Chief's Monthly Report
Agenda Topic: Department Monthly Progress Report
Prepared By: Chief Nathan Craig
Date Prepared: September 11,
2023
The
primary purpose of this report is to keep the Board of Fire Commissioners
informed as to the activities and progress on major programs or
objectives. The items listed, as near as
possible, are in priority order. As a second purpose, this report will be
shared with the Officers Management Team and all fire personnel.
Personnel:
Lt.
Cameron Haubrich resigned to move to Sunnyside where he accepted the Chiefs
position.
Starting
August, our total on-call Members is 84, 62 operations, 7 recruits and 10
support. We have 2 on medical and 3 on
leave. Our total number of personnel is 95.
Operations:
In August there were a total of 83
alarms for our District, 78 we responded to, and 5 ambulance only calls (with 1
Lift Assist).
Incidents: YTD Incidents
by Zone YTD Zone
Station 51
6 81 12 146
(27%)
Station 52
15 100 33 211 (39%)
Station 53
11 72 27 122
(22%)
Station 54
3 29 6 64 (12%)
Station 50
43 (4 duty) 261
Yakima
0 7
Ambulance Only
5 (1 Lift) 84
Total 634
Incident Type: Month Type YTD
Fire 12 1 bldg (MA), 11 veg (1AA, 7MA) 78
EMS 55 47 EMS, 8 MVC 456
Hazardous Condition 1 1
Electrical 11
Service Call 3 3
Assist Invalid 30
Good Intent 7 2
Smoke (4 Duty), 5 Outdoor Burn 33
False Alarm 5 3
AFA, 2 CO 24
Action Taken: Month Type YTD
Canceled enroute 9 5 EMS, 2 AFA, 1 MVC, 1 AA
Veg 68
Extinguishment 10 2
Veg, 7 MA Veg, 1 MA Bldg 63
Provide BLS 39 287
Assist Invalid 4 28
Investigate 21 5 Burn, 5 MVC, 4 EMS, 2 Smoke, 2 CO, 1 AFA, 1 Power 66
Other 0 14
Automatic Aid Received (both agencies respond) Automatic Aid Given
From Highland 0 To Highland 0
From Yakima 1 To Yakima 1
From Gleed 0 To BIA 0
YTD 3 YTD 16
Mutual Aid Received 1 Mutual Aid
Given 8 (2 Yakima, Dist 1 & 9, 1
Dist 3 & 4)
YTD 6 YTD 22
There was a total of $10,000 of loss in August from a brush fire that
burned 1 acre and got into the attic of a detached garage.
Response Times: (Target= within 1 mile of station 8 minutes or less, add 2 minutes
every mile after) Qualifying Alarms: 52mo,405yr, Target met: mo. 39 (75%) yr
252 (72%), Target not met: mo. 13 (25%) yr. 114 (28%).
Department
Training and Safety: by DC Jim Johnston
August Drills included: Equipment Check /
Station Drill, EVIP Rodeo & Fit Testing, EVIP Road Course, Emotional
Intelligence, and OTEP Module 4 (Abdominal & Respiratory Emergencies).
Developed the September Drill Schedule:
Equipment Check / Station Drill, OTEP Workshop C (Chest Trauma and Pediatric
Emergencies), District BBQ, and Multi Company Operations.
On August 31st we started the
structural component of Recruit Class, there are currently 12 in the class, 10
from West Valley, 1 from Highland, and 1 from Naches Heights.
I was approached by the Deputy Chief of District
4 about participating in a joint recruit academy along with District 5. The immediate benefits would be training all
our new recruits to IFSAC FF1 certification along with Hazardous Materials
Operations certified as well, this will also help with WSRB scoring. A lot of moving parts will have to happen to
make this work, but I am willing to put forth the effort if it is a good fit
for us. The rough draft plan shows
starting in January with Wildland training, then Hazardous Materials training
followed by structural training in March and wrapping up with EVIP and AFA in
early May and then graduation on May 11th.
Recruitment / Retention: by DC Jim Johnston
The
Retention focus group will be meeting on September 13th.
Our
next hiring application deadline is November 30th, currently I have
three applications.
Fire
Prevention/Public Education: By Officer Boisselle
We
had 23 participants in our Jr Safety Academy on August 18th. Kids participated in a bike rodeo, hands only
CPR, knot tying, received free bike helmets and had a spray down grand
finale. Lots was learned for planning in
2024.
West
Valley will host the Yakima Valley Fire & Injury Prevention Association
booth at the Central WA Fair on Friday September 22nd.
Budget/Finance:
By Officer
Boisselle
Stations
have turned in their budget requests for 2024.
Staff will tour the stations on September 14th and prioritize
requested items. Budgets are due to the
County by November 17th.
Logistics:
Brush 52 chassis has been sent to Cascade to start
the build.
Front mount nozzles have been installed on Brush 51
and Brush 53; Brush 54 goes on the 18th for installation.
We have had several issues with the new Engine 51,
all repairs and changes have been made under warranty.
Strategic
Plan:
We continue to work on the
3rd quarter action plan items, the report is on the agenda.
The final draft of the
2024-2028 updated plan is ready for approval.
Interlocal:
I have been working with
the County and Falcon Ridge regarding installing an access road and gate off
North Cottonwood. If the District gains ownership of the land or a long-term
lease it is possible for us to install the gate and access road, if not it
would be the responsibility of Falcon Ridge to install.
Yakima is holding a
meeting regarding an RFA on September 19th, as a District with a
common boundary we have been invited.
Grants:
We applied for a grant to
receive free narcan.
Good of the
Order:
The Department family picnic is
September 20th at 18:00.
We have 50 donors signed up for our
9/11 blood drive.
Respectfully,
Nathan Craig, Fire Chief