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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnnual Report - 2011 Palm Desert Fire DepartmentNew or Continued Programs • Continued participation in the city's Crime -Free Housing Program • Annual inspections of city businesses • Licensing inspections of Residential Care Facilities • Certificate of Occupancy inspections • Construction inspections of new buildings and tenant improvements • Knox Box Program - Continued Compliance, implementing to commercial businesses the required system— notifying and educating property managers of the requirements. • Identification of Target Hazard Occupancies • Educational programs- Mini- Muster, 911 for Kids, and Community Outreach • Random occupancy checks of public assemblies • Land Use Planning, New Construction, Tenant Improvement, Sprinkler, Alarm, and Special Event plan review. For 2012 the Fire Marshal's Office will continue to be leaders in community risk reduction. It is our goal to maintain superior customer service to all of our customers, improve efficiency and provide value to the community through engineering, education, and enforcement efforts. 2011 Battalion 12 Mini Muster CAL FIRE/ RIVERSIDE CITY OF PLAM DESERT SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST. 2011 Mini Muster Summary l'he Muster requires one school day a year for five of the Deceit Sands Uni ficd School District schools 1 ach chool par ncipates in field events and an assembly In the event%, ,tuck tits are challenged and Planning: Initial planning is started in lrtgust as repre.entam e. from the five elemcn" shoots, Palm Desert I Iis tonal Society and Fire fighters from Palm Desert Station 33 meet Dates for October are committed to and the planning and prep aration begins With funds provided by the City of Palm Desert, Pirc Preven lion materials are pur chased for the event All the 750 students reached during Fire Prevention Month Mini Musters re ceive educational materials taught the basics of fire safety and given a glimpse into the daily tasks that firefighters perform. This hands on approach to teaching and interacting with students has devel- oped this program into a learning experience these third graders look forward to. • Ti ♦`� that reinforce the days learning and experiences. Two full time Firefighters are required to be commit red to the five programs. They are placed on a train ing schedule, with their only commitment being to the Muster. Coordination on Muster days for on duty personnel and equipment typically draws 25 Firefight- ers and 5 different pieces of fire equipment. Props that are used as learning tools are built and main. twined by Station 33 Hire fighters. Pictured lbovc. StudentN with tht• opportunity to u:c proper technique. pumnp out fire with real extin gwbhers. Pictured left. Fire Inmpec tot Michelle Aleman teach es students the value and importance of Fxit Drill in the I Iome (FDITI 0 ♦ Isvery thind grade student in Desert Sands Unified arches this tram}. Students get a quility cducata m from paid local Firefighiers. By the end of a typical Muster day, students are not only edueucd, but motivated about bring ng fire safety home with them and sharing it with their families. Every successful year of the program provides hundreds of safety consnou; kids that make up our community, --Y-- T 2011 ANNUAL City of Palm Desert Fire department C z Fire Department 2011 Annual Report Below: Firefighters from Station 33 search an area of the White Water Wash for a woman who was swept away in front of her boyfriend. She was later found Below: Firefighters protect several homes after a gas line was nicked and caught fire. Quick action by the first arriving Engine prevented the fire from extending to the residences. Below: Firefighters perform CPR on a hiker who suffered a heart attack while hiking the "Bump & Grind" in Palm Desert A CAL FIRE Helicopter was used to fly the patient to Eisenhower Medical Center. PALM DESERT Above: Firefighters remove a contractor from a roof after suffering an apparent stroke. Homeowners went to get the morning paper and noticed the worker unresponsive on the roof. Above: Task Force 33 searches for a man who was last seen inside cave dug into a sand drift The reporting party stated the cave was approximately 20 feet into the hillside and 10 feet deep. Crews dug for several hours until the mission changed from a rescue, to a recovery. A tractor had to be brought in and the missing man was eventually recovered deceased. Left: One of several "Over The Side" Rescues along Highway 74. The vehicle in this photo tumbled approximately 100' before coming to rest The driver was transported to the hospital with major injuries. 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Summary Information — January 1. 2011— December 31, 2011 • 1346 annual inspections completed — down 755/36% from 2010 • 610 re -inspections conducted — down 563/48% from 2010 • 370 new construction inspections completed — down 133/26.5% from 2010 • 383 certificate of occupancy inspections — down 70/15.5% from 2010 • 24 special events — down 37/61% from 2010 • 341 miscellaneous activities performed including meetings, public contacts, responses to check or assist business owner/tenants on fire & life safety issues — down 407/54.5% from 2010 • 1327 businesses in compliance— down 1361/51% from 2010 • 478 Plan Reviews- up 170/55% from 2010 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 C Summary Comparison: 2010-2011 olke-Inspections 2011 ■Cert of Occupancy 2010 oSpecial Events 2011 ■Incompliance 2010 OAnnuais zun •New Construction 2010 oCert of Occupancy 2011 o Other 2010 2011 oRe-inspections zuio aNew Construction 2011 ■Special Events 2010 o Other 2011 Rat D� COUNTY FF1 & ENEWMEW IN COOPERATION WITH THE CAUFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION John R. Hawkins — Fire Chief 210 West San Jacinto Avenue - Perris, CA 92570 (951) 940-6900-www.rvcfire.org PROUDLY SERVING THE JNINCORPORATED AREAS March 7, 2012 3F RIVERSIDE COUNTY %NO THE CITIES OF. 3ANNING Within these pages we present the Palm Desert Fire Department's Annual Report. It 3EAUMONT serves as a statistical accounting of our responses as well as a summary of some of our :;ALIMESA activities over the past year. We are proud to serve the City of Palm Desert, its residents CANYON LAKE and importantly the many visitors to this beautiful resort community. ::OACHELLA This past year continued to be a struggle across our Nation as we have dealt with the DESERT HOT SPRINGS economic woes of this recession and its continuous impacts on our cities. Despite the !ASTVALE necessary belt tightening exercises that we have all experienced, we continue to provide NDIAN WELLS a high level of emergency services in this community. We know that public safety is a priority to this Council and our efforts are in support of that mission. NDIO IURUPA VALLEY Looking briefly at our statistics, you will note that as in past years, Emergency Medical JOKE ELSINORE Service (EMS) calls make up the single highest percentage of our responses at 75%. -A QUINTA This is consistent with other communities here in Southern California. In Patin Desert the Fire Department provides Advanced Life Support and ambulance transportation to v1ENIFEE our residents. It is a fitting task for your public safety providers to make this ,AORENO VALLEY contribution to public safety on a global scale. VORCO 2ALM DESERT In summarizing our efforts, I must turn to our Department's Core Values. They are a driving force in our activities and a meaningful part of how we function and are easily �ERRIS summed up in these 7 words: RANCHO MIRAGE RUBIDOUX CSD Leadership — Integrity — Safety — Competency - Exemplary Customer Service 3AN JACINTO EMECULA NILDOMAR Thank you for the opportunity to work with this great City. We are honored to be your Firefighters and we enjoy working with your competent and friendly City staff. We look forward to continuing to serve the City of Palm Desert. 30ARD OF 3UPERVISORS 3OB BUSTER DISTRICT I Respectfully Submitted, IOHN TAVAGLIONE DISTRICT 2 John R. Hawkins IEFF STONE County Fire Chief DISTRICT 3 IOHN BENOIT By Bill Hunley DISTRICT 4 Battalion Chief AARION ASHLEY DISTRICT 5 Dorian J. Cooley Deputy Chief Eastern Operations Fire Department 2011 Annual Report Operations PALM DESERT In 2011 the Palm Desert Fire Department (PDFD) responded to 7509 calls for service. This is an increase of 159 responses over 2010. A summary of the incidents appears below: ■ Medical 5,685 75.7% False Alarm 777 10.3% g Public SerNce Assist 517 6 9% S Traffic Collision 339 4 5% ■ Standby 62 0 8°% Other Fire 40 0.5°% ■ OtherMisc 26 0.3% e: Res Fire 19 0.3°% ■ Vehicle Fire 18 0.2% ■ Corn Fire 15 0.2°% ■ Haz Mat 5 0.1% Wildtand Fire 4 0.1% Multi -Farr Dwelling Fire 2 0.0% Total: 7,509 100.0% Calls for Medical Emergencies are the largest portion of the incidents accounting for 75.7% of the total incidents responded to by PDFD. False alarms accounted for 10.3% of the incidents followed by Public Service Assists at 6.9% and traffic collisions at 4.5% of the call volume. Fires accounted for 2% of PDFD's incidents. 2011 was an extremely busy year for the PDFD. PDFD units responded to an average 15.57 medical emergencies daily, a slight increase over 2010. In total the PDFD responded to 20.57 incidents on average every day of the year. A comparison could be made the average call type of Palm Desert compared to similar sized jurisdictions throughout the United States. The National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) publishes annually the Fire Loss in the United States report. The Fire Loss in the United States during 2009 reporttabies the percent of fire and non fire incidents by community size. The table below lists the figures compared to PDFD's response percentage Percent of Fires and Nonfire Incidents by Community Size-50,000-99,999 National Palm Desert Fire Incidents 3.50% 2% Medical Responses 66.90% 75.7% False Alarms 8.80% 10.3% Mutual Aid Responses 2.20% 0.20% Hazardous Material Responses 1.40% 0.10% Other Hazardous Reponses 2.50% 1 % All Other Responses 14.10% 10.73% This response data reflects the survey from 212 similar sized jurisdiction throughout the United States. 54 of the respondents were from the Western Region which encompasses Palm Desert. This data demonstrates that the PDFD responds to a similar percentage of incidents on a comparison basis. Medical responses are a higher percentage and fire responses reflect fewer reported incidents on average than similar jurisdictions. Fire History in Palm Desert: The Palm Desert Fire Department responded to 114 fires in 2011. This represents a 15% increase in the number of reported fires from 2010. According to the NFPA report, the 54 jurisdictions of similar population in the Western Region reported an average of 2.7 fires per 1000 population. According to this formula, Palm Desert would expect an estimated 135 fires. With 114 fires reported, Palm Desert represents an average of 2.0 fires per 1000 population which is on average lower than survey respondents. The NFPA report describes the fire problem in the United States and lists the types of fires by number and percentage of occurrence. According to the report 485,000 fires occurred in structures. This is approximately 36% of the reported 1,348,500 fires reported in the country. Of the structure fires 78.5% percent occurred in residences with the majority occurring in one and two family dwellings. The remaining 21.5% occurred in non-residential properties. Palm Desert had 19 residential fires. According to this formula, 27 would be expected on a percentage basis. Palm Desert experienced 15 reported commercial or non-residential fires. 7.4 would be expected. Vehicle fires accounted for 16% of the fires in 2009 nationally. Palm Desert experienced 18 vehicle fires consisting of 17.3% of the fire incidents. Approximately 48% of the remaining fires are classified as outside fires. This includes fires in brush, grass, and wildland; fires outside of structures with value loss; fires in rubbish with no value loss, and all other fires. Palm Desert experienced 37 fires or 39% classified as outside. These figures demonstrate that Palm Desert experiences similar fire types by percentage as those nationwide. Vehicle fires are in higher percentage, possibly due to climatic conditions. In summary the city of Palm Desert Fire Department is a proud partner to the residents and businesses we serve. As an all-risk/all-hazard fire department the city is well served through the comprehensive integrated regional fire protection system it receives through the Riverside County Fire Department. The city maintains superior emergency medical services to the residents by highly trained and professional staff. Firefighters are well -prepared and equipped for fires and other emergency events when they occur. Modern fire prevention practices including engineering, education, and enforcement reduce the risk to the community. Public education and outreach serve to inform the public on important risk reduction strategies. Through this process the Palm Desert Fire Department will continue to serve our customers and community partners with exceptional and professional fire protection services.