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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Chief Report Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 1 0 0 0 100 Fire, Other 5 8 6 5 111 Building fire 34 34 34 37 112 Fires in structure other than in a building 0 2 1 0 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 30 32 19 23 114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or 1 3 2 2 118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 3 6 2 13 130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other 1 2 3 0 131 Passenger vehicle fire 11 12 8 9 132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2 0 0 2 134 Water vehicle fire 0 1 0 1 138 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2 0 0 0 140 Natural vegetation fire, Other 11 6 6 10 141 Forest, woods or wildland fire 0 0 1 1 142 Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 2 1 2 1 143 Grass fire 3 0 2 1 150 Outside rubbish fire, Other 5 5 5 4 151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 14 12 15 3 154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 4 3 8 7 155 Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash 0 0 1 0 160 Special outside fire, Other 3 4 3 3 161 Outside storage fire 0 0 0 2 162 Outside equipment fire 1 0 1 1 170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other 0 1 2 0 172 Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire 0 1 0 0 212 Overpressure rupture of steam boiler 1 0 0 0 240 Explosion (no fire) , Other 0 0 0 1 243 Fireworks explosion (no fire) 0 0 1 1 251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 3 1 2 2 300 Rescue, EMS incident, other 11 19 27 85 300lGorge Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation 1 1 2 0 3002Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Low Angle Rope 0 1 0 0 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 28 34 36 222 320 Emergency medical service, other 13 0 0 0 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 2034 2142 1943 1559 322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 94 112 105 125 323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) 31 17 15 25 324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries 29 37 37 11 331 Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 ) 0 0 2 0 33llLock-in Knox Box Access Required 3 0 4 0 3312Lock-in Force Entry Required 4 0 1 0 341 Search for person on land 3 0 0 1 342 Search for person in water 0 0 1 2 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 1 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 350 Extrication, rescue, Other 2 1 3 1 351 Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure 0 1 0 0 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 4 2 4 1 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 8 12 14 6 354 Trench/below-grade rescue 1 0 0 0 356 High-angle rescue 0 0 3 1 3561Gorge Rescue, High-angle Extrication 0 2 0 0 360 Water & ice-related rescue, other 1 3 2 0 361 Swimming/recreational water areas rescue 4 3 1 4 362 Ice rescue 0 0 1 0 363 Swift water rescue 0 1 1 0 365 Watercraft rescue 0 0 1 1 381 Rescue or EMS standby 4 4 6 4 400 Hazardous condition, Other 60 55 74 66 410 Combustible/flammable gas/liquid condition, 7 11 6 2 411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 8 6 11 17 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 64 81 102 22 413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 3 7 4 6 421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 1 2 2 2 422 Chemical spill or leak 3 2 2 1 423 Refrigeration leak 0 0 0 1 424 Carbon monoxide incident 16 25 27 22 440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, Other 12 13 13 14 441 Heat from short circuit (wiring) , defective/worn 3 3 4 3 442 Overheated motor 6 3 9 9 443 Breakdown of light ballast 1 5 2 10 444 Power line down 26 28 28 13 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 24 18 19 16 451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 0 1 1 1 460 Accident, potential accident, Other 1 1 2 2 461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed 1 4 1 2 462 Aircraft standby 1 1 0 0 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 10 3 11 20 471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 0 0 1 0 480 Attempted burning, illegal action, Other 3 0 1 0 481 Attempt to burn 0 0 1 1 500 Service Call, other 149 133 132 166 510 Person in distress, Other 12 10 22 16 511 Lock-out 8 9 11 14 512 Ring or jewelry removal 1 0 0 0 520 Water problem, Other 8 23 10 11 521 Water evacuation 2 76 10 5 522 Water or steam leak 13 18 23 19 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 2 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 531 Smoke or odor removal 8 5 16 1 540 Animal problem, Other 1 0 0 0 541 Animal problem 0 0 1 0 542 Animal rescue 0 1 2 1 550 Public service assistance, Other 15 23 23 19 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 27 31 17 30 552 Police matter 1 6 7 2 553 Public service 5 2 11 7 554 Assist invalid 4 4 15 5 555 Defective elevator, no occupants 0 0 0 1 561 Unauthorized burning 7 7 12 4 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 3 2 1 5 600 Good intent call, Other 66 68 87 84 611 Dispatched & cancelled en route 8 11 13 108 6111Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Dispatcher 14 17 10 2 6112Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Bangs 167 82 115 96 6113Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CUEMS 73 62 53 29 6114Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CU EH&S 57 51 45 33 6115Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IC Safety 50 9 1 1 6116Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other EMS 1 0 1 1 6117Dispatched & cancelled en route - By MA Dept 6 6 1 3 6118Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IPD 6 7 7 7 6119Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other 0 2 1 0 621 Wrong location 3 6 5 1 622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch address 26 32 25 2 631 Authorized controlled burning 6 8 9 6 632 Prescribed fire 0 0 3 1 641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) 0 1 3 0 650 Steam, Other gas mistaken for smoke, Other 1 5 4 2 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 8 23 14 33 652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 9 9 6 2 653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 4 0 2 2 661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency 1 3 3 1 671 HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat 38 32 20 9 672 Biological hazard investigation 0 1 0 0 700 False alarm or false call, Other 15 20 30 29 700lFalse alarm or false call, Other - Medical Alarm 25 31 0 0 710 Malicious, mischievous false call, Other 7 12 11 16 711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 6 1 17 17 712 Direct tie to FD, malicious false alarm 1 0 10 22 713 Telephone, malicious false alarm 2 2 1 1 714 Central station, malicious false alarm 35 51 41 26 715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 3 4 4 5 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 3 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 721 Bomb scare - no bomb 3 1 0 0 730 System malfunction, Other 41 58 56 63 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 6 9 7 28 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 44 49 83 79 734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 6 6 8 16 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 124 106 92 83 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 29 27 18 10 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other 101 100 112 297 741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 15 9 20 12 742 Extinguishing system activation 2 0 0 0 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - 534 611 632 597 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 221 178 150 71 745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 150 143 164 74 746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 27 18 20 4 800 Severe weather or natural disaster, Other 2 0 0 1 811 Earthquake assessment 0 1 0 0 813 Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment 1 0 0 6 814 Lightning strike (no fire) 0 0 0 3 900 Special type of incident, Other 0 2 3 3 911 Citizen complaint 1 0 0 1 Totals 4871 5019 4874 4600 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 4 Incident Type Summary(Modified) Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/20121 Fire 3% False Alarm&False Call 29% Good Intent Call 11% Hazardous Condition(No Fire)5% Overpressure Rupture,Explosion,Overheat(no fire)0.0% lip t i 1�77i 7� Iy 117i lyS� i t,. 8V��a�tri� SS ,70 l01YRYaPra°(bisaster 0.0% Service Call 5% Rescue&Emergency Medical Service Incident 47% False Alarm&False Call Good Intent Call IN Overpressure Rupture,Explosion,Overheat(no fire) Service Call Special Incident Type' Fj Fire FM Hazardous Condition(No Fire) 0 Rescue&Emergency Medical Service Incident Severe Weather&Natural Disaster IFD Incidents by Dispatch Code Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 b . . 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C C C@O N C O CD N OC c _o ° 0 dC u- — IL _N IL IL _m , O z m s o.0 C 0 ° ° Qo m — - ° Qo 73 ° o ° d ° o a - nOCC 3 o E tL ° U u Uo i O q ° ° p > L ) 0 c SW =° ° v S c U N 0)QQ ° � QN cc =� N °O > Q c c = m d COLtJ W U 0 = N m U Dispatch Call Type Count' Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses-Municipality,District,and Incident Type 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 82 3 1371 177 286 192 917 1 1 3030 62.22% City of Ithaca-Cornell Property 10 0 158 7 118 2 173 1 0 469 9.63% City of Ithaca-Ithaca College 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.06% City Cascadillla Creek Gorge 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02% City Fall Creek Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.02% City Six Mile Creek Gorge 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.10% Town of Ithaca 21 1 578 46 64 58 137 0 0 905 18.58% Town of Ithaca-Cornell Property 2 0 25 9 18 0 44 0 0 98 2.01% Town of Ithaca-Ithaca College 10 0 117 9 49 6 126 0 0 317 6.51% Town of Ithaca-Six Mile Gorge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.04% Town of Ithaca-Buttermilk Gorge 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.06% Town of Ithaca-Treman Gorge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.04% Outside Ithaca 7 0 13 2 8 3 0 1 0 34 0.70% Total 132 4 2275 250 544 264 1397 3 1 4870 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 92 3 1536 184 404 197 1090 2 1 3509 72.05% Total Town 33 1 726 64 132 64 307 0 0 1327 27.25% Outside Ithaca 7 0 13 2 8 3 0 1 0 34 0.70% Total 4870 100.00% Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses - Incident Type by District 3100 3000 """ ■Other 2900 2800 Severe Weather 2700 2600-1- 1 2500 Alarms/No Fire 2400 2300 Good Intent Call 2200 2100 2000 IM Service Call 1900 0 Hazardous Condition 1800 1700 1600 ■EMS/Rescue e'c 1500 a` 1400 Overpressure/Rupture 1300 1200 1100 Fire 1000 900 .: 800 700 600 500 .. . 400 300 200 100 0 .� i i .� i . o� o� o� o� o� o� 0 0, of 0 r` N, > 1 0� s. dJ� di of o� 01 o� 01 01 m <'d do d- d- do d- d- d� � � W � � d d d d d d d o G� Co m� 0 dco did 0 0 qco 0 ° Sd � 0^ 7 nd m� � o C o m m o� �o District Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses - Incident Type by Municipality 4000 3500 3000 S Other 2500 IM Severe Weather Alarms/No Fire Good Intent Call 2000 Service Call Hazardous Condition 1500 EMS/Rescue Overpressure/Rupture Fire 1000 ' 500 0 Total City Total Town Outside Ithaca Municipality Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses by Municipality 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% Outside Ithaca ■Town of Ithaca 40% City of Ithaca • 30% 20% 10% 0% Ithaca Fire Department Responses-Electrion District 2012 Overpressure Hazardous Fire Rupture EMS Rescue Condition Service Call Good Intent Alarm/No Fire Severe Weather Other Total City-1st Ward,District 1,NE,West Hill 2 0 46 5 5 9 13 0 0 80 City-1st Ward,District 2, W,West Hill 1 0 98 5 6 36 11 0 0 157 City-1 st Ward,District 3,SW,Southwest 8 0 120 11 16 28 44 0 0 227 City-1st Ward,District 4,S,Lower South Hill 3 1 25 10 13 8 13 0 0 73 City-1 st Ward,District 5,S,Upper South Hill 0 0 32 8 6 7 27 0 0 80 City-2nd Ward,District 1,NE,Triangle 5 0 79 14 12 24 34 0 0 1 168 City-2nd Ward,District 2, S,Southside,Titus 14 0 237 12 33 35 178 0 0 509 City-2nd Ward,District 3,W,Fulton,Court,Lin 15 0 189 28 15 44 83 0 0 374 City-2nd Ward,District 4,Commons East Business 13 0 212 23 35 38 122 0 0 443 City-3rd Ward,District 1,E,Cornell Campus 5 0 134 7 2 95 131 1 0 375 City-3rd Ward,District 2,E,Collegetn BelSher 4 0 45 8 9 11 78 0 0 155 City-3rd Ward,District 3,SE,BelSher,E State 3 0 21 6 3 5 7 0 0 45 City-4th Ward,District 1, NE,West Campus 3 0 35 2 1 1 14 52 1 0 0 107 City-4th Ward,District 2,E,Middle East Hill 3 0 31 11 2 8 53 0 0 1 108 City-4th Ward,District 3,E,Lower Collegetown 3 1 98 11 8 8 107 1 1 238 City-4th Ward,District 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 City-5th Ward,District 1,N,Fall Crk and Willw 0 1 33 6 7 9 14 0 0 70 City-5th Ward,District 2,N, Fall Crk,Gun Hil 5 0 39 7 11 5 39 0 0 106 City-5th Ward,District 3,NE,Cornell Heights 4 0 40 7 6 13 74 0 0 144 City-5th Ward,District 4,Farm,Aurora,King 1 0 19 3 7 7 10 0 0 47 City-5th Ward,District 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Town-District 1,NW,Trumansburg Rd 1 0 70 9 16 1 7 15 0 0 118 Town-District 2,SW,Bostwick&Elmira Rds 6 0 31 8 6 6 4 0 0 61 Town-District 3,S,Stone Quarry and South Hill 4 1 128 10 8 34 36 0 0 221 Town-District 4,E,Ellis Hollow to Slaterville 5 0 113 5 8 16 57 0 0 204 Town-District 5,NE,Cornell Campus to NE 1 0 20 6 0 11 29 0 0 67 Town-District 7,N,Village of Cayuga Hgts 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Town-District 8,N,Cayuga Heights Rd 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Town-District 9,N,East Shore and Renwick 1 0 6 2 1 1 8 0 0 19 Town-District 10,S,Ithaca College 10 0 140 8 5 32 122 0 0 317 Town-District 11,SE,Troy Coddingtn Slaterville 1 0 39 3 3 2 7 0 0 55 Town-District 12,E,Maple Ave 2 0 16 5 1 3 5 0 0 32 Town-District 13,S,South of King Rd 1 0 25 3 1 1 3 0 0 34 2012 Ithaca Fire Department Responses - Election District 480 ❑Other 440 ! ❑Severe Weather 420 Alarm / No Fire 400 Good Intent 80 Service Call 360 0 Hazardous Condition 340 320 ■EMS Rescue 300 Overpressure Rupture 280 Fire 260 `ae 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 � o- O_ i i i r i i i f f n r i r w j a °a m �. a. < � i N Election District Count of Incidents by Alarm Hour Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) 30 25 20 15 10 5 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Alm Hour Incident Responses by Day of Week Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) so 7o 60 50 40 30 20 10 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Day of Week Name Ithaca Fire Department IFD Mutual Aid Responses by Department (Summary) Alarm Date Between (01/O1/2O121 And 112/31/20121 Type of Aid Count Type of Aid Count 55001 Brooktondale Fire Department 55019 Varna Fire Department Mutual aid given 7 Mutual aid given 3 7 3 55002 Cayuga Heights Fire Department HAZ CON Hazmat Consortium Mutual aid received 12 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid received 1 1 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid given 1 15 55004 Danby Fire Department Mutual aid received 1 Mutual aid given 4 5 55006 Enfield Fire Department Mutual aid received 2 Mutual aid given 3 5 55011 Lansing Fire Department Mutual aid received 6 Mutual aid given 2 8 55013 Newfield Fire Department Mutual aid received 5 Mutual aid given 2 7 55015 Slaterville Fire Department Mutual aid given 1 1 55018 Trumansburg Fire Department Mutual aid received 1 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid given 1 3 O1/08/2013 14 :48 Page 1 CITY OF ITHACA 3 10 West Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5497 OFFICE oF'rHE FIRF("HIEF Telephone: 607,2772-1234 Fav 607 2'2-2"93 MEMORANDUM To: Board of Fire Commissioners From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief Date: January 8 1h 2013 Re: Fire Chief s Monthly Report to the Board of Fire Commissioners LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Administration 1) Career Personnel Report PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS I Chief I Deputy Chief(per diem) 5 Assistant Chiefs 9 Lieutenants 48 Fire Fighters 64 Uniform Personnel I Administrative Coordinator Total employees as of December 31",2012 65 a) Hiring/Recruitment Committee 0 None b) Retirements: 0 Firefighter William Baker retired as of December 27 1h 2012. C) Promotions: Lieutenant Brian Weinstein was appointed to a permanent position as a Fire. Lieutenant effective December 23 d, 2012. Lieutenant Weinstein has been serving in a Temporary Appointed Position since January I 9,h 2012. Page 2 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 d) Recruit Fire Fighters: 0 None e) Vacancies: • Deputy Fire Chief. Tom Dorman is working one day per week as a part- time Deputy Fire Chief. To will continue to work through 2013 and the money saved is being used to partially fund the two firefighter positions restored to the 2013 budget. 2) Budget Status a) A budget Status Report: The final budget close out for 2012 has not been finalized, and should be complete by the February Board of Fire Commissioners. Preliminarily, some of our personnel costs will be over budget, while other budget lines are under what was projected for the year. b) Capital Budget—A Capital Project plan was developed by the City's Engineering Department to replace both roofs of Central Fire Station. The estimated cost is for $359,735.75. The plan has been forwarded to the "town of Ithaca for consideration. 'There has been no action by the Town Board as of yet. 3) County Communications and 911 Program: a) No Report 4) Grants and Donations a) No Report 5) Resource Recovery Legislation No Report 6) City Charter Update No Report Operations 1) Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report 2) Selected Calls--- Page 3 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Deport January "' 2013 No Report 3) Support No Report LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Fire Prevention Bureau 1) Code Enforcement Division: The Codes Enforcement Division received 24 complaints for the month of December, There were 13 complaints forwarded to the City of Ithaca Building Department and 2 complaints,forwarded to the Town of Ithaca. There were 20 complaints closed out, and 4 complaints remain open as of December 31",2012. Some of the complaints that remain open are complaints referred to other agencies or departments. The Code Enforcement Division performed 61 fire safety and property maintenance inspections or re-inspections, witnessed 14 fire alarm test, witnessed I alternative fire protection system test, and witnessed 2 fire sprinkler system tests, The Code Enforcement Division issued. 15 Operating Permits for Assembly Occupancies; 12 Fire Alarm Certificate of Compliance; I Alternative Fire Protection System Certificate ofCompliance; 1 Fire Sprinkler Certificate of"Compliance, and 7 Certificates of Compliance for Fire and Property Maintenance Inspections for December 2012. ) Fire Investigation Unit: The fire investigation team performed two fire investigations in December; The first investigation was for an incendiary fire outside of 213 Williams St. in the City of'Ithaca. The second fire was a structure fire at 110 North Aurora`street, in the City of Ithaca. The cause of the fire can North Aurora St. was accidental caused by an electrical failure ) Public Education and Special Events: There were 3 public education events, and 2 child car seat inspections performed by the department in December. 4) Town of Ithaca: This week we are beginning to perform fire inspections in the Town of Ithaca. Discussions between the City Attorney and the Town Attorney are continuing regarding Page 4 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 some language to clarify fire inspection work as part of the Fire Contract between the City and the Town, 5) City of Ithaca: The Mayor has asked Common Council to review the fire inspection process. The expectation that: "Council will create a blueprint for change that cuts cost, improves customer service, and maintains public safety." As was proposed in the Mayor's 2013 Budget Submission to Council, it assumes that there is duplication of services between the Building and Fire Department, and that Building Department should able to take over the work from the Fire Department saving money by cutting firefighter positions. We will need to make a strong argument to maintain Fire Inspection's with the Fire Department. It is important that we maintain our staffing as we are already understaffed when responding to major incidents. The fire fighters in fire prevention supplement our staffing during the weekdays. The two additional firefighters on duty provide backup when we have multiple calls, or when we have major incidents that require all on duty personnel to respond. As I have explained to the Common and to the Board of Fire Commissioners, by all recognized standards the Ithaca Fire Department is understaffed in its response to even routine fires. During major incidents supplemental response by off duty paid firefighters, volunteer fire fighters, and mutual aid departments can take 15 to 30 minutes to arrive, and in some cases it takes multiple requests to our neighboring departments to provide persons to staff apparatus during week days when most people are working. OPERATIONS DIVISION Response 1) Quarterly Call Report 2) Emergency Management No report Support 1) Training Center Quarterly Report Training Page 5 of 5 - Fire Chief s Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 Quarterly 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: No Requests Received 4) We have had one inquiry from a member of the community to join. An application has been provided, but has not been returned yet. CITY OF ITHACA to JO West Green Street Ithaca, New York 48 0- 4 7 OFFICE OF THE FIRE CHIEF Telephone; 607 72-12341.m 607.2 72-2793 January 8th, 2013 Board of Fire Commissioners Ithaca Fire Department 310 W Green St Ithaca,NY 14850 Dear Board Members: The following is the Fire Marshal's Annual Report for 2012. Code Enforcement Division Inspections: Complaints Received 222 Complaints Resolved 218 Fire Safety and Property Maintenance Inspections 1025 Fire Alarm Tests 73 Fire Sprinkler and Standpipe System Tests 75 Standpipe Flow Tests 4 Fire Pump Tests 2 Alternative Fire Protection Systems 12 Code Enforcement Division Permits and Certificates of Compliance: Certificate of Compliance—Fire Safety 207 Certificate of Compliance—Alternative Fire I 1 Suppression Certificate of Compliance—Fire Alarm 66 Certificate of Compliance—Fire Pump 3 Certificate of Compliance—Fire Sprinkler System 25 Certificate of Compliance—Standpipe System 3 Operating Permit—Assembly Occupancy 270 Operating Permit—Hazardous Occupancy 14 Operating Permit—Lumberyard 2 Operating Permit—Temporary Propane Use 113 Operating Permit—Recreational Fire/Bon Fire 27 Operating Permit—Welding/Hot Work 31 Operating Permit—Fireworks 2 Fire Marshal's Annual Report for 2012—Page 2 Fire Investigation Unit: The Fire Investigation Unit investigated 20 fire investigations in 2012. There were 12 fires that were deemed accidental, 5 fires determined to be incendiary, and 3 fires that the cause was undetermined. Public Education: Public Education 56 Car Safety Seat Inspections 38 Witnessed Fire Drills 11. Respectfully Submitted, C Thomas Parsons Fire Chief Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 1 0 0 0 100 Fire, Other 5 8 6 5 111 Building fire 34 34 34 37 112 Fires in structure other than in a building 0 2 1 0 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 30 32 19 23 114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or 1 3 2 2 118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 3 6 2 13 130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other 1 2 3 0 131 Passenger vehicle fire 11 12 8 9 132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2 0 0 2 134 Water vehicle fire 0 1 0 1 138 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2 0 0 0 140 Natural vegetation fire, Other 11 6 6 10 141 Forest, woods or wildland fire 0 0 1 1 142 Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 2 1 2 1 143 Grass fire 3 0 2 1 150 Outside rubbish fire, Other 5 5 5 4 151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 14 12 15 3 154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 4 3 8 7 155 Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash 0 0 1 0 160 Special outside fire, Other 3 4 3 3 161 Outside storage fire 0 0 0 2 162 Outside equipment fire 1 0 1 1 170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other 0 1 2 0 172 Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire 0 1 0 0 212 Overpressure rupture of steam boiler 1 0 0 0 240 Explosion (no fire) , Other 0 0 0 1 243 Fireworks explosion (no fire) 0 0 1 1 251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 3 1 2 2 300 Rescue, EMS incident, other 11 19 27 85 300lGorge Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation 1 1 2 0 3002Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Low Angle Rope 0 1 0 0 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 28 34 36 222 320 Emergency medical service, other 13 0 0 0 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 2034 2142 1943 1559 322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 94 112 105 125 323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) 31 17 15 25 324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries 29 37 37 11 331 Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 ) 0 0 2 0 33llLock-in Knox Box Access Required 3 0 4 0 3312Lock-in Force Entry Required 4 0 1 0 341 Search for person on land 3 0 0 1 342 Search for person in water 0 0 1 2 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 1 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 350 Extrication, rescue, Other 2 1 3 1 351 Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure 0 1 0 0 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 4 2 4 1 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 8 12 14 6 354 Trench/below-grade rescue 1 0 0 0 356 High-angle rescue 0 0 3 1 3561Gorge Rescue, High-angle Extrication 0 2 0 0 360 Water & ice-related rescue, other 1 3 2 0 361 Swimming/recreational water areas rescue 4 3 1 4 362 Ice rescue 0 0 1 0 363 Swift water rescue 0 1 1 0 365 Watercraft rescue 0 0 1 1 381 Rescue or EMS standby 4 4 6 4 400 Hazardous condition, Other 60 55 74 66 410 Combustible/flammable gas/liquid condition, 7 11 6 2 411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 8 6 11 17 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 64 81 102 22 413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 3 7 4 6 421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 1 2 2 2 422 Chemical spill or leak 3 2 2 1 423 Refrigeration leak 0 0 0 1 424 Carbon monoxide incident 16 25 27 22 440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, Other 12 13 13 14 441 Heat from short circuit (wiring) , defective/worn 3 3 4 3 442 Overheated motor 6 3 9 9 443 Breakdown of light ballast 1 5 2 10 444 Power line down 26 28 28 13 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 24 18 19 16 451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 0 1 1 1 460 Accident, potential accident, Other 1 1 2 2 461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed 1 4 1 2 462 Aircraft standby 1 1 0 0 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 10 3 11 20 471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 0 0 1 0 480 Attempted burning, illegal action, Other 3 0 1 0 481 Attempt to burn 0 0 1 1 500 Service Call, other 149 133 132 166 510 Person in distress, Other 12 10 22 16 511 Lock-out 8 9 11 14 512 Ring or jewelry removal 1 0 0 0 520 Water problem, Other 8 23 10 11 521 Water evacuation 2 76 10 5 522 Water or steam leak 13 18 23 19 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 2 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 531 Smoke or odor removal 8 5 16 1 540 Animal problem, Other 1 0 0 0 541 Animal problem 0 0 1 0 542 Animal rescue 0 1 2 1 550 Public service assistance, Other 15 23 23 19 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 27 31 17 30 552 Police matter 1 6 7 2 553 Public service 5 2 11 7 554 Assist invalid 4 4 15 5 555 Defective elevator, no occupants 0 0 0 1 561 Unauthorized burning 7 7 12 4 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 3 2 1 5 600 Good intent call, Other 66 68 87 84 611 Dispatched & cancelled en route 8 11 13 108 6111Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Dispatcher 14 17 10 2 6112Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Bangs 167 82 115 96 6113Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CUEMS 73 62 53 29 6114Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CU EH&S 57 51 45 33 6115Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IC Safety 50 9 1 1 6116Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other EMS 1 0 1 1 6117Dispatched & cancelled en route - By MA Dept 6 6 1 3 6118Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IPD 6 7 7 7 6119Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other 0 2 1 0 621 Wrong location 3 6 5 1 622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch address 26 32 25 2 631 Authorized controlled burning 6 8 9 6 632 Prescribed fire 0 0 3 1 641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) 0 1 3 0 650 Steam, Other gas mistaken for smoke, Other 1 5 4 2 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 8 23 14 33 652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 9 9 6 2 653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 4 0 2 2 661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency 1 3 3 1 671 HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat 38 32 20 9 672 Biological hazard investigation 0 1 0 0 700 False alarm or false call, Other 15 20 30 29 700lFalse alarm or false call, Other - Medical Alarm 25 31 0 0 710 Malicious, mischievous false call, Other 7 12 11 16 711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 6 1 17 17 712 Direct tie to FD, malicious false alarm 1 0 10 22 713 Telephone, malicious false alarm 2 2 1 1 714 Central station, malicious false alarm 35 51 41 26 715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 3 4 4 5 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 3 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 721 Bomb scare - no bomb 3 1 0 0 730 System malfunction, Other 41 58 56 63 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 6 9 7 28 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 44 49 83 79 734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 6 6 8 16 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 124 106 92 83 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 29 27 18 10 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other 101 100 112 297 741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 15 9 20 12 742 Extinguishing system activation 2 0 0 0 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - 534 611 632 597 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 221 178 150 71 745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 150 143 164 74 746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 27 18 20 4 800 Severe weather or natural disaster, Other 2 0 0 1 811 Earthquake assessment 0 1 0 0 813 Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment 1 0 0 6 814 Lightning strike (no fire) 0 0 0 3 900 Special type of incident, Other 0 2 3 3 911 Citizen complaint 1 0 0 1 Totals 4871 5019 4874 4600 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 4 Incident Type Summary(Modified) Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/20121 Fire 3% False Alarm&False Call 29% Good Intent Call 11% Hazardous Condition(No Fire)5% Overpressure Rupture,Explosion,Overheat(no fire)0.0% lip t i 1�77i 7� Iy 117i lyS� i t,. 8V��a�tri� SS ,70 l01YRYaPra°(bisaster 0.0% Service Call 5% Rescue&Emergency Medical Service Incident 47% False Alarm&False Call Good Intent Call IN Overpressure Rupture,Explosion,Overheat(no fire) Service Call Special Incident Type' Fj Fire FM Hazardous Condition(No Fire) 0 Rescue&Emergency Medical Service Incident Severe Weather&Natural Disaster IFD Incidents by Dispatch Code Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 b . . REEF 0 N O C O 0 C ° . L . C C C@O N C O CD N OC c _o ° 0 dC u- — IL _N IL IL _m , O z m s o.0 C 0 ° ° Qo m — - ° Qo 73 ° o ° d ° o a - nOCC 3 o E tL ° U u Uo i O q ° ° p > L ) 0 c SW =° ° v S c U N 0)QQ ° � QN cc =� N °O > Q c c = m d COLtJ W U 0 = N m U Dispatch Call Type Count' Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses-Municipality,District,and Incident Type 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 82 3 1371 177 286 192 917 1 1 3030 62.22% City of Ithaca-Cornell Property 10 0 158 7 118 2 173 1 0 469 9.63% City of Ithaca-Ithaca College 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.06% City Cascadillla Creek Gorge 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02% City Fall Creek Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.02% City Six Mile Creek Gorge 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.10% Town of Ithaca 21 1 578 46 64 58 137 0 0 905 18.58% Town of Ithaca-Cornell Property 2 0 25 9 18 0 44 0 0 98 2.01% Town of Ithaca-Ithaca College 10 0 117 9 49 6 126 0 0 317 6.51% Town of Ithaca-Six Mile Gorge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.04% Town of Ithaca-Buttermilk Gorge 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.06% Town of Ithaca-Treman Gorge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.04% Outside Ithaca 7 0 13 2 8 3 0 1 0 34 0.70% Total 132 4 2275 250 544 264 1397 3 1 4870 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 92 3 1536 184 404 197 1090 2 1 3509 72.05% Total Town 33 1 726 64 132 64 307 0 0 1327 27.25% Outside Ithaca 7 0 13 2 8 3 0 1 0 34 0.70% Total 4870 100.00% Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses - Incident Type by District 3100 3000 """ ■Other 2900 2800 Severe Weather 2700 2600-1- 1 2500 Alarms/No Fire 2400 2300 Good Intent Call 2200 2100 2000 IM Service Call 1900 0 Hazardous Condition 1800 1700 1600 ■EMS/Rescue e'c 1500 a` 1400 Overpressure/Rupture 1300 1200 1100 Fire 1000 900 .: 800 700 600 500 .. . 400 300 200 100 0 .� i i .� i . o� o� o� o� o� o� 0 0, of 0 r` N, > 1 0� s. dJ� di of o� 01 o� 01 01 m <'d do d- d- do d- d- d� � � W � � d d d d d d d o G� Co m� 0 dco did 0 0 qco 0 ° Sd � 0^ 7 nd m� � o C o m m o� �o District Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses - Incident Type by Municipality 4000 3500 3000 S Other 2500 IM Severe Weather Alarms/No Fire Good Intent Call 2000 Service Call Hazardous Condition 1500 EMS/Rescue Overpressure/Rupture Fire 1000 ' 500 0 Total City Total Town Outside Ithaca Municipality Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses by Municipality 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% Outside Ithaca ■Town of Ithaca 40% City of Ithaca • 30% 20% 10% 0% Ithaca Fire Department Responses-Electrion District 2012 Overpressure Hazardous Fire Rupture EMS Rescue Condition Service Call Good Intent Alarm/No Fire Severe Weather Other Total City-1st Ward,District 1,NE,West Hill 2 0 46 5 5 9 13 0 0 80 City-1st Ward,District 2, W,West Hill 1 0 98 5 6 36 11 0 0 157 City-1 st Ward,District 3,SW,Southwest 8 0 120 11 16 28 44 0 0 227 City-1st Ward,District 4,S,Lower South Hill 3 1 25 10 13 8 13 0 0 73 City-1 st Ward,District 5,S,Upper South Hill 0 0 32 8 6 7 27 0 0 80 City-2nd Ward,District 1,NE,Triangle 5 0 79 14 12 24 34 0 0 1 168 City-2nd Ward,District 2, S,Southside,Titus 14 0 237 12 33 35 178 0 0 509 City-2nd Ward,District 3,W,Fulton,Court,Lin 15 0 189 28 15 44 83 0 0 374 City-2nd Ward,District 4,Commons East Business 13 0 212 23 35 38 122 0 0 443 City-3rd Ward,District 1,E,Cornell Campus 5 0 134 7 2 95 131 1 0 375 City-3rd Ward,District 2,E,Collegetn BelSher 4 0 45 8 9 11 78 0 0 155 City-3rd Ward,District 3,SE,BelSher,E State 3 0 21 6 3 5 7 0 0 45 City-4th Ward,District 1, NE,West Campus 3 0 35 2 1 1 14 52 1 0 0 107 City-4th Ward,District 2,E,Middle East Hill 3 0 31 11 2 8 53 0 0 1 108 City-4th Ward,District 3,E,Lower Collegetown 3 1 98 11 8 8 107 1 1 238 City-4th Ward,District 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 City-5th Ward,District 1,N,Fall Crk and Willw 0 1 33 6 7 9 14 0 0 70 City-5th Ward,District 2,N, Fall Crk,Gun Hil 5 0 39 7 11 5 39 0 0 106 City-5th Ward,District 3,NE,Cornell Heights 4 0 40 7 6 13 74 0 0 144 City-5th Ward,District 4,Farm,Aurora,King 1 0 19 3 7 7 10 0 0 47 City-5th Ward,District 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Town-District 1,NW,Trumansburg Rd 1 0 70 9 16 1 7 15 0 0 118 Town-District 2,SW,Bostwick&Elmira Rds 6 0 31 8 6 6 4 0 0 61 Town-District 3,S,Stone Quarry and South Hill 4 1 128 10 8 34 36 0 0 221 Town-District 4,E,Ellis Hollow to Slaterville 5 0 113 5 8 16 57 0 0 204 Town-District 5,NE,Cornell Campus to NE 1 0 20 6 0 11 29 0 0 67 Town-District 7,N,Village of Cayuga Hgts 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Town-District 8,N,Cayuga Heights Rd 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Town-District 9,N,East Shore and Renwick 1 0 6 2 1 1 8 0 0 19 Town-District 10,S,Ithaca College 10 0 140 8 5 32 122 0 0 317 Town-District 11,SE,Troy Coddingtn Slaterville 1 0 39 3 3 2 7 0 0 55 Town-District 12,E,Maple Ave 2 0 16 5 1 3 5 0 0 32 Town-District 13,S,South of King Rd 1 0 25 3 1 1 3 0 0 34 2012 Ithaca Fire Department Responses - Election District 480 ❑Other 440 ! ❑Severe Weather 420 Alarm / No Fire 400 Good Intent 80 Service Call 360 0 Hazardous Condition 340 320 ■EMS Rescue 300 Overpressure Rupture 280 Fire 260 `ae 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 � o- O_ i i i r i i i f f n r i r w j a °a m �. a. < � i N Election District Count of Incidents by Alarm Hour Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) 30 25 20 15 10 5 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Alm Hour Incident Responses by Day of Week Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) so 7o 60 50 40 30 20 10 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Day of Week Name Ithaca Fire Department IFD Mutual Aid Responses by Department (Summary) Alarm Date Between (01/O1/2O121 And 112/31/20121 Type of Aid Count Type of Aid Count 55001 Brooktondale Fire Department 55019 Varna Fire Department Mutual aid given 7 Mutual aid given 3 7 3 55002 Cayuga Heights Fire Department HAZ CON Hazmat Consortium Mutual aid received 12 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid received 1 1 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid given 1 15 55004 Danby Fire Department Mutual aid received 1 Mutual aid given 4 5 55006 Enfield Fire Department Mutual aid received 2 Mutual aid given 3 5 55011 Lansing Fire Department Mutual aid received 6 Mutual aid given 2 8 55013 Newfield Fire Department Mutual aid received 5 Mutual aid given 2 7 55015 Slaterville Fire Department Mutual aid given 1 1 55018 Trumansburg Fire Department Mutual aid received 1 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid given 1 3 O1/08/2013 14 :48 Page 1 CITY OF ITHACA 3 10 West Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5497 OFFICE oF'rHE FIRF("HIEF Telephone: 607,2772-1234 Fav 607 2'2-2"93 MEMORANDUM To: Board of Fire Commissioners From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief Date: January 8 1h 2013 Re: Fire Chief s Monthly Report to the Board of Fire Commissioners LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Administration 1) Career Personnel Report PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS I Chief I Deputy Chief(per diem) 5 Assistant Chiefs 9 Lieutenants 48 Fire Fighters 64 Uniform Personnel I Administrative Coordinator Total employees as of December 31",2012 65 a) Hiring/Recruitment Committee 0 None b) Retirements: 0 Firefighter William Baker retired as of December 27 1h 2012. C) Promotions: Lieutenant Brian Weinstein was appointed to a permanent position as a Fire. Lieutenant effective December 23 d, 2012. Lieutenant Weinstein has been serving in a Temporary Appointed Position since January I 9,h 2012. Page 2 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 d) Recruit Fire Fighters: 0 None e) Vacancies: • Deputy Fire Chief. Tom Dorman is working one day per week as a part- time Deputy Fire Chief. To will continue to work through 2013 and the money saved is being used to partially fund the two firefighter positions restored to the 2013 budget. 2) Budget Status a) A budget Status Report: The final budget close out for 2012 has not been finalized, and should be complete by the February Board of Fire Commissioners. Preliminarily, some of our personnel costs will be over budget, while other budget lines are under what was projected for the year. b) Capital Budget—A Capital Project plan was developed by the City's Engineering Department to replace both roofs of Central Fire Station. The estimated cost is for $359,735.75. The plan has been forwarded to the "town of Ithaca for consideration. 'There has been no action by the Town Board as of yet. 3) County Communications and 911 Program: a) No Report 4) Grants and Donations a) No Report 5) Resource Recovery Legislation No Report 6) City Charter Update No Report Operations 1) Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report 2) Selected Calls--- Page 3 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Deport January "' 2013 No Report 3) Support No Report LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Fire Prevention Bureau 1) Code Enforcement Division: The Codes Enforcement Division received 24 complaints for the month of December, There were 13 complaints forwarded to the City of Ithaca Building Department and 2 complaints,forwarded to the Town of Ithaca. There were 20 complaints closed out, and 4 complaints remain open as of December 31",2012. Some of the complaints that remain open are complaints referred to other agencies or departments. The Code Enforcement Division performed 61 fire safety and property maintenance inspections or re-inspections, witnessed 14 fire alarm test, witnessed I alternative fire protection system test, and witnessed 2 fire sprinkler system tests, The Code Enforcement Division issued. 15 Operating Permits for Assembly Occupancies; 12 Fire Alarm Certificate of Compliance; I Alternative Fire Protection System Certificate ofCompliance; 1 Fire Sprinkler Certificate of"Compliance, and 7 Certificates of Compliance for Fire and Property Maintenance Inspections for December 2012. ) Fire Investigation Unit: The fire investigation team performed two fire investigations in December; The first investigation was for an incendiary fire outside of 213 Williams St. in the City of'Ithaca. The second fire was a structure fire at 110 North Aurora`street, in the City of Ithaca. The cause of the fire can North Aurora St. was accidental caused by an electrical failure ) Public Education and Special Events: There were 3 public education events, and 2 child car seat inspections performed by the department in December. 4) Town of Ithaca: This week we are beginning to perform fire inspections in the Town of Ithaca. Discussions between the City Attorney and the Town Attorney are continuing regarding Page 4 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 some language to clarify fire inspection work as part of the Fire Contract between the City and the Town, 5) City of Ithaca: The Mayor has asked Common Council to review the fire inspection process. The expectation that: "Council will create a blueprint for change that cuts cost, improves customer service, and maintains public safety." As was proposed in the Mayor's 2013 Budget Submission to Council, it assumes that there is duplication of services between the Building and Fire Department, and that Building Department should able to take over the work from the Fire Department saving money by cutting firefighter positions. We will need to make a strong argument to maintain Fire Inspection's with the Fire Department. It is important that we maintain our staffing as we are already understaffed when responding to major incidents. The fire fighters in fire prevention supplement our staffing during the weekdays. The two additional firefighters on duty provide backup when we have multiple calls, or when we have major incidents that require all on duty personnel to respond. As I have explained to the Common and to the Board of Fire Commissioners, by all recognized standards the Ithaca Fire Department is understaffed in its response to even routine fires. During major incidents supplemental response by off duty paid firefighters, volunteer fire fighters, and mutual aid departments can take 15 to 30 minutes to arrive, and in some cases it takes multiple requests to our neighboring departments to provide persons to staff apparatus during week days when most people are working. OPERATIONS DIVISION Response 1) Quarterly Call Report 2) Emergency Management No report Support 1) Training Center Quarterly Report Training Page 5 of 5 - Fire Chief s Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 Quarterly 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: No Requests Received 4) We have had one inquiry from a member of the community to join. An application has been provided, but has not been returned yet. CITY OF ITHACA to JO West Green Street Ithaca, New York 48 0- 4 7 OFFICE OF THE FIRE CHIEF Telephone; 607 72-12341.m 607.2 72-2793 January 8th, 2013 Board of Fire Commissioners Ithaca Fire Department 310 W Green St Ithaca,NY 14850 Dear Board Members: The following is the Fire Marshal's Annual Report for 2012. Code Enforcement Division Inspections: Complaints Received 222 Complaints Resolved 218 Fire Safety and Property Maintenance Inspections 1025 Fire Alarm Tests 73 Fire Sprinkler and Standpipe System Tests 75 Standpipe Flow Tests 4 Fire Pump Tests 2 Alternative Fire Protection Systems 12 Code Enforcement Division Permits and Certificates of Compliance: Certificate of Compliance—Fire Safety 207 Certificate of Compliance—Alternative Fire I 1 Suppression Certificate of Compliance—Fire Alarm 66 Certificate of Compliance—Fire Pump 3 Certificate of Compliance—Fire Sprinkler System 25 Certificate of Compliance—Standpipe System 3 Operating Permit—Assembly Occupancy 270 Operating Permit—Hazardous Occupancy 14 Operating Permit—Lumberyard 2 Operating Permit—Temporary Propane Use 113 Operating Permit—Recreational Fire/Bon Fire 27 Operating Permit—Welding/Hot Work 31 Operating Permit—Fireworks 2 Fire Marshal's Annual Report for 2012—Page 2 Fire Investigation Unit: The Fire Investigation Unit investigated 20 fire investigations in 2012. There were 12 fires that were deemed accidental, 5 fires determined to be incendiary, and 3 fires that the cause was undetermined. Public Education: Public Education 56 Car Safety Seat Inspections 38 Witnessed Fire Drills 11. Respectfully Submitted, C Thomas Parsons Fire Chief Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 1 0 0 0 100 Fire, Other 5 8 6 5 111 Building fire 34 34 34 37 112 Fires in structure other than in a building 0 2 1 0 113 Cooking fire, confined to container 30 32 19 23 114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or 1 3 2 2 118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 3 6 2 13 130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, Other 1 2 3 0 131 Passenger vehicle fire 11 12 8 9 132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire 2 0 0 2 134 Water vehicle fire 0 1 0 1 138 Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 2 0 0 0 140 Natural vegetation fire, Other 11 6 6 10 141 Forest, woods or wildland fire 0 0 1 1 142 Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 2 1 2 1 143 Grass fire 3 0 2 1 150 Outside rubbish fire, Other 5 5 5 4 151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 14 12 15 3 154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 4 3 8 7 155 Outside stationary compactor/compacted trash 0 0 1 0 160 Special outside fire, Other 3 4 3 3 161 Outside storage fire 0 0 0 2 162 Outside equipment fire 1 0 1 1 170 Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, Other 0 1 2 0 172 Cultivated orchard or vineyard fire 0 1 0 0 212 Overpressure rupture of steam boiler 1 0 0 0 240 Explosion (no fire) , Other 0 0 0 1 243 Fireworks explosion (no fire) 0 0 1 1 251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition 3 1 2 2 300 Rescue, EMS incident, other 11 19 27 85 300lGorge Rescue, EMS incident, Ground Evacuation 1 1 2 0 3002Gorge Rescue, EMS incident, Low Angle Rope 0 1 0 0 311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 28 34 36 222 320 Emergency medical service, other 13 0 0 0 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 2034 2142 1943 1559 322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 94 112 105 125 323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) 31 17 15 25 324 Motor Vehicle Accident with no injuries 29 37 37 11 331 Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 ) 0 0 2 0 33llLock-in Knox Box Access Required 3 0 4 0 3312Lock-in Force Entry Required 4 0 1 0 341 Search for person on land 3 0 0 1 342 Search for person in water 0 0 1 2 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 1 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 350 Extrication, rescue, Other 2 1 3 1 351 Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure 0 1 0 0 352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 4 2 4 1 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 8 12 14 6 354 Trench/below-grade rescue 1 0 0 0 356 High-angle rescue 0 0 3 1 3561Gorge Rescue, High-angle Extrication 0 2 0 0 360 Water & ice-related rescue, other 1 3 2 0 361 Swimming/recreational water areas rescue 4 3 1 4 362 Ice rescue 0 0 1 0 363 Swift water rescue 0 1 1 0 365 Watercraft rescue 0 0 1 1 381 Rescue or EMS standby 4 4 6 4 400 Hazardous condition, Other 60 55 74 66 410 Combustible/flammable gas/liquid condition, 7 11 6 2 411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 8 6 11 17 412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 64 81 102 22 413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill 3 7 4 6 421 Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 1 2 2 2 422 Chemical spill or leak 3 2 2 1 423 Refrigeration leak 0 0 0 1 424 Carbon monoxide incident 16 25 27 22 440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, Other 12 13 13 14 441 Heat from short circuit (wiring) , defective/worn 3 3 4 3 442 Overheated motor 6 3 9 9 443 Breakdown of light ballast 1 5 2 10 444 Power line down 26 28 28 13 445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 24 18 19 16 451 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 0 1 1 1 460 Accident, potential accident, Other 1 1 2 2 461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed 1 4 1 2 462 Aircraft standby 1 1 0 0 463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 10 3 11 20 471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 0 0 1 0 480 Attempted burning, illegal action, Other 3 0 1 0 481 Attempt to burn 0 0 1 1 500 Service Call, other 149 133 132 166 510 Person in distress, Other 12 10 22 16 511 Lock-out 8 9 11 14 512 Ring or jewelry removal 1 0 0 0 520 Water problem, Other 8 23 10 11 521 Water evacuation 2 76 10 5 522 Water or steam leak 13 18 23 19 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 2 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 531 Smoke or odor removal 8 5 16 1 540 Animal problem, Other 1 0 0 0 541 Animal problem 0 0 1 0 542 Animal rescue 0 1 2 1 550 Public service assistance, Other 15 23 23 19 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 27 31 17 30 552 Police matter 1 6 7 2 553 Public service 5 2 11 7 554 Assist invalid 4 4 15 5 555 Defective elevator, no occupants 0 0 0 1 561 Unauthorized burning 7 7 12 4 571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup 3 2 1 5 600 Good intent call, Other 66 68 87 84 611 Dispatched & cancelled en route 8 11 13 108 6111Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Dispatcher 14 17 10 2 6112Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Bangs 167 82 115 96 6113Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CUEMS 73 62 53 29 6114Dispatched & cancelled en route - By CU EH&S 57 51 45 33 6115Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IC Safety 50 9 1 1 6116Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other EMS 1 0 1 1 6117Dispatched & cancelled en route - By MA Dept 6 6 1 3 6118Dispatched & cancelled en route - By IPD 6 7 7 7 6119Dispatched & cancelled en route - By Other 0 2 1 0 621 Wrong location 3 6 5 1 622 No Incident found on arrival at dispatch address 26 32 25 2 631 Authorized controlled burning 6 8 9 6 632 Prescribed fire 0 0 3 1 641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) 0 1 3 0 650 Steam, Other gas mistaken for smoke, Other 1 5 4 2 651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke 8 23 14 33 652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 9 9 6 2 653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 4 0 2 2 661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency 1 3 3 1 671 HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat 38 32 20 9 672 Biological hazard investigation 0 1 0 0 700 False alarm or false call, Other 15 20 30 29 700lFalse alarm or false call, Other - Medical Alarm 25 31 0 0 710 Malicious, mischievous false call, Other 7 12 11 16 711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 6 1 17 17 712 Direct tie to FD, malicious false alarm 1 0 10 22 713 Telephone, malicious false alarm 2 2 1 1 714 Central station, malicious false alarm 35 51 41 26 715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 3 4 4 5 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 3 Ithaca Fire Department Incident Type Period Comparisons Alarm Date Between 101/01/20121 and 112/31/20121 Incident Type 01/01/2012 01/01/2011 01/01/2010 01/01/2009 to to to to 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 721 Bomb scare - no bomb 3 1 0 0 730 System malfunction, Other 41 58 56 63 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 6 9 7 28 733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 44 49 83 79 734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction 6 6 8 16 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 124 106 92 83 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 29 27 18 10 740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Other 101 100 112 297 741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 15 9 20 12 742 Extinguishing system activation 2 0 0 0 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - 534 611 632 597 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 221 178 150 71 745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 150 143 164 74 746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 27 18 20 4 800 Severe weather or natural disaster, Other 2 0 0 1 811 Earthquake assessment 0 1 0 0 813 Wind storm, tornado/hurricane assessment 1 0 0 6 814 Lightning strike (no fire) 0 0 0 3 900 Special type of incident, Other 0 2 3 3 911 Citizen complaint 1 0 0 1 Totals 4871 5019 4874 4600 01/05/2013 17:04 Page 4 Incident Type Summary(Modified) Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/20121 Fire 3% False Alarm&False Call 29% Good Intent Call 11% Hazardous Condition(No Fire)5% Overpressure Rupture,Explosion,Overheat(no fire)0.0% lip t i 1�77i 7� Iy 117i lyS� i t,. 8V��a�tri� SS ,70 l01YRYaPra°(bisaster 0.0% Service Call 5% Rescue&Emergency Medical Service Incident 47% False Alarm&False Call Good Intent Call IN Overpressure Rupture,Explosion,Overheat(no fire) Service Call Special Incident Type' Fj Fire FM Hazardous Condition(No Fire) 0 Rescue&Emergency Medical Service Incident Severe Weather&Natural Disaster IFD Incidents by Dispatch Code Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 b . . REEF 0 N O C O 0 C ° . L . C C C@O N C O CD N OC c _o ° 0 dC u- — IL _N IL IL _m , O z m s o.0 C 0 ° ° Qo m — - ° Qo 73 ° o ° d ° o a - nOCC 3 o E tL ° U u Uo i O q ° ° p > L ) 0 c SW =° ° v S c U N 0)QQ ° � QN cc =� N °O > Q c c = m d COLtJ W U 0 = N m U Dispatch Call Type Count' Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses-Municipality,District,and Incident Type 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 82 3 1371 177 286 192 917 1 1 3030 62.22% City of Ithaca-Cornell Property 10 0 158 7 118 2 173 1 0 469 9.63% City of Ithaca-Ithaca College 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.06% City Cascadillla Creek Gorge 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02% City Fall Creek Gorge 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.02% City Six Mile Creek Gorge 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.10% Town of Ithaca 21 1 578 46 64 58 137 0 0 905 18.58% Town of Ithaca-Cornell Property 2 0 25 9 18 0 44 0 0 98 2.01% Town of Ithaca-Ithaca College 10 0 117 9 49 6 126 0 0 317 6.51% Town of Ithaca-Six Mile Gorge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.04% Town of Ithaca-Buttermilk Gorge 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.06% Town of Ithaca-Treman Gorge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.04% Outside Ithaca 7 0 13 2 8 3 0 1 0 34 0.70% Total 132 4 2275 250 544 264 1397 3 1 4870 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 92 3 1536 184 404 197 1090 2 1 3509 72.05% Total Town 33 1 726 64 132 64 307 0 0 1327 27.25% Outside Ithaca 7 0 13 2 8 3 0 1 0 34 0.70% Total 4870 100.00% Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses - Incident Type by District 3100 3000 """ ■Other 2900 2800 Severe Weather 2700 2600-1- 1 2500 Alarms/No Fire 2400 2300 Good Intent Call 2200 2100 2000 IM Service Call 1900 0 Hazardous Condition 1800 1700 1600 ■EMS/Rescue e'c 1500 a` 1400 Overpressure/Rupture 1300 1200 1100 Fire 1000 900 .: 800 700 600 500 .. . 400 300 200 100 0 .� i i .� i . o� o� o� o� o� o� 0 0, of 0 r` N, > 1 0� s. dJ� di of o� 01 o� 01 01 m <'d do d- d- do d- d- d� � � W � � d d d d d d d o G� Co m� 0 dco did 0 0 qco 0 ° Sd � 0^ 7 nd m� � o C o m m o� �o District Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses - Incident Type by Municipality 4000 3500 3000 S Other 2500 IM Severe Weather Alarms/No Fire Good Intent Call 2000 Service Call Hazardous Condition 1500 EMS/Rescue Overpressure/Rupture Fire 1000 ' 500 0 Total City Total Town Outside Ithaca Municipality Ithaca Fire Department 2012 Responses by Municipality 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% Outside Ithaca ■Town of Ithaca 40% City of Ithaca • 30% 20% 10% 0% Ithaca Fire Department Responses-Electrion District 2012 Overpressure Hazardous Fire Rupture EMS Rescue Condition Service Call Good Intent Alarm/No Fire Severe Weather Other Total City-1st Ward,District 1,NE,West Hill 2 0 46 5 5 9 13 0 0 80 City-1st Ward,District 2, W,West Hill 1 0 98 5 6 36 11 0 0 157 City-1 st Ward,District 3,SW,Southwest 8 0 120 11 16 28 44 0 0 227 City-1st Ward,District 4,S,Lower South Hill 3 1 25 10 13 8 13 0 0 73 City-1 st Ward,District 5,S,Upper South Hill 0 0 32 8 6 7 27 0 0 80 City-2nd Ward,District 1,NE,Triangle 5 0 79 14 12 24 34 0 0 1 168 City-2nd Ward,District 2, S,Southside,Titus 14 0 237 12 33 35 178 0 0 509 City-2nd Ward,District 3,W,Fulton,Court,Lin 15 0 189 28 15 44 83 0 0 374 City-2nd Ward,District 4,Commons East Business 13 0 212 23 35 38 122 0 0 443 City-3rd Ward,District 1,E,Cornell Campus 5 0 134 7 2 95 131 1 0 375 City-3rd Ward,District 2,E,Collegetn BelSher 4 0 45 8 9 11 78 0 0 155 City-3rd Ward,District 3,SE,BelSher,E State 3 0 21 6 3 5 7 0 0 45 City-4th Ward,District 1, NE,West Campus 3 0 35 2 1 1 14 52 1 0 0 107 City-4th Ward,District 2,E,Middle East Hill 3 0 31 11 2 8 53 0 0 1 108 City-4th Ward,District 3,E,Lower Collegetown 3 1 98 11 8 8 107 1 1 238 City-4th Ward,District 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 City-5th Ward,District 1,N,Fall Crk and Willw 0 1 33 6 7 9 14 0 0 70 City-5th Ward,District 2,N, Fall Crk,Gun Hil 5 0 39 7 11 5 39 0 0 106 City-5th Ward,District 3,NE,Cornell Heights 4 0 40 7 6 13 74 0 0 144 City-5th Ward,District 4,Farm,Aurora,King 1 0 19 3 7 7 10 0 0 47 City-5th Ward,District 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Town-District 1,NW,Trumansburg Rd 1 0 70 9 16 1 7 15 0 0 118 Town-District 2,SW,Bostwick&Elmira Rds 6 0 31 8 6 6 4 0 0 61 Town-District 3,S,Stone Quarry and South Hill 4 1 128 10 8 34 36 0 0 221 Town-District 4,E,Ellis Hollow to Slaterville 5 0 113 5 8 16 57 0 0 204 Town-District 5,NE,Cornell Campus to NE 1 0 20 6 0 11 29 0 0 67 Town-District 7,N,Village of Cayuga Hgts 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Town-District 8,N,Cayuga Heights Rd 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Town-District 9,N,East Shore and Renwick 1 0 6 2 1 1 8 0 0 19 Town-District 10,S,Ithaca College 10 0 140 8 5 32 122 0 0 317 Town-District 11,SE,Troy Coddingtn Slaterville 1 0 39 3 3 2 7 0 0 55 Town-District 12,E,Maple Ave 2 0 16 5 1 3 5 0 0 32 Town-District 13,S,South of King Rd 1 0 25 3 1 1 3 0 0 34 2012 Ithaca Fire Department Responses - Election District 480 ❑Other 440 ! ❑Severe Weather 420 Alarm / No Fire 400 Good Intent 80 Service Call 360 0 Hazardous Condition 340 320 ■EMS Rescue 300 Overpressure Rupture 280 Fire 260 `ae 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 � o- O_ i i i r i i i f f n r i r w j a °a m �. a. < � i N Election District Count of Incidents by Alarm Hour Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) 30 25 20 15 10 5 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Alm Hour Incident Responses by Day of Week Alarm Date Between (01/01/2012)And (12/31/2012) so 7o 60 50 40 30 20 10 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Day of Week Name Ithaca Fire Department IFD Mutual Aid Responses by Department (Summary) Alarm Date Between (01/O1/2O121 And 112/31/20121 Type of Aid Count Type of Aid Count 55001 Brooktondale Fire Department 55019 Varna Fire Department Mutual aid given 7 Mutual aid given 3 7 3 55002 Cayuga Heights Fire Department HAZ CON Hazmat Consortium Mutual aid received 12 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid received 1 1 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid given 1 15 55004 Danby Fire Department Mutual aid received 1 Mutual aid given 4 5 55006 Enfield Fire Department Mutual aid received 2 Mutual aid given 3 5 55011 Lansing Fire Department Mutual aid received 6 Mutual aid given 2 8 55013 Newfield Fire Department Mutual aid received 5 Mutual aid given 2 7 55015 Slaterville Fire Department Mutual aid given 1 1 55018 Trumansburg Fire Department Mutual aid received 1 Mutual aid given 1 Automatic aid given 1 3 O1/08/2013 14 :48 Page 1 CITY OF ITHACA 3 10 West Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5497 OFFICE oF'rHE FIRF("HIEF Telephone: 607,2772-1234 Fav 607 2'2-2"93 MEMORANDUM To: Board of Fire Commissioners From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief Date: January 8 1h 2013 Re: Fire Chief s Monthly Report to the Board of Fire Commissioners LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Administration 1) Career Personnel Report PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS I Chief I Deputy Chief(per diem) 5 Assistant Chiefs 9 Lieutenants 48 Fire Fighters 64 Uniform Personnel I Administrative Coordinator Total employees as of December 31",2012 65 a) Hiring/Recruitment Committee 0 None b) Retirements: 0 Firefighter William Baker retired as of December 27 1h 2012. C) Promotions: Lieutenant Brian Weinstein was appointed to a permanent position as a Fire. Lieutenant effective December 23 d, 2012. Lieutenant Weinstein has been serving in a Temporary Appointed Position since January I 9,h 2012. Page 2 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 d) Recruit Fire Fighters: 0 None e) Vacancies: • Deputy Fire Chief. Tom Dorman is working one day per week as a part- time Deputy Fire Chief. To will continue to work through 2013 and the money saved is being used to partially fund the two firefighter positions restored to the 2013 budget. 2) Budget Status a) A budget Status Report: The final budget close out for 2012 has not been finalized, and should be complete by the February Board of Fire Commissioners. Preliminarily, some of our personnel costs will be over budget, while other budget lines are under what was projected for the year. b) Capital Budget—A Capital Project plan was developed by the City's Engineering Department to replace both roofs of Central Fire Station. The estimated cost is for $359,735.75. The plan has been forwarded to the "town of Ithaca for consideration. 'There has been no action by the Town Board as of yet. 3) County Communications and 911 Program: a) No Report 4) Grants and Donations a) No Report 5) Resource Recovery Legislation No Report 6) City Charter Update No Report Operations 1) Mutual Aid Calls: Quarterly Report 2) Selected Calls--- Page 3 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Deport January "' 2013 No Report 3) Support No Report LIFE SAFETY DIVISION Fire Prevention Bureau 1) Code Enforcement Division: The Codes Enforcement Division received 24 complaints for the month of December, There were 13 complaints forwarded to the City of Ithaca Building Department and 2 complaints,forwarded to the Town of Ithaca. There were 20 complaints closed out, and 4 complaints remain open as of December 31",2012. Some of the complaints that remain open are complaints referred to other agencies or departments. The Code Enforcement Division performed 61 fire safety and property maintenance inspections or re-inspections, witnessed 14 fire alarm test, witnessed I alternative fire protection system test, and witnessed 2 fire sprinkler system tests, The Code Enforcement Division issued. 15 Operating Permits for Assembly Occupancies; 12 Fire Alarm Certificate of Compliance; I Alternative Fire Protection System Certificate ofCompliance; 1 Fire Sprinkler Certificate of"Compliance, and 7 Certificates of Compliance for Fire and Property Maintenance Inspections for December 2012. ) Fire Investigation Unit: The fire investigation team performed two fire investigations in December; The first investigation was for an incendiary fire outside of 213 Williams St. in the City of'Ithaca. The second fire was a structure fire at 110 North Aurora`street, in the City of Ithaca. The cause of the fire can North Aurora St. was accidental caused by an electrical failure ) Public Education and Special Events: There were 3 public education events, and 2 child car seat inspections performed by the department in December. 4) Town of Ithaca: This week we are beginning to perform fire inspections in the Town of Ithaca. Discussions between the City Attorney and the Town Attorney are continuing regarding Page 4 of 5 - Fire Chiefs Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 some language to clarify fire inspection work as part of the Fire Contract between the City and the Town, 5) City of Ithaca: The Mayor has asked Common Council to review the fire inspection process. The expectation that: "Council will create a blueprint for change that cuts cost, improves customer service, and maintains public safety." As was proposed in the Mayor's 2013 Budget Submission to Council, it assumes that there is duplication of services between the Building and Fire Department, and that Building Department should able to take over the work from the Fire Department saving money by cutting firefighter positions. We will need to make a strong argument to maintain Fire Inspection's with the Fire Department. It is important that we maintain our staffing as we are already understaffed when responding to major incidents. The fire fighters in fire prevention supplement our staffing during the weekdays. The two additional firefighters on duty provide backup when we have multiple calls, or when we have major incidents that require all on duty personnel to respond. As I have explained to the Common and to the Board of Fire Commissioners, by all recognized standards the Ithaca Fire Department is understaffed in its response to even routine fires. During major incidents supplemental response by off duty paid firefighters, volunteer fire fighters, and mutual aid departments can take 15 to 30 minutes to arrive, and in some cases it takes multiple requests to our neighboring departments to provide persons to staff apparatus during week days when most people are working. OPERATIONS DIVISION Response 1) Quarterly Call Report 2) Emergency Management No report Support 1) Training Center Quarterly Report Training Page 5 of 5 - Fire Chief s Monthly Report January 8"', 2013 Quarterly 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: No Requests Received 4) We have had one inquiry from a member of the community to join. An application has been provided, but has not been returned yet.