1. DRAFT! Welcome! Please introduce yourself to others at your table! Put on a name tag!Complete the information on the sign-in sheet

2. DRAFT! Welcome to CARES! 3. CARES Charge!o Create a long-range plan to meet the communitys level of service and protection expectations.!Operational Guidelines!o Meetings will not be conducive to the format of an open forum or debate.!o Meetings are work sessions that allow for the free exchange of ideas.! 4. Sign-in Sheet! 5. I Have a Question!! Fill Out Form! Call: ! 636-447-6655 ! Email:! CARES@cottlevillefpd.org! Ask During Small Group Work Time! 6. CARES Online!o www.CARESforCFPD.com!o Like us on Facebook!!owww.Facebook.com/CottlevilleFire! 7. Meeting Materials!o Cover Sheet!o Agenda!o Meeting #1 Summary Documents!o Verbatim Responses!o Executive Summary!o CARES Calendar!o Informational PowerPoint Presentation!o Work Activity!o News Clippings! 8. CARES Meetings!Date Meeng Topic Sept. 8 Kick-O Mee6ng Sept. 22 Stang Oct. 6 Equipment Oct. 20 Opera6ons, Facili6es & Programs Nov. 3 Fire District Finance 101 Nov. 17 DraM Community Recommenda6ons Presented Week of Nov. 28 - Dra0 Recommenda6ons Presented At Open Houses At Each Fire Sta6on. Details Coming Soon. Dec. 8 Final Recommenda6ons Presented 9. DRAFT! Cottleville Fire Protection DistrictStafng & TrainingPresented By ! Chief Rob Wylie! 10. Quick Review!o District Protects! o 38 sq miles ! o 40,000 Residents!o Fire Protection and BLS service provided through:! o 1.Code Enforcement Division! o Inspections / Public Education! o 2. Operations Division! o Emergency Response/Training/Maintenance, 4 Stations ! 11. Expenses! 12. Cottleville Fire DitrictOrganizational Structure! 13. Fire Chief!!o Direct and manage overall administration and operations of the District:!o Financial!o Legal!o Pension!o Personnel/Benets!o Emergency Operations! o 1 Ofce Manager! o 1 Administrative Assistant! 14. Prevention Division!o 1 Assistant Chief / Fire Marshal!o1 Plan Reviewer/Inspector!o 2010!o1,819 Inspections !o230 Plan Reviews !o851 Permit Inspections! 15. Operations Division!o 1 Assistant Chief !oResponsible for the overall management andstafng of the Operations Division !o 44 Personnel !oThree shifts of 14! o2 Floaters!o 2,700 Calls for Service in 2011 (annualized)! 16. Operations Division (cont.)!o Training!oPlanning/Coordination/Oversight!oLost full time training chief as part of budgetrealignment plan in 2004! 17. Operations Division (cont.)!o Facilities/Vehicle Maintenance!oLost full time maintenance chief as part ofbudget realignment plan in 2004!o Emergency Management Duties!o Public Fire Education! 18. A Day in the Life of a Fireghter!o Not including emergency calls!o 7 a.m. - Report for Duty!o 7 8 a.m. - Equipment Check!o 8 a.m. Noon - Training, Business Inspections, House Cleaning, Hose & Hydrant Testing, !o Noon 1 p.m. - Lunch! 19. A Day in the Life of a Fireghter!o Not including emergency calls!o 1 4 p.m. - Continue Duties & Training Assignments!o 4:30 p.m. 7 a.m. Departmental Meetings, Public Events, Personal Time!o 7 a.m. - End of First Tour! 20. Who sets our stafngbenchmarks?o Insurance Service Ofce ISO!o National Fire Protection Association NFPA!o Federal Government!o Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)! 21. ISO Rates Fire DepartmentsBased On: oWater supply !oLocation of Fire oEquipment!Hydrants! oDispatching!oTraining! oWheel miles tooInspections! nearest Fire House! oStafng ! 22. ISO Impact on CFPD!o Determine insurance rates for Industrial, Commercial and Residential property!o Stafng is one of several criteria used to rate your re district!o Rating, in part, is based on the average number of reghters arriving on scene ! 23. Full Stafng for CFPD!o 24 Hour Shifts!o 4 Fire Houses !o 2 Houses! o 4 reghters (3 reghters min.)!o 2 House! o 3 reghters (3 reghters min.)! !! ! ! ! ! !Total 14! 24. CFPD Stafng !o Full stafng day 14 reghters!o 2011 YTD 2 Days at full stafng ! 25. CFPD Reduction toMinimum Stafng Caused By:!o Vacation, Injuries or Sick Time. !o Triggers Either:!o1. Minimum Stafng !o2. Overtime! 26. CFPD - Minimum Stafng!o 12 reghters per shift !o 4 re trucks !o 3 reghters each!oTotal of 12 reghters! 27. Stafng!o What is the benchmark for how many reghters on a truck? !o How do you know if you have adequate personnel on a re truck ?!o Refer to NFPA! 28. What is the NFPA!o National Fire Protection Association!o Established in 1896!oSet Standards !oTrucks Training Equipment !oStafng ! 29. NFPA !o Develops Standards Not Laws !o Courts rely on NFPA to determine industry standards for re protection/safety measures! 30. NFPA Stafng Study !o Culmination of a 10 year process!o Utilized Multiple Studies !oOrganizations!oCities !oGovernment Entities! 31. NFPA Study!o NFPA 1710 adopted August 2001 !o Four Main Purposes !oImprove methods of!oFire control extinguishment and prevention!oImprove EMS Services!oEstablish safeguards against loss of life/property!oProtect FF,EMS Providers and the Public ! 32. NFPA 1710 - Why is thisimportant to you ?!o The rst standard to set comprehensive minimum criteria to ensure safe and effective re and EMS response!o Represents a decade of scientic analysis used to set those minimum requirements! 33. NFPA 1710 Standard!o NFPA Believes Implementing the scientically based performance requirements from 1710 will result in reduced life and property loss while increasing reghters safety.! 34. Mutual Aid !o Assistance from neighboring re agencies !o NFPA States you may use mutual aid but not rely on mutual aid to circumvent 1710.! 35. Stafng Studies! 36. NIST Fire Operations Study!o NIST Study!oMinimum Requirements for SuppressionStafng ! 37. NIST Study! o2000 Sq. Ft. Two Story, Single Family Residence! oWithout a Basement! oWithout Exposures! oLow Hazards ! 38. NIST (National Institute of Standardsand Technology) Study!o Based on:!oTask Analysis!oLife Hazards ! oManufacturing, malls, hospitals, schools, nursing homes!oSafety conditions for reghters ! oType of construction! 39. NIST/NFPA Stafng StudyRecommendationso NFPA 1710!oMinimum of 4 reghters per re engine/pumper!o CFPD minimum manning, 3 reghters ! 40. NIST/NFPA Stafng StudyRecommendations Ladder trucks shall have additional personnel toperform multiple engine/truck company tasks!Number of Fireghters! Recommended Number of5 or more!Fireghters for Ladder Truck!CFPD Ladder Truck Stafng!3! 41. NFPA - Fireground Stafng !o Shall deploy a minimum of 15-17 personnel !oWithin 8 minutes! 42. Dallas Stafng Study Conclusions! Demonstrated a highly coordinated,5 Fireghter effective attack on the re and searchCrew! and rescue operations! Capable of performing satisfactorily in4 Fireghter controlling the re and affecting theCrew! rescue operation!3 Fireghter Could not accomplish all the requiredCrew!tasks within a given time span! 43. Austin Fire Department Study!o Studied the efciency differences between 3 and 4 person engine companies!oIn two story residential res the efciencyimprovement from 3 to 4 reghters was 73% !oIn aerial ladder evolutions the improvementfrom 3 to 4 reghters was 66%!oHigh rise efciency improved 35%!oAverage difference was 58% improvement! 44. Austin FD Study MedicalEvaluations!o Physiological impact !o Before and After each scenario ! oPulse ! oRespirations! oEKG ! oBody Temp! 45. Austin FD MedicalEvaluations!o3 Person crew !!o 4 Person crew!Pulse rate 127.28!! Pulse rate 119.69! 16% difference 46. Austin FD Injury study!Reviewed 136emergencyincidents involving1,938 reghters!46% Difference ! 47. Austin FD - The Results!o Conrmed other studies results !o 3 Person Crews are less efcient!o Higher risk for victims due to delays!o Loss of critical functions!o Higher physiological stress on reghters !o Higher risk to reghters safety! 48. Austin FD - Conclusion!o Increasing Stafng from 3 to 4 reghters provides substantial benets.!oSmaller # of multiple alarms!oLess re damage and higher loss/save ratio!oFewer Injuries/deaths for public and FF! 49. Austin FD - Conclusion!o Increasing Stafng from 3 to 4 reghters provides substantial benets.!oFewer worker compensation claims!oPreservation of tax base properties!oLower civil liability for Fire District ! 50. The Minimum Tally is !o 1 I/C !o 2 Aerial Deviceo 1 Aide! Operator/Pump operator!o 2 Pump operators!o 2 RIC/RIT!o 6 reghters for 2 hose lines!o 1 Safety Ofcer !o 2 Search/Rescue! o 19 Assigned positions!o 2 Ventilation! 51. How does CFPD Attempt toMeet this Standard?!o Send 5 Trucks and One Call Ofcer!o3 reghters each = 15 FF!o1 On-Call Supervisor !o Total of 16 on a minimum manning days! 52. How does CFPD Attempt toMeet this Standard?!o Consequence of sending more trucks!o Time and Distance Correlation!oLonger the travel distance - The longer ittakes to get to the emergency!oAlso leaves larger gaps in your protection!o Greater Public Risk! 53. CFPD Zone Map! 54. Response Times Suppression!o NFPA 1710 states - First truck should arrive on scene in 4 min. or less 90% of the time !o Balance of the alarm in 8 min or less 90% of the time!o FF Safety must be highest priority!o Prudent response needs quick response time & sufcient number of FF! 55. Why 4-8 minutes? !o Flashover in structural res occurs typically in six to seven minutes!o We must arrive quickly and operate efciently! 56. Fire Spread! 57. DRAFT! Time is Critical ! An unconscious person trapped inside will suffer brain damage after 4 minutes from the lack of oxygen! 58. International CityManagement Association !o Too few re companies or poorly manned ones can result in property and life loss beyond community-accepted norms. !o The cost of a reghters death or disabling injury may far exceed the expense of a re company.!o FFs protect the economic tax base as well as its health and welfare.! 59. CFPD Current Stafng Impact !o We do not currently:!oConduct Regular Fire Education Programs!oMeet NFPA 1710 Minimum Truck Manning !oMeet ISO Recommendation for EngineCompany Personnel!oMeet ICCMA Basic Rule based on Daytime Population! 60. Recommended Overall FDStafng! 61. Recommended Daily Stafng! 62. Stafng Comparison: Fireghters! 63. Stafng Comparison: Staff & Training Ofcers! 64. Why 24 Hour Shifts!o Study of 24 Hr vs. 8 Hr Shifts!o Hire a minimum of 24 additional FFs to maintain existing truck stafng with 8 hour shift!o Additional $560,000 per year! oSalary, Uniforms, Insurance, Benets! oFF Gear / Equipment!o 24 Hour Shifts Save Tax Payers Money! 65. Fire Fighter FLSA Comparison! Fire Fighter40 HourEmployee Hrs. Worked Per Shift 48 8 Hrs. Worked Per Week 56.240 Overtime Starts @54 Hours41 Hours Hrs. Worked @ 2,7562080 Straight Pay Total Hours Worked 2920 2080 Per Year 66. Cost of One Fire Fighter!o Average Annual Salary!$53,874!o$18.45/hr. x 2,920 hrs!o Benets ! !$18,500 (approx..)!!o Equipment !$ 3,600! !o Average Cost/yr. !$75,974! 67. Fireghter Wages with FLSAExemption (Fireghters Rule 24 Hour Shifts)! 68. Fireghters Wages w/o FLSAExemption (Traditional 8 hr. Shift)! 69. Cost Savings with 24 HourSchedule!+$6,200 per Fireghter ! 70. Stafng Requirements to AvoidOvertime for 8 Hr. Shifts vs. 24 Hr.Shifts! 71. Fireghter- Education!o 532 Hours of Training!oContinuing Education Yearly! 72. Training Hours 2010! 73. Required Continuing Education!o State Certications Require the following CEUs! o Instructor development classes based on newtechnologies! o Fire investigator nding out why and how a restarted ! o Hazmat Chemical Spills, Terrorism ! ! o EMT, Vehicle Extrication, Patient Care Techniques! !! 74. CFPD Training Challanges!o Keeping up with demand for service!o Staying current with latest technologies/threats!o Keeping up with national standards with no fulltime training ofcer!o Limited ability for ofcer development for new ofcers! 75. CFPD Stafng Challenges!o SAFETY!!o Keeping up with national standards !o Providing safe, effective emergency response!o Avoiding reghter injury!o Protecting the economic base of the community! 76. DRAFT! Small Group Work Activity! 77. Select Recorder & Spokesperson!o Recorder Responsibilities!o Complete the requested information on your groups worksheet!o Spokesperson Responsibilities!o Facilitate Discussion!o Keep Group Focused/On Task!o Report Groups Information! 78. Complete the Worksheet !o Make sure the information recorded on the worksheet reects consensus of the group!o Monitor progress to complete the worksheet in allotted time!o Only the group recorders worksheet will be collected! 79. Small Group Work Activity!Task #1!o How condent/comfortable is your group with the current CFPD stafng level and training program?! 80. Small Group Work Activity!Task #2!o As the stafng component of the long- range plan is created, what would be your groups preferred stafng level?! 81. Small Group Work Activity!Task #3!o How important is providing up-to-date training and retraining for CFPD reghters?! 82. Small Group Work Activity!Task #4!o Keeping in mind that CFPDs neighboring Districts have staff designated to plan and implement training, how important is it for CFPD to reinstate its training ofcer position?! 83. Small Group Work Activity!Task #5!o Based upon tonights presentation what recommendations would you make to the Board regarding District stafng, training and re-training?! 84. Work Activity Reporting!o Your groups preferred stafng level!o The level of importance your group placed on up-to-date training!o One stafng or training recommendation! 85. DRAFT! Thank You!! Next Meeting: Oct. 6!Topic: Equipment!