SECOND QUARTER – REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

FIRE DEPARTMENT

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1. Fire Department

     The major responsibilities of the department are:

      (See First Quarter – Review and Analysis)

2. Annual Operating Program and Goals

      (See First Quarter – Review and Analysis)

3. Analysis of Activities and Accomplishments

    A. Training

         1. Fire Personnel

             a. Quarterly Department Training Hours – 2332

             b. Department personnel trained in the following areas during the

                 quarter:

                  1. FADO – Classroom, Practical, Driving, and Written

                  2. Revised Response Matrix

                  3. Truck Company Academy Class

                  4. Thermal Imaging

                  5. Truck Company Operations

                  6. Home Inspections

                  7. Diversity Training

                  8. Team Building

                  9. Rescue Equipment

                10. Area Survey

                11. Fireground Operations

                12. Search and Rescue

                13. AED Training

                14. 12 Lead EKG

                15. Hose Testing

                16. HazMat Jeopardy

                17. Cutting Tools

                18. Motor Pump Operator Training

                19. Fire/SCBA Training

                20. Decon

                21. CPAP

                22. HazMat

                23. EMS Skills

                24. Rapid Intervention Team

                25. Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus

                26. Timed PPE/SCBA

                27. Position Pressure Ventilation

                28. Metro Bottle Change

                29. Trench Operations

                30. Live Fire Training

                31. Chimney Fires/Ventilation

                32. Tripod Familiarization

                33. Hauling/lowering Systems

                34. Confined Dive

                35. Attack Line Stretches

                36. Tactics

                37. Stryker Stair Chair

                38. PASS Location

                39. Ventilation

                40. Pro Development

                41. B License Preparation

                42. Forcible Entry

                43. Confined Space Entry

                44. Power Saws

             c. Department personnel toured/preplanned/site familiarization the

                 following facilities during the quarter:

                 1. Perdue

                 2. Chili’s

                 3. Farmers and Planters

                 4. Runaway Bay

                 5. Salisbury University

                 6. Valley Natural Gases

                 7. Salisbury Marina

             d. Department personnel participated in the following critiques during

                  the quarter:

                 1. W. College Avenue

                 2. Brittingham Street

             e. The Salisbury Fire Department Inspection Division reviewed the

                 following site plans during the quarter:

                  1. Hammond and Caroline Street apartments under construction

                  2. Overlook Drive and East Naylor Mill Road – Runaway Bay

                      Apartments

                  3. Booth Street and Delaware Avenue – First Baptist Church new

                     Community Center

                  4. Dykes Road –Aspen Hills Subdivision and Shady Gove

                      Apartments

                  5. Mount Hermon Road – Executive Plaza

                  6. Dickerson Lane and Oliphant Drive – Outback Steakhouse

                  7. Merritt Mill Road – The Fountains Hospitality Center

                  8. Dykes Road – Salisbury Commons

                  9. Pemberton Drive and Ogala Street – Cottages at River House

                10. Pemberton Drive – Villages of Sleepy Hallow

                11. Pemberton Drive – Harbor Pointe Phase 2

                12. 1415 South Division Street and May Drive – new Doctor’s Office

                13. South Tower Drive – new KFC and Long John Silvers

                14. Pemberton Drive and Reverie Way – presently a vacant building

                      lot

         2. EMS Personnel

             a. Lieutenants Jerry Bennett and J. Dru Bragg and Firefighter/

                 Paramedics David Insley, Christopher Brown, D. Wade Catlin,

                 Melissa Brown, and Mike Donoway completed the mandatory

                 ninety-six (96) hours of continuing education for renewal of their

                 Paramedic License.

    B. Fire Prevention Education

        1. The Salisbury Fire Department observed Fire Prevention during the

            month of October with the following activities:

            a. The Salisbury Fire Department Fire Prevention Task Force is a

                special group of Firefighters who are assembled each year to visit

                schools during the Fire Prevention Week. When they visit schools,

                they speak on fire safety and prevention, fire gear, and display

                the fire engine.

            b. The schools visited this year were Prince Street Elementary School,

                Pinehurst Elementary School, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School,

                Pemberton Elementary School, Chipman Elementary School,

                West Salisbury Elementary School, Salisbury Christian School, and

                Wicomico Day School.

            c. In conjunction with the McDonald’s Corporation the department

                was able to present Ronald McDonald Fire Safety Show to the

                students of Pinehurst Elementary School, Pemberton Elementary

                School, Chipman Elementary School, and West Salisbury

                Elementary School.

            d. Fire drills were conducted in all elementary and private school

                systems in the Salisbury Fire District.

        2. Department personnel visited the following neighborhoods as part of

            the “After the Fire Program” during the quarter:

            a. Merrifield Apartments

            b. Parkside Apartments

            c. West College Avenue

            d. North Delano Avenue

            e. Maple Way

            f. Riverside Drive

            g. Madison Street

        3. Fire department personnel conducted Fire and Life Safety Classes/

            talks/displays/drills/stand-bys for the following during the quarter:

            a. P. R. M.C. Child Care Center

            b. Wicomico Day School

            c. Teddy Bear Child Care Center

            d. Bundles of Joy Daycare Center

            e. Asbury Child Development Center

            f. Peninsula Eye Center

            g. Wicomico County Autumn Wine Festival

            h. Home Schooled Children

            i. Artia Assisted Living Employees

            j. Timmons Bell and Slate Child Care

            k. Salisbury Christian School

            l. Christian Community Child Care Center

        4. Open Houses were held at the Stations during the quarter for

             members of the community to visit and where information about fire

             prevention and the department were available.

        5. Assistant Chief Ed Hastings read books to children at the Barnes and

            Noble Bookstore followed by a fire engine display during the quarter.

        6. A Fire Extinguisher Class was held for the following students during

            the quarter:

            a. Salisbury University

            b. Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy

        7. Salisbury Fire Department Tours with brief Fire Safety Talks were

            conducted for the following during the quarter:

            a. Crosspoint Church of the Nazarene – 20 children and adults

            b. Tiger Cubs – Salisbury Elk Lodge – 6 children and adults

            c. Prince Street School – 100 children and adults

    C. Community Services

        1. The CPR Training Center taught a total of seven (7) CPR Classes

            during the quarter to the general public. The department offers

            Healthcare Provider and Heart Saver CPR Courses.

        2. The following students have started their clinical rotations on our

            Paramedic Units during the quarter:

            a. Salisbury University Athletic Training Students

            b. Parkside Career and Technology Center Health Occupations

            c. Parkside Career and Technology Center Criminal Justice

        3. Salisbury Fire/EMS personnel conducted medical standby/demos/

            presentations for the following during the quarter:

            a. Salisbury University – Sea Gull Century

            b. Delmarva YMCA – 5K Walk

            c. Wicomico County Wine Festival – Pemberton Historical Park

        4. Department personnel provided fire engine rides for the Church of

            God of Prophecy during the quarter.

        5. Department personnel provided stand-by fire protection for the

            following bon fires during the quarter:

            a. Bennett Home Coming

            b. Salisbury School

    D. Home Fire Safety Inspections

         1. Department personnel have issued/installed fifty five (55) smoke

             detectors for members of the community during the quarter.

         2. Fifty four (54) home fire safety inspections were completed and one

             hundred forty three (143) homes were visited during the quarter.

             Sixteen (16) smoke detector batteries were issued.

    E. Underwater Rescue Team

         1. New divers continued to be trained. The goal is to have sixteen

             divers. The new divers are entering the last phase of their initial

             training, which will require an open water certification. This

             certification is anticipated to take place in the next two (2) months.

             This will require dive candidates to perform their certification in an

             area that has warmer waters.

         2. The Dive-Rescue Unit continues to work towards a full encapsulation

              process, which includes full face mask for black water operations. A

              class is being scheduled for the dive operators to become certified in

              the Interpiro AGA full face mask.

         3. A drysuit was placed in-service during the quarter.

         4. There was one (1) incident to assist Berlin Fire Department with a

             vehicle over turned.

    F. Note Worthy Events

         1. The Mayor and City Council appointed David See to the position of

   Fire Chief in December. Chief See promoted Timothy Keenan to

   Deputy Chief and Leslie Thompson to Assistant Chief.

         2. Salisbury Fire/EMS personnel participated in a tabletop drill at the

             Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport during the quarter.

         3. Assistant Chief Ed Hastings attended Salisbury School assembly

             which was honoring various civic organizations including the

             Salisbury Fire Department.

         4. The Salisbury Fire Department held their Annual City Banquet for

             members and guest .

         5. The Department held their Annual Christmas Dinner for the Special

              Ladies and Gentlemen of the Salisbury Fire Department. Each

              Station also had Christmas Dinners for their members, families, and

              guests.

          6. Captain Greg Smith has submitted numerous articles concerning

              department activities to the Maryland Fire Dispatch for publication

              during the quarter.

          7. Chaplain J. Harvey Dixon performs many services for Wicomico

              County and the State of Maryland. He provides pastoral care for our

              members, Wicomico County and other fire companies in the State of

              Maryland, attends various meetings in Wicomico County and the

              State of Maryland, assists at accidents and house fire alarms, hospital

              visitations, funerals, and death notifications. He also works with the

              American Red Cross and the community in helping citizens in

              emergency situations.

4. Problems and Corrective Action Taken

     None to report at this time.

5. Statistics

     A. Fire Division

Alarm Activity

Total Calls this Quarter     631

    B. Emergency Medical Services Division

Response Activity

Total Calls this Quarter     1807

C. Total Department Activity

Total Calls this Quarter     2465