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MEMORANDUM
To: Board of Fire Commissioners
From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief
Date: January 13, 2015
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)
6 Assistant Chiefs
7 Lieutenants
46 Fire Fighters
61 Uniform Personnel
1 Administrative Coordinator
Total employees as of December 31st 2014 – 62
a) Vacancies
• There are 2 Firefighter vacancies that will be filled 1/20/2015
b) Hiring/Promotions
• On January 4th, 2015, Firefighter Gary Farwell was promoted to Fire
Lieutenant.
• On January 20th, 2015: Louisa Cushman Goodsell and Robert Shepherd will
start work as recruit firefighters for the department. They fill vacancies
caused by the retirements of Firefighter Michael St. Denis, and Lt Roy Trask.
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c) Retirements:
• Assistant Chief Lee Labuff has notified me that he intends to retire on
February 22nd, 2015
2) Budget Status
a) 2014 Budget: Budget Summary has been provided.
b) Common Council adopted 2015 Budget on November 13th. The Department’s
budget is approximately $20,000 less than the 2014 Budget. Common Council
approved the addition of a Fire Pumper to the 2015 Capital Projects. The Town of
Ithaca still must approve the purchase of the vehicle.
3) County Communications and 911 Programs:
a) Update: The Tompkins County 911 Center has updated its Computer Aided
Dispatch System and Radio Consoles. These changes are allowing more
flexibility in for the department to adjust our response plans.
4) Grants and Donations
a) The 2014 Assistant to Firefighters Grant Application Period is closed as of
December 5th 2014. We worked with a grant writer to produce another grant
application with the purpose of replacing all of our 15 year old Self Contained
Breathing Apparatus. The cost of replacing all of the department’s Self Contained
Breathing Apparatus is near $500,000. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant could
provide up to 80% of the funding for the project.
LIFE SAFETY DIVISION
Fire Prevention Bureau
1) Code Enforcement Division: The annual report will be sent out later this week
2) Fire Investigation Unit:
There were two fire investigations performed by the Fire Investigation Team in
December. The first was for a fire in the Town of Ithaca at 222 Tarrytown Drive, and the
second was for an incident in the City of Ithaca at 505 Hector Street.
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3) Public Education and Special Events: Report will be sent out later this week
OPERATIONS DIVISION
Response
1) See Attached Annual Report
Simultaneous Calls : 20.7 %
2) Emergency Management: No Report
3) Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report
Support
1) Training
Quarterly Report
2) Training Center
Quarterly Report
3) Apparatus and Facilities
No Report
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
1) Summaries of Service Hours: Quarterly Report
2) There are currently 15 Active Volunteer Firefighters and Fire Police
3) Requests from Company Members to become active: None