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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Manager's Report - Overview of the Huntington Beach Fir M I_ .�y4 0-1 1 I SPRPN Huntington Beach ►F� Fire Department ' Presentation by ALJ ,� - Patrick McIntosh , Fire Chief Mission Statement " The Huntington Beach Fire Department is dedicated to : c 9 pro viding the highest quality r11 r fire, marine safety and emergency medical services to oil protect our community. " Huntington B h Fire D art nt Huntington Beach - Fire Department A Class > Fire Department k . • Awarded by I nsurance Services Office • Exemplary fire suppression rating ® Based on : — Fire alarm and communication systems -� — Fire Department characteristics — Water supply system • Of 37 ,000 fire UePar LIr'IUHL6 I" the U.S. , only 132 are rated Class 1 Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Department Profile • Eight Fire Stations V All with Paramedic Engine Companies L Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Department Profile • Hesores ' — Truck Companies 2 Paramedic Engines 8 Light/Air Unit 1 Hazardous Material 1 Decontamination 1 — Command Vehicle 1 — Ambulances 5 — Urban Search and Rescue 1 s _ — State Office of Emergency Services Engine 1 Huntington Beach Fire Department Marine Safety Division M� 110 Providing Safety Services for City r -� - Beaches Lifeguard Headquarters Lifeguard Tower ,. .,r Junior Lifeguard Headquarters Tower Zero Huntington Beach Fire Department Marine Safety Profile • He sources — Lifeguard Towers 30 — Rescue Watercraft 3 — ATVs 7 — Marine Safety Vehicles 11 — Rescue Boats 3 — Search and Recovery Dive Equipment Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Department Regionalization • The Department has a philosophy of Reainnnlization dating back 95 years - Joint Powers Communications Center - Joint Powers Training Center - Joint Powers Hazardous Materials Response Program z Flamitas.0 Skanbn Garde Regionalization = 9e N.anse ..n Gvn • Reduces Response Times w `m`°.`a',n Santa Ana • Improves Training & ... a@ey Communication • Improves Efficiency, e Huntington Beach a': Reduces Cost & Duplication Newport @eacA 73 Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Department Joint Powers Arrangement Communications - Metro Net Y% 8 Cities: Anaheim , Brea, Fountain Valley, Fullerton , Garden Grove, Huntington Beach , Newport Beach , and Orange Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Department Joint Powers Arrangement • Training Facilities E . Located on 4 .9 Acres in H B — Primary Training Responsibility to Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach , - — Five Story Training Tower Classrooms and Training Offices — Gas and Petroleum Firefighting Props — Hydrant and Water Reclamation System Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Department Joint Powers Arrangement Hazardous Materials Response k — Member Cities Include : — Huntington Beach — Anaheim — Providing Services to : — Huntington Beach and Anaheim — Seven Additional Subscriber Cities Huntington Beach Fire Department The Department Focus • Education s ' �' • Prevention • Response Public Education • Senior Home Inspection Program ( SHI P) ' • Life After Fire Employee Safety Programs — Earthquake Preparedness — Fire Extinguishers Marine bateiy Public Education Lectures i Emergency Services • Uisaszer rrepareaness ( Emergency Operations Center) — City Management Team — City Employees — Residents, Neighborhoods, Schools, and Business Preparedness • CERT — Community Emergency Response Teams • R.A. C. E.S — Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Fire Prevention Development — Plan Check — Fire Alarm/Sprinkler Systems % — Soils Investigation & Remediation F wire Code EntuitCIIIC�IWL — Fire Permits and Special Events y — I nspections/ I nvestigations — Citizen Inquiries — Special Events — Hazardous Materials Disclosure — Oil Field Inspection Program • Customer Resources — HBFD Standards available on- line — Status of Plans on- line — Second Opinion Services Huntington Beach Fire Department Fire Total Calls for Service 2014 00 aar��o Beac . : • Oaf o� aaiResponses A L`+LJ�C9J�o., • Mutual • • 945 e a ' o © pp- 4�' ::.saY �a -_ e, S�� t •'.YL�� x� Y w`9 4+ � 1 � Total Marine Safety Rescues 6,631 T©t►al Medical Aids �, , I s,, Totaal Prevent�at�ive ionls + 1 25111r� _8_ Total Law Enforcement Contacts 47,635 Huntington Beach DepartmentFire Junior Lifeguard Program Provides aduaHc training for IF@uth, ages 9- 17 � :Trainir�g `toP,ic�s ineluele : 49 • First Aid '� �. • , rOc„_e�n Enuironrl�ent` I �; Includes' nearly 1,000 ParUciPa tit-- nnually Huntington Beach Fire Department FireMed Program • Goal : Reduce Paramedic Response Times Started July 1 , 1990 No Out - of- Pocket costs for �.. AA Paramedic/ Ambulance Services lr. • Free CPR Classes • Medical History Program • $ 60 per year for membership Huntington Beach Fire Department FireMed Program • Program Offers - Paramedic Units in EVERY Fire Station - Faster Response Times - Improved Equipment and Apparatus - Ambulance Personnel Trained in and Familiar with Department Operations - Quality Assurance Program E ' hl Huntington Beach Fire Department Looking Forward • Risk Based Fire Inspection Program Community Paramedicine Pilot Study lr • County- Wide GPS Dispatching • HBFD Standards of Cover • Wireless Patient EKG Tramsission M I_ .�y4 0-1 1 I SPRPN Huntington Beach ►F� Fire Department ' Presentation by ALJ ,� - Patrick McIntosh , Fire Chief