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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Station presentationInvesting for our Community Protection 2014 Presentation Topics Essential Services How we don’t live by our own standards Our Health & Safety Issues Image Our Needs We protect the fundamental needs to life •Life •Incident Stabilization •Property Conservation •Minimize Economic Impact Premise 1: Essential Services Premise 1 cont. Scope of Service •Fire suppression •Emergency medical services •Hazardous materials / Terrorist acts mitigation •Fire prevention and education •Fire & arson investigation •Transportation accidents •Severe weather events •Emergency Management Our stakeholders include: •residents, businesses, visitors, & travelers Protecting: •Over 1,000 residents and growing •Billion dollars in appraisal values (commercial & residential) •Invaluable personal property •Day-time population over 14,000 and growing •50,000 plus vehicles travel through Westlake daily Premise 1 cont. Motorcycle accident – patient transported via Careflite Local and National Standards •Temporary for 10 years •The Town’s ordinance limits temporary facilities to 90 days; was changed to exclude fire station •Current location does not meet Westlake’s development standards •Lacks sustainable capacity •Rolling stock •Inadequate staffing accommodations •Parking conditions •No outside room to train Premise 2: Not Meeting Our Own Standards •Inadequate cleaning facilities (laundry, decon, bunker gear) •No training room •No meeting room •No EOC Premise 2 cont. Lieutenant’s Office Life Safety Issues •Exposure to diesel exhaust •Arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde, and nickel •Exhaust (soot) is absorbed into internal environment •No exhaust removal system •Inability to separate PPE from apparatus room •Severe weather protection •Rats, mice, snakes, & varmints Premise 3: Health & Safety Emergency Resource Deployment •Inability to improve response times •Strategic location of Fire Stations •To provide the best possible response times •Eastern half over 70% of call volume •Corporate campuses require most calls for service •Closing of Ottinger Road crossover •Improve ISO rating (4 to 1) •Residential: 11% •Commercial: 13% •Decrease insurance premiums •Increasing call volume Premise 4: Providing Quality Services Vehicle erupts into flames after colliding into 18-wheeler (no injuries) What message are we sending? •Current Residents •Current Businesses •Potential residents •Potential businesses •Recruiting & Retention •Do we hold ourselves to the same high standards that we hold everyone else to? •Do we want quality staffing, facilities, and equipment? •Do we want to send the message that we are a quality emergency response organization? Premise 5: Image Neighboring Fire Stations Investing in insurance is a reactive tactic; investing in emergency services is a proactive tactic. Insurance benefits you after the crisis; emergency services benefits you before, during, and after the crisis. Modern fire station meeting standards Strategically located Ample capacity Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Something the stakeholders are proud of Our Needs