HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-BFC-2017-07-25Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes
July 25, 2017
Present:
Chair Gilligan
Vice Chair Sparks
Commissioners Hoard, Sallinger
Fire Chief Parsons
Information Management Specialist – Myers
Excused:
CC Liaison Gearhart
Commissioner Guttridge
Others Present:
Bill Goodman, Town of Ithaca Supervisor
Call to Order:
Chair Gilligan called the meeting to order at 1603 hours.
Election of Chair and Vice Chair of Board of Fire Commissioners -
Resolution:
RESOLVED, That Vice Chair Sparks nominated William Gilligan to be Chair of
the Board of Fire Commissioners for the term July 2017-June 2018; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, Commissioner Hoard nominated Robert Sparks, to be Vice Chair of
the Board of Fire Commissioners for the term July 2017 – June 2018.
Commissioner Sallinger seconded the nominations.
A Vote on the Resolutions Resulted as Follows:
Carried Unanimously
Additions to or Deletions From the Agenda:
There were no additions to or deletions from the agenda.
Awards, Commendations, and Other Recognition Items:
None
Persons Wishing to Speak to the Board of Fire Commissioners
Mr. Lyman Baker addressed the Board to provide the following report:
RE: Work hours and who will we report to?
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Dear Board,
Raymond B. Wheaton and Lyman E. Baker have worked (6) apiece in the Ithaca City
Cemetery at the Firemen’s Section – mowing, trimming grass, and picking up dead tree
limbs.
While we are there we mow around the Merlotte Family stones, the Treman-King Family
stones and the Halsey family stones as that area is deadlocked from the main
cemetery.
Who will we report to after the Board of Fire Commissioners is gone?
Who will remember G. Kelley, Rick Lathrop, Ephraim S. Leach (a Civil War Solider and
Company Two member), A.F. Perkins, the 343 firefighters killed September 11, 2011,
and who will conduct the annual memorial service held on December 7 at 7 a.m. to
remember the Volunteer Firemen killed that day in 1906?
Respectfully Submitted,
Lyman E. Baker-IFD #3258
Mr. Ray Wheaton addressed the Board to request $500 from the Donation Fund to pay
for a memorial stone for former firefighter, Rick Lathrop, who is buried in the Firemen’s
section of the City of Ithaca cemetery. Right now, there is no stone or marker for the
grave. He is concerned that once the Board of Fire Commissioners is disbanded that
the grave will remain unmarked. He has located the least expensive and most simple
stone (Watkins Glen Monument Company) to mark the grave now and forever. He
requested that the Board take action on this request soon; it typically takes three 3
months to get the stone, and he would like to get it in the ground before winter.
Chair Gilligan responded that he would add this item to Board’s agenda under “Ne w
Business”.
No Board Member Objected.
Consent Agenda Items:
A. Approval of the June 13 and June 27, 2017 Board of Fire Commissioners
Meeting Minutes - Resolution
By Commissioner Sallinger: Seconded by Commissioner Hoard
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the June 13 and June 27, 2017 Board of Fire
Commissioners Meeting be approved as corrected.
Carried Unanimously
B. Correspondence - Tompkins Trust Bank Statements:
Donation Fund:
Beginning Balance on June 1, 2017 of $2,794.76, and an ending balance of $2,794.76;
reflecting no activity for the month of June.
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Rescue Squad Donation Fund:
Beginning balance on June 1, 2017: $1,848.12, and ending balance on June 30, 2017
of $1,848.24; reflecting .12 interest earned.
Miscellaneous Reports:
Town of Ithaca: No report for July 2017
City of Ithaca: No report for July 2017
Audit: There was no audit to review because of the change in date for the July meeting
of the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Membership Changes:
None
Highlights from Department Reports:
Fire Chief Parsons highlighted the following items from his monthly report which will be
attached to the minutes; it also includes all the activity of the department for the first six
months of 2017:
The Fire Department is fully staffed at this time
Four (4) new firefighters are nearing completion of their training and will be assigned to
a shift next week
One (1) firefighter and one (1) Lieutenant are off duty because of injuries suffered on
the job; both should be ready to return to work in October.
The Mayor sent his annual 2018 budget memo to all department heads; it includes a 1%
increase above the department’s current operating budget. The City’s budget for 2018
will be affected by the property tax cap limit, the need to maintain the City’s fund
balance, and the number of tax-exempt properties in the city of Ithaca. He is currently
working on the 2018 budget for the city of Ithaca Fire Department, and plans to have it
delivered to the Mayor on or before August 1st. The Mayor will present his 2018 budget
to the public on October 1st. In order to meet the requirements outlined by the Mayor in
his request, the Fire Department will decrease its operational and contract accounts.
The Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response is proposing changes to
the County Charter and Regulations related to the Emergency Communications Review
and Oversight Committee. The changes also relate to the re-organization of the County
Fire, Disaster, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Board. The proposal
forms a new Tompkins County Unified Response Oversight Committee (UROC). The
participating agencies will establish an on-going partnership for the purpose of jointly
planning, providing, and coordinating shared public safety operations, technology, and
training services supported by Tompkins County. The UROC will coordinate with
Tompkins County Fire Departments and other providers as necessary and agreed upon
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by the UROC. UROC will be governed under the terms and conditions of the UROC by-
laws. UROC agencies may use the group as a vehicle for voluntarily sharing
information, equipment, publicity about programs, and/or coordinating their respective
services. There will be five sub-committees established as part of the UROC. Please
see the Fire Chief’s report attached to the minutes for the specifics of each committee.
The Fire Department applied for a grant earlier this year to fund the replacement of the
department’s turn-out gear washer. As of this date, the department has not received
any indication that the grant application is going to be approved. Being that this is late
in the grant cycle, the Chief is not optimistic that the grant will be awarded to the
department this year. If that is the case, he is not sure how to incorporate the cost
($25,000) into the department’s 2018 budget given the guidelines from the Mayor.
Collegetown Station – two capital project requests have been submitted for the 2018
budget. The first is to renovate the current East Hill fire station because it needs
significant repairs and updating. The second, assuming the first project is not approved,
is to build a new fire station at a different location. He will not have a decision on the
requests until this fall – at the earliest.
Another capital project request was submitted for the 2018 budget to replace the
department’s 18 year old ladder truck. This vehicle is scheduled to be replaced in 2019.
If approved, the truck would be ordered in 2018, but not delivered or paid for until 2019.
Ithaca Fire Department Fire Training Center – in March Stopen Engineering was
contracted with to perform a structural inspection on the Rope Rescue Tower and the
Burn Building at the training center. The required repair work on the burn building
should be completed within 1-2 weeks. The department has an estimate of the work
that will be required to provide a more extensive repair on the building. There is also a
plan from Stopen Engineering on the structural improvements needed for the rope tower
that will help extend its life, and improve its overall stability. No work has been done on
the Rope Tower as the department needs to get estimates of the cost of the work, and
then determine a funding source for the upgrades. The City is also considering the
condition of all its facilities and, possibly, re-locating some of them to the southwest park
area of the City.
Chair Gilligan asked, with regard to the proposed new Tompkins County committee
(UROC) and sub-committee on technology, whether the software used by the City of
Ithaca Fire Department for incident and activity reporting was standard for other fire
departments in the County. He also wondered who from the City would be serving on
the technology committee/sub-committee.
Chief Parsons responded, that it has not been decided who from the city will serve on
the committee; the work of the committee will mainly be related to what programs are
currently in place in the county, and storage capabilities.
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Fire/Police Report:
Mr. David Cornelius provided the following report for the Board:
July 11, 2017 - Fire Police Monthly Report (Amended 7/24/2017)
Fire Police training was held on 6/20/2017. The topics were: POV Operations, Deer
Collison Avoidance, Roadway Safety Introduction and Situational Awareness. We used
the City’s Insurance Company’s video. The following people participated: Dave
Cornelius, Gary Bordoni, Rob Longo, Jack Gould, Lyman Baker, Jim Rogers, and Bill
Gilligan.
The July training turned out to be a special meeting of Company #9 and a discussion of
fire police concerns with AC Tier.
On Sunday, 6/18/2017, Jack Gould, Jim Rogers, Rob Longo and Dave Cornelius
responded to numerous storm damage calls.
On Monday, 7/3/2017, Bill Gilligan, Lyman Baker, Jack Gould, Rob Longo, Gary
Bordoni and Dave Cornelius helped with scene control at the fireworks.
On Wednesday, 7/5/2017, Jim Rogers, Jack Gould and Dave Cornelius responded for
traffic control on Dubois Rd., to provide traffic control, for a ruptured gas line.
On Sunday, 7/9/2017 the Fire Police were called to Enfield Falls Rd. Jim Rogers was
the only member who responded.
On Sunday, 7/23/2017 Fire Police were called for a tree limb down on a wire at the City
line on Floral Ave. Bill Gilligan, Jim Rogers, Jack Gould, Rob Long and Dave Cornelius
responded. We were on the scene for about 4 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Cornelius
Vice Chair Sparks questioned the reason for the fire police to be on scene for four hours
for a wire down on Floral Avenue, and whether it related to waiting for NYSEG to arrive
on scene.
Mr. Cornelius responded that NYSEG had to bring crews in from Binghamton, which
resulted in such a lengthy delay. Mr. Ray Wheaton noted that there were multiple
emergency calls that day at the same time in Trumansburg and Danby so it was a busy
time for everyone.
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Old Business:
A. Volunteer Items/Issues:
Chair Gilligan stated that he, Co. #9’s Captain, and Chief Parsons have not met, so
there is nothing to new to report. He does anticipate that the committee will be meeting
before the next Board meeting, so a report should be available for the August Board
meeting.
B. 911 Memorial Committee:
Chair Gilligan reported that he received information from retired Asst. Chief
VanBenschoten regarding the individual he had been in touch with, initially, regarding
obtaining a piece of stone/marble from the Pentagon building. The committee will follow
up to confirm with that individual whether or not there will be a stone/marble for the
City’s memorial. Once that is known, the committee will proceed with the design of the
memorial. It continues to be a work in progress.
C. Strategic Planning for Ithaca Fire Department (Sub-committee report and
possible resolution on organizing a formal stakeholder planning group):
Chair Gilligan explained that the sub-committee does not have a specific
recommendation for the Board at this time. If Board members have specific comments
to make, they could be discussed today. He will try to have more information for the
Board’s meeting on August 8th.
Vice Chair Sparks stated that it would seem like the Board should be involved with
Tompkins County’s new “Unified Response Oversight Committee (UROC)” that would
then help to inform the Board as it moves forward with the strategic planning process -
rather than two parallel groups that may not be in harmony with one another.
Chief Parsons stated that staff and the Mayor have begun to meet to discuss the
strategic planning process. He imagines that current firefighters and staff will play major
roles in the strategic planning process. The City of Ithaca Fire Department should be
able to move forward regardless of what the county does, since the City will continue to
provide the same services. Some of the goals and objectives of the City of Ithaca may
or may not be supplemented by UROC; however, the City should not wait to proceed
with its strategic planning because it will take time to hear from the county. He feels
that it is very important to keep the ball going, gain momentum, and allow the people
involved to proceed with developing steps for the plan. Part of the process also
requires that there be buy-in from the governing bodies of the departments. Common
Council and the Mayor should also be involved in the strategic planning process in order
to gain their support and involvement in the process. That way, they will know about the
plans and won't be surprised when it is formally presented to them at the completion of
the strategic planning process. He further noted that any strategic plan should be a
living document with pieces that require the department to continually move forward to
achieve goals, be updated with new goals or requirements that are needed in the future.
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Commissioner Sallinger asked whether it would be fair to say that if City Hall didn’t
come to the Fire Chief to request that the Board work on developing a strategic plan for
the City of Ithaca Fire Department whether the Chief would be working on one anyway,
as a normal process of the fire department.
Chief Parsons responded yes. He stated that when the strategic plan is completed,
there will be continual follow through in order to keep it going and maintain it as a living
document. He feels that it is important that both internal and external parities know that
the strategic planning process doesn’t end when the plan is completed. Each year it
should be reviewed and used as a road map for any city officer or staff for decision
making regarding services, and future services. He noted that the maintenance and
financial pieces are always the most challenging pieces to keep as living pieces of the
plan.
Commissioner Sallinger further inquired whether it would be fair to say that the strategic
plan is the fire department’s version of a comprehensive plan.
Chief Parsons responded no; the difference being that once a comprehensive plan is
completed, the work stops. A strategic plan is always evolving and changing, and a
comprehensive plan equals a master plan for the next ten years or so for a municipality.
He stated that a good strategic plan is a rolling document that has to be dynamic and
not static because things are constantly changing that affect how the fire department
operates. A strategic plan needs to grow and expand as each community grows and
develops in order to meet future needs and remain a living document.
D. Fire Police Vehicle – Update:
Mr. David Cornelius reported that the new fire police vehicle did not get ordered for
some reason. He made a call to Ford in Rochester for additional details and he also
received an e-mail from Brian Carmen, City of Ithaca Fleet Manager, last week that
explained something went wrong with the order at the Ford office - that was the reason
the vehicle was not ordered. As a result, the fire/police will need to wait another 12-14
weeks before the new vehicle might arrive.
Chief Parsons explained the ordering process for the vehicle, which involved one
vendor for the chassis and one vendor for its body. There was some miscommunication
between the two vendors, resulting in the delay. The City’s Fleet Manager has been
working hard very hard to oversee the purchase of the vehicle – doing everything he
can – he also is not happy about the delay in delivery of the vehicle to the City.
New Business:
Request for Funding for Gravestone Memorial for Former City of Ithaca Firefighter Rick
Lathrop:
Mr. Ray Wheaton explained that the Board approved the use of $500 from the Donation
fund a couple years ago to pay for Mr. Lathrop’s burial in the Firemen’s Section of the
City of Ithaca cemetery. In the past (a long time ago) gravestones were purchased
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through the fire department with approval of the Board of Fire Commissioners. The last
one was for firefighter G. Kelly, after the Volunteer Veteran’s Association worked with
the City Clerk’s office to locate his grave so the gravestone could be placed correctly –
so precedent has been set to use this fund for such a purpose.
Chair Gilligan asked the Board whether they would like to defer making a decision on
the request until the August meeting. Mr. Wheaton responded that would be fine,
although he is concerned about getting gravestone ordered before the Board of Fire
Commissioners is disbanded at the end of this year.
Commissioner Sallinger asked why the Board would want to wait to make a decision on
the request if there is a precedent for such action, and there is no grave marker for Mr.
Lathrop.
Approval of Request to Purchase a Gravestone Memorial for Rick Lathrop -
Resolution
By Commissioner Sallinger: Seconded by Vice Chair Sparks
RESOLVED, That the Board of Fire Commissioners approves the request for $500 from
the Donation Fund to purchase a gravestone (12” x 24” granite stone) memorial for
retired firefighter Rick Lathrop who is buried in the Firemen’s section of the City of
Ithaca Cemetery.
Chief Parsons expressed concern regarding the use of the Donation Fund account; use
of that money was intended for items that benefit the City of Ithaca Fire Department. By
approving the request, the Board is allowing the money from the Donation Fund to be
used for something other than what it was intended for. In the past, the Donation Fund
has been used to purchase equipment for the benefit of the fire department. He
understands that Company #9 and the Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association do not
have the funds with which to purchase the gravestone. He would suggest the use of
funds from the sick and indigent fund, or the $90,000 fund to purchase the gravestone.
Chair Gilligan also noted that money from these funds is intended for active members of
the City of Ithaca Fire Department.
Commissioner Sallinger stated that given what Chief Parsons stated, that he would
withdraw his motion - pending further investigation of the appropriate fund to for the
purchase. He understands that the intent of the request is good and he also supports
that intent.
Chief Parsons stated that people donate money to the Donation Fund for the benefit of
the community. It is intended to help cover the cost to the department to participate in
the various community events. In this case, the money would be going to an individual
or a family. He is not sure the use of the donation fund is appropriate to purchase a
gravestone.
Vice Chair Sparks withdrew his seconding of the motion.
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The request will be placed on the agenda for the Board’s August 8, 2017 meeting for
consideration.
Proposed Elimination of Board of Fire Commissioners:
Chair Gilligan explained that Common Council voted, at their July 5, 2017 meeting, to
eliminate the Board of Fire Commissioners as of January 1, 2018 - pending the
approval of the referendum vote in November. The Board should discuss a transition
plan.
He further stated that on July 5, 2017, Common Council voted to approve change in the
City of Ithaca Charter and Code that would eliminate the Board of Fire Commissioners,
and transfer their responsibilities and authority to the newly formed “Public Safety and
Information Commission” and its fiscal oversight of the fire department to either
Common Council or the Board of Public Works. He would ask Board members to
consider two things, one being the need to develop a transition plan pending
referendum approval; the other is consider preparing an official statement from the
Board about its opposition to the proposal.
Personally, he is opposed to the action by Common Council and hopes that the public
will not vote to support it in November at the general election. If other members of the
Board are so inclined, a resolution from the Board could be submitted to Common
Council and the public at-large that outlines the Board’s concerns and expresses why it
is opposed to the changes in the City of Ithaca Charter and Code.
He does not want the Board to take any action today; however, he would like to have
some discussion about what other Board members think. Should the Board of Fire
Commissioners quietly go away or make some statement?
He reported that he sent a letter to Common Council prior to their vote on July 5th, and it
could be used as the basis for a resolution as to why the Board does not think the
proposal is a good, nor is it in the best interest of the community. The “Public Safety
and Information Commission’s” time will be taken up by other topics that fall under its
purview. Right now, the Board is working to develop a strategic plan and establish the
911 memorial. He feels that the proposed make-up of the new commissions and its
members will become cumbersome in the City’s efforts to streamline the whole program
and its processes. Also, there no new application for members of the community to
complete at this point in time to identify their interest in particular commissions, nor has
there been any poll of current committee members and community members about their
interest in serving on any of the new commissions to gauge their interest. He feels that
the City is rushing too quickly to dissolve the current boards and committees, and would
suggest that they delay action for another year in order to establish a structure to
support the new commissions. He would also request that the City work with existing
boards and committees to see if there is a way to alleviate some of time commitment for
both Common Council liaisons and staff that has been cited as one of the reasons for
the consolidation. He would propose to incorporate these statements in to the
resolution and would like to discuss the transition plan for the Board of Fire
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Commissioners. Do Board members want to support the creation of a formal resolution
to Common Council and the Mayor that states it is opposed to the consolidation?
Commissioner Hoard asked if anyone knew how current board and committee members
feel about the proposal. He would not want the hostility of those volunteers geared
towards this Board. He would like to have the support from the members of other
boards and committees before the Board takes action one way or the other.
Chair Gilligan responded that he doesn’t know that any current board and committee
members are strongly in support or opposition of the plan or even care about plan. That
could be discussed in more detail about how they would participate with the new
commissions and how their applications to serve on the commissions will be
considered. Are there mechanisms that could be set up with the involvement of Fire
Chief? He has heard from individual board and committee members who are in favor of
keeping the Board of Fire Commissions as a local and more accessible voice to bring
their issues and concerns to. The Board of Fire Commissioners served a function a
couple years ago when it advocated on behalf of fire department staff when there were
budgetary implications affecting their employment with the City of Ithaca. He would also
very much like to hear from paid career staff of the fire department about how they feel
about the proposal.
Gary Farwell, Lieutenant and career firefighter with the City of Ithaca Fire Department,
reported that he has never seen any member of the Board of Fire Commissions
approach the paid career firefighters for their input on anything.
Chair Gilligan stated that he met last year (2016) a few times with Trevor Peyus, City of
Ithaca Paid Firefighter and Union President to discuss various items and concerns of
the career members of the department including input on the Board's
recognition/awards policy, the 9-11 memorial, and other concerns between volunteer
and career staff in the department.
Gary Farwell, Lieutenant and career firefighter with the City of Ithaca Fire Department
responded that he was asked by Mr. Peyus to relay to the Board, since it appears that
they are more worried and concerned about the volunteers than the career paid
firefighters with regard to the consolidation plan that they should find out what the
thoughts of the paid career firefighters might be. He further noted that at the last
meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners he brought up concerns from the career
paid firefighters about the distribution of the 2% monies. He stated that the rift between
the Board, paid firefighters, and the volunteers needs to be resolved before any
changes can be made.
Mr. David Cornelius noted that volunteers attend the Board of Fire Commissioner
meetings regularly; however, no union representatives or career paid firefighters attend
the meetings regularly.
Lt. Farwell thanked the Board for listening to the concerns he brought to their attention.
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Chair Gilligan stated that, again, he feels that the Board is more in tune and available to
community members, volunteers and paid firefighters than the new “Public Safety and
Information Commission” will be. He wondered which way other Board members are
leaning - should the Board pursue preparing a resolution to Common Council and the
Mayor that expresses their opposition to the plan.
Vice Chair Sparks stated that it’s not clear to him that the proposed new structure will be
an improvement over the current one. If new people want to show up and work under
that structure, even though he doesn’t think it is necessarily better, he is not necessarily
concerned about revamping things. To begin the new structure on January 1st is not
going to work very well, and probably the process will not be seamless. On the other
hand, he is not sure people will want to wait a year, depending on results of the vote, to
implement the changes. The other thing is that the Board won’t know until November if
the new proposal is going to be approved by the voters. In addition, if the proposal is
approved, that leaves 60 days before the new commission structure is proposed to
begin, which is not a lot of time. He further stated that no one has approached him to
request that he apply to serve on the new commission, so he doesn't know what to
expect. If there are people that are anxious to show up and serve on the new
commissions, then he would defer to them. However, he doesn’t see that group of
people currently and is not sure what will change in the future.
Chair Gilligan stated that when Chief of Staff Cogan attended the Board’s June 27th
meeting, he mentioned the Shade Tree Advisory Committee might possibly become a
“work group” under the purview of one of the new commissions; they would then
function pretty much as they do now. Their “work group” would need annual
authorization from the commission to continue, and they would operate without staff
support. They do, however, want to continue to work closely with the City Forester,
Jeanne Grace, and the feeling is mutual. He is not sure if there would be an option for
the Board of Fire Commissioners to continue as a “work group” under the “Public Safety
and Information Commission” – if there is, he would not be interested serving on it.
Commissioner Sallinger responded that he would be interested in seeing what the
proposed resolution from Chair Gilligan would include; although, he is somewhat
agnostic about it. A resolution that incorporates suggestions for a new and improved
Board of Fire Commissions might make some sense. He is persuaded by the career
view that the Board could be more open and accessible to that side of the fire
department. He has relied on the Fire Chief who has fulfilled those roles to this point.
He views the proposal to send a resolution opposing the proposal to the Mayor and
Common Council at this point as a lost cause, and feels that the Board’s time would be
better spent working on a transition plan.
Commissioner Hoard noted that if the Board makes no statement, that might not be
good idea either.
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Chief Parsons stated that Lieutenant Farwell shared the opinion of the career paid
firefighters that the Board of Fire Commissioners has not taken on issues of the fire
department, and that is not the case. In the past, the Board has supported and lobbied
for increased staffing or to oppose staff cuts to the fire department. The Board could be
more engaged with some of the interests of career paid firefighters; however, that
engagement should be separate from discussions related to the 2% monies. Overall,
the Board, in his opinion, has represented both career firefighters and the volunteers in
a very fair manner. With regard to Common Council, they’ve already approved the
resolution to support the proposal, and at this point it is a little late to try to stop it. He
would ask the Board to consider, personally as individuals, what their role is now in this
transition phase or what their role might be in the future with the new “Public Safety and
Information Commission”. The Board should then begin work to formulate a plan,
perhaps propose a “task force” to report to the new commission in an effort to represent
and support the department’s volunteers and career firefighters and continue work on
the strategic plan for the fire department. A task force would not require support staff,
and the meetings would not be open to the public so therefore agendas and minutes
would not be required. The work of the task force could be taken to the Public Safety
and Information Commission to request that they focus on those current topics or
issues. That might be a more effective method for communicating with the new
commission rather than the Fire Chief reporting on issues and problems of the fire
department to the commission.
Chief Parsons further stated that he would ask Chair Gilligan to reconsider serving on
such a task force as his experience with the fire department is important. He is not sure
what the residency requirements would be for serving on the task force. The task force
would be the spokesperson for the fire department. He reiterated that “the ship has
sailed” on the topic, and he is not sure a resolution from the Board of Fire
Commissioners opposing the proposal would be beneficial.
Chair Gilligan stated that the resolution that was voted on by Common Council on July
5th, was not unanimously approved by all ten members of Common Council; one
member opposed the plan and voted against it. In addition, some of the other Common
Council members did express concerns and did not seem to support the proposal as
much as some of the other members of Common Council. In the past, a similar
proposal to eliminate the Board of Public Works was made by the City and the
referendum was defeated; that meant the Board of Public Works remained unchanged.
He also does not feel there has been a lot of publicity nor discussion in the community
about the proposed change.
His concern is that a lot of the reasons for the proposed changes relate to the current
functioning/structure of the boards and committees. What if the City had made efforts to
make improvements to the current structure to improve the efficiency and functioning of
the current boards and committees? Perhaps in that case, there might not have been
the need to create the proposed new structure with four commissions. He agrees that
the City of Ithaca Charter needs updating to reflect current practices of the City and the
fire department. He acknowledged that there is a certain architectural unity and beauty
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in what the city attorney has written in terms of the new commission structure. It is the
speed with which the City is moving forward with the proposal and the lack of
information shared with board/committee members and the public about the proposal
and the opportunity to have community discussion about the proposal that concerns
him. The resolution he is proposing would just say to the Mayor and Common Council
“you might want to take a look at this”, and he is not looking for the Board to campaign
or do anything else.
He stated that if there is no objection he will work on drafting such a resolution for the
Board’s August 8 meeting. In terms of transition, one option to pursue would be to
request that a “task force” be established that would provide support to the fire
department and provide information to the “Public Safety and Information Commission”.
He will also send a request to the City Chamberlain requesting she provide as much
historical information the city may have, such as what spreadsheets have been
maintained related to all the funds under the control and authority of the Board of Fire
Commissioners so that the Board could review it at its next meeting.
Vice Chair Sparks requested that in addition to the above information from the City
Chamberlain that information as to disbursement and the policy on the use of the
Donation Fund, Rescue Squad Fund, and any other funds related to the City of Ithaca
Fire Department also be provided for the Board’s information.
Chair Gilligan stated that other items that he would include in the resolution would be
the 911 memorial, fire department awards and recognitions, etc., the request by the
Mayor to develop a strategic plan for the fire department, what items the Board is
currently discussing or working on, the volunteer component, and what will happen to
the volunteer process in the future. The resolution could also include proposed
administrative alternatives for oversight of the City of Ithaca Fire Department similar to
the Board’s current role. In addition, a key component to include in the resolution should
relate to the review of volunteer applications by key individuals in the future. It’s not a
catastrophe that the Board of Fire Commissioners is removed, but he would prefer to
see the implementation to take place in another year to allow for a smoother transition.
He noted, again, that the proposal still needs to go to referendum at the general election
in November in order to become effective January 1, 2018.
Vice Chair Sparks questioned why the proposal has not received any press coverage by
either the Ithaca Journal or the Ithaca Voice.
Chair Gilligan responded that if nothing else, the resolution he is proposing would be
available to share with the public.
Chief Parsons stated that the Mayor’s Office did a press release regarding the adoption
of the local law and ordinance by Common Council at the July 5th, meeting.
Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes July 25, 2017
14
Commissioner Sallinger asked whether the Board of Fire Commissioners could be any
less effective as a task force versus a board. Right now, the Board is encumbered with
certain responsibilities; however, a task force could be more impactful and have positive
feedback to the department on more active and current issues it is facing. With
members of the new commissions open to both town and city residents, he is having a
hard time seeing the downside to the change. He admits that as the newest Board
member he doesn’t have the history that some of the other Board members have, and
so does not have as much feeling of ownership that other board members do. He
doesn’t think the Board will be less effective as a task force than it is as a Board. He
wondered whether the resolution that Chair Gilligan is proposing should include a
recommendation by the Board for the commission to create a task force.
Chief Parsons explained that any request from the fire department is first reviewed and
discussed by the City Administration Committee, and then it goes onto Common
Council for final review and approval; this is typically a month long process. He also
noted that any “task force” or “work group” established by the commission is done so for
a specific topic and for a specific length of time. Once the group has made a
recommendation to the commission, it goes away.
Chair Gilligan reiterated that he would work on the resolution for the Board’s August 8th
meeting. He will seek to get information on the balances in all the accounts which will
be useful regarding the needs and services of the fire department to ensure they remain
in place if the proposal is approved at referendum.
Commissioner Sallinger stated that he has a lingering concern about the various funds
with balances which were established for specific purposes of the fire department. His
fear is that they will get lost in the shuffle. He noted that when Chief Parsons was
reporting on the status of the grant for a new washer for turn-out gear for the
department, he was wondering whether there is a way that the Board could, within its
authority, utilize those consolidated funds as a last disbursement to the department in
the form of a grant for a specific purpose that meets the criteria established for these
specific funds rather than risk the loss of the money to the City’s general funds.
Chief Parsons agreed that would was a good idea, to consolidate the funds into an
account and disburse it as a grant to department under specific conditions.
Chair Gilligan stated that to the extent possible, if the Board could have information
about what the various funds for the fire department were in the past, and how they
were disbursed that it would be helpful information at their next meeting.
Vice Chair Sparks supported that suggestion because it makes sense since the
authority to disburse the funds now rests with the Board of Fire Commissioners and in
the future that authority will rest with Common Council.
Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes July 25, 2017
15
Chief Parsons reported that there is not a lot of money in the different funds. He would
request that if the funds could be disbursed as a grant to the fire department (i.e. for the
purchase of turn-out gear washers), and if the spirit of the reason for the creation of
each fund could be maintained, that it shouldn’t be a problem to approve of its use in
this manner.
Adjournment:
On a motion the meeting adjourned at 1731 hours.
_________________________________ __________________________
Sarah L. Myers, William Gilligan,
Information Management Specialist Chair
MEMORANDUM
To: Board of Fire Commissioners
From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief
Date: July 24th, 2017
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
8 Lieutenants
51 Fire Fighters
67 Uniform Personnel
1 Administrative Coordinator
Total employees as of June 30th, 2017 – 68
a) Vacancies
None
b) Retirements:
None
c) Hiring/Promotions
None
d) Injuries
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There is one firefighter and one lieutenant who are off duty due to injuries. It
is anticipated that both will be recovered and back to work by October or
November.
2) Budget Report
a) 2017 Budget: Budget Summary – see accompanying report
b) 2018 Budget: The Mayor sent a letter to all department heads requesting that we
draft a budget for 2018 that includes a 1% increase above the 2017 budgeted
operating costs. The Mayor’s communication was highlighted by continued high
or rising expenses and flat revenues, which will create a significant budget deficit
for 2018. The options to address the financial situation are limited by a property
tax cap, an overtaxed population, and a fund balance account that needs to be
maintained.
I am still drafting the budget as requested by the Mayor, but I expect it to be
delivered to the Mayor about August 1st. The Mayor will present his budget to
Common Council on or about October 1st. As it looks in its current form the
increases in personnel costs will need to be offset with decreases in our
operational and contractual account s.
3) County Communications and 911 Programs:
a) The Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response is proposing changes
to the County Charter and Regulations related to the Emergency Communications
Review and Oversight Committe. The changes also relate to re-organization of
the County Fire, Disaster, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory
Board.
The proposal forms a new Tompkins County Unified Response Oversight
Committee. The participating agencies will establish an on-going partnership for
the purpose of jointly planning, providing, and coordinating shared public safety
operations, technology, and training services supported by Tompkins County. The
UROC will coordinate with the Tompkins County Departments and other
providers as necessary and agreed upon by UROC. UROC will be governed under
the terms and conditions of the UROC By-Laws. UROC agencies may use the
group as a vehicle for voluntarily sharing information, equipment, publicity about
programs, and/or coordinating their respective services.
There will be five subcommittees establish as part of the UROC:
1. The Law Enforcement Committee shall consist of members from Tompkins
County Law Enforcement agencies for the purpose of recommending
standardized policies and procedures involving unified technology and
operations.
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2. The Fire and EMS Committee shall consist of members from Tompkins
County Fire/EMS agencies for the purpose of recommending standardized
policies and procedures involving unified technology and operations.
Designated members of the Fire and EMS Committee shall serve as the
County Fire, Disaster, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory
Board, as defined in section C-23.02 of the County Charter, and may be
assigned similar duties. The members shall create necessary bylaws and
procedures to effectuate the official duties of such an advisory board in
conforming with state and local requirements.
3. The Dispatch Committee shall consist of members from dispatch agencies
located in Tompkins County for the purpose of recommending standardized
policies and procedures involving unified technology and operations.
4. The Training Committee shall consist of members from Tompkins Count y
Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, and Dispatch agencies for the purpose of
coordinating standardizedtraining involving unified technology and
procedures.
5. The Information Technology Administration Committee shall consist of
personnel involved in public safety technology within Tompkins County
(hardware, software and other equipment) for the purpose of recommending
standardized policies and procedures involving unified technology and data
management.
6. The Executive Committee shall consist of the UROC Officers and the
Chairperson, or Vice Chairperson in the Chairperson’s absence, of all
formalized sub-committees defined by the UROC Bylaws. The purpose of the
Executive Committee is to review and provide recommendations related to
UROC administrative and operational requirements, and to serve the role of
dispute resolution.
I anticipate that this proposal will be forwarded to the municpalities and the
county legislature for acceptance and adoption later this year.
4) Grants and Donations
a) Earlier this year, I applied for an AFG grant to fund the replacement of our
turnout gear washer. The existing washer is over twenty years old. The grant, if
approved, would provide funding to purchase two gear washers. As of the date of
this report I have not received any indication that our grant application is
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approved. Being that this is late in the grant cycle, I am not optomistic that we
will receive a grant award this year.
5) Collegetown Fire Station
a) I have submitted two capital projects for the 2018 budget. The first project is to
renovate the current East Hill Fire Station. The second project, assuming the
first project is not approved, is to build a new fire station at a different location.
I don’t expect a decision on either of these projects until this fall at the earliest.
5) Apparatus
a) I have submitted a capital project for the 2018 budget to replace our 18 year old
ladder truck. This vehicle is schedule to be replaced in 2019. If approved the
truck would be ordered in 2018, but not delivered or paid for until 2019.
5) Fire Training Center
In March, Stopen Engineering was contracted to perform a structural inspection
on our Rope Rescue Tower and the Burn Building at the training center. On April
6th, I received the engineer’s report for the Burn Building. The engineer has
recommended that the building not be used until some items identified in their
report are repaired. The repair work on the Burn Building will be completed
within 1-2 weeks. We have a estimate of work to provide a more extensive repair
on the building, if it’s decided that we will be extending it’s usable life more than
a few more years. We have also received a plan from Stopen Engineering on
structual improements for the rope tower that will also extend its life, and improve
on it’s overal stability. No work has been taken on the Rope Tower as we need to
get estimates of the cost of the work, and we need to determine a funding source
for the upgrades.
LIFE SAFETY DIVISION
Fire Prevention Bureau
1) Code Enforcement Division: The following is a list of Activities for June 2017:
Complaints Received 20
Referred to the City Building Division 10
Referred to the Town of Ithaca 7
Investigated by the Fire Prevention Bureau 3
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Inspections: 141
City Fire Safety & Property Maintenance 61
City - Permit Required City Fire Safety 33
Town Fire Safety & Property 3
City - Sprinkler Inspections 11
City - Alternative Fire Protection Systems 1
City - Fire Alarm Inspection 26
City – Standpipe Hydrostatic Test 1
City - Standpipe Flow Test 1
City – Fire Pump Flow Test 0
City – Elevator 4
Permits or Certificates: 66
Operating Permit – Assembly Occupancy 14
Operating Permit – Large Assembly Occupancy 1
Operating Permit – Hazardous Occupancy 2
Operating Permit – Lumber Yard 0
Operating Permit – Elevator 6
Operating Permit – Fireworks 0
Operating Permit – Install or Modify FPS 2
Certificate of Compliance – Commercial Insp. 24
Certificate of Compliance – School 0
Certificate of Compliance - Fire Alarm 8
Certificate of Compliance - Fire Sprinkler 2
Certificate of Compliance - Fire Pump 0
Certificate of Compliance – Fire Standpipe 1
Occupancy Posting Certificate 5
Certificate of Compliance - Alternative Suppression 1
2) Fire Investigation Unit:
There was one fire investigation in June for a fatal fire at 215 Dryden Road in the City of
Ithaca. The fire investigation was led by the New York State Office of Fire Prevention
and Control, and the New York State Police. The Ithaca Fire Investigation Member
assisted NYS agencies with the investigation.
3) Public Education and Special Events
Public Education Events: 4
Fire Drills Witnessed: 1
Child Safety Seat Inspections: 6
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OPERATIONS DIVISION
1) Emergency Response:
The quarterly response report is included with this report.
2) Emergency Management :
No Report.
3) Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report
Support
1) Training
Quarterly Report
2) Training Center
Quarterly Report
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
1) Summaries of Service Hours: Annual Report
2) There are currently 13 Active Volunteer Firefighters and Fire Police; and 3 Probationary
Volunteer Firefighters
3) There are no new applications for membership.
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District
Ithaca Fire Department
January through June 2017 Responses -Incident Type by District
Special Incident Type
Severe Weather
Alarms/No Fire
Good Intent Call
Service Call
Hazardous Condition
EMS/Rescue
Overpressure/Rupture
Fire
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Total City Total Town Outside Ithaca
Municipality
Ithaca Fire Department
January through June 2017 Responses -Incident Type by Municipality
Other
Severe Weather
Alarms/No Fire
Good Intent Call
Service Call
Hazardous Condition
EMS/Rescue
Overpressure/Rupture
Fire
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
City of Ithaca
Town of Ithaca
Municipality
Ithaca Fire Department
January through June 2017 Responses by Municipality
Outside Ithaca
Town of Ithaca
City of Ithaca
Ithaca Fire Department
Municipality, District, and Incident Type Responses
January-June 2017
District Fire
Overpressure/
Rupture EMS/Rescue
Hazardous
Condition Service Call
Good Intent
Call Alarms/No Fire
Severe
Weather
Special
Incident
Type Total
Percentage of
Incidents
City of Ithaca 29 0 587 73 90 213 497 0 5 1494 59.17%
City of Ithaca - Cornell Property 6 1 65 7 3 78 58 0 0 218 8.63%
City of Ithaca - Ithaca College 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.04%
City Cascadillla Creek Gorge 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.04%
City Fall Creek Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
City Six Mile Creek Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Town of Ithaca 13 1 415 22 27 47 60 3 0 588 23.29%
Town of Ithaca - Cornell Property 0 0 8 2 0 20 15 0 0 45 1.78%
Town of Ithaca - Ithaca College 1 1 57 6 1 50 43 0 0 159 6.30%
Town of Ithaca - Six Mile Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Town of Ithaca - Buttermilk Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Town of Ithaca - Treman Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Outside Ithaca 3 0 4 0 1 11 0 0 0 19 0.75%
Total 52 3 1138 110 122 419 673 3 5 2525 100.00%
District Fire
Overpressure/
Rupture EMS/Rescue
Hazardous
Condition Service Call
Good Intent
Call Alarms/No Fire
Severe
Weather Other Total
Percentage of
Incidents
Total City 35 1 654 80 93 291 555 0 5 1714 67.88%
Total Town 14 2 480 30 28 117 118 3 0 792 31.37%
Outside Ithaca 3 0 4 0 1 11 0 0 0 19 0.75%
Total 52 3 1138 110 122 419 673 3 5 2525 100.00%
Ithaca FD
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2017} and {06/30/2017}
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Incident Type 01/01/2015
to
06/30/2015
01/01/201
6 to
06/30/201
6
01/01/2017
to
06/30/2017
01/01/2014
to
06/30/2014
100 Fire, Other 4 63 5
111 Building fire 23 2421 26
112 Fires in structure other than in a building 0 00 1
113 Cooking fire, confined to container 10 98 12
114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 0 31 2
116 Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined 0 11 0
118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 2 01 3
121 Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 1 00 0
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other 0 01 0
131 Passenger vehicle fire 5 34 4
132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 0 12 2
134 Water vehicle fire 0 10 0
138 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 0 00 2
140 Natural vegetation fire, Other 5 30 2
142 Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 2 11 0
143 Grass fire 1 21 1
150 Outside rubbish fire, Other 2 03 3
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 3 42 8
154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 2 12 3
160 Special outside fire, Other 3 31 0
161 Outside storage fire 0 00 1
170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other 2 00 1
200 Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat other 0 01 0
221 Overpressure rupture of air or gas pipe/pipeline 1 00 0
231 Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel 1 00 0
240 Explosion (no fire), Other 0 00 1
251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 1 42 1
300 Rescue, EMS incident, other 3 28 5
3001Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation 0 00 1
3002Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Low Angle Rope Assist 0 01 1
311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 9 415 8
320 Emergency medical service, other 32 1414 36
321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 981 10451026 966
322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 38 3428 53
323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)8 96 5
324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries 16 2116 13
331 Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 )1 30 0
3311Lock-in / Knox Box Access Required 3 03 1
3312Lock-in / Force Entry Required 0 11 0
342 Search for person in water 0 11 1
350 Extrication, rescue, Other 0 13 2
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Ithaca FD
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2017} and {06/30/2017}
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Incident Type 01/01/2015
to
06/30/2015
01/01/201
6 to
06/30/201
6
01/01/2017
to
06/30/2017
01/01/2014
to
06/30/2014
352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 2 01 0
353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 8 512 7
354 Trench/below-grade rescue 1 00 0
3561Gorge Rescue, High-angle Extrication 4 00 0
360 Water & ice-related rescue, other 1 10 0
363 Swift water rescue 0 11 0
365 Watercraft rescue 1 21 0
381 Rescue or EMS standby 0 00 6
400 Hazardous condition, Other 24 2916 31
410 Combustible/flammable gas/liquid condition, other 2 14 3
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 5 63 6
412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)38 2825 43
413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 4 42 1
420 Toxic condition, Other 0 00 1
421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak)3 21 0
422 Chemical spill or leak 0 11 1
424 Carbon monoxide incident 9 1911 12
440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, Other 5 67 7
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn 2 43 2
442 Overheated motor 3 63 4
443 Breakdown of light ballast 2 00 0
444 Power line down 17 2425 6
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 5 107 11
451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 1 01 1
460 Accident, potential accident, Other 0 10 0
461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed 0 10 0
463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 1 20 3
471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721)1 10 0
480 Attempted burning, illegal action, Other 0 01 0
481 Attempt to burn 0 00 1
500 Service Call, other 35 6163 88
510 Person in distress, Other 4 118 9
511 Lock-out 6 65 5
520 Water problem, Other 14 125 23
521 Water evacuation 8 23 18
522 Water or steam leak 10 117 22
531 Smoke or odor removal 5 23 1
540 Animal problem, Other 0 10 1
541 Animal problem 0 11 1
542 Animal rescue 0 11 1
550 Public service assistance, Other 3 103 8
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Ithaca FD
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2017} and {06/30/2017}
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Incident Type 01/01/2015
to
06/30/2015
01/01/201
6 to
06/30/201
6
01/01/2017
to
06/30/2017
01/01/2014
to
06/30/2014
552 Police matter 2 32 6
553 Public service 5 25 4
554 Assist invalid 6 81 2
555 Defective elevator, no occupants 0 11 1
561 Unauthorized burning 5 74 5
571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 0 11 0
600 Good intent call, Other 36 2228 33
611 Dispatched & cancelled en route 6 73 4
6111Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Dispatcher 9 811 12
6112Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Bangs 150 119149 88
6113Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CUEMS 23 298 34
6114Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CU EH&S 67 6599 65
6115Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IC Safety 52 4946 32
6117Dispatched & cancelled en route - By MA Dept 8 28 8
6118Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IPD 6 65 8
6119Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other Police 1 00 1
621 Wrong location 0 10 1
622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch address 17 1728 16
631 Authorized controlled burning 1 00 1
641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location)0 13 0
650 Steam, Other gas mistaken for smoke, Other 0 00 1
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 7 715 4
652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 2 41 2
653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 0 00 1
661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency 1 12 1
671 HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat 30 2313 19
700 False alarm or false call, Other 20 113 7
7001False alarm or false call, Other - Medical Alarm 44 4128 21
710 Malicious, mischievous false call, Other 2 55 2
711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 1 20 0
714 Central station, malicious false alarm 15 1914 18
715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 1 33 2
721 Bomb scare - no bomb 0 01 1
730 System malfunction, Other 10 1427 11
731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 9 72 11
733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 37 4526 29
734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 3 44 3
735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 42 6049 47
736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 11 1815 7
740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other 44 1361 26
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 9 1812 5
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Ithaca FD
Alarm Date Between {01/01/2017} and {06/30/2017}
Incident Type Period Comparisons
Incident Type 01/01/2015
to
06/30/2015
01/01/201
6 to
06/30/201
6
01/01/2017
to
06/30/2017
01/01/2014
to
06/30/2014
743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 257 252282 239
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 32 6028 114
745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 55 73107 67
746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 5 63 10
800 Severe weather or natural disaster, Other 0 03 0
812 Flood assessment 0 20 0
900 Special type of incident, Other 1 04 1
911 Citizen complaint 0 01 0
2431 2517Totals2525 2472
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Ithaca FD
IFD Mutual Aid Responses by Department (Summary)
Type of Aid Count
55001 Brooktondale Fire Department
1Mutual aid given
1
55002 Cayuga Heights Fire Department
4Mutual aid given
1Automatic aid given
5
55006 Enfield Fire Department
2Mutual aid given
2
55011 Lansing Fire Department
3Mutual aid given
3
55013 Newfield Fire Department
1Mutual aid given
1Automatic aid given
2
55018 Trumansburg Fire Department
1Mutual aid given
1Automatic aid given
2
55022 Tompkins County Airport
1Automatic aid given
1
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Ithaca FD
Date Between {07/01/2016} And {06/30/2017}
Staff Id Alt Id Name Total
Volunteer Hours Report (Summary)
4602 Adams, Andrew J 32.14
3258 Baker, Lyman E 195.15
3617 Bordoni, Gary 55.00
3584 Bordoni, Jack D 1.00
4413 Cantone, Frank 64.78
4600 Canzler, Raymond 16.00
4601 Cook, Jeffrey H 0.13
3883 Cornelius, Dave 37.53
4188 Gilligan, William 69.43
4301 Gould, Jack 46.87
4606 Hayton, Anthony J 12.00
4609 Howland, Morgan D 44.50
4611 Jenkins, Tafari O 48.00
4607 Karandeyev, Alexander 39.83
4610 Kelly, Andrew R 82.25
4153 Longo, Robert 29.09
4193 Maas, Daniel I 94.15
4608 Mattarell, Victoria A 26.50
3793 Rogers, James 45.60
4605 Schafer, Benjamin J 131.74
4614 Velasquez, Simon E 88.75
4615 Yan, Hao 186.00
1,346.44
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Ithaca Fire Department
Training Bureau
310 West Green Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
Tel: (607) 272-1234
Fax: (607) 272-2793
Memorandum
To: Board of Fire Commissioners
From: AC Brian Weinstein, MTO
Date: July 24, 2017
Re: June Training
Attached please find an accounting of training hours for the month of June. Hours are
broken down by member, with total hours for all members at the end of the report. Total
training hours for the month of June are 1168.25 and total hours for 2017 through the
end of June are 8119.68.
The Training Center was used by only one outside party, the US Geological Survey
group, for a total of 9 hours.
As of this writing two new volunteer firefighters, Simon Velasquez and Andrew Kelly,
have completed the Tompkins County Basic Exterior Firefighting Ops (BEFO) class and
volunteer FF Hao Yan has successfully completed the Cortland County FF Boot Camp
which includes BEFO and Interior Firefighting Ops/SCBA. The four recruit firefighters
attending the Recruit Firefighting Training Program at the Fire Academy graduated in
May and they will have completed their IFD-specific training and evaluations by then
end of July.
Ithaca Fire Department
Class Date Between {06/01/2017} And {06/30/2017}
ID# Name # Classes Hours
Training Hours Total by Staff
Shift
3258 Baker, Lyman E
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
3617 Bordoni, Gary
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
3883 Cornelius, Dave
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
4188 Gilligan, William
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
4301 Gould, Jack
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
4153 Longo, Robert
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
3793 Rogers, James
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
4615 Yan, Hao
1 3.00Totals for Staff:
196 Baker, John K A
4 8.50Totals for Staff:
185 Basher, Thomas T A
6 10.50Totals for Staff:
169 Covert, Robert M A
3 4.50Totals for Staff:
190 Fulton, Jason S A
4 6.00Totals for Staff:
201 Grant, Joshua J.F.A
6 12.50Totals for Staff:
159 Harding, William A
5 8.50Totals for Staff:
207 Koehler, Kevin A
3 31.50Totals for Staff:
181 Payne, Timothy J A
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Ithaca Fire Department
Class Date Between {06/01/2017} And {06/30/2017}
ID# Name # Classes Hours
Training Hours Total by Staff
Shift
208 Pirko, Thomas A
5 12.50Totals for Staff:
186 Snell, Peter A A
2 2.00Totals for Staff:
161 Spadolini, Mark A A
5 7.50Totals for Staff:
219 Velado, Griselda A
2 4.00Totals for Staff:
212 Vidler, Russell T A
5 33.50Totals for Staff:
200 Wheal, James D A
3 3.50Totals for Staff:
177 Bardo, Wade A B
3 10.50Totals for Staff:
204 Brown, Richard P B
3 29.50Totals for Staff:
192 Doner, Robert J B
5 11.50Totals for Staff:
146 Jackson, Otis E B
4 10.00Totals for Staff:
197 Kourkoutis, Chris B
7 15.25Totals for Staff:
215 Morales, Jillian l B
5 11.50Totals for Staff:
156 O'Connor, Christopher B
7 35.00Totals for Staff:
166 Pendell, Brian T B
2 5.00Totals for Staff:
143 Powers, John D B
4 10.00Totals for Staff:
210 Raponi, Nicholas P B
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Ithaca Fire Department
Class Date Between {06/01/2017} And {06/30/2017}
ID# Name # Classes Hours
Training Hours Total by Staff
Shift
221 Stilwell, Mark D B
6 13.50Totals for Staff:
203 Thompson, Kenneth G B
5 17.50Totals for Staff:
150 Tracy, Clinton R B
1 1.50Totals for Staff:
171 Crowley, Thomas P C
4 10.00Totals for Staff:
193 Eaton, Scott A C
7 17.50Totals for Staff:
175 Farwell, Gary H C
6 20.50Totals for Staff:
216 Goodsell, Louisa C
5 15.50Totals for Staff:
189 Hamilton, Christopher C
4 53.50Totals for Staff:
214 Louis, Jamon C
5 15.50Totals for Staff:
199 O'Halloran, Michael C
4 9.00Totals for Staff:
205 Pace, Daryl L C
7 14.50Totals for Staff:
195 Quadrozzi, Brian A C
7 16.50Totals for Staff:
154 Stevenson, Greg W C
3 7.50Totals for Staff:
209 Watros, Matthew J C
5 16.00Totals for Staff:
178 Whitney, Kevin L C
5 12.00Totals for Staff:
184 Zajac, Daniel M C
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Ithaca Fire Department
Class Date Between {06/01/2017} And {06/30/2017}
ID# Name # Classes Hours
Training Hours Total by Staff
Shift
182 Apgar, George H D
1 1.00Totals for Staff:
198 Buck, Adam D
8 14.25Totals for Staff:
220 Cacciotti, Richard D
1 2.00Totals for Staff:
158 Deis, Thomas D
2 3.50Totals for Staff:
224 Foster, John D
4 5.25Totals for Staff:
194 Gebel, Jared K D
6 12.25Totals for Staff:
165 Heath, Charles W D
5 11.50Totals for Staff:
213 Lawrence, Jason P D
9 15.75Totals for Staff:
187 Orenstein, Beth S D
1 1.00Totals for Staff:
206 Peyus, Trevor M D
4 9.50Totals for Staff:
152 Raponi, Thomas M D
9 15.75Totals for Staff:
191 Stilwell, Greg D D
4 6.75Totals for Staff:
183 Sullivan, Patrick J D
1 1.00Totals for Staff:
222 Albertsman, Lucas J E
4 11.00Totals for Staff:
227 Cary, Brandon E
39 105.00Totals for Staff:
223 Gresov, Alexandra E
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Ithaca Fire Department
Class Date Between {06/01/2017} And {06/30/2017}
ID# Name # Classes Hours
Training Hours Total by Staff
Shift
225 Jones, Connor E
39 105.00Totals for Staff:
226 Rankin, Michael E
39 105.00Totals for Staff:
217 Shepherd, Robert E
2 8.00Totals for Staff:
218 Watros, Dylan E
3 9.50Totals for Staff:
174 Weinstein, Brian S E
9 28.50Totals for Staff:
416 1,168.25Grand Totals:
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