2013 06/30/201 06/30/2011 06/30/2010 2 100 Fire, Other 1 3 1 111 Building fire 13 14 19 1� 112 Fires in structure other than in a building 0 0 2 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 13 15 8 E 114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 0 0 1 118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 5 3 3 130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other 2 1 0 131 Passenger vehicle fire 5 6 7 F 138 Off -road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 0 1 0 140 Natural vegetation fire, Other 2 6 1 141 Forest, woods or wildland fire 0 0 0 142 Brush or brush - and -grass mixture fire 2 2 0 143 Grass fire 0 1 0 150 Outside rubbish fire, Other 2 4 2 151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 4 5 3 154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 3 3 1 155 Outside stationary compactor /compacted trash fire 0 0 0 160 Special outside fire, Other 3 3 3 161 Outside storage fire 1 0 0 170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other 1 0 1 240 Explosion (no fire), Other 1 0 0 243 Fireworks explosion (no fire) 0 0 0 251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 0 1 1 300 Rescue, EMS incident, other 5 7 13 1F 3001Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation 1 1 0 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 15 15 11 2( 320 Emergency medical service, other 27 5 0 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 934 946 1029 89" 322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 54 53 54 3f 323 Motor vehicle /pedestrian accident (MV Ped) 8 14 7 324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries 12 15 18 1 3311Lock -in / Knox Box Access Required 0 2 0 3312Lock -in / Force Entry Required 0 2 0 341 Search for person on land 0 2 0 342 Search for person in water 0 0 0 350 Extrication, rescue, Other 0 2 0 351 Extrication of victim(s) from building /structure 0 0 1 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 2 2 1 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 6 4 5 1� 356 High -angle rescue 0 0 0 3561Gorge Rescue, High -angle Extrication 0 0 1 07/11/2013 18:03 Page 1 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {06/30/2013} Incident Type 01/01/2013 01/01/201 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 to 2 to to to 06/30/2013 06/30/201 06/30/2011 06/30/2010 2 361 Swimming /recreational water areas rescue 3 0 1 363 Swift water rescue 1 0 1 365 Watercraft rescue 0 0 0 : 381 Rescue or EMS standby 1 2 1 400 Hazardous condition, Other 25 24 33 4( 410 Combustible /flammable gas /liquid condition, other 5 4 9 411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 3 2 3 F 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 43 21 27 4E 413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 2 2 3 421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 2 0 0 422 Chemical spill or leak 1 2 2 424 Carbon monoxide incident 10 4 6 1; 440 Electrical wiring /equipment problem, Other 8 8 3 441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective /worn 4 1 2 442 Overheated motor 1 4 1 443 Breakdown of light ballast 1 1 3 444 Power line down 12 17 14 1; 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 4 12 8 451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 0 0 1 460 Accident, potential accident, Other 0 0 1 461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed 0 1 3 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 3 6 0 471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721) 0 0 0 480 Attempted burning, illegal action, Other 1 3 0 500 Service Call, other 67 55 69 7. 510 Person in distress, Other 7 7 4 511 Lock -out 6 1 5 ` 520 Water problem, Other 3 5 7 E 521 Water evacuation 2 0 10 522 Water or steam leak 7 7 9 1: 531 Smoke or odor removal 4 4 2 540 Animal problem, Other 0 1 0 542 Animal rescue 0 0 1 : 550 Public service assistance, Other 14 4 9 1: 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 15 13 12 552 Police matter 2 0 3 553 Public service 1 3 1 554 Assist invalid 10 1 2 ' 561 Unauthorized burning 10 2 2 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 0 1 1 600 Good intent call, Other 34 36 34 41 07/11/2013 18:03 Page 2 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {06/30/2013} 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 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 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 561 Unauthorized burning 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 600 Good intent call, Other 611 Dispatched & cancelled en route 01/01/2013 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 to to to to 06/30/2013 06/30/2012 06/30/2011 06/30/2010 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 25 24 33 46 5 4 9 2 3 2 3 6 43 21 27 48 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 10 4 6 13 8 8 3 7 n 4 1 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 3 2 12 17 14 13 4 12 8 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 67 55 69 73 7 7 4 9 6 1 5 5 3 5 7 6 2 0 10 2 7 7 9 13 4 4 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 4 9 13 15 13 12 8 2 0 3 2 1 3 1 4 10 1 2 5 10 2 2 8 0 1 1 1 34 36 34 46 2 6 7 8 07/09/2013 15:43 Page 2 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between {01/01/20131 and {06/30/2013} Incident Type 01/01/2013 01/01/201 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 to 2 to to to 06/30/2013 06/30/201 06/30/2011 06/30/2010 2 6111Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Dispatcher 4 4 9 6112Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Bangs 122 75 50 7( 6113Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CUEMS 25 32 36 2; 6114Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CU EH &S 39 19 25 2( 6115Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IC Safety 38 4 4 6116Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other EMS 0 0 0 6117Dispatched & cancelled en route - By MA Dept 0 3 4 C 6118Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IPD 5 2 3 4 6119Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other Police 0 0 1 C 621 Wrong location 0 1 2 1 622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch address 7 9 13 C 631 Authorized controlled burning 4 2 4 632 Prescribed fire 0 0 0 641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) 0 0 1 650 Steam, Other gas mistaken for smoke, Other 0 0 3 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 9 5 14 652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 3 4 2 653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 1 2 0 1 661 EMS call, party transported by non -fire agency 0 0 1 C 671 HazMat release investigation w /no HazMat 13 19 15 C 700 False alarm or false call, Other 7 6 9 11 7001False alarm or false call, Other - Medical Alarm 28 7 11 C 710 Malicious, mischievous false call, Other 9 3 6 2 711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 3 0 0 12 712 Direct tie to FD, malicious false alarm 0 0 0 2 713 Telephone, malicious false alarm 1 2 0 1 714 Central station, malicious false alarm 30 14 28 1e 715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 0 0 2 1 721 Bomb scare - no bomb 0 2 1 C 730 System malfunction, Other 12 27 25 27 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 7 1 5 ? 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 17 20 21 33 734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 5 3 4 ? 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 38 61 60 4C 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 8 14 8 c J 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other 55 45 56 54 741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 15 7 5 12 742 Extinguishing system activation 0 1 0 0 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 237 220 296 268 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 110 112 83 97 745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 82 66 66 67 07/11/2013 18:03 Page 3 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {06/30/2013} 800 Severe weather or natural disaster, Other 900 Special type of incident, Other Totals 01/01/2013 01/01/201 01/01/2011 to 2 to to 06/30/2013 06/30/201 06/30/2011 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2376 2201 2379 07/11/2013 18:03 Page 4 01/01/2010 to 06/30/2010 1 Type of Aid Ithaca Fire Department IFD Mutual Aid Responses by Department (Summary) Alarm Date Between {01/01 /2013} And {06/30/2013} Count Type of Aid 55001 Brooktondale Fire Department Mutual aid given 55002 Cayuga Heights Fire Department Mutual aid received Automatic aid received Mutual aid given 55004 Danby Fire Department Mutual aid given 55005 Dryden Fire Department Mutual aid received Automatic aid received 55006 Enfield Fire Department Mutual aid received Mutual aid given 55011 Lansing Fire Department Mutual aid received Mutual aid given 55013 Newfield Fire Department Mutual aid received Automatic aid given 55018 Trumansburg Fire Department Mutual aid given Automatic aid given Count 55019 Varna Fire Department 5 Mutual aid given 1 5 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 07/11/2013 18:01 Page 1 00 o 0 m 0 0 0 0 0 0 --1 0 n n n nn n m m ''G - 'i n ic 3 (n m n O O O C O O O O O O _ O r► `� CA _ -h -h -h -% -% -% - to ^► :. :. = = '. = = = .. n d m 0 w m cSi co m C- n 0 0 .? 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