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2008 Fire Department Objectives with Accomplishments

  1. Establish a chief officer professional development program for future chief officer candidates. (Council Goal 1)
    Curriculum and criteria established, relying on the US Fire Administration National Fire Academy.
  2. Increase job training and outside training opportunities across all divisions. (Council Goal 1)
    Provided specialized educational/conference opportunities for key operations staff, including Rapid Intervention/Mayday Procedures training, Incident Command courses, Trapped Firefighter training, and computer software training.
  3. Evaluate and propose options for recovering costs of providing life safety fire inspections in businesses. (Council Goal 1)
    Comprehensive program to address this to be presented to Council in 2009.
  4. Update the majority of fire engine and aerial ladder truck fleet to improve safety, reliability, and maneuverability. (Council Goal 1)
    Fire engines and aerial ladder truck all replaced. Units to be received by the end of 2008 and placed in service in early 2009.
  5. Increase county-wide emergency medical services/paramedic supervision. (Council Goal 1)
    EMS supervisor program started in August.
  6. Replace obsolete paramedic cardiac heart monitor/defibrillators. (Council Goal 1)
    Specifications were finalized in the fall of 2008, purchase order issued in December 2008, and units received in January 2009.
  7. Develop and deliver a neighborhood disaster preparedness "train the trainer" course through the neighborhood associations. (Council Goal 11)
    Map Your Neighborhood training began mid-2008 with 18 introductory sessions offered, resulting in 791 individuals (from 566 households) being trained in the MYN Program content. Train the trainer program was also implemented with 18 trainers completing training. FEMA Integrated Emergency Management Course was held in August; 70 representatives from City and County government, businesses and agencies attended.
  8. 8. Begin implementing recommendations of the emergency radio communications study in anticipation of the 2010 Olympics and other events. (Council Goal 11)
    Detailed radio system study was authorized by WhatComm Administrative Board. Draft report was completed in 2008. Funding source for implementation of plan not yet identified.
  9. Replace all obsolete self-contained breathing apparatus. (Council Goal 1)
    New self-contained breathing apparatus were deployed near the end of 2008 after extensive training was delivered to all personnel.

    Also, using grant funds, we:

    Replaced all portable radios for response crews.
    Replaced our Battalion Chief vehicle with a more functional unit.
    Added a confined space rescue communications radio system.
    Added a thermal imaging camera. (Reduced capital request for 2009 for this.)
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