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 – 1,044

             b. Department personnel trained in the following areas during the

                 quarter:

 

                 1. Administrative Procedures

                 2. Auto Electronic Defib

                 3. Pumper Overhaul and Repair

                 4. Hose Loads

                 5. Apparatus Check Procedures

                 6. SCBA Inspections, Care, and Cleaning

                 7. SCBA Donning Methods

                 8. Blood Borne Pathogens

                 9. General Building Construction

               10. Child Safety Seat Installation

               11. General Driver Training

               12. Defensive Driving

               13. Drafting Operations

               14. Emergency Medical Services

               15. EMS Legal Responsibilities

               16. CPR Recertification

               17. Alarm Procedures

               18. Strategic and Tactical Operations

               19. Fire Inspections

               20. Forward Lay

               21. MFRI Fire Officer I

               22. Fundamentals of Fire Suppression

               23. Hazmat Awareness and Operations

               24. Monthly Drill

               25. Knox Procedures

               26. Metro Bottle Change

               27. Rescue Company Operations

               28. Ropes and Knots

 

   c. Firefighter/Paramedics Rob Quillen, Shirley Reddish, Kim Tull,

       Daniel Long, and Christopher O’Barsky completed the mandatory

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

       Paramedic license.

   d. All career personnel attended an “EMS Documentation Class

       taught by our new EMS Billing Company, Medical Claim Aid.

   e. Department personnel toured/preplanned/site familiarization the

       following facilities during the quarter:

 

       1. Alpharma

       2. Funshine Early Learning Center

       3. Tractor Supply Company

       4. Circuit City

       5. Staples

       6. Steel Services

       7. House at 605 Camden Avenue

       8. Delmarva Auto Glass

       9. Marcor

     10. University Village

 

   f. The Salisbury Fire Department Inspection Division reviewed thirty

       five (35) site plans during the quarter.

 

    B. Fire Prevention Education

 

        1. Department personnel visited the following neighborhoods as part of

            the “After the Fire Program” during the quarter:

 

            a. Woodland Road

            b. Newton Street

 

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

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

 

            a. Children’s Choice Adult Center

            b. West Salisbury School

            c. Girl Scouts – Holly Center

            d. Jaycees

 

        3. Salisbury Fire Department Tours with brief Fire Safety Talks:

 

            a. Tiger Cubs - Troop 185

            b. Parkside Pre-schoolers

            c. Tiger Cubs – Troop 226

            d. Mother of Pre-schoolers

 

   C. Community Services

 

        1. The CPR Training Center taught a total of five (5) CPR (Cardio-

            Pulmonary Resuscitation) Classes during the quarter to the general

            public.

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

            Paramedic Units during the quarter:

 

            a. MIEMSS – EMT-B Students

            b. Salisbury University Athletic Training Students

            c. Wor-Wic Community College Paramedic Students

            d. Parkside Career and Technology Health Occupations Students

 

        3. Salisbury Fire/EMS personnel conducted medical stand-bys/

            ambulance demos/presentations for the following during the quarter:

 

            a. Salisbury University Athletic Training Class

            b. Parkside Career and Technology Center

            c. YMCA’s 5K Run

 

    D. Home Fire Safety Inspections

 

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

             hundred forty four (144) homes.  Eighteen (18) home fire safety

             inspections were completed.

         2. Department personnel have issued thirty five (35) smoke detectors and

             three (3) batteries 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 for the quarter:

 

             a. Three (3) monthly meetings

             b. Annual skills review (Training)

             c. Certification Dives for five (5) members in Florida (Training)

             d. Dry Suit Refresher (Training)

             e. Body recovery at Salisbury Marina (Mission)

             f. Evidence recovery for Salisbury Police Department on Johnson

                Road Ext. (Mission)

 

    F. Note Worthy Events

 

         1. The department is continuing to look for someone to fill the position              

             of chaplain left vacant by the retirement of Chaplain J. Harvey Dixon.

         2. The department held their Annual Banquet for members and guest at

             the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center on January 15, 2005.  Five (5)

             Twenty Year Medals and one (1) Thirty Year Rocker was presented to

             members of the department.

         3. The department placed three (3) new Medic Units in-service at a

             ceremony on Friday, February 18, 2005.

         4. A certificate of recognition for service in the community was presented

             to the department by the Holly Center on Thursday, March 3, 2005.

 

4. Problems and Corrective Action Taken

 

     None to report at this time.

5. Statistics

     A. Fire Division

Alarm Activity

Total Calls This Quarter     821

    B. Emergency Medical Services Division

Response Activity

Total Calls this Quarter     1986

    C. Total Department Emergency Responses

This Quarter

2807