THIRD 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 – 979
b. Department personnel trained in the following areas during the
quarter:
1. Personnel Protection Equipment Inspection
2. Hoseline Evolutions
3. Practical Pumping Evolutions
4. SOP Review
5. Engine and Truck Company Drill
6. Emergency Response Plan Review
7. Suction Units
8. Trench Rescue Final
9. Energy Conservation
10. Fireground Operations
11. Rapid Intervention Team Bag and Tools
12. Truck Company Operations
13. Structural Firefighting
14. CPR and AED Recertifications
15. LifePak 12 Familiarizations
16. Water Rescue Techniques
17. Bloodborne
18. SCUBA Operations
19. Tool Recognition
20. Search and Rescue Operations
21. Driver Training
22. Metro Bottle Change
23. Pump Operator Training
24. Public Assistance Operations
25. Building Construction
26. Hose Loads
27. Decision Making and Problem Solving
28. Emergency Planning
29. Torch Operations
30. Advancing Attack Lines
31. Hurst Tool
32. Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Emergencies,
Refresher, and Product Review
33. FADO Practical and Driving
34. Inspection Form Training
35. Forward and Reverse Lays
36. Explosive Awareness
c. Department personnel participated in the following critiques
during the quarter:
1. La Tolteca
2. Church Street
d. The Salisbury Fire Department Inspection Division reviewed twenty
nine (29) site plans during the quarter.
e. Department personnel preplanned Devilbliss Hall at Salisbury
University during the quarter.
f. Firefighter/EMT's Michael Ellingsworth, Kara Bailey, Christopher
Truitt, Erik Johnson, Michael McMullen, and Eric Cramer are
enrolled in Paramedic School.
B. Fire Prevention Education
1. Department personnel visited the following neighborhoods as part of
the "After the Fire Program" during the quarter:
a. Marine Road b. Church Street c. Richmond Avenue 2. Fire Department personnel conducted Fire and Life Safety Classes/ talks/displays/drills/stand-bys for the following during the quarter: a. Anchorage Health Care b. Toys R Us for "Parents Night Out" c. Pemberton School d. Parkside High School e. Children at State Farm Insurance Company f. Pinehurst School g. "Fan Fest" at Shorebirds Stadium h. Private Day Care Home 3. Salisbury Fire Department Tours with brief Fire Safety Talks: a. Gateway Christian Academy - 11 children and adults b. Child's Birthday Party - 10 children and adults c. Asbury Church Pack 151 Den 1 - 5 children and adults d. Parkside CTE Preschoolers - 33 children and adults C. Community Services 1. Salisbury Fire/EMS personnel conducted medical stand-bys/demos/ presentations for the following during the quarter: a. Wor-Wic Community College - Paramedic Class b. Health Fair at Bennett High School c. Parkside Career Technology Center - Health Occupations Students d. Salisbury University - Athletic Trainer Students 2. The CPR Training Center taught a total of eight (8) CPR (Cardio- Pulmonary Resuscitation) Classes during the quarter to the general public 3. The following students have started their clinical rotations on our Paramedic units during the quarter: a. EMT-B Students b. Wor-Wic Community College Paramedic Students c. Salisbury University Athletic Trainer Students d. Parkside Career Technology Education Students D. Home Fire Safety Inspections 1. During the quarter members of the inspection team visited one hundred seven homes (107). Thirty-six (36) home fire safety inspections were completed. Ten (10) smoke detector batteries were also issued 2. Department personnel have issued/installed thirty-four (34) smoke detectors for members of the community during the quarter. E. Underwater Rescue Team 1. Training dives, missions, and meetings for the team consisted of the following during the quarter: a. Three (3) monthly meetings b. Boat Ramp on Riverside Drive (Training Dive) c. Salisbury University - Maggs Gym Pool (Training Dive) d. Beaverdam in the Park (Training Dive) e. Evidence recovery for Salisbury Police Department at Johnson's Lake (Mission) F. Note Worthy Events 1. 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 in the American Red Cross and the community in helping citizens in emergency situations. 2. Fire Line Officers for Station #1 and Station #2 have been duly elected by their corporate membership and successfully completed a confirmation process. They shll serve as the Fire Line Officers for their Stations until further notice. 3. Firefighter William E. Gordy was appointed to the position of Deputy Fire Chief (Volunteer) on March 1, 2004 after an intensive selection process. 4. Problems and Corrective Action Taken None to report at this time. 5. Statistics A. Fire Division Alarm Activity Location Station 16 Station 1 Station 2 This Quarter In City 183 67 125 375 Outside City 91 55 74 220 Totals 274 122 199 595 Total Calls this Quarter 595 B. Emergency Medical Services Division Response Activity Location Type of Call This Quarter In City Charge 796 Outside City Charge 703 Total 1499 In City No Charge 34 Outside City No Charge 30 Total 64 In City No Service 156 Outside City No Service 105 Total 261 Total Calls this Quarter 1824 C. Total Department Activity This Quarter 1. Emergency Responses 2419 2. Non-Emergency Responses 21 3. Other Responses a. Marine Division 0 b. Underwater Rescue Team 1 Total Calls this Quarter 2441