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Council Workshop February 10th, 2014 Tonight’s Presentation • 2013 Year in Review • Current Challenges Facing the Department • Fire Department Staffing Models and Current Officer Workload • Recommendation for a Full Time Fire Chief 2013 Year in Review • 246 Calls for Service • 3,525 Hours Spent on Calls $25,772 • 2,364 Hours Spent Training $22,077 • 376 Hours Spent on Activities Open House • Birthday Parties • • Highest Staffing Level - 27 Firefighters 2013 Calls for Service 246 250 200 202 194 208 187 150 100 50 33 14 35 15 32 13 31 12 27 12 0 2009 # Incidents 2010 # Firefighters 2011 2012 2013 Average # Firefighters Per Incident 2013 Incident Type Summary Incident Types Fire - 36 Overpressure - 1 Rescue/EMS - 127 Hazardous Condition - 15 Service Call - 9 Good Intent Call - 18 False Alarms - 39 Weather - 1 2013 Response Times Dispatch To Arrival 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 Incidents by Day of the Week Incidents Saturday 31 Friday 43 Thursday 29 Wednesday 31 Tuesday Incidents 27 Monday 32 Sunday 33 0 10 20 30 40 50 Calls By Hour Of Day 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Mutual Aid Report 2009-2013 40 35 35 30 25 20 17 15 10 7 8 11 5 3 2 5 7 0 Mutual Aid Given 2009 2010 Mututal Aid Received 2011 2012 2013 8 Challenges Facing the Department • High Number of 20+ Year Members Have Left Over the Last Four Years • Our Staff Members Travel on Average 21 Miles One Way to Work • Lack of Affordable Housing • Lack of Employment Opportunities in Town • Community Demographics Years Of Service As Of 12/31/2013 Firefighter Years Of Service Firefighter Years Of Service Firefighter Years Of Service Rick Leuthner 35 years 11 Months John Wong Dock 11 years Mike Mulheran 1 year Gary Sohns 29 years 9 months Dave Shoger 5 years 5 months Jason Hukriede 1 year Steve Dahl 26 years 2 Months Jeff Borg 1 year Tim Stedman 17 years 9 months Jacob Servais 9 months Russ Wall 15 years 4 months Jared Hammer 5 months Troy Walsh 15 years 4 months Craig Petersen 1 month Aaron Jurek Toni Dauwalter 1 month Bryan Pyne 5 years 1 month Steve Hardek 5 years 1 month Jason Hesse 5 years 1 month 13 years 4 months Justin Jurek 4 years 4 months Jeff Nordeen 13 years 1 month Laura Wood 3 years 9 months Kari Nordeen 12 years 8 months Erik Kemppainen 4 years 2 months Andrew Heger 12 years 6 months Brady Lee 1 year 10 months Ryan Rivers 1 year 10 months Why People Are Not Volunteering? • 13% Decrease in Volunteers Since 1984 • Increased Time Demands • Less Time Available • Changes in Attitude Among the Public • Loss Of Community Pride • Employers Less Willing to Let People Leave Work Source: National Volunteer Council Response To Volunteer Shortage • Create a Formal Recruiting Plan/Hiring Process • Advertise • Community Involvement and Education Fire Department Staffing Models • Paid On Call – Our Current Model Inexpensive Unknown Number Of Responders Unknown Time Commitment • Duty Crew – Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins Part Time Employees Work Shifts Versus On Call Employees Paid Hourly For Shifts On Call Crew Handles Majority Of Calls We Would Not Be Able To Support This Model With Current Staffing Levels And Call Volume Fire Department Staffing Models • Combination – St Louis Park, Edina, St Anthony Full Time Staffed Fire Station POC Members Used To Supplement Full Time Staff On Larger Incidents • Full Time – Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, Rochester Expensive-Average Firefighter Salary $59,739 Fully Staffed Fire Station(s) Officer Workload Department Operations Extend Beyond Calls and Training •Administration •Recruiting •Planning Training •Equipment Maintenance •Vehicle Maintenance •Building Maintenance •Budgeting & Bills •NFIRS •Personnel Issues •Fire Inspections •Preplanning •Payroll •Grants •Operations •Fire Prevention •Public Education •Plan Review •Relief Association •Informational Meetings •Records •Emergency Management •Disaster Planning Fire Department Officer Salaries Position Annual Salary Fire Chief $2,050 Assistant Fire Chief’s $1,150 Training Captain $1,145 Captains $600 Lieutenants $380 Fire Marshall $670 Administrative Assistant $670 Officer Hours Worked October November December January Andrew Heger 62.25 47.75 48.5 67.5 Troy Walsh 47.5 17.5 34 32 10 18 4 Aaron Jurek Gary Sohns 17 Rick Leuthner 27.5 Dave Shoger 27 2.5 10.5 Jason Hesse 10.5 6.5 13 Justin Jurek 10.5 14.75 10 20 Totals: 206.75 99 136.5 132.75 13 9.25 Recommendation Hire A Full Time Fire Chief Future Possibility Of Hiring A Full Time Daytime Firefighter Continue To Pursue Public Works/Firefighter Positions Benefits of a Full Time Fire Chief • One Person To Take A Bulk Of The Workload • Relieves Burden On Current Officer Group • Daytime Responder and Officer • Ability To Offer Daytime Training Sessions • Enhanced Public Education • Assume Fire Marshall Duties • Full Time Recruiter • Fire Department Would Be More Integrated Into City Operations • Improved Response Times Benefits of a Full Time Fire Chief • Daily Point Of Contact • Customer Service Business-Full Time Job • Stability • Ensure Compliance With OSHA, NFPA And Other Standards • Networking/Relationship Building With Other Public Safety Partners • 24/7 Position • Plan Future Staffing Needs Similar Size Cities With Full Time Fire Chief • Metro St. Anthony-Population 8,437 • Mound-Population 9,787 • Rogers-Population 11,500 • Long Lake-Population 10,000 • East Bethel- Population 12,090 • • Outstate Virginia-Population 8,609 • International Falls-Population 6,139 • Thief River Falls-Population 8,522 • Crookston-Population 8,093 • East Grand Forks-Population 7,908 • Little Falls-Population 8,411 • Cambridge-Population 8,100 • What Will This Cost? • Average Salary of a Full Time Fire Chief Statewide is $96,096. • Chanhassen $89,000-$101,000 • Chaska $90,000 • Excelsior $92,000 • Mound $98,000 QUESTIONS?