Plainfield Fire Department May 2009 Firefighter and Station Activity: Meeting/ Training attendance included: o KCSD Traffic Accident Training- 2

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1 May 2009 Firefighter and Station Activity: Meeting/ Training attendance included: o KCSD Traffic Accident Training- 2 participants provided assistance with aerial, 10 hours o Confined Space Rescue with GRFD- 5 participants, 17.5 hours o 4 hours of DVD training recording o Intradepartmental Training Salvage and Overhaul- 37 participants, 69 hours Critical Incident Stress Management (Suicide Awareness)- 3 participants, 45 hours RIT (Rapid Intervention Team)- 15 participants, 30 hours Pediatrics and Airways- 5 personnel, 10 hours Fully Involved Incident Command Simulator- 5 participants, 6.25 hours Firefighting Scenarios- 5 participants, 17.5 hours Individual Training Time- 24 participants, 96 hours Total Training Hours Total Participants- 100 New Equipment o Thermal Imaging Camera to replace existing camera o 500 of forestry hose to replace damaged o Three gas detectors to replace detectors not able to be repaired Repairs Included: o Station #1- Replaced flush valve on urinal, garden hose on reel in bay, microwave in day room and pressure washer, pumped out waste oil o Station #3- Replaced battery pack, sent in 5 Minitor pagers for repair, repaired motion sensor on urinal o Engine #1723- Repaired coolant leak in overhead HVAC 50% covered by warranty o Engine #1724- Repaired vent saw and pressure governor o Aerial #1743- Replaced brakes and remote start solenoid for generator, power washed turn table and ladder, performed preventative maintenance o Heavy Rescue #1771- Replaced brakes, repaired front cord reel and performed preventative maintenance, replaced CO and Hydrogen Sulfide sensor for gas detector o Command Vehicle #1751- Installed new tires, and 2 new wheels, replaced suction battery and installed battery pack for jump starts o Fire Safety Specialist Vehicle #1753- Replaced tires, struts, and ball joints o Fast Attack #1781- Installed new battery o Fast Attack #1783- Performed preventative maintenance o Command Vehicle #1791- Repaired flat tire Station Tours/ Community Visits included o 5 Station Tours included a hearing impaired group from the Northview High School- 18 residents served, 2.5 hours o 4 Public Education events included Preparedness Day in the Park for the Department of Homeland Security, Kids Burn Camp Car Show and a fire drill at East Oakview residents served, 11.5 hours, 21 firefighters participated o 2 medical standby events including Northview High School s Relay for Life- 450 residents served, 7 hours, 10 firefighters participated Total Residents Served Total Hours of Community Relations hours

2 Significant Events: o A lawn tractor accident amputated a 4 year old girl s foot above the ankle and severely lacerated her leg along the length of the femur. Doctors were able to reattach the ankle and a majority of the foot. o A fatal motorcycle accident involving the owner of Barry and Gillikin s Towing occurred this month. The victim worked closely with the department in extrication training preparation. His contributions to the department were significant, he was recognized with a distinguished citizen award by PFD, and he will be missed by PFD personnel. o Lieutenants performed a firefighter gear inventory for all personnel equipment o The SCBA committee continues to negotiate issues with one supplier and met with another supplier to review their product. Fire Safety Bureau Activity: Assistant Chief Activities o Reviewed seating capacity for the Senior Center o Performed fire alarm testing at banquet facility o Reviewed fire reports o Taught medical training o Developed medical continuing education outline for the State s approval o Met with stadium management concerning upcoming concert o Met with 2 firefighters concerning medical license renewal o Participated in mentor meetings o Attended department staff meetings o Attended department officer meetings o Attended chief officer meetings o Met with the Phoenix Society and Viking Sprinkler Co. about side by side demonstration at Burn Camp Car Show o Attended Burn Camp Car Show and performed sprinkler demonstration o Performed development review at Town Hall o Updated Mobile-Eyes inspection software Inspection Volume o 68 Fire and Life Safety Inspections o 105 Fire and Life Safety Re-Inspections o Performed 1 puff test of a suppression system o 2 Site Plan Reviews o 15 Pre Incident Surveys o 7 Building Drawing o 1 Final Occupancy inspection Inspection Issues o Placarded 2500 gallons of hazardous liquids o Identified 1500 gallons of liquids needing containment o Four Knox Boxes mounted for fire department access to businesses after hours o Inspected two buildings foundations; one of which needs extensive work o In process of developing procedure to placard abandoned buildings o Equipment Operators continue to inspect businesses as schedule allows Administration Activity: Chief Activities o Department Staff meeting o Department Lieutenants meeting o Department Head meeting

3 o Attended Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs meeting o Attended meeting for Statewide Mutual Aid program o Attended risk management seminar o Attended advanced fire suppression training o Met with Regional Supervisor of the Firefighters Training Council concerning PFD training o Met with Kent County Fire Chiefs regarding issues of mutual concern o Met with the newly appointed State Fire Marshal regarding program performance concerns o Met with several residents regarding their concerns o Met with Township labor attorney prior to contract negotiations o Met with REGIS representative o Met with three apprentice candidates o Met with Township Manager regarding Master Plan o Participated in contract negotiations Deputy Chief Activities o Department Staff meeting o Department Lieutenants meeting o Attended 2-day Critical Incident Stress Management training o Attended Kent County Fire Chiefs meeting o Attended Burn Camp Car Show fundraiser at Fifth Third Ball Park o Attended Kids Burn Camp meeting o Completed fire instructor evaluations o Met with the Township Supervisor and Manager about upcoming insurance issues o Researched the Township Insurance Ordinance o Attended Township Personnel and Salary meeting May 26- Fox Rescue It has been said that firefighters almost never meet people when they are having a good day. The fact is that a person is almost always at the worst time of their life as our crews arrive to the incident. This can be difficult for even the firefighters to keep their spirits up when repeated calls are fatal or horrifying as seen in the Significant Events section of this report. This month, crews had a bit of encouragement when responding to an animal rescue call by a resident. There was a baby fox trapped in a man hole. Crews located the fox and engineered a method of retrieving it by creating a noose to pull it up. The fox was rescued without injury and scurried away. Chief Peterson was happy to hear that the only complaints will come from rabbits in the neighborhood.

4 May Alarm Report Type Stat. 1 Stat. 3 Totals Medicals Rescues Good Intent Alarms Public Service May 2008 CO Alarms Unauthorized Burns Y-T-D Structure Fires Vehicle Fires Grass/Brush Fires Y-T-D Outside of Structure Fires Mutual Aid Totals A big Thank you to all the Plainfield Fire Department firefighters. There were firemen at my home on Ethelwin within minutes of the lightening striking my home. I feel very fortunate to live in an area where the response is so fast and everything is handles so well. You will all be in my prayers and will not be forgotten! Thanks so much, Jill Latimer

5 Call of the Month Concurrent Calls On a monthly basis, readers of these fire department monthly reports may wonder just how much time firefighters are out on emergency calls since there is so much time put into training and community involvement. This month alone they spent 336 hours performing community service, and 290 hours in training. Let s break the emergency response down by the hour since the crews work 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and 365 days per year. The month of May has 744 hours and our crews responded to 192 incidents during 102 of those hours. The average length of an incident this month was 32 minutes. Not included in this number is the time spent writing the NFIRS (National Fire Incident Reporting System) and EMS reports. The average time for report writing is between 15 and 20 additional minutes per incident adding between 48 and 63 hours. It is inevitable that incident times overlap since emergencies are not planned or predictable. PFD had 24 concurrent calls this month in which the duration of one overlapped the next dispatch time. This requires shift supervisors to manage the emergencies based on the priority and send crews to respond in the safest and quickest manner possible. With 24 overlapping incidents, it is obvious that shift supervisors must be ready for this situation every day and they must be ready to call in for more personnel to respond if a third or fourth dispatch is sent. On May 20, three emergencies were dispatched within 15 minutes. The first call was a motor vehicle accident in which nine personnel responded. The second incident was a structure fire in which four more personnel responded. The third incident was dispatched, then was dispatched a second time, as no one called in service. Since there was not more than one person to take the engine out, Chief Peterson and a POC responder went with the engine to that emergency. Situations such as this illustrate the necessity of having adequate personnel on shift and a dedicated group of Paid-on-Call firefighters employed at the department. Illustrated on the graph to the right are the call totals per hour. Crews are busiest at 9am, noon, 6pm and between 8pm and 10pm.