HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-BFC-2013-10-08CITY OF ITHACA BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES
October 8, 2013
Present:
Chair Gilligan
Commissioners: Hoard, Sparks, McGonigal
Others Present:
Fire Chief — Parsons
Information Management Specialist Myers
Excused:
Alderperson and Liaison to Board — Fleming
Commissioner Ellsworth
I. Call To Order:
Chair Gilligan called to meeting to order at 1632 hours.
II. Approval of Minutes:
Approval of the September 10, 2013 Board of Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes
— Resolution
By Commissioner Sparks: Seconded by Commissioner McGonigal
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the September 10, 2013 Board of Fire Commissioner
meeting be approved with the noted correction.
Carried Unanimously
III. Additions to or Deletions from the Agenda:
There were no additions to or deletions from the agenda.
IV. Persons Wishina to Speak to the Board of Fire Commissioners:
A. Mr. Lyman Baker addressed the Board on the following topics:
Ray Wheaton and Lyman Baker each had 3 hours mowing the Firemen's section. The
leaves are starting to fall on the ground, so there will be raking to do, right now we can
mulch the leaves into the ground. It is quite a sight up there, looking down at the blue
tinted lake and the beautiful trees that are turning different shades of red, orange, and
yellow.
A written request was submitted to the Fire Chief asking when Company #3's bell could
be picked up from Central Fire station, as they want to donate it to the Veteran
Volunteer Fire station. The Fire Chief responded that the bell could not be located. A
request was then submitted to the Board of Fire Commissioners asking that they
research where the bell might be as the volunteer company has been paying for the
insurance on it. The Veteran Volunteers would like a determination as to the status of
the bell so they can cancel the insurance, if needed.
Respectfully submitted,
Lyman E. Baker, IFD Badge #3258
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Discussion followed on the floor regarding where the bell came from (the original
LaFrance horse drawn fire truck and then it was given to Company 3 when the fire truck
was put out of commission), its size, a description of it, and when it was last seen.
The bell was last seen in the former fire chief's office.
Chief Parsons stated that there is an American LaFrance bell currently located at
Central Fire Station, and it was confirmed by the Veteran Volunteers present at the
meeting that the bell currently at Central Fire Station is the bell in question. It is a bell
used for ceremonial purposes. He further stated he is concerned with ownership of the
bell since its' been in the possession of the City for so long. It was determined by the
Board and those Veteran Volunteers present at the meeting (Mr. Lyman Baker, Mr.
Raymond Wheaton, and Mr. Jack Gould) that Company #3 would not mind if the bell
was kept at the fire department, as long as it is taken care of and displayed for the
public. It was also suggested that the bell might be loaned to the Veteran Volunteers for
display at their station. It was also determined that since the bell is currently covered by
the city's insurance that the Veteran Volunteers could cancel the insurance on it.
Chair Gilligan confirmed with everyone present that for the immediate time the bell will
be kept at the Ithaca Fire Department, and when formal requests are submitted for the
bell to be used in ceremonies or to be displayed at the Veteran Volunteer fire station
that they will be considered, upon consultation with the City Attorney.
V. Correspondence:
A. The bank statement from Tompkins Trust Company Rescue Squad Donation
fund dated September 30, 2013 had a balance of $1,842.76, the account earned .12
interest so the ending balance was $1,842.88.
B. The bank statement from Tompkins Trust Company for the donation fund dated
September 30, 2013 had a beginning balance of $1,058.51 and an ending balance of
$1,058.51 - reflecting no activity.
VI. Membership Changes:
Chair Gilligan reported that currently four active applications have been submitted for
membership. Those individuals have been told that interviews will be scheduled later
this month.
VII. Miscellaneous Reports:
A. Town of Ithaca: None
B. City of Ithaca: None
C. Audit: The audit was reviewed and completed by Commissioner Gilligan
VIII. Department Reports:
A. Fire Chief Parsons provided the Board with copies of his written monthly report,
which will be attached to the minutes. He highlighted the following items from the report:
Asst. Chief Sheldon retired on September 30, 2013
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Letters of intent to retire have been received from two members of the department (A.
Foote will be retiring on November 17, 2013 and Mike Hagin will retire on December 22,
2013). He also anticipates 9 -13 retirements in the next 12 - 24 months — which is not
unexpected.
2013 Budget — overtime costs are a bit high, the staff budget will go slightly over budget
by the end of year, and the administrative budget should come in under budget. That
should result in the department coming in at or near budget for 2013 at the end of the
year.
The roof replacement at IFD is complete, and work on Station 9's roof will start in a
couple weeks. In addition the HVAC system replacement is almost complete at IFD.
The installation of solar panels at IFD and the Youth Bureau should begin soon.
The Mayor presented his 2014 budget on October 1, 2013 which recommends
maintaining the current paid staff levels at IFD but reduces the budget for overtime
costs.
The appointment of the 9 -1 -1 Center Manager should be made in the very near future -
possibly today.
The department is expecting the release of information related to Homeland Security
grant opportunities. IFD will be looking at applying for a grant to cover the cost of
hardware and software for incident command resources.
He drafted a False Alarm Ordinance, as requested by Common Council, which would
require registration of all fire alarm systems in the City of Ithaca and fees for excessive
alarms. He will be taking it to the City Administration Committee for review and
discussion, but he did not count on any revenue from it as he prepared the fire
department's 2014 budget submittal. The proposal may go to Common Council for
consideration at their November meeting.
The department will be authorized to fill 3 vacant positions in 2014, although one
retirement position in 2014 will not be filled.
The per diem Deputy Fire Chief position will be maintained through 2014 as well. He
would like a Deputy Chief to assist in the administration of the department on a day -to-
day basis, but at this point he will do without one.
The training officer position will be filled in 2014 either through staff re- arrangement or
promotion. He won't get permission to fill the position until the 2014 budget is approved.
He will be submitting the request to the vacancy review committee soon so the training
officer position can be filled as soon as possible. The question was raised as to whether
there was discussion regarding staffing some fire stations less than 24/7?
The Chief responded that he did submit that proposal with his budget; although the
proposed overtime and staff lines will allow for coverage, when needed. He did note
that choices will need to be made until new staff are hired and trained appropriately
regarding the use of overtime or the closing of a fire station to meet appropriate
coverage needs. The City is not in great financial shape, and the Mayor is working to
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reduce the City's debt load. The Mayor did propose to unfund one department head
position (the IT Director), the elimination of two positions in the front office of the
building department. The Mayor proposed only one new position in his 2014 budget
which is a second deputy chief position at the Ithaca Police Department.
Commissioner McGonigal commended the Fire Chief on keeping all the extra work on
his shoulders so there could be money for the hiring of frontline staff. He also
questioned whether there is any savings to the department when veteran fire fighters
retire. Chief Parsons responded that there is a savings as there is a difference of
$30,000 between entry level and top level fire fighters that takes five years to reach.
However, when fire fighters retire some choose to buy -out their benefit time which can
range anywhere from $20,000 to $30,000 at the time of retirement. Others choose to
put their benefit time toward the cost of health insurance. So the savings with new hires
is usually seen in year's two to three. In addition, new fire fighters come in under a new
tier in the New York State retirement system, which helps with the costs as well.
Chief Parsons reported that the department did submit a capital project request to
replace the Assistant Fire Chief's vehicle as it will have close to 100,000 miles next
year; unfortunately, the request did not get approved. He further noted that the fire
department has been very happy with work being done on their vehicles at DPW. The
staff does good work and the department is seeing a great savings in vehicle
maintenance and repair costs. He cannot say enough thanks to the staff at the DPW
garage for the great work they perform in maintaining the department's vehicles.
B. Fire /Police Report:
Chair Gilligan reported that the last training included a presentation on radio operations
with a hands -on session, as well as a test to check the visibility of fire /police members
when they're on scene (partly in response to the incident reported last month). It turns
out that they become partially invisible due to all the flashing lights, so different
precautions will be taken. Fire /police members will be placed behind flashing lights and
have lights on them to enhance their visibility to oncoming traffic. He will let Mr.
Cornelius know he provided the report to the Board today. The October training is under
discussion now, and will include a CPR refresher course.
Chief Parsons reported that he asked Asst. Chief Tier about getting the tool box in
vehicle 947 to store extra flares and safety equipment that needs to be picked up at IFD
each time it is needed. That way it can be taken by the on -duty Chief to the fire /police
members on scene to create a shoot to narrow traffic flow and help to slow it down.
X. Old Business:
A. Update on Funds Requested by City Chamberlain from Former Volunteer
Companies:
Chair Gilligan reported that there is no new information at this point to report.
B. Volunteer Recruitment /Membership Changes Class I, II, III - Volunteer
Handbook Update:
Chair Gilligan reported that the draft volunteer handbook was distributed to members of
Company 9 to review. There was a fair amount of discussion at their last meeting, and
members made a few suggestions, one was to make sure that it is clear to any
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volunteer that there would be a confidential background check done, which would be
circulated to members of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Further discussion related
to the requirements for different classifcation that volunteers are being recruited for such
as interior fire fighters, fire /ground support, and scene support by fire /police members.
In addition, there should be a brief description of hours of required training needed for
the different classes. Those descriptions will need to be reviewed to make sure the
hours are correct. There should be an expected level of service for each of the
categories as follows: Class I and II - 200 hours /year. Class III - 50 hours (fire /police).
The required level of service and service hours would be generated through company
service, volunteer training, and response to emergencies. This information could be
distributed at the recruitment events so potential volunteers know what is required to
become a member.
C. IFD 2014 City Budget:
This item was discussed as part of the Fire Chiefs report to the Board.
D. Volunteer Firefighter Benefit Law (insurance coverage while providing
services):
Chair Gilligan explained that a question was raised at the Board's last meeting about
this topic. He provided information which he obtained online to the Board regarding the
law. It's fairly clear what covered activities include, and information would be provided
to anyone who might be interested in becoming a volunteer; as well as shared with
members of the existing fire company so they know as well.
Chief Parsons agreed that it would be helpful to have this information in packets for new
members. It's not a bad benefit, but it's not that great either. It is pretty similar to what is
provided by NYS for Workers Compensation insurance benefits.
E. Review of Archived and Historical Records and Materials of the Ithaca Fire
Department:
Chief Parsons reported that Information Management Specialist Myers, City Clerk
Holcomb, and Mr. Lyman Baker reviewed the historic information he pulled from the
vault at IFD today. The first thing they will do is create an inventory of all the records,
pull information that does not need to be kept (i.e. old payment vouchers), and begin to
scan the documents. Many of the documents date back to the early 1800's and
condition of the documents varies from very good to poor. Once the information has
been scanned, it could be posted to the fire department's website, and possibly loaned
out temporarily to the Veteran Volunteers for display at their station. An agreement
would need to be in place (reviewed by the city attorney) for that temporary loan of
documents. The City Clerk suggested a rotation of the information through the Veteran
Company for display of the records to the public. It was suggested that in addition to the
information on the history of the fire department on the website that information on the
department's volunteer recruitment efforts and requirements be posted as well.
XI. New Business:
A. Government Performance and Accountability Committee -
Board /Committee Review:
Chair Gilligan reported that the Chief forwarded a message to him from the Chair of the
Government Performance and Accountability regarding the committee's review of
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various city boards /committees. He, in turn, e- mailed the Chair of the Committee
regarding what changes to the City Charter might be proposed regarding the Board of
Fire Commissioners. The Chair (Alderperson Deborah Mohlenhoff) explained that the
committee is not looking at changes to the City charter regarding the Board; if that
occurred, she would be in touch with the Board. That review might be similar to the
review by Common Council and the City Administration Committee that was done a few
years ago. Chair Gilligan explained that the Government Performance and
Accountability Committee would like clarification of the roles between the various
boards and Common Council to see where topics or responsibilities may overlap and
possibly combine committees.
Chair Gilligan stated that he would bring this topic back to the Board's January meeting.
He noted that the Board would be losing 1 member as a result of the election in
November to Common Council (Commissioner McGonigal). He is hoping to have a
candidate in the waiting to fill that vacancy, especially related to reactivation of volunteer
component of the department moving forward, and the work the Board will need to do to
finalize the handbook and set up the new program. There is still the unresolved issue
with the Town of Ithaca as to whether or not they will renew the contract with the City of
Ithaca for fire protection services. They need to notify the City by the end of the year
whether or not they are renewing it.
Chief Parsons suggested that the Board consider a work session to basically look at its
strengths and weaknesses, and review what items need the Board's attention. There is
another huge component to the department other than volunteers. It would be good to
have this discussion and decide how the Board wants to proceed and what its' role is as
outlined in the City Charter before the opportunity presents itself to talk with elected
officials regarding any proposed changes to the Board under the City Charter. He
believes the overall goal of the review of boards /committees is to see whether or not
there could be a reduction in the number of them. The Board needs to look at its
organization, how business is done, value and opinions, and operations of the fire
department.
The members of the Board present supported that idea, and suggested it be discussed
at their December or January meeting. The Chief suggested bringing in a facilitator to
help with the conversation. Commissioner McGonigal stated that it was his
understanding that this Board has more authority than other boards /committees. He
noted the problem the Board experienced last year where they may have been
superseded a couple of times and that led to a few problems. He further encouraged the
Board to support its role as outlined in the City Charter.
Chief Parsons noted that Commissioner McGonigal presents a good argument. He
noted that there are still things in the City Charter that are discussed for Board of Fire
Commissioners regarding control of property - i.e. purchase of property or distribution
and sale of City property. He noted that conflicting issues have risen over that through
the years as to whether the Board or Common Council has control. It would be good for
this Board and the Board of Public Works to have the same authority because they
have similar issues regarding power and control. Commissioner Sparks noted that the
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Board should know and understand what its charge is through the City Charter, and
work to fulfill that duty faithfully.
Commissioner Hoard expressed his thanks to the other Board members for stepping in
with the volunteer handbook work when he was out of commission.
XII. Adjournment:
On a motion the Board adjourned at 1735 hours.
Sarah L. Myers, William Gilligan
Information Management Specialist Chair
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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: October 8th, 2013
Re: Fire Chief's Monthly Report for September 2013 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 September 30th, 2013 — 65
a) Hiring /Recruitment Committee
• No Report
b) Retirements:
• Firefighter Michael Hagin submitted his letter of intent to retire on
December 22nd, 2013.
• Firefighter Albert Foote submitted his letter of intent to retire on
November 17th, 2013.
• Assistant Chief Willis Sheldon retired on September 30th, 2013.
c) Promotions:
Page 2 of 6 - Fire Chief's Monthly Report October 8th, 2013
e) Vacancies:
• No Report
• None
2) Budget Status
a) 2013 Budget: Attached to the Board Report is an update on the department
budget through September 30th, 2013.
b) Capital Budget — The roof replacement for Central Station is complete. The roof
replacement of the rear roof at Station 9 will begin within the next week or two.
The HVAC work at Central Station is nearly complete. The Solar Panel
installation is anticipated to begin at Central Station next week.
C) 2014 Budget: The Mayor has presented his proposed budget to Common Council
on October 1St. The Mayor is recommending retaining the current paid staffing
levels for the department, although there is a proposed reduction in overtime, and
reductions in some of the administrative budget lines.
3) County Communications and 911 Programs:
a) Lee Shurtleff, the Tompkins County Director of Emergency Response, is
performing a second interview of a candidate for 911 Center Manager. It is
anticipated an appointment in the near future.
4) Grants and Donations
a) It is expected that the US Department of Homeland Security will be announcing
soon the application period for the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). The
primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant is to meet the firefighting
and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency
medical service organizations. We will be looking to apply for funds to provide
hardware and software for incident command training for our officers.
5) Resource Recovery Legislation
a) Upon the request of Common Council, I have drafted the framework for a false
alarm ordinance. The ordinance would require the registration of all fire alarm
systems in the City of Ithaca, and the ordinance would have fees for excessive
false alarms.
6) City Charter Update
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a) No Report
Operations
1) Mutual Aid Calls:
Fire Prevention Bureau
Quarterly Report
LIFE SAFETY DIVISION
October 8th, 2013
1) Code Enforcement Division: The following is a list of September activities -
Complaints Received: 24
Referred to the City Building Division 19
Referred to the Town of Ithaca 2
Inspections: 79
City Fire Safety & Property Maintenance 58
Town Fire Safety & Property Maintenance 1
City - Sprinkler Inspections 10
City — Alternative Fire Protection 1
City - Fire Alarm Inspections 9
City - Standpipe Flow Test 0
Permits or Certificates: 46
Operating Permit — Assembly Occupancy 23
Operating Permit — Hazardous Occupancy 1
Operating Permit — Lumber Yard
1
Operating Permit — Elevator
1
Operating Permit — Fireworks
1
Certificate of Compliance - Occupancy
8
Certificate of Compliance - Fire Alarm
8
Certificate of Compliance - Fire Sprinkler
2
Certificate of Compliance — Fire Standpipe
0
Certificate of Compliance - Alternative Suppression 1
2) Fire Investigation Unit:
There was one fire investigation on September 11th for a building fire at 407 Dryden
Road in the City of Ithaca. The cause was determined to be electrical, and accidental.
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3) Public Education and Special Events:
Public Education Events: 2
Fire Drills Witnessed: 1
Child Safety Seat Inspections: I
4) Town of Ithaca:
No Report
5) City of Ithaca:
October 8th, 2013
The Commons Project is moving along. They have begun the underground utility work
with an anticipated completion date of November for this phase of the construction. As
reported last month, the designer presented a new plan for the catenary lighting. The new
plan called for lighting poles in front of the buildings that will be about 33 feet tall with
cables hanging across the commons at different angles. This is a significant change from
the original design and impacts our ability to use a ladder truck on the Commons. The
City's Project Management Team is looking at other alternatives.
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OPERATIONS DIVISION
Response
1) September 2013 Responses
City of Ithaca: 349 Incidents (72.86 %)
Fires:
10
Overpressure /Rupture
0
EMS/Rescue:
130
Hazardous Conditions:
19
Service Calls:
25
Good Intent:
47
Alarms/No Fires:
117
Severe Weather:
1
Town of Ithaca: 129 Incidents (26.93 %)
Fires:
3
Overpressure/Rupture
1
EMS/Rescue:
64
Hazardous Conditions:
5
Service Calls:
5
Good Intent:
15
Alarms/No Fires:
36
Severe Weather:
0
Mutual Aid: 1 Incident (0.21 %)
Fires: 0
Overpressure /Rupture 0
EMS/Rescue: 0
Hazardous Conditions: 1
Service Calls: 0
Good Intent: 0
Alarms/No Fires: 0
Severe Weather: 0
2) Emergency Management: No Report.
Support
1) Training Center
Quarterly Report
October 8th, 2013
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2) Apparatus and Facilities
No Report
Training
Quarterly Report
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
1) Summaries of Service Hours: Quarterly Report
October 8th, 2013
2) There are currently 14 Active Volunteer Firefighters and Fire Police
3) Requests from Company Members to become active: No Requests Received
4) The department has received two more applications for new membership. There are also
two applications that were received before the September BoFC Meeting.
Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {09/30/2013}
Incident Type 01/01/2013
01/01/201
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
to
2 to
to
to
09/30/2013
09/30/201
09/30/2011
09/30/2010
2
100
Fire, Other
5
4
3
6
111
Building fire
17
28
26
23
112
Fires in structure other than in a building
0
0
2
0
113
Cooking fire, confined to container
19
24
17
16
114
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue
0
0
1
2
116
Fuel burner /boiler malfunction, fire confined
1
0
0
0
118
Trash or rubbish fire, contained
5
3
3
1
130
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other
2
1
1
2
131
Passenger vehicle fire
10
8
12
8
132
Road freight or transport vehicle fire
2
1
0
0
134
Water vehicle fire
1
0
0
0
138
Off -road vehicle or heavy equipment fire
0
2
0
0
140
Natural vegetation fire, Other
2
9
5
6
141
Forest, woods or wildland fire
0
0
0
1
142
Brush or brush- and -grass mixture fire
2
2
0
1
143
Grass fire
0
3
0
2
150
Outside rubbish fire, Other
4
5
5
5
151
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
8
11
7
8
154
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
4
4
2
4
155
Outside stationary compactor /compacted trash fire
0
0
0
1
160
Special outside fire, Other
4
3
4
3
161
Outside storage fire
1
0
0
0
170
Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other
1
0
1
2
172
Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire
0
0
1
0
212
Overpressure rupture of steam boiler
1
0
0
0
240
Explosion (no fire), Other
1
0
0
0
243
Fireworks explosion (no fire)
0
0
0
1
251
Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition
0
3
1
2
300
Rescue, EMS incident, other
12
7
17
25
300lGorge
Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation
1
1
1
2
3002Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Low Angle Rope Assist
1
0
0
0
311
Medical assist, assist EMS crew
18
20
21
30
320
Emergency medical service, other
44
8
0
0
321
EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
1439
1511
1609
1443
322
Motor vehicle accident with injuries
80
78
88
76
323
Motor vehicle /pedestrian accident (MV Ped)
14
26
12
10
324
Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries
24
21
30
25
33llLock
-in / Knox Box Access Required
0
3
0
1
3312Lock -in / Force Entry Required
1
2
0
1
341
Search for person on land
1
2
0
0
342
Search for person in water
0
0
0
1
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Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {09/30/2013}
Incident Type 01/01/2013
01/01/201
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
to
2 to
to
to
09/30/2013
09/30/201
09/30/2011
09/30/2010
2
351
Extrication of victim(s) from building /structure
0
0
1
352
Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle
3
3
1
353
Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator
9
6
10
1:
356
High -angle rescue
0
0
0
3561Gorge Rescue, High -angle Extrication
3
0
2
c
360
Water & ice - related rescue, other
1
1
1
361
Swimming /recreational water areas rescue
3
3
3
363
Swift water rescue
1
0
1
c
365
Watercraft rescue
1
0
0
381
Rescue or EMS standby
4
3
1
400
Hazardous condition, Other
39
49
40
6:
410
Combustible /flammable gas /liquid condition, other
6
4
10
411
Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
7
2
4
412
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)
55
40
49
7i
413
Oil or other combustible liquid spill
3
2
3
421
Chemical hazard (no spill or leak)
2
0
1
c
422
Chemical spill or leak
1
3
2
424
Carbon monoxide incident
17
7
14
l'
440
Electrical wiring /equipment problem, Other
14
11
4
1:
441
Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective /worn
4
1
2
442
Overheated motor
4
4
3
443
Breakdown of light ballast
2
1
4
444
Power line down
18
23
25
2:
445
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
12
19
14
11
451
Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected
0
0
1
460
Accident, potential accident, Other
2
1
1
461
Building or structure weakened or collapsed
0
1
4
462
Aircraft standby
0
0
1
c
463
Vehicle accident, general cleanup
6
8
2
D
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
118
107
108
101
510
Person in distress, Other
9
9
7
1!
511
Lock -out
7
3
9
1
520
Water problem, Other
8
7
21
521
Water evacuation
7
0
74
1
522
Water or steam leak
10
11
15
1'
531
Smoke or odor removal
6
6
4
1:
540
Animal problem, Other
0
1
0
1
541
Animal problem
0
0
0
542
Animal rescue
1
0
1
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Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {09/30/2013}
Incident Type
01/01/2013
01/01/201
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
to
2 to
to
to
09/30/2013
09/30/201
09/30/2011
09/30/2010
2
551 Assist police or other governmental agency
19
18
25
1:
552 Police matter
3
1
4
553 Public service
4
4
1
554 Assist invalid
12
2
4
555 Defective elevator, no occupants
1
0
0
1
561 Unauthorized burning
12
7
6
1(
571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup
0
2
1
600 Good intent call, Other
52
50
51
71
611 Dispatched & cancelled en route
4
6
10
1(
6111Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By Dispatcher
7
9
19
6112Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By Bangs
180
126
83
8!
6113Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By CUEMS
47
49
54
3!
6114Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By CU EH &S
77
42
36
3�
6115Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By IC Safety
57
34
7
6116Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By Other EMS
0
0
0
6117Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By MA Dept
1
4
5
6118Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By IPD
12
4
7
6119Dispatched & cancelled en route -
By Other Police
0
0
1
621 Wrong location
0
1
4
622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch address
16
15
23
li
631 Authorized controlled burning
4
5
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
5
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke
11
7
19
652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought
to be smoke
4
7
8
653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle
2
3
0
661 EMS call, party transported by non -fire agency
1
1
1
671 HazMat release investigation w /no
HazMat
19
25
22
1:
672 Biological hazard investigation
0
0
1
700 False alarm or false call, Other
8
10
14
21
7001False alarm or false call, Other -
Medical Alarm
40
16
21
710 Malicious, mischievous false call,
Other
10
4
11
711 Municipal alarm system, malicious
false alarm
4
1
1
if
712 Direct tie to FD, malicious false
alarm
0
0
0
713 Telephone, malicious false alarm
1
2
0
714 Central station, malicious false alarm
38
23
35
2'
715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm
1
0
2
721 Bomb scare - no bomb
0
2
1
730 System malfunction, Other
22
39
45
4(
731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction
8
5
5
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Ithaca Fire Department
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} and {09/30/2013}
Incident Type
01/01/2013
01/01/201
01/01/2011
01/01/2010
to
2 to
to
to
09/30/2013
09/30/201
09/30/2011
09/30/2010
2
733
Smoke detector activation due to malfunction
41
32
40
66
734
Heat detector activation due to malfunction
11
3
5
6
735
Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
80
93
86
78
736
CO detector activation due to malfunction
14
21
15
15
740
Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other
85
73
83
88
741
Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional
18
14
6
18
742
Extinguishing system activation
0
2
0
0
743
Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional
372
362
472
448
744
Detector activation, no fire - unintentional
188
172
124
128
745
Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional
123
113
116
124
746
Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO
13
19
13
16
800
Severe weather or natural disaster, Other
3
2
0
0
811
Earthquake assessment
0
0
1
0
812
Flood assessment
5
0
0
0
813
Wind storm, tornado /hurricane assessment
0
1
0
0
900
Special type of incident, Other
1
0
2
2
911
Citizen complaint
0
1
0
0
Totals
3758
3574
3833
3664
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Unknown Other
Unknown Medical
Unconcious
Traumatic Injury
Stroke or CVA
Stabbing
Pregnancy
Personal Injury Accident
Overdose, Poisioning
Mental Health Illness
Medical Emergency
Illness, Sick Person
Heart Problem
Headache
Fall or Trip
Exposure - Heat or Cold
Entrapment
Diabetic Problem
Convulsions or Siezures
Choking
Chest Pain
Cardiac Arrest
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide
Burns
Breathing Problem
Bleeding or
Back Pain
Assault
Animal Bite
Allergic Reaction
Abdominal Pain
Fire Alarm
Service Call
Hazardous Materials
Outside Fire
Tress, Brush, or Grass
Refuse Fire
Vehicle Fre
Structure Fire
Janurary - September 2013
Nature of Call as Dispatched
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
bedpan 'Responses by bey of Week
Alarm Bate Between {0l /Ol/20131 And [09/30/2013}
sen Mon iue Bay of Week Name bu rn sm
Court of Incidents byAlarm Hour
Alarm Dale Heirloom {0l /01/20131 And [09/30/2013}
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Hour 3 14 is 16 n 18 19 m 21 22 23
Alm
Alarm Dale BeIndent Type lvidere {01 /0112 0131 And {09/30/2013}
Rescue & Emergency
Call 29%
b
False arm a False Call
Good �
Overpressure w,Nure e,nie Overheating fire)
Service Call
■ Special mtlaent Tyne
❑
F
i■
■ n naneu we Fire)
0 e eIndent
■ Severe Weather & Natural
over
Nature of Call as Dispatched
City of
Ithaca
City -
Cornell
Property
City -
Cascadilla
Creek
City - Fall
Creek
City - Six
Mile Creek
Town of
Ithaca
Town -
Cornell
Property
Town -
Ithaca
College
Town -
Buttermilk
Creek
Town -
Robert
Treman
Gorge
Town - Six
Mile Creek
Out of
District
Total
Structure Fire
31
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
12
49
Vehicle Fre
17
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Refuse Fire
14
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
16
Tress, Brush, or Grass Fire
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Outside Fire
20
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Hazardous Materials
75
0
0
0
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
84
Service Call
301
4
0
0
0
68
0
5
0
1
0
3
382
Fire Alarm
644
172
0
0
0
110
45
153
0
0
0
0
1124
Abdominal Pain
9
5
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Allergic Reaction
17
9
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
Animal Bite
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Assault
26
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
31
Back Pain
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Bleeding or Hemorrhage
23
5
0
0
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
37
Breathing Problem
119
13
0
0
0
58
1
2
0
0
0
0
193
Burns
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
Carbon Monoxide
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Cardiac Arrest
12
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Chest Pain
123
2
0
0
0
58
3
1
0
0
0
1
188
Choking
6
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Convulsions or Siezures
61
5
0
0
0
20
1
2
0
0
1
0
90
Diabetic Problem
18
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
24
Entrapment
4
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Exposure - Heat or Cold
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Fall or Trip
122
12
0
0
2
101
3
5
0
0
0
2
247
Headache
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Heart Problem
35
4
0
0
0
16
1
3
0
0
0
0
59
Illness, Sick Person
30
3
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
Medical Emergency
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
9
Mental Health Illness
24
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
28
Overdose, Poisioning
193
59
0
0
0
11
7
35
0
0
0
0
305
Personal Injury Accident
84
1
0
0
0
52
1
1
0
0
0
8
147
Pregnancy
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
Stabbing
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Stroke or CVA
16
3
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
Traumatic Injury
22
9
0
0
0
4
1
7
1
0
0
0
44
Unconcious
106
25
0
0
0
27
5
4
0
0
0
0
167
Unknown Medical
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Unknown Other
165
12
0
0
1
93
2
3
0
0
0
1
277
Total
2347
352
1
2
3
715
76
231
1
1
1
28
Unknown Other
Unknown Medical
Unconcious
Traumatic Injury
Stroke or CVA
Stabbing
Pregnancy
Personal Injury Accident
Overdose, Poisioning
Mental Health Illness
Medical Emergency
Illness, Sick Person
Heart Problem
Headache
Fall or Trip
Exposure - Heat or Cold
Entrapment
Diabetic Problem
Convulsions or Siezures
Choking
Chest Pain
Cardiac Arrest
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide
Burns
Breathing Problem
Bleeding or
Back Pain
Assault
Animal Bite
Allergic Reaction
Abdominal Pain
Fire Alarm
Service Call
Hazardous Materials
Outside Fire
Tress, Brush, or Grass
Refuse Fire
Vehicle Fre
Structure Fire
Janurary - September 2013
Nature of Call as Dispatched
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Ithaca Fire Department
Municipality, District, and Incident Type Responses
January through September 2013
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
59
1
999
140
188
268
688
3
1
2347
62.45%
City of Ithaca - Cornell Property
4
0
106
3
1
96
142
0
0
352
9.37%
City of Ithaca - Ithaca College
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
City Cascadillla Creek Gorge
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0.03%
City Fall Creek Gorge
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.05%
City Six Mile Creek Gorge
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.08%
Town of Ithaca
10
1
457
36
40
43
123
5
0
715
19.03%
Town of Ithaca - Cornell Property
0
0
17
2
0
25
32
0
0
76
2.02%
Town of Ithaca - Ithaca College
7
0
68
8
0
55
93
0
0
231
6.15%
Town of Ithaca - Six Mile Gorge
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.03%
Town of Ithaca - Buttermilk Gorge
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.03%
Town of Ithaca - Treman Gorge
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.03%
Outside Ithaca
6
0
8
4
3
6
1
0
0
28
0.75%
Total
88
2
1660
193
233
494
1079
8
1
3758
100.00%
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
65
1
1107
143
190
365
830
3
1
2705
71.98%
Total Town
17
1
545
46
40
123
248
5
0
1025
27.28%
Outside Ithaca
6
0
8
4
3
6
1
0
0
28
0.75%
Total
88
2
1660
193
233
494
1079
8
1
3758
100.00%
Ithaca Fire Department
January through September 2013 Responses - Incident Type by District
2400
2300 —
2200
2100
2000
1900
1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
5
1200
aec`
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
o, 01- o,..
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cow
0
dJ d, f g„
Co^
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0 0
01- o,„
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0
01-
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so
0
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�
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0
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O
��.
aco
Go
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District
• Other
• Severe Weather
■Alarms /No Fire
■Good Intent Call
• Service Call
• Hazardous Condition
• EMS /Rescue
• Overpressure /Rupture
• Fire
:C
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
Ithaca Fire Department
January through September 2013 Responses - Incident Type by Municipality
Total City Total Town Outside Ithaca
Municipality
• Other
• Severe Weather
■Alarms /No Fire
■Good Intent Call
• Service Call
• Hazardous Condition
• EMS /Rescue
• Overpressure /Rupture
• Fire
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Ithaca Fire Department
January through September 2013 Responses by Municipality
■ Outside Ithaca
■ Town of Ithaca
■ City of Ithaca
Ithaca Fire Department Responses - Electrion District
January through September 2013
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
3
0
32
10
12
14
10
1
0
82
City - 1st Ward, District 2, W, West Hill
2
1
77
5
5
33
7
1
0
131
City - 1 st Ward, District 3, SW, Southwest
1
0
75
18
16
25
40
0
0
175
City - 1st Ward, District 4, S, Lower South Hill
2
0
16
4
15
5
7
0
0
49
City - 1 st Ward, District 5, S, Upper South Hill
1
0
24
6
6
6
26
0
0
69
City - 2nd Ward, District 1, NE, Triangle
7
0
71
7
18
1 20
22
0
0
1 145
City - 2nd Ward, District 2, S, Southside, Titus
11
0
177
9
28
40
102
0
1
368
City - 2nd Ward, District 3, W, Fulton, Court, Lin
9
0
159
15
16
49
65
0
0
313
City - 2nd Ward, District 4, Commons East Business
8
0
152
20
27
30
109
0
0
346
City - 3rd Ward, District 1, E, Cornell Campus
2
0
79
4
1
73
99
0
0
258
City - 3rd Ward, District 2, E, Collegetn BelSher
3
0
46
5
3
7
47
0
0
111
City - 3rd Ward, District 3, SE, BelSher, E State
1
0
11
2
1
8
9
1
0
33
City - 4th Ward, District 1, NE, West Campus
4
0
26
3
2
10
56
0
0
101
City - 4th Ward, District 2, E, Middle East Hill
2
0
16
6
2
1 5
20
0
0
51
City - 4th Ward, District 3, E, Lower Collegetown
3
0
60
9
11
6
95
0
0
184
City - 5th Ward, District 1, N, Fall Crk and Willw
3
0
19
2
12
9
14
0
0
59
City - 5th Ward, District 2, N, Fall Crk, Gun Hil
0
0
35
6
7
5
32
0
0
85
City - 5th Ward, District 3, NE, Cornell Heights
3
0
23
7
4
16
57
0
0
110
City - 5th Ward, District 4, Farm, Aurora, King
0
0
9
4
4
4
13
0
0
34
City - 5th Ward, District 5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 1
Town - District 1, NW, Trumansburg Rd
2
0
58
6
6
5
24
2
0
103
Town - District 2, SW, Bostwick & Elmira Rds
0
0
20
3
3
1 3
0
2
0
31
Town - District 3, S, Stone Quarry and South Hill
4
0
129
2
4
16
39
0
0
194
Town - District 4, E, Ellis Hollow to Slaterville
1
1
68
7
4
6
26
0
0
113
Town - District 5, NE, Cornell Campus to NE
0
0
14
1
0
24
18
0
0
57
Town - District 6, NE, Roat,Hanshaw, Winthrop
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Town - District 7, Village of Cayuga Hgts
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Town - District 8, N, Cayuga Heights Rd
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Town - District 9, N, East Shore and Renwick
1
0
5
3
3
2
8
0
0
22
Town - District 10, S, Ithaca College
6
0
87
8
1
1 48
86
0
0
236
Town - District 11, SE, Troy Coddingtn Slaterville
0
0
22
4
6
2
9
0
0
43
Town - District 12, E, Maple Ave
1
0
9
3
0
1
1
0
0
15
Town - District 13, S, South of King Rd
1
0
14
2
0
2
9
0
0
28
Town --District 14, W, Mecklenburg Rd
1
0
117
7
13
14
26
1
0
179
Out of District
6
0
8
4
3
6
1
0
0
28
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False Alarm Causes
By District
January through June 2013
Town of Ithaca -
City of Ithaca - Ithaca College Town of Ithaca -
False Cause City of Ithaca Cornell Property Town of Ithaca Property Cornell Property Total
Detection Device, Cleaning
3
0
1
0
0
4
Detection Device, Damage
6
0
0
1
0
7
Detection Device, Dust
46
13
7
11
2
79
Detection Device, Extinguisher
2
0
0
1
0
3
Detection Device, Insects
1
0
0
0
0
1
Detection Device, Malfunction
53
8
9
1
2
73
Detection Device, Painting
1
0
0
0
0
1
Detection Device, Water
11
3
0
1
1
16
Duct Detector, Dust
0
0
3
2
0
5
Fog -Smoke Machine
2
0
0
1
0
3
Malicious, Phone Call
1
1
0
0
0
2
Malicious, Pull - Private Alarm
24
6
3
2
0
35
PERS, Emergency Button
9
0
7
0
0
16
PERS, Pendenant
7
0
6
0
0
13
Pull Station Unintentional
30
2
5
1
0
38
Smoke, Cooking NO FIRE
132
28
11
46
3
220
Smoke, Illegal Drug Use
5
0
1
3
0
9
Smoke, Soldering - Welding
1
0
1
0
0
2
Smoke, Solid Fuel Appliance
2
1
0
0
0
3
Smoke, Tobacco Product
15
0
1
0
0
16
Sprinkler, Contractor
5
2
1
1
0
9
Sprinkler, Flow Switch Malfunction
1
1
0
2
1
5
Sprinkler, Frozen Pipe
7
2
3
1
1
14
Sprinkler, Physical Damage
2
0
0
0
0
2
Sprinkler, Water Surge
3
11
5
0
4
23
Steam, Bathroom or Shower
8
1
1
3
0
13
Steam, Cooking
1
0
0
0
0
1
Steam, Laundry
0
0
1
0
0
1
Steam, Other
3
4
1
1
1
10
System Activation, Contractor
15
10
3
9
1
38
System Activation, Malfunction
32
5
9
2
2
50
System Activation, Power Out
0
1
0
0
0
1
System Activation, Weather
0
0
1
0
0
1
System Activation, Malicious
3
1
1
0
0
5
Trouble Alarm
5
1
1
0
0
7
Cause Undetermined
55
3
25
7
1
91
436
101
82
89
18
726
Ithaca Fire Department
IFD Mutual Aid Responses by Department (Summary)
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2013} And {09/30/2013}
Type of Aid
55001 Brooktondale Fire Department
Mutual aid given
55002 Cayuga Heights Fire Department
Mutual aid received
Automatic aid received
Mutual aid given
Automatic 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
Mutual aid given
Automatic aid given
55018 Trumansburg Fire Department
Mutual aid given
Automatic aid given
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Count Type of Aid
55018 Trumansburg Fire Department
5
5
55019 Varna Fire Department
Mutual aid given
5
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
5
2
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