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 and EMS Personnel

 

             a. Quarterly Department Training Hours – 1127

 

             b. Department personnel trained in the following areas during the

                 quarter:

 

                 1. EMS Operations

                 2. Pump Operations

                 3. FADO Driving Exam

                 4. KED/Hare Traction

                 5. Thermal Imaging

                 6. Truck 16 Operations

                 7. Officer Mentoring

                 8. Driver Training

                 9. Mass Decon

               10. AED and 12 Lead

               11. ALS Equipment

               12. Vehicle Extrication

               13. Truck 2 Familiarization

               14. Tactics

               15. Overhaul

               16. Ant Farm – Ladder Drill

               17. Ladder Evolutions

               18. Boom Deployment

               19. Tripod Operations

               20. Dive Operations

               21. Ventilation

               22. SCBA Consumption

               23. Command School

               24. Street and Area Familiarization

               25. CERT Training

               26. Search and Rescue

               27. BTLS

               28. Position Questionnaire

               29. Gas Meter

               30. Drafting Operations

               31. Advancing Hose Lines

               32. Hose Loads

               33. Truck Company Operations

               34. Stand Pipe Pack Review

               35. Mayday Policy Review

               36. Confined Space Entry

               37. Rope Bailouts

               38. Pumping Evolutions

               39. Ropes and Rigging

               40. Accountability Policy

               41. Live Burn

               42. Station #2 Air Compressor

               43. Fire Extinguishers

               44. Firehouse Software

               45. Utility Control

               46. Emergency Response Guide Familiarization

               47. Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus Familiarization

 

             c. Department personnel toured/preplanned/site familiarization the

                 following facilities during the quarter:

 

                 1. Salisbury Christian School

                 2. Downtown Plaza

                 3. Ollie’s Bargain

                 4. Sherwood Chrysler Jeep

                 5. Shoreland Freezer

                 6. Perdue Innovations

                 7. K-Mart

                 8. Silverton Marine

                 9. Pat’s Pizzaria

               10. Harvard Manufacturing

               11. Blind Industries

               12. Williams Landing

               13. Peninsula Cancer Center

               14. First Shore Federal

               15. Verizon

 

             d. The Salisbury Fire Department Inspection Division reviewed

                  seventeen (17) site plans during the quarter.

 

              e. Department personnel participated in the critique of the Rose

                  Street incident during the quarter.

 

              f. The department performed controlled burns for training purposes

                  at the following locations during the quarter:

 

                  a. Building at Wicomico County North Lake Park

                  b. Building at 2520 Old Ocean City Road

                  c. Houses on Rose and Lake Streets

 

              g. Assistant Chiefs Richard Hoppes and John Tull, Lieutenant John

                  Byrd, Firefighter Patrick Andrews, and Firefighter/Paramedics

                  Christopher Brown, Shirley Reddish, Daniel Webster, and David

                  Merritt are attending college this semester working on their

                  respective degrees.

 

              h. Firefighter/Paramedics attended EMS continuing education classes

                  in the following during the quarter:

 

                  1. Quarterly Endotracheal Intubation

                  2. CPR/AED

                  3. Paramedic Refresher

 

     B. Fire Prevention Education

   

          1. The Salisbury Fire Department observed Fire Prevention Week              

              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 Fire Prevention Week.  When they visit schools,

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

                  fire engine.

 

              b. The Task Force spoke to over four thousand (4,000) students and

                  two hundred fifty (250) adults in local public and private schools.

 

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

                  was able to present the Ronald McDonald Fire Safety Show to

                  students at Chipman Elementary School.

 

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

              talks/displays/drills/stand-bys/tours of the Stations for the following

              during the quarter:

 

              a. Oak Ridge Baptist Church

              b. Cub Scout Pack 817

              c. Wicomico Middle School’s Family Fun Day

              d. Fruitland Elementary School

              e. Bundles of Joy Day Care Center

              f. Christian Community Child Care Center

              g. Wicomico Day School

              h. Asbury United Methodist Church Christian School

              i. Timmons Bell and Slate Childcare

              j. Shore Up! Daycare Center

              k. Playtime Daycare Center

              l. Bennett Middle School

             m. Shady Pines Adult Day Care Center

              n. Eden Head Start

 

          3. Department personnel assisted Atria Assisted Living with their

              yearly required fire evacuation drill at the facility.

 

     C. Community Services

 

          1. Department personnel filled dunking booths for the following during

              the quarter:

 

              a. Salisbury Christian School

              b. Salisbury Middle School

 

          2. Department personnel provided fire engine rides for the Family

              Workship Center during the quarter.

 

          3. Department personnel provided stand-by fire protection for a bon

              fire held at Wicomico Senior High School during the quarter.

 

          4. The CPR Training Center taught a total of five (5) CPR classes

              during the quarter to the general public.

 

          5. Our Paramedic Staff is precepting students on our Paramedic units

              from the following agencies during the quarter:

 

              a. Wor-Wic Community College Paramedic Program

              b. Salisbury University Athletic Trainer Students

              c. EMT/B Students from other Fire Departments

 

     D. Home Fire Safety Inspections

 

          1. During the quarter members of the inspection team visited one

              hundred eighty three (183) homes.  Thirty (30) home fire safety

              inspections were completed.

 

          2. Department personnel have issued forty six (46) smoke detectors and

              sixteen (16) batteries for members of the community during the

              quarter.

 

     E. Underwater Rescue Team

 

          1. Members of the team had forty eight (48) man-hours for the quarter.

 

          2. Training dives, missions, and meetings for the team consisted of the

              following during the quarter:

 

              a. Three (3) monthly meetings

              b. Wicomico River (Training Dive)

              c. Evidence Recovery for Salisbury Police Department (Mission)

 

     F. Note Worthy Events

 

          1. Chaplain J. Harvey Dixon retired as Salisbury Fire Department                

              Chaplain on October 31, 2004 with over thirty one (31) years of

              service to the department.  A surprise dinner was held in his honor at

              Station #2 on November 13, 2004 to thank him for his years of service

              and devotion to the department.

 

          2. 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.

 

4. Problems and Corrective Action Taken

 

    None to report at this time.

 

5. Statistics

     A. Fire Division

Alarm Activity

                                                                 Total Calls This Quarter     786

    B. Emergency Medical Services Division

Response Activity

                                                                 Total Calls this Quarter     1897

    C. Total Department Emergency Responses                               This Quarter

                                                                                                              2683