MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF 1

DEPUTY CHIEF’S OFFICE 2

DIVISION BIOGRAPHIES 4

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RESCUE CALLS 33

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CORRESPONDING CHARTS & GRAPHS 36

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY

CASUALTIES SUMMARY

STRUCTURE FIRE LOSS REPORT

DISTRICT ACTIVITY STRUCTURE FIRES BY FIXED PROPERTY & DOLLAR LOSS, RESIDENTIAL

ACKNOLWLEDGEMENTS

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CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT NICK NUANES DEPUTY CHIEF REX KING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE-BARBARA BUTLER

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF

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A Message from the Fire Chief

Included within these pages are a number of statistics which tell a story of an organization steeped in a tradition of providing quality, timely, and respectful service, and of an organization which is ranked at the top of yearly ratings by its citizens. Most of the story revolves around numbers; we are left to our imagination to fill in the blanks of what these calls encompassed. I can tell you they encompass daring, passion, compassion, respect, dedication, hard work, and commitment. I will let the figures speak for themselves and allow each Division Chief to speak of their accomplishments for the year. I would like to take this opportunity to talk about the Chief’s role and the Administration’s goals for 2008. I believe, as my predecessors have, that the Chief’s role is to provide leadership and support which will move the organization forward through the challenges and changes that bring progress to any organiza-tion. The Denver Fire Department’s role in protecting the people and property of this City is carried out daily by all members of this great organization. It is each of you, doing your job every day, being consummate professionals in your interactions with citizens, striving to gain expertise in your craft, and carrying that pride and personal integrity into your daily lives which makes the Denver Fire Depart-ment one of the finest in the country. Through what I call “Courageous Leadership”, I hope to implement a number of initiatives in 2008. Some of these initiatives will include: A reorganization of the Operations Division by installing three shift Commanders, enabling the Division Chief of Operations time to focus on the bigger picture. Con-tinuing to build the labor/management relationship that is critical to the mission at hand - our goals are one in the same: safety, working conditions, and benefits. Our most important assets are the employees who are the backbone of this Department, and as such, our objective is to provide an opportunity to in-dividuals to enhance their skills by providing training and certification at nationally-recognized institu-tions like the National Fire Academy. The Administration is committed to provide the funding to pay for yearly physicals; the sad fact is, only 30% of our employees schedule a yearly physical with their health care provider. Through education, our goal is to increase participation by 20% each year until we have reached 100% participation. The single most important goal of 2008 will be the use of seat belts. I will visit each Support Service and every fire house on each shift to talk about use and conse-quences of this initiative. Nick Nuanes Chief of Department

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT

Rex C. King, Deputy Chief Patrick Hynes, Assistant Chief

Dr. Karen Jackson, Department Psychologist Barbara Butler, Finance Director

Executive Assistant Kim Coleman

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Assistant Chief Patrick Hynes was the Department’s liaison to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in 2007. The liaison’s role is to sustain a joint relationship with the OEM in order to facilitate local and regional emergency preparedness and response. The OEM team provides training, planning, and other resources necessary to address homeland security and disaster-related issues. Through the efforts of the OEM liaison, the Department is able to secure grant money to address interoperability between the Denver Fire Department and other agencies. A portion of the money has allowed for the continued upgrade of suppression’s self contained breathing apparatus. The OEM liaison helps staff in the Emergency Operations Center (OEC) during any major emergency or disaster, providing coordination through the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and procuring resources beyond the initial response. The OEM focuses on enhancing our capabilities to respond to terrorism and other major emergencies by aligning our mission with State and Federal pri-orities. PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES Dr. Karen Jackson provides psychological services to Department employees, spouses, and their chil-dren. Dr. Jackson was hired in August, 2007 to replace retiring Department Psychologist Dr. Eric Braden. Despite Dr. Jackson’s being new to the DFD family, utilization of psychological counseling has remained high, even increasing by 8% from fourth quarter 2006 to fourth quarter 2007. Long-range factors attributing to this high utilization may include; greater acceptability of mental health ser-vices to a changing population of firefighters, incremental growth over the years in awareness and ac-ceptance of psychological services, and the insufficiency of mental health services provided by health-care plans. Dr. Jackson also coordinates the Department’s Peer Support program. Peer support has proven to be an effective resource for members, especially for issues which are work-related in nature. In 2007, the Peer Support team consisted of 13 highly dedicated volunteers. Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is another program that assists firefighters in dealing with significant incidents of traumatic stress. This program has also seen significant utilization during 2007. Dr. Jackson has been highly proactive in making her services available to the DFD membership and their families. The quarterly Peer Support Press, along with a new brochure introducing Dr. Jackson, were both mailed to all DFD employees.

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT This office, under the direction of Barbara Butler, Finance Director, provides oversight and direction of the financial management, budgeting, and accounting responsibilities for the Denver Fire Department as mandated by the Mayor’s Office. Funds managed include: General, Grant/Special Revenue, and Capital Improvement Project Funds. Responsibilities include managing all finance and accounting ac-tivities in accordance with City fiscal and budget practices. The Finance Director oversees the annual budgeting process and managed 2007 budget expenditures in excess of $93.2 million and the process-ing of over $4 million in approved capital equipment for the Department. Additional responsibilities include general ledger monthly reports, accounts payable (review and proc-ess payments for goods/services, travel, P-Card, official functions, petty cash), accounts receivable, payroll salary schedules, separation payoff audits, internal auditing, grant management, and posting of Old Hire Pension payments. During 2007, the accounts payable work unit processed 6,839 payment vouchers for Department-wide expenditures. Financial management also includes City internal billings and reimbursable billing projects for special events such as the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) training exercises, in which journals are cre-ated to transfer funds from the Department to the approved Homeland Security grants. In the second year of participation, finance staff assisted with the Department’s successful Wildland Firefighting As-sistance Program and prepared $540,000 in reimbursable invoices for the Fire Department. In 2007, the Denver Fire Department also participated in the City’s Snow Removal Operations Program for Denver International Airport. Additionally, the finance staff was responsible for processing over $500,000 in journal transfers for the operation of this program. The Finance Director also manages the DFD Warehouse distribution/financial operations for requisi-tioned items or specialized orders distributed daily to 33 fire stations and support facilities. Inventory items include specialized firefighting tools, office supplies, protective equipment, and household sup-plies. The Warehouse also provides backup supplies and support for major incidents.

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DIVISION 1 OPERATIONS Division Chief C. Randy Stewart Assistant Chief Tony Berumen

Special Operations Chief David Quintana EMS Liaison Captain Wendi Brock Executive Assistant Telissa Adams

FIRESTATION 20 501 KNOX COURT BUILT IN: 1980 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 6,210

Special Operations Capabilities Include:

The Operations Division is also responsible for the coordination of the EMS Education and recertifica-tion for all members of the Denver Fire Department. In addition to responding to emergency calls. All Denver Fire Stations participate in a Fire Prevention program by inspecting and pre-planning all local area businesses, apartment buildings, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, etc on an annual basis. Through neighborhood groups, all fire stations actively participate within their communities by attend-ing numerous gatherings such as community events, reading programs, tutoring, fire safety talks, home-owners association meetings, and demonstrations. This show of support displays the continued commit-ment of Denver Fire. In order to address concerns over weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and other terrorist threats, Op-erations has been analyzing the response capabilities and providing intensive training to address those issues. Local and inter-jurisdictional training sessions have been conducted related to biological, nu-clear and chemical threats. A good portion of this training has been financed through grants resulting in no cost to the City.

The Operations Division is responsible for delivering emergency services to those citizens who live, work in, and visit the City and County of Denver and the City of Glendale. Operations Division members respond to all calls for emergency services, including: incidents involving fires, emergency medical service, structural and trench collapse, releases of hazardous substances, and various rescue situations. Mutual aid responses are provided to surrounding communities. The City is divided into six response districts with Denver International Airport designated as a separate division. Each district operates under the direction of Assistant Chiefs assigned to oversee the operation of up to eight companies. Assistant Chiefs are the Incident commanders at all incidents in-volving two or more crews. Apparatus assigned to the Operations Division are designed to address the wide spectrum of emergency response expected by the citizens of Denver. • 27 Engine companies charged with fire extinguishment and also designated as primary Basic Life

Support (BLS) units. • 14 Truck companies are designated to perform search and rescue, forcible entry, victim rescue.

Truck companies are the base of our large scale disaster response capabilities. • 1 Heavy Rescue Company which is the nucleus of our Special Operations Technical Rescue Teams,

charged with providing the expertise necessary to rescue citizens and firefighters trapped in life-threatening situations.

• Hazardous Materials response Team investigates and mitigates hazardous materials releases, includ-ing decontamination of both victims and responders at large and small scale incidents.

• Technical Rescue Team provides the expertise necessary to perform specialized rescue operations in collapsed structures, confined spaces, and compromised excavations sites. This team is also respon-sible for establishing the rescue systems needed to reach victims trapped high overhead.

• The Water Rescue Team is charged with the life safety of all citizens in and around Denver’s water-ways.

The members of the Operations Division act as an all-hazard response agency responding to citizen calls for assistance and providing a safety blanket that allows the city to maintain high standards and a quality of life.

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2007 Accomplishments

• Examined and revised technical rescue techni-cian status requirements.

• Purchased and provided all Truck companies with a handheld thermal imager.

• Efficiently allocated Operations Division budget dollars to maintain an effective replacement cy-cle for tools and capital equipment.

• Certified all Assistant Chiefs and Captains to the ICS 300 level.

• Purchased and distributed SCOTT AV3000 face pieces to all members.

• Revitalized high-rise helicopter training opera-tions.

• Conducted multi-regional collapse team exer-cises at the Rocky Mountain News building demolition site.

• Established the foundation for ongoing develop-ment of networks between the Denver Fire De-partment and Federal, State, and local resources in preparation for the Democratic National Con-vention.

• Provided significant support in conducting a Ci-vilian Support Team (CST) exercise at the Pepsi Center involving the Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming CST’s

• Attended and participated in the Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) at the National Fire Academy in preparation of the De-mocratic National Convention.

• Played a primary role in developing the Fire Ser-vice Intelligence Enterprise for information shar-ing between members of the fire service commu-nity.

2008 Goals

• Complete Specialty Operations training guides for Technician, Operations, and Awareness lev-els.

• Complete Swift Water Rescue certifications. • Develop a funding strategy and begin Opera-

tions Level HAZMAT certification training for members of the Decon Team.

• Continue an effective replacement cycle for Op-erations Division tools and capital equipment.

• In an effort to create efficiencies, reconfigure the Operations Division management structure by implementing three Shift Commanders.

• Audit, update, and reconfigure the Operations Division Field Operations Guidelines and Di-rectives.

• Develop and implement a digitally based inven-tory system to track, analyze, and maintain Op-erations Division inventory.

• Successfully support the Democratic National Convention by providing for the safety of re-sponders and attendees by developing a plan to support reasonable planning assumptions for an all hazards response without degrading the pro-tections normally afforded to the rest of the City.

• Complete ICS 400 level certification for all Di-vision Chiefs.

• Ensure all HAZMAT members are certified to the Technician level.

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DIVISION 2 FIRE PREVENTION

Division Chief Joseph Gonzales Assistant Chief Steve Sauls

Captain Glen Travis Captain Tony Martin

Staff Assistant Mimi Saylor

FIRESTATION 27 12927 ALBROOK DRIVE BUILT IN: 1972 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 7,524

The members of the Fire Prevention and Investigation Division accomplished significant achievements during 2007 despite a steadily increasing workload fueled by record growth of construction in the City and County of Denver and a rise in other activities. Throughout 2007, the Division continued to take on new challenges in an effort to provide excellent ser-vice to the citizens of Denver. We have seen successes in our restructured command staff, provided higher levels of training to our staff, and we continue to focus on our primary missions: (1) to prevent and eliminate the incidence of fire and explosions, and their associated injuries, deaths, property damage, loss of business, loss of employment, etc.; and (2) to determine the cause of every fire and prosecute those who use fire for criminal purposes. New positions were created within existing staffing—a warehouse inspector and an emergency proce-dures trainer. The warehouse inspector position was created to address a serious need for a specialist in this area: inspecting a warehouse requires a significantly higher level of expertise than the average in-spection because of the wide range of operations that use various types of storage, hazardous materials, etc. The emergency procedures instructor is a lieutenant position that provides training for building oc-cupants in developing emergency procedures as well as training in those procedures, portable fire extin-guisher training, etc. This change was the result of an increasing number of businesses wanting their em-ployees/tenants to receive training from the Denver Fire Department. Two Division promotions in 2007 call for special recognition: Lieutenant Donald Randolph was pro-moted to Captain and, in his new position, brings extremely valuable experience to the HAZMAT/Flammables unit. And Technician David Tade, an inspector in the Institutions group, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and assumed command of the institutions group. His experience and expertise in schools, nursing homes day care centers, hospitals, etc., are invaluable, and he has since developed a training program to pass on his knowledge to others.

One of the greatest challenges we faced was to fulfill our daily obligations to customers and Department members while simultaneously investing sufficient resources to permit the Division to meet long-term goals. This difficult balancing act is even further complicated by the City’s rapid growth and Division activity and responsibility. During the fourth quarter of 2007, planning for the 2008 Democratic Na-tional Convention proved to challenge the Division’s resources. The Denver Fire Department’s Fire Prevention and Investigation Division is involved with all activities that decrease the incidence of uncontrolled fire and the safety of those who occupy the City’s structures. Fire prevention methods used by the Denver Fire Department focus on inspection, which includes engi-neering and code enforcement; public fire safety education; and fire investigation. Inspection, including enforcement, is the legal means of discovering and correcting deficiencies that pose a threat to life and property from fire. Enforcement can be a simple “order to comply,” where pursu-ing a legal path is the last resort, or it can be a process carried out over many months while working closely with a company on a phased program of compliance. Good engineering by the Division’s Fire Protection Engineering Unit, supervised by Chief of Fire Protection Engineer David Clark, ensures that built-in safeguards such as fire and smoke alarms, sprinkler systems, smoke control systems, radio en-hancement systems, and emergency communication systems are designed and installed properly to help prevent fires from starting and to limit the spread of fire and products of combustion should fire occur, and to enable responding firefighters to effectively manage fire incidents.

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Educational programs, managed by Lieutenant Debra Thorson, inform and instruct the general public about the dangers of fire and about fire-safe behavior. Fire Investigation aids Fire Prevention efforts by indicating problem areas that may require corrective edu-cational efforts, inspection emphasis or legislation. The Fire Prevention and Investigation Division has a dedicated staff charged with enforcing federal, state and local laws; ensuring that the required safety systems are installed in all structures and that installation complies with applicable standards; carrying out public education; and accurately and efficiently identifying the causes of all fires, whether they are accidental or incendiary, and utilizing the legal system to prosecute those who intentionally start fires. The Fire Prevention and Investigation staff consists of officers, firefighters, fire protection engineers and Ca-reer Service Authority employees. The Career Service Authority employees, supervised by Staff Assistant Mimi Saylor, support not only the uniformed personnel (members of the classified service) of the Fire Pre-vention and Investigation Division, but also those members of the Operations and Airport Divisions who are engaged in fire-safety efforts. As a unit, the Division accomplished a great deal during 2007. Not only did the Division coordinate the city-wide Fire Safety Inspection process but also Division personnel personally conducted the technical inspec-tions of the City’s more complex occupancies and responded to hundreds of referrals from citizens; federal, state and local agencies and DFD Operations Division personnel (see table, below). Division personnel docu-ment and maintain files on all Fire Prevention and Investigation Division activities as well as the inspection records for the Operations and Airport Divisions. The unit also provided emergency procedures training for thousands of people who live and work in the City, effectively investigated hundreds of fires, and success-fully prosecuted several high-profile cases including an individual charged with burning several large SUVs.

FIRE INVESTIGATION

The Fire Investigation Unit, led by Captain Shannon “Tony” Berumen and Lieutenant Glenn Lopez, is responsible for fire investigation and subsequent cause determination. In 2007, the unit investigated a record number of fires. The term “fire investigation” describes a broad range of activities that deal with post-fire data gathering and analysis to document fire ignition scenarios, fire development, material identification, human behavior and fire-safety lessons learned.

Referring Party Number of Referrals

Operations Division 497

City Council 81 Residents/Citizens 216

Federal Agencies 22

State Agencies 7 City Agencies 73 Business Owners/Managers 35

Referrals Responded to During 2007 *

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Members of the Fire Investigation unit graduate from Denver Police Academy and complete a great deal of continuing education focusing on new technologies in fire investigation, as well as fire preven-tion topics such as building construction, life-safety systems, storage practices, etc.. In 2008, this train-ing will be even more intense. All the investigators have met training and experience requirements re-quired for certification by the National Association of Arson Investigators and the National Fire Protec-tion Association. They are all certified and must maintain that certification. Investigation with respect to the origin of the fire may begin at any time after a fire has begun or after it has ended. Investigations are usually concerned with ignition scenarios and area of origin determination, with particular empha-sis on the investigation of incendiary and suspicious or fatal fires. The Fire Investigation unit also investigates fire incidents in terms of loss analysis and prevention. In-vestigations conducted for loss-analysis purposes focus on the reasons for fire spread, performance of fire protection features, and those factors contributing to life loss or property damage in addition to fire cause and origin details. The skills of the Division’s fire investigators were highlighted during 2007 with the successful investigation, arrest and prosecution of two capital crimes and a serial arsonist. The Fire Investigation Unit received significant praise from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Division personnel use experience and scientific methods to solve the puzzles of fire and explosion. They maintain a comprehensive database of fires and explosions that is used to make real and substan-tial contributions to reducing losses in many ways, including through the regulatory and code-making process. Fire setting by juveniles can extend far beyond vandalism, since it can occur with children too young to form intent or understand the consequences of losing control of a fire or flame. In the mid-1990s, rec-ognizing that a full 7 percent of those arrested annually for arson in the United States were under the age of 10, the Department's investigators had to learn to recognize the critical patterns and features dif-ferentiating “fire play” from deliberate fire-setting so that the problem could be addressed. With a re-cidivism rate of 1% during the first years since the program was initiated in Denver in 1998, the unit’s Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Program has made great progress in addressing the problem of ju-venile fire setting. Investigator Leo DeVigil managed this program until his retirement in 2008.

Fire Investigation Unit - 2007 Activity

◊ Initial response only; does not reflect follow-up visits FIRE PREVENTION

Every hostile fire requires an initial heat source, an initial fuel source, and something to bring them to-gether. That something nearly always has a human component, usually an immediate act or omission that brings heat and fuel together or the delayed effects of an error in design or installation. The Fire Prevention unit uses the three components of heat, fuel and human error as a framework for fire pre-vention. The Division’s Fire Prevention unit has been remarkably successful at keeping the brakes on the City’s annual fire loss in commercial properties, maintaining low fire loss figures through action on the heat source, the fuel source, and the behavior that brings them together. This success is the result of targeting efforts toward all three components rather than just one.

Activity Number Investigations 413

Cases Filed 137

Felony Arrests 9

Juveniles Counseled 544

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The Denver Fire Department conducts annual fire safety inspections of nearly 24,000 commercial properties, a large percentage of which require at least one follow-up inspection to ensure compliance. Many require several re-inspections and, often, court appearances. Operations Division personnel con-duct approximately 85 percent of these inspections, with the Fire Prevention unit responsible for the remainder—properties that require greater technical knowledge to inspect. Fire company fire inspec-tion procedures include conducting building surveys, correcting common problems concerning life-safety conditions, verifying that all hazardous processes/operations have been approved by Fire Preven-tion personnel and have current permits, locating fire hazards, and directing the property owner or busi-ness owner to correct the violations to obtain compliance. The Fire Prevention unit is continually called upon to assist Operations Division inspectors with inspections or to assume responsibility for inspection of a property to control hazards, or to educate and motivate occupants on rules of fire safety. In addition to annual Fire Safety inspections of commercial properties, the Fire Prevention unit is re-sponsible for a wide range of fire-related regulations, including reviewing construction plans for new and remodeled buildings, issuance of fire safety permits, approval of occupancy permits and business licenses, acceptance testing of all fire safety systems, and licensing of the installers of all safety sys-tems. In all these efforts, the Division strives to create and maintain positive and productive partnerships with the City’s business, commercial and design/development communities. The Fire Prevention unit is divided into three major sections based on occupancy use or specific activ-ity: The Special Inspections Group, led by Captain Glen Travis (occupancy licenses, business li-censes, systems acceptance testing and special events/assembly occupancies); the Institutions/High Rise/Emergency Procedures Group, led by Captain Anthony Martin, and the Hazardous Materials/Flammables Group led by Captain Daniel Sadler. Captain Sadler was assisted in 2007 by Lieutenant Darwin Neiman, who serves also as the City’s Hazardous Materials Coordinator and the City’s repre-sentative on State and Federal hazardous material committees. and Division Fire Protection Engineer J.D. Lanz, P.E., whose knowledge of hazardous operations and handling, storage and manufacture of hazardous substances is well respected throughout the industry. During 2007, the Association of General Contractors, a leading association in the design and construc-tion industry, formally recognized Lieutenants Mike Berlin (systems testing) and Shawn Lord (occupancy permits / business licensing) for their expertise and customer service.

* Initial inspections only. Number does not reflect re-inspections.

Description Number

Inspections conducted * 3267

Order Notices issued 1978

Court Summonses issued 116

Fire Safety Permits issued 717

Occupancy Permits issued 322

Business Licenses issued 201

People trained in emergency procedures 1706

System Tests completed 1515

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DIVISION 3 TECHNICAL SERVICES Division Chief Robert G. Tade Assistant Chief Dave Frank

Superintendent of Fire Alarms Leonard Leeper Master Mechanic Dan Freix

Facility Maintenance Captain Fred Burke Executive Assistant Martez Johnson

FIRESTATION 26 7934 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD. BUILT IN: 2007 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 15,758

The Technical Services Division, under the direction of Division Chief Bob Tade continues to strive for excellence in 2007. During this period, Technical Services have been able to update its fleet with thirteen new apparatus, several sedans and six new Expeditions. The Division is in the process of updating its radio equipment which is needed for the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and maintains all thirty firehouse facilities. FLEET MAINTENANCE Denver Fire Department Fleet Management is comprised of one Master Mechanic and one As-sistant Master Mechanic, fourteen Mechanics, one Stock Keeper, one Administrative Assistant, and one Custodian. Our operation proudly performs all aspects of repair and maintenance, both preventative and emergency, to nearly every piece of equipment and vehicle used within all Di-visions of the Denver Fire Department. We also provide assistance to various other agencies within the City and County of Denver. We operate on normal Monday thru Friday business hours but are on call every minute of every day to make sure our firefighters and the citizens of Denver are always properly protected. On any given day, you will find a Denver Fire Department mechanic performing tasks such as; vehicle preventative maintenance on one of our 75 pieces of fire apparatus, accident repairs, major vehicle component overhauls such as with heavy diesel engines, transmissions and sus-pensions. Other normal tasks include fire pump and aerial ladder testing and certification, man-aging daily apparatus breakdowns, maintaining and repairing our light vehicle fleet of over 135 vehicles, repairing rescue tools and self contained breathing apparatus, operating our mobile service van, and heavy metal working and fabrication. These are just some of our daily high-lights. The year 2007 was interesting in the fact that due to some late carryover purchases from 2006 and with increased purchases for 2007, we received thirteen new pieces of fire apparatus into our fleet with the majority of the units arriving after mid-year. A purchase of this size has never happened in the history of the Denver Fire Department and we were tasked with up-fitting these vehicles for service. Up-fitting involves performing numerous vehicle safety, performance, and acceptance tests. It also involves a great deal of metal fabrication work for the proper mounting and storage of all the various tools and supplies that a fire rescue company uses on a daily basis. Due to excellent pre-planning and the fact we strive year after year to standardize and make our fire apparatus as identical as possible, we were able to perform much of this heavy up-fitting fabrication before the vehicles actually arrived at our facility. This eventually equated into shorter vehicle completion times and all of the new apparatus (except for four Engines that ar-rived in late-December) being ready for front-line service before the New Year arrived. All of this was accomplished without incurring special project overtime hours. This was a huge ac-complishment for our staff of mechanics that certainly deserve incredible praise for their cease-less dedication. In 2006 a very large project was started that involved replacing the entire department’s self con-tained breathing apparatus with the latest, safest, and most technologically advanced units avail-able. Given the huge expense of time and labor that went into this project, we are also happy to announce its completion during 2007.

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In 2007, Denver Fire Department Fleet Management also contributed greatly to the Greenprint Denver initiative by replacing fifteen older vehicles with fifteen hybrid-electric vehicles in our light vehicle fleet. This brings the current number of hybrid-electric vehicles in the Denver Fire Department fleet to twenty-six. We are already committed to continue in this direction for budget year 2008. Denver Fire Department Fleet Management strives year after year to provide the highest quality services to our firefighters and to the Denver citizens. THE LINE SHOP The Line Shop is responsible for providing electronic, electric and technology research services for the Denver Fire Department and other city agencies. The Line Shop staff consists of the Su-perintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Fire Alarm, fifteen Fire Technical System Specialist (formerly known as Linemen) and one Care Service-Building Maintenance Technician. Each System Specialist possess a variety of skills, experience and education. Their unique abilities al-low the Line Shop to provide a comprehensive array of technical support for the Denver Fire De-partment. The Line Shop performs a broad range of technical functions to include the installa-tion, maintenance and repair of all mobile and portable radios; fire apparatus intercom and com-munication systems, and the new Automatic Vehicle Location equipment and Mobile Computer Terminals. In addition, the Line Shop maintains Denver’s radio firebox reporting system, Den-ver’s communication tower equipment (with our certified tower climbing crew) and all vehicle exhaust evacuation systems installed in each fire station. The group also designs, installs, repairs and maintains Denver’s Emergency Warning System and all electrical equipment within Fire De-partment facilities. During 2007, the Line Shop installed a segmented vocal alarm system in the newly built Fire Station 26. The updated system allows alarm and lighting segmentation which will provide alarms directed to the responding apparatus rather than the complete house. This required a com-plete re-design of the existing fire station electrical and audio systems. System design was completed for the new backup Communications Center. Upon implementa-tion in 2008 and 2009, the backup center will have the same capabilities of the existing center. The Technical Services Division is involved in many supporting roles which are vital to the continued efficient operation of the Denver Fire Department. These roles are proudly em-braced each day by the individuals who work for this Division. The Technical Services Division looks forward to facing future challenges and providing and ever excellent standard of service to the Denver Fire Department and the citizens of the City and County of Denver. THE DISPATCH GROUP Denver Fire Dispatch group is part of “Denver 911”. The center includes 911 Call Takers, Police Dispatchers, and EMS Dispatchers. Denver 911 handled approximately1.5 million phone calls in 2007. Of these calls, the Denver Fire Dispatchers processed just under 92,000 requests for assis-tance.

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Denver Firefighters make up the Fire Dispatch Group, they are all sworn, uniformed Firefighters. The staff consists of four Lieutenants/Supervisor and 14 Firefighter/Dispatch Technicians assigned to four shifts, each working a 12-hour work schedule. Fire Dispatchers are responsible for interacting with the public through emergency and non-emergency phone calls; dispatching all of the fire apparatus, tracking all Fire Department related radio communications and operating a number of the other emergency warning systems located within the center. One additional Lieutenant/System Analyst along with employees form other agencies maintain the city’s Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD). A Captain is responsible for the day to day administration, operations, scheduling of firefighters, training, and testing of Fire Dispatchers. An assistant Chief has the overall command responsibility of the group as well as working with the command/supervisor staff to the other agencies to maintain and operate the Den-ver 911 Center. FACILITY MAINTENANCE The Facility Maintenance section of the Denver Fire Department is responsible for the on-going service and maintenance for over 766,192 sq. ft. of property and 268,589 sq. ft. of building space in 33 separate locations. With 91,966 calls responded to in 2007, the constant need for maintenance and repairs to our facilities is paramount, and the Facility Maintenance section is always ready to meet the challenge. Our members are assured that Facility Maintenance will continue to provide them a facility of high standards so in turn they will give quality emergency service to the citizens and guests of the City and County of Denver. Goals accomplished for 2007 include: ◊ The opening of the new Fire Station 26 at 7934 Martin Luther King Blvd., which will allow us

to better serve the growing community of South Stapleton. ◊ The updating and replacement of several station kitchens. ◊ The continual repair and replacement of deteriorating concrete at multiple fire facilities. ◊ The installation of a new boiler and the retrofitting of radiant floor heaters at station 12, which

will allow us to see a cost savings of 24% and a usage savings of 35%. In addition, this will also increase the comfort levels for the Firefighters.

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DIVISION 4 ADMINISTRATION Division Chief Charles McMillan

HR Director Marinda Kincaid Lt. Tim Battenhouse

Lt. Simon Montez

FIRESTATION 2 5300 MEMPHIS STREET BUILT IN: 2003 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 16,142

The Fire Department Administration Division, under the direction of Division Chief Charles McMillan, operates to provide a comprehensive range of services to department members and Denver’s citizens. In keeping with Mayor Hickenlooper’s objectives, the Administration Division’s Human Resources and Fi-nance sections focus on offering exemplary customer service. Human Resources is responsible for re-searching, managing and administering benefit programs, personnel actions (Civil and Career Services), risk management, employee records, and internal investigations. Marinda Kincaid is the Human Re-sources Director for the department. Administration Team Commitment Statement The Administration and Human Resources Team of the Fire Department is committed to serving the em-ployees and families of the Department and the citizens of Denver in the areas of Human Resources, Pay-roll, Staffing, Time & Leave Accounting, Employee Benefits, and Internal Investigations. We strive to make the best possible use of new technologies to streamline reporting practices and reduce the use of pa-per forms and documents. We also seek to incorporate ‘best practices’ whenever possible to enhance our ability to provide high quality customer service. We provide service to all employees of the Fire Department in the areas of Peer Support & Employee As-sistance, ADA, EEO, & FML management and contribute to the efforts of the Department and the Civil Service Commission to identify, select, and hire a workforce that meets the operational needs of the De-partment and that will benefit from enriched diversity. The team also responds to Denver citizen requests for information regarding Department demographics and day-to-day emergency and non-emergency ac-tivities. Payroll & Benefits Health, Dental and Life Insurance, payroll deductions, dependent and beneficiary changes, roster updates, W-4 updates, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P) enrollment, normal retirement enrollment, leave accounting and Family Medical Leave counseling, and Time and Leave accounting. Pension Board application and review, survivor benefits, and legal/payroll issues and pay adjustments are also handled by the Administration Division Team. Personnel Civil Service and Career Service staffing, roster management, leave management. Processing of new hires, reclassifications, promotions, longevity, resignations. Position and rank management. Public Safety Cadet assignments and coordination. Requests for hiring and promotion, procuring and distribu-tion of badges. Response to major incidents to provide administrative support. Risk Management Review and follow-up of injuries subject to Worker’s Compensation rules. Line-of-duty and non-line of duty injury management. Modified duty assignments and monitoring coordination with Denver Health employee medical personnel. Wellness Program in support of Department motto “Everyone Comes Home.” Records Management Maintenance of all administrative and medical records. Contract and administrative grievance file main-tenance. Legal, Fair Labor Standards, ADA, Division Directives and Guidelines, Field Operating Guide-lines control and updates. Off-duty employment records.

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Internal Investigations Investigation of internal matters involving discipline, grievances, and liaison with the Office of the City At-torney. Time & Labor/Leave Accounting This section processes all leave and exception pay (overtime/acting pay) documents into automated account-ing systems. Develops department’s annual leave liability report. Maintains and audits timesheets for com-pliance with CSA and CBA rules/regulations. Separation pay administration-computes and processes all separation pay for members leaving the department. Assists members with completions of retirement docu-ments. Processes Detail payroll and tracks special events for future reference and billing purposes.

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DIVISION 5 SAFETY & TRAINING Division Chief Steve Winters Assistant Chief Scott Heiss Captain Robert Murphy

Executive Assistant Marsha Madison

FIRESTATION 14 1426 ONEIDA STREET BUILT IN: 1937 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 5,332

Mission Our mission is to prepare and equip the members of our department with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform safely and effectively.

Vision The Safety & Training Division is a mission-driven organizational unit of the Denver Fire Department and is positioned to support the accomplishment of the strategic goals of the City and County of Denver. As an entity of the Denver Fire Department, the Safety & Training Division is dedicated to reducing life and economic losses due to fire and related emergencies. We will achieve training excellence through superior educational opportunities in all aspects of emergency services. We will utilize a standardized records management system to ensure we deliver all the necessary train-ing and education for our members in their respective roles throughout the job. The Safety & Training Division has begun the process of achieving international accreditation through the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC). In pursuit of the accreditation of our programs, we will utilize direct delivery, internet media, correspondence courses, outside experts, and the National Fire Academy. We intend to provide our programs to outside agencies to generate revenue so that we may have the nec-essary resources to train our members to the highest quality and standards.

Strategic Objectives

• Developing, selecting, and conducting educationally-valid and technically up-to-date courses addressing the professional development needs of all our members

• Developing and maintaining a cadre of certified and competent instructors to teach our curricu-

lums • Providing a means of professional certification and accreditation of our training through the In-

ternational Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC)

• Regularly review and update all aspects of our curriculum and delivery system

• Serve as the educational hub of all other fire and emergency service training in Colorado (Regional training facility) • Provide training in our Firehouse based records management and how it relates to obtaining and

maintaining both job skill and certification requirements • Implement the CPAT • Continue the development our wellness program

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2007 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Trained 22 recruits • Received accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress for the following

certifications: ◊ Firefighter I ◊ Firefighter II ◊ Haz Mat Operations ◊ Haz Mat Technician

• Conducted a Denver Public Safety Cadet academy • Trained the Denver Sheriff’s Department in fire mitigation for use in the city and county detention fa-

cilities • Trained the CDDOT Eisenhower Fire Brigade • Conducted several successful in-service training sessions with a new model of delivering practical

training in two hours or less. ◊ Mead Street Training ◊ High Rise

• Began extensive revision of the training records management system. • Tested and evaluated upgraded knee protection for our bunkers, work gloves, and ice cleats.

2008 PROJECTS Haz Mat

The Safety & Training Division has been tasked with certifying all members assigned to the Haz Mat Team to the Technician level. In a coordinated effort with the Operations Division, Denver International Airport, and the Colorado Division of Fire Safety, the Department now has fully certified Haz Mat and Dangerous Goods teams. A major benefit of this project has been the development of the Denver Fire Department Haz Mat Tech-nician level Instructor cadre that includes State certified Technicians, Instructors, and Test Proctors. Having a complete instructor cadre enables the Department to train and certify not only our personnel, but outside per-sonnel on a for-profit basis to assist in deferring the costs of training and certification maintenance.

Records Management

We have begun a complete overhaul of the Department’s training records management system contained in Firehouse software. Captain Carl Johnson and Lineman Mike Stutz have been instrumental in educating our staff on the inner workings and capabilities of the Firehouse program. Officers will be receiving training on how to enter, maintain, and query training records. By the end of 2008 all members will have their training logged into Firehouse in a manner consistent with NFPA standards.

Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT)

The Safety & Training Division will be conducting its first CPAT test in fall 2008. This will mark the perma-nent transition from the old physical ability test to the CPAT for all new hires. This monumental project was accomplished with unprecedented coordination between Civil Service Commission, City Council, Local 858, and the Administration of the Department, and the Safety & Training Division.

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Technical Rescue The State has initiated the process to bring accredited technical rescue programs that meet NFPA 1670 and 1006 (2008). This is the same process that Denver International Airport recently completed for ARFF training certifica-tion and accreditation. Because of the hard work begun at DIA in coordinating with the State, members of the Safety & Training Division staff have been elected to assist in the process. By early-2009, we anticipate training and certifying all members of our technical rescue teams to the State’s technician level (Level II as defined by NFPA 1006). Additionally we will be offering Level I (operations level) technical rescue training to all Depart-ment members.

Web Site The Safety & Training Division is in the process of publishing a new, state-of –the-art web site. Our new website centralizes all the training information, provides a gateway for online training, assists with records management and provides a single point of reference for all Safety and Training related issues.

Recruit Training We will be conducting two recruit academies in 2008 with a goal of training 56 new recruits.

Adjunct Instructors We are revising the procedures and certification requirements for adjunct instructors to ensure the most qualified and diverse group of instructors are eligible to instruct both at the recruit academy and during in-service training.

Democratic National Convention Training in preparation for the DNC includes terrorist bombings, weapons of mass destruction, mass decontamina-tion, and various other training exercises. The Haz Mat and Dangerous Goods teams have begun a regimen of joint training to ensure both teams are comparably capable and able to work closely together in the event of a large scale incident.

Officer Development Program The officer development program is being revised to meet the NFPA standards for Fire Officer I and II. Once the revisions are complete and adapted to meet our Department’s specific needs, we will pursue issuing and maintain-ing State certifications for all newly promoted lieutenants and captains.

Research & Development •

In 2008 we will be evaluating: • Station uniforms from both quality of product and vendor service perspectives. • Lightweight hose • Next generation Bunker gear • Nozzles • Helmets • A variety of hand tools, and • Technical Rescue equipment to include:

◊ Coveralls with flash and abrasion protection ◊ Water rescue PPE ◊ Extrication gloves ◊ Gear Bags

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DIVISION 6 DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Division Chief Patrick Hynes Assistant Chief Keith Mehrens

Executive Assistant Celina Salgado

RED 2 DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 53 SQUARE MILES

The Denver Fire Department Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) Division is responsible for providing emergency services and all associated administrative functions at Denver Interna-tional Airport and the surrounding five mile area. The Division has a staff of 99 firefighters to protect what is the 5th busiest airport in the United States and the 11th busiest airport in the world. A Division Chief of the Fire Department works as a liaison between Airport Operations and the Department of Safety. There are three 24-hour Assistant Chiefs who manage day-to-day Fire Department operations and all associated administrative responsibilities. There are 24 firefight-ers on duty every day staffing two traditional, structural firefighting companies and seven ARFF vehicles. Due to the airport’s isolated location, these fire companies are not utilized to respond to any other City incidents. The DIA ARFF Training Academy is managed by an administrative Assistant Chief, a staff of three full time employees and a contingent of adjunct instructors. In addition to providing train-ing and certification to DIA firefighters, the Academy is marketed to local, regional and na-tional airports to provide joint training and certification. The Academy facility has a state-of-the-art aircraft crash simulator, multiple classrooms, drill ground, ARFF apparatus, breathing equipment, and a full cache of tools and equipment. The DIA ARFF Academy is one of a lim-ited number of training centers certified to issue Airport Firefighter accreditation from the Inter-national Fire Service Accreditation Congress. The Division responds to over 200 incidents a year with the majority of those being medical and rescue related. There is typically two fire related incidents per month and an average of one aircraft emergency standby per day. The Fire Department works closely with the Airport Operations Division to coordinate preparedness and response for both the airside and landside. Coordination with the Airport maintenance and Engineering Division and the Business and Technologies Division is also important.

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2nd Alarm Fires 0

3rd or Greater Alarms 1

Total Alarms 80476

Structure Fires 740

Other Fires Within Structures 15

Vehicle Fires 332

Other Fires 59

Total Fires 1146

Over Pressure Ruptures 35

Medical Calls 40935

Auto Accidents 8462

Other Rescues 4189

Hazardous Conditions 2548

Service Calls 3753

Good Intent Calls 6032

Malicious False Alarms 700

System Malfunctions 3255

Other False Alarms 6324

Community Service 748

Other Calls 2349

2007 Statistical Summary

25

Type

of C

all

T02

T08

T12

T15

T16

T19

T23

T26

T28

T31

TR1

TR22

TR

27

TR4

TR9

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ctur

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res

59

125

73

89

96

126

141

93

46

4 12

9 73

50

10

2 48

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in S

truct

ures

0

4 2

3 0

0 2

0 1

0 2

0 0

3 1

Veh

icle

Fire

s 3

5 6

2 1

5 6

2 1

17

7 1

2 6

6

Oth

er F

ires

in S

truct

ures

5

6 3

5 1

4 5

2 1

1 7

5 0

6 4

ALL

FIR

ES

67

140

84

99

98

135

154

97

49

22

145

79

52

117

59

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uptu

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1 5

1 2

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0 4

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Cal

ls

389

605

227

309

206

486

491

210

106

451

350

188

166

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15

2

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ents

11

4 92

10

5 10

7 12

8 10

1 14

1 12

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42

14

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4 11

4 18

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34

92

74

38

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31

37

4

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141

13

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538

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456

353

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663

372

148

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326

301

2319

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77

15

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2 16

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26

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Type of Call D02 D03 D04 D05 D06 D07 REDCH

Structure Fires 255 202 284 95 121 179 6

Other Fires in Structures 8 2 3 0 3 3 0

Vehicle Fires 11 6 9 3 8 10 12

Other Fires in Structures 14 7 15 6 7 5 1

ALL FIRES 288 217 311 104 139 197 19

Over Pressure Ruptures 5 6 7 3 2 5 1

Medical Calls 44 33 43 24 21 35 16

Auto Accidents 139 163 121 103 136 106 11

Other Rescue Calls 9 5 10 4 8 2 8

TOTAL EMS/RESCUE 197 207 181 134 167 148 36

Hazardous Conditions 282 243 357 137 195 183 219

Service Calls 147 96 142 51 148 71 40

Good Intent Calls 428 341 378 97 328 189 76

Other False Alarms 1212 764 1060 397 483 335 174

Other Calls 1604 811 886 271 550 369 124

TOTAL CALLS 4158 2679 3315 1191 2010 1492 688

DISTRICT CHIEFS

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NOTE: The original statistics for the Rescue and Ham-er Companies, District Chiefs and Districts Activity for the 2007 annual report are incorrect. This and the following pages of this revision are the correct numbers.

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Structure Fire Loss Report 32

District Fires Losses 2 119 $1,113,015.00 3 114 $1,365,118.00 4 187 $2,371,469.00 5 88 $1,321,287.00 6 77 $1,562,912.00 7 147 $3,574,306.00

DIA 4 $1,200.00 TOTAL 736 $11,309,307.00

Structure Fire Losses by District

Property Use Fires Residential, Other (400) 3 1 or 2 family dwelling (419) 260 Multifamily dwelling (429) 245 Boarding/rooming house, residential hotels (439) 1 Hotel/motel, commercial (449) 8 Residential board and care 4 Dormitory-type residence, other (460) 0 Sorority house, fraternity house (462) 1 Barracks, dormitory (464) 1

Rescue Calls by Type of Situation Situation Number Auto Accidents 8462 Medical Calls 40935 Other Rescue Calls 4189 Lock In 66 Search 8 53660

Medical by Action Taken Action Taken Number Assistance 1038 EMS & Transport 38065 Fill-in, Standby 52 Fire Control or Extinguishment 1 Fires, Rescues & Hazardous Conditions 13 Hazardous Condition 4 Information, Invesitgation & Enforcement 1739 Other 89 Search & Rescue 6 Systems & Services 4 41011

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Auto Accidents by Action Taken

Action Taken Number Assistance 126 EMS & Transport 6402 Fill-in, Standby 17 Fire Control or Extinguishment 1 Fires, Rescues & Hazardous Conditions 9 Hazardous Condition 61 Information, Invesitgation & Enforcement 1972 Other 49 Search & Rescue 36

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One & Two Family Detector Status Casualties Operated 1 Undetermined 12 No Detector 4

Apartments Detector Status Casualties Fire Too Small 2 Operated 12 Failed to Operate 1 Undetermined 6 No Detector 4 Hotels/Motels 0 Dorms 0

Sprinkler Status-residential One & Two Family Sprinkler Status Casualties Undetermined 2 No Sprinklers 15

Apartments Sprinkler Status Casualties Sprinkler Status 3 No Sprinklers 22 Hotels/Motels 0 Casualties 0

SPRINKLER STATUS IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES WITH CASUALTIES

DETECTOR STATUS IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES WITH CASUALTIES

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TOTAL CASUALTIES 484

FIREFIGHTER INJURIES 222

FIREFIGHTER DEATHS 0

CIVILIAN INJURIES 234

CIVILIAN INJURIES (FIRE RELATED) 55

TOTAL CIVILIAN DEATHS 28

ACCIDENT, POTENTIAL ACCIDENT, OTHER 1

ASSIST POLICE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY 1

CARBON MONOXIDE INCIDENT 1

EMS CALL, EXCLUDING VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURY 10

MEDIAL ASSIST, ASSIST EMS CREW 5

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES 1

MOTOR VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT (MV Ped) 3

Rescue, EMS incident, other 2

Swift water rescue 2

Trench/below-grade rescue 1

CIVILIAN DEATHS (FIRE RELATED) 1

INJURY AND CASUALTIES SUMMARY

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Station Number Address District Number HQ 745 W. Colfax 2 1 745 W. Colfax 2 2 5300 Memphis St. 5 3 2500 Washington 2 4 1890 Lawrence 2 5 999 S. Clermont St. 4 6 1300 Blake 2 7 2195 W. 38th Ave 6 8 1616 Park Ave. 4 9 4400 Brighton Blvd. 6

10 3200 Steele 4 11 40 W. 2nd Ave. 2 12 2575 Federal Blvd. 6 13 3683 S. Yosemite St. 3 14 1426 Oneida 5 15 1375 Harrison 4 16 1601 S. Ogden St. 3 17 4500 Tennyson St. 6 19 300 S. Ivy St. 4 20 501 Knox Ct. 7 21 1500 E. Virginia Ave. 3 22 3530 S. Monaco Pkwy. 3 23 850 S. Federal Blvd 7 24 2695 S. Colorado Blvd. 3 25 2504 S. Raleigh St. 7 26 7934 Martin Luther King Blvd. 5 27 12927 E. Albrook Ave. 5 28 4306 S. Wolff St. 7 29 4800 Himalaya 5 30 4898 S. Dudley St. 7

DENVER FIRESTATIONS

31 DIA Station 1 32 DIA Station 2

ARFF DIA Station 3 DIA Station 4

8525 New Castle St. 8525 New Castle St. 8525 New Castle St. 8525 New Castle St.

FIRESTATIONS AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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The Technical Services Division would like to thank all of the Denver Fire Department Division Chiefs and staff for their continued assistance in making this report possible. Without your help it would be impossible to complete this report. Respectfully, Martez Johnson Patrick Hynes Editors

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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