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Memo
To: Mayor Gary Haakenson
From: Assistant Chief Thomas J. Tomberg
Date: June 18, 2010
RECEIVED
JUN 21 2010
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Re: RCW 35.103 Annual Compliance Report for 2009
Attached is the 2009 Annual Compliance Report required by RCW 35.103
(formerly known as Substitute House Bill 1756). This report is the 2009
evaluation of Edmonds City Council -adopted levels of service, deployment
delivery methods, and response time objectives for the Edmonds Fire
Department.
Fire Department response standards were approved by Council in Resolution
No. 1133 on November 28, 2006. The first compliance report was delivered in
2007 based on 2006 response data.
Of the eleven response standards in 2009, nine were met, one was not, and one
did not have enough reportable incidents to evaluate.
Providing the 2009 compliance report fulfills Section 2.5 of the contract for
fire/EMS services interlocal agreement between the City of Edmonds and
Snohomish County Fire District #1:
2.5 Annual Reporting. The District agrees to annually report to the City in
accordance with the City's RCW 35.103 Fire Department Compliance
Plan.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 425-551-1240 or ttomberg@fire
district1.org.
This memo and the 2009 compliance report will also be sent to you electronically
C: Fire Chief Ed Widdis
RCW 35.103 ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT — 2009
BACKGROUND
On November 28, 2006, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 1133 adopting the
performance, policy, standards, and objectives outlined in Washington Legislature
Substitute House Bill 1756 as the Edmonds Fire Department emergency resource
deployment and response time objectives. Since passage by the State Legislature, SHB
1756 has been codified as RCW 35.103. The new code title will be referenced where
appropriate in the remainder of this document and in all future references.
RCW 35.103 requires the evaluation of the Council -adopted levels of service,
deployment delivery methods, and response time objectives on an annual basis. The
evaluations are based on data relating to the levels of service, deployment, and the
achievement of each response time objective established by Council. The response time
data is extracted from emergency information entered into the Fire Department records
management system by Department personnel using WebFIRS software. The evaluation
was initially delivered to the Council and the public beginning in 2007 with the
comparison of 2006 data against the adopted standards. Below is the RCW 35.103 2009
Annual Compliance Report based on 2009 data. The heart of the report appears in
Sections 3 and 4.
2009 COMPLIANCE REPORT CONTENTS
As required by RCW 35.103, the 2009 Compliance Report includes four Sections:
■ Section 1: Council Resolution 1133
■ Section 2: Five Policy Statements that prove the existence of the Fire
Department, describes services the Department provides, the Department's
organizational structure, the expected number of Department employees, and the
functions those employees are expected to perform.
■ Section 3: Comparison of 2009 response times to each adopted response
standard.
■ Section 4: An explanation when Council -adopted standards are not met, the
predictable consequences of failing to meet an adopted standard, and the steps
necessary to correct deficiencies in order to achieve compliance.
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SECTION2.........................................................................................5
SECTION3.........................................................................................6
SECTION4.........................................................................................10
SECTION 1
RESOLUTION NO. 1133
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE PERFORMANCE POLICY,
STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1756 AS EDMONDS FIRE
DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT
AND RESPONSE TIME OBJECTIVES.
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department is legally established as a fire
department through Ordinance No. 254 approved by the City of Edmonds City Council
on October 16, 1912 to provide for the prevention of and protection from fire in the city
and whose emergency services now include fire suppression, emergency medical
services at the basic life support -defibrillator and advanced life support levels, hazardous
materials response, technical rescue response, marine rescue and fire suppression, and
disaster preparedness and response; and,
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department has a mission statement and
goals and objectives to guide the organization in providing emergency services that
include fire suppression, emergency medical services at the basic life support -
defibrillator and advanced life support levels, hazardous materials response, technical
rescue response, marine rescue and fire suppression, and disaster preparedness and
response; and,
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department has a basic organizational
structure which includes elected officials, Chief Fire Officers, Fire Officers, Firefighters,
Firefighter/Paramedics and Firefighter/EMTs; and,
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department has a certain number of
members now and in the future who perform the tasks required to accomplish the
response objectives; and,
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WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department is required by state law to
establish turnout and response time goals for the emergency services is provides; and,
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department has evaluated the elements
identified in SHB 1756 and included those provisions deemed appropriate in the
Department's emergency service delivery; and,
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Fire Department has developed written
response coverage objectives required to comply with applicable provisions of SHB
1756; and,
WHEREAS, the response coverage document is in furtherance of the City
of Edmonds duty to the public at large and does not create a specific duty to any
individual in the event of an emergency response; and
WHEREAS, each emergency response occurs under a unique set of
circumstances and competing emergency needs may impact response in any specific
situation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds obligation to respond to emergency
incidents consistent with the Fire Department emergency resource deployment and
response time objectives may be impacted by circumstances and competing emergency
needs, the City of Edmonds, its officers, agents and employees shall have no duty to
respond according to any specific response standard, and shall incur no liability
whatsoever for failing to do so; therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council of the City of Edmonds hereby adopts the response
coverage document attached as Exhibit A as the Edmonds Fire Department's official
policy for determining emergency medical, fire and rescue resource deployment; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
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The adopted response coverage document officially
defines the Edmonds Fire Department's written policies and procedures that establish
the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources of the department; and,
This resolution was adopted at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the Edmonds
City Council for the Edmonds Fire Department on November 28, 2006.
RESOLVED this 28th day of November 2006.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Sandra S. Chase
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED:
Gary Haakenson _
MAYOR, GARY HAAKENSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11/28/06
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL- 11/28/06
RESOLUTION NO. 1133
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SECTION 2
POLICY STATEMENTS
The Fire Department maintains written policy statements that establishes the
following:
1. The existence of the Fire Department is verified by Resolution No. 113&
X meets requirement does not meet
2. Services that the Fire Department is required to provide are addressed in Resolution
No. 1133.
X meets requirement does not meet
3. The basic organizational structure of the Fire Department is as depicted in the
organizational chart adopted by Council as part of the 2008-08 biennial budget on
November 15, 2005, and the 2008-2008 budget adopted by Council on November
21, 2006.
X meets requirement does not meet
4. The expected number of Fire Department employees for 2008 is 54 as adopted by
Council as part of the 2008 biennial budget on November 21, 2006. A breakdown by
position appears in Appendix E (not shown).
X meets requirement does not meet
5. The functions Fire Department employees are expected to perform are listed in
Edmonds Fire Department SOP 501.01 Mission Statement.
X meets requirement does not meet
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SECTION 3
STANDARDS OF RESPONSE COMPARISON (STANDARD OF COVER)
To measure the ability to arrive and begin mitigation operations before the critical events
of "brain death" or "flashover' occur, the Fire Department is required to establish
response time objectives, and compare the actual department results on an annual basis
against the established objectives. The comparison began in 2007 with a comparison of
the established response objectives against actual 2006 response times for the levels of
response. In this report, actual 2009 response time data is compared against the
originally established, Council -adopted 2006 standard. This section provides that
comparison.
Turnout time for all emergency incidents
Turnout Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a turn out time
standard of 2:45, which the department should meet 90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the turn out time objective 90% of the time; 90% of the Fire Department
incidents experienced a turn out time of 2:37 minutes/seconds.
2A. Res onse time off the first -arriving Engine Company to a fire suppression
incident
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 6:30 for the arrival of the first engine company at a fire
suppression incident, which the department should meet 90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of fire suppression
incidents had the first engine arrive at the scene within 6:00 minutes/seconds
of response time.
2B. Response time for the deployment of full first alarm assignment to a residential
fire suppression incident
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 7:45 for the arrival of the full complement of a first alarm
response to a residential fire suppression incident, which the department
should meet 90% of the time. The Fire Department has adopted a first alarm
response of 15 firefighters.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did not
meet the full deployment response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of fire
suppression incidents had the full deployment of first alarm responding
personnel and equipment arrive at the scene within 9:00 minutes/seconds of
response time.
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2C. Response time for the deployment of full first alarm assignment to a
commercial fire suppression incident
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 9 minutes for the arrival of the full complement of a first alarm
response to a commercial fire suppression incident, which the department
should meet 90% of the time. The Fire Department has adopted a first alarm
response of 18 firefighters.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the full deployment response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of fire
suppression incidents had the full deployment of first alarm responding
personnel and equipment arrive at the scene within 7:41 minutes/seconds of
response time.
3. Response time of the first -arriving unit with a first responder (BLS) or higher
level capability to an emergency medical incident
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 5:15 for the arrival of the first emergency medical unit with
appropriately trained personnel on board (BLS) to an emergency medical
incident, which the department should meet 90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of emergency medical
incidents had the first -arriving first responder (BLS) arrive at the scene within
5:01 minutes/seconds of response time.
4. Response time for the arrival of an advanced life support (two Paramedics,) unit
to an emergency medical incident.
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 6:45 for the arrival of an advanced life support unit with
appropriately trained personnel (two Paramedics) on board to an ALS
emergency medical incident, which the department should meet 90% of the
time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of emergency medical
incidents had the Advance Life Support (two Paramedics) unit arrive at the
scene within 6:01 minutes/seconds of response time.
5A1. Response time of the first -arriving apparatus with appropriately trained and
eguipped Hazardous Materials Operations level personnel on hoard to a
hazardous materials incident.
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 6:30 for the arrival of the first unit with appropriately trained
and equipped Hazardous Materials Operations level personnel on board to a
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hazardous materials incident, which the department should meet 90% of the
time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time. 90% of hazardous materials
incidents had trained and equipped Hazardous Materials Operations level
personnel arrive at the scene within 5:00 minutes/seconds of response time.
5A2. Response time of the first-arrivin_q apparatus with al2prol2riately trained and
eguipped Hazardous Materials Technician level personnel on board to a
hazardous materials incident.
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 12 minutes for the arrival of the first unit with appropriately
trained and equipped Hazardous Materials Technician level personnel on
board to a hazardous materials incident, which the department should meet
90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: No reportable incidents.
5131. Response time of the first -arriving apparatus with appropriately trained and
equipped Technical Rescue Operations level personnel on board to a technical
rescue incident.
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 6:30 for the arrival of the first unit with appropriately trained
and equipped Technical Rescue Operations level personnel on board to a
technical rescue incident, which the department should meet 90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of technical rescue
incidents had trained and equipped Technical Rescue Operations level
personnel arrive at the scene within 5:40 minutes/seconds of response time.
5132. 'Response time of the first -arriving apparatus with appropriately trained and
equipped Technical Rescue Technician level personnel on board to a technical
rescue incident.
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 12 minutes for the arrival of the first unit with appropriately
trained and equipped Technical Rescue Technician level personnel on board to
a technical rescue incident, which the department should meet 90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of technical rescue
incidents had trained and equipped Technical Rescue Technician level
personnel arrive in the scene within 9:23 minutes/seconds of response time.
6. Response time of the first -arriving apparatus with appropriately trained and
equipped Marine Rescue and Firefighting personnel on board to a marine
incident.
Response Time Standard: The Fire Department has adopted a response/travel
time standard of 6:30 for the arrival of the first unit with appropriately trained
and equipped Marine Rescue and Firefighting personnel on board to a marine
incident, which the department should meet 90% of the time.
Actual Department Comparison for the Year 2009: The Fire Department did
meet the response time objective 90% of the time; 90% of Marine incidents had
trained and equipped firefighting personnel arrived at the scene within 4:10
minutes/seconds of response time.
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SECTION 4
COUNCIL -ADOPTED STANDARDS NOT MET
RCW 35.103 requires an explanation when Council -adopted standards are not met, the
predictable consequences of failing to meet the adopted standards, the steps necessary
to correct deficiencies in order to achieve compliance.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS NOT MET
Of 11 Council -adopted 2009 performance standards, nine were met, one was not met,
and one had no reportable incidents to evaluate. The standard not met in 2009 is:
2B. Response time for the de l❑ ment of full first alarm assignment to a residential fire
Suppression incident
Established: 7:45 Minutes/Seconds
Actual: 9:00 Minutes/seconds
Although not met, the actual response time is a one minute and thirty second
improvement over the 2008 response time.
PREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES
The predictable standard not met is for assembling 15 personnel on the fire ground at a
residential fire. The predictable consequence for this unmet standard is somewhat
difficult to predict as the data was drawn from only three incidents. At two of the
incidents, the required 15 personnel were assembled in under 7:45. Furthermore, fire
ground operations begin when initial units arrive so the last arriving personnel to reach
the minimum required number of 15 may have little impact on life safety and the
reduction of property damage.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Corrective action for the unmet standard is to work closer with automatic aid and mutual
aid partners to provide the additional personnel needed to meet the minimum assembly
requirement for a residential fire.
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