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Athens FireDepartment
2001 Annual Report
Submitted January 31, 2002
Don Wood Ford Dealership Fire
2001
ANNUAL REPORT
SUBMITTED TO
MAYOR RICHARD ABEL
JANUARY 31,2002
2001 ANNUAL REPORT
The Athens Fire Department is committed to serving the City ofAthens with the highestlevel of protection from fire and other emergencies. The department's goal is to utilize thedepartment's expertise, training, experience, and resources to protect, rescue, or assist in any waypossible those who call on the department for help.
The Athens Fire Department is an ever changing organization with the primaryresponsibility of protection of life and property from fire and other emergencies within theconfines of the municipality limits. The fire department interacts with various city departments,which includes: police, code enforcement, water, service garage, personnel, and the auditor. Thedepartment also works in conjunction with the local Emergency Medical Service(SEOEMS),State Fire Marshals Office, Federal and State Environmental Protection Agencies, FederalEmergency Management Agency, ATF, FBI and The Local Emergency Planning Committee.
In the year 2001 the Athens Fire Department responded to 659 calls. This represents thesecond busiest year in the history of the Department. It is apparent these increases are due toseveral reasons, these reasons are; increased traffic flow through and around the City, increasedstudent population, increased property due to recent annexations, and increased population livingin the City. These increases represents approximately a 100% increase in demand for servicessince 1990. Response breakdown is listed in the addendum.
The authorized staffing level of the Athens Fire Department in 2001 was: (1) Chief (3)Captains (3) Lieutenants, (18) Firefighters and (1) Secretary. In 2001, probationary firefighterCurt Cline completed probation. Firefighters are on duty 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Thedepartment has three shifts, each shift works 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off duty with arninimum of three firefighters assigned to each station. An organizational chart is included in theappendix. The department has two stations, Headquarters located at 61 Columbus Road andStation II at 454 Richland Avenue. These stations house two front line pumper trucks,brush/utility truck and a tower/ladder truck. There are also two reserve pumper trucks, onelocated at each station. In 2001 the Chiefs car was replaced with a 2001 Expedition and the 1995Jeep was moved to the Car 2 slot. The age of the trucks range from a 1981 to 2001 model. Bothfire stations are approximately 36 years old and currently being inspected to establish a continuingmaintenance schedule and upgrade costs. The department has a mutual aid agreements with allAthens County Fire departments.
The total 2001 allocated budget was approximately 1.96 million dollars, of that 1.88million was expended. The department's demand for service has steadily increased the last threeyears. 2001 saw the department respondingto 659 calls for service. The department responds tocalls which include structure fires, vehicle fires, brush fires, river rescues, high angle rescues,vehicle accidents and extractions, confined space rescues, natural gas leaks, carbon monoxidecomplaints, hazardous materials spills andleaks, elevator entrapments and any othertype of callfor service that would require the department's expertise.
The fire loss for 2001 was $244,375.00. Fire inspections, tours, fire prevention, training,fire safety construction projects andin-house maintenance occupied much ofthe firefighters timeduring a normal work day. The fire fighters built two specialized trailers in 2001,the Special
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Response trailer, which houses the Trench and Confined Space Rescue equipment and the RiverRescue trailer. In 2001, all but one of the city's fire hydrants were operational. 225 fire hydrantswere flushed and tested in the summer of2001, the data which was collected from the hydranttesting was entered into the database. A new updated hydrantflow book was completedanddistributed to other city departments. Contractors and the city crews installed several new firehydrants in 2001. There are still several areas of the City where hydrants and lines should beadded or upgraded. The department is continuing to update the fire hydrant GIS data base whichallows quick access to hydrant information.
The Fire Department Business Contact list was updated in 2001, a questionnairewas sentto every business in the City requesting pertinent pre fire planning information for each ofthesebusinesses. This information was added to the fire departments data base and then distributed toAthens Police Department, 911, and Code enforcement.
Due to the recent and projected growth ofAthens, the recommendations of the AthensFire Department CommunityAssessment Committee, the Consultant's reports from Kramer andAssociates, and Fitzpatrick and Associates must be acted on quickly to ensure the citizens ofAthens and the Athens Fire Fighters safety. Only by implementing these recommendations will theCity have a Fire Department delivery system that adequately protects it's citizens and firefighters.
In 2001 the Athens Fire Department was involved in:
1) All fire suppression within the city limits.
2) Rescues; high angle rope rescues, cave-ins, vehicle.
3) Hazardous materials response (Operational Level).
4) Fire inspections.
5) Fire education (Primary and Pre-School children andteachers).
6) Maintenance and repair of self-contained breathing apparatus.
7) Maintenance ofpast and present records of fire and arson investigations.
8) Investigation ofall fires.
9) Performing minor maintenance on both stations and all trucks.
10) Maintaining hydrant information, minor maintenanceand flushing ofhydrants.
11) Training of firefighters and officers on existing and new information.
12) Providing the public with informationon various fire codes and fire related subjects.
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13) Maintaining records on all vehicle repair and maintenance.
14) 911 Continuing Technical Advisory Committee.
15) Local Emergency Planning Committee.
16) Plan review ofnew and existing structures.
17) Pre-Fire planning.
18) City planning, annexation(s).
19) Athens County Fire Association.
20) Hocking Valley Regional Fire School.
21) Mutual Aid Response to Outlying Fire Departments.
22) Plan Review of Ohio University Building Projects
23) Bomb and Suspected Bomb Response
24) Planning Commission Input
25) Hocking College Fire Program Advisory Board
26) Probationary Fire Fighter Training
27) Athens County Water Investigation and Recovery Unit(AC Dive Team)
28) River Rescue
2001
Departmental and Administrative Goals and Objectives That Were Accomplished
1) Placed Two River Rescue Boats into Service-River Rescue Training Started2) Installed New Roof at Headquarters3) Built River Rescue Boat and Equipment Trailer4) Installed New Heaters at Headquarters and Station Two5) Installed Fume Control System's at Headquarters and Station Two6) Hired Secretary-Departments First Administrative Support Person.7) Replaced Chiefs Car8) Replaced Copier9) Purchased Power Washer for Trucks and Stations10) Purchased two additional AED's(Automatic External Defibilators(All Front Line
Apparatus have AED's).11) Revised City's Emergency Response Manual
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12) Revised all Fire Department Standard Operating Procedures and Policies13) Completed Probationary Firefighter Training (Cline).14) Increased Fire Department Promotional Activities.15) Updated and Continued Monthly Fire Education Articles in The Messenger.16) Added Additional River Rescue Equipment to River Rescue Trailer.17) Additional Rescue Equipment Added to 1005/Rescue.18) Resumed Inspection Program-Identified Businesses that are Located in the in High
Density Areas.19) Updated Business Owner Emergency Contact List.20) Continued Yearly Hydrant Flushing and Hydrant Data Base Updating.21) Completed Bid Specifications for New truck.22) Updated Probationary Fire Fighters Test(s).23) Updated City's Emergency Response Manual24) Completed The Upgrade ofthe Department's Self Contained Breathing Apparatus25) Completed Annual SCBA and Tank Testing.26) Received FEMA Firefighters Grant for $47,500 to Purchase New Turn Out Gear27) Moved Main and Repeater Radio Tower Site Locations For Better Dependability28) Completed American Federation State County Municipal Employees Contract
Negotiations.29) Completed Hose, Ladder, and SCBA Air Testing as Per National Fire Protection
Association(NFPA)30) Fire Fighters Completed Advanced Fire Fighter Training31) Implemented Arson Investigation Program with Athens Police Department32) Computer at Station Two was Upgraded.
TRAINING for 2001
Training is one aspect ofa fire fighters life that is ever changing. New techniques, newregulations, new and innovative products makes training one the most important daily activitiesfor the fire fighter. Many hours are spent honing the skills of the fire fighters. Classes such as;Confined Space Rescue, River Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Hazardous Materials Response, WildFire Tactics, Building Construction, First Aid and CPR, Automobile Extrication, Basic andAdvanced Fire Fighting Tactics, Biological and Chemical Preparedness, Weapons ofMassDestruction, Incident Command System, Arson Investigation, Trench Rescue, Fire FightingFoam, and Fire Department Operations and Management are but a few of the many subjects thatfire fighters must be proficient in. In 2001, the three shifts completed 502 shift training hours,3,182.5 individualized hours were devoted to training.The shift's had 42 pre fire planning tourswhich was not included in the training hour totals.
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FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION
The department participates in many fire safety education programs. The most importantis the National Fire Prevention Week, which is in Octoberofeach year. The department targetsgrades 1-3 at all schools located within the City. This week is filled with school tours, smokehouse fire safety training, fire safety lectures, equipment demonstrations, and many fire safetyhandouts. In 2001, the department educated over 1,000 children during this week. KidFest wasalso a great fire safety education hit, with over 245 children participating. The fire fighterswelcomed many school children from outside the City to the department. These children weregiven fire safety education, handouts and station tours. In most cases, these children would not beexposed to fire safety education in their communities. Some ofthe community schools whichbenefitted from the fire safety education were: Amesville, Glouster, Chauncey, RiverValleyPreschool, Trimble, and Alexander. The number ofchildren and adults who participated in the firedepartment's fire safety education programs amounted to approximately 1,600.
FIRE STATION and EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Fire Fighters preform much ofthe maintenanceon the fire apparatus, equipment and firestations. The on duty shifts spend many hours maintaining and cleaning the various areas ofthestations and equipment In 2001, fire fighters as a shift logged 907 shift hours cleaning andmaintaining the stations. They logged 1096shifthours maintaining the trucks and equipment.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCERNS FOR 2002
Some ofthe developments that have caused a greater responsibilityto be placed on theAthens Fire Department in 2001 and will continue into 2002 are:
1)Newer employees requiredconsiderable amountof time devotedto training.
2) New regulation from state and federal level required more hours be devoted to trainingoffirefighters. Confined Space Rescue, Trench Rescue, Hazardous MaterialsTraining, High Angle Rescue, Basic and Advancedfire fighter training, IncidentCommand Training, Building Construction Classes(Fire Fighter Safety) and RiverRescue are some of the classes that training requirements have increased thereforerequiring moreof the fire fighters timebe allocated towards achieving these traininggoals and requirements.
3) Continued growth in the eastern and western part ofAthens will continue to extendthe departments response times and has created larger fire loads in certain areas. Withthe addition ofnew commercial structuresin these areas, it will bring additional traffic
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which will reduce response time even more.
4) A higher student population than in the past has placed more people in the city andincreased the department's life safety concerns.
5) The increase in commercial properties which will require inspections utilizing moreof the department's time. At present there are over 800 commercialproperties in the City,The National Fire Protection Association requires that all commercial properties beinspected twice a year. Without a Fire Safety Specialist, it is impossible to inspect all but afew of the commercial properties in the City within the recommended time frame.
6) Hazardous materials shipments throughthe Athens area at some point will cause ahazardous materials incident. The City and County should have in-place contractualagreements with outsideHaz-Mat Teams who will respond to major incidents in theCounty.
7) Additional properties being annexed into the city, which creates additional work loadon the department. The Ridges, Armitage, and the 50 West proposed annexationwill require additional services from the fire department, which will requireadditional personnel. These personnel should be in place and trained at time ofannexation. The department cannot continue to operate with inadequate staffinglevels, without placing the fire fighters and the citizens of Athens in unneededjeopardy.
8) Newly annexed properties, annexed without water supplies for fire protection.Department will experience long delayswhile waiting for tankers from outlyingdepartments to supplywater for fire suppression. The City fire departmentrelies onpermeant water lines and hydrantsto be effective. Without adequate water supplies, asthe department has seen in the past, can result in disastrous situations and losses.
9) The city and the department should be more active in strengtheningthe current fireprevention and building codes.
10) Multistory Residential Buildingswithout sprinkler systems should be retro fitted toinclude sprinklers.
2002 GOALS
Work with Service Garage to provide more detailed and better foUowup on department'srepairs to apparatus.
Have department's secretary receive Saturday truck check reports and to schedule truckrepairs with service garage.
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Develop summer training schedule-to include training with Richland and The Plains firedepartments.
Have Lieutenants develop Power Point monthly preplan training for officers meeting. Toinclude tactics for fire fighting and command and control.
Recertify Fire Fighter Latta in Level HI Self Contained Breathing Apparatus(SCBA)repair.
Evaluate reserve apparatus to determine if additional equipment is needed.
Develop and implement home inspection program
Continue Fire/Police arson investigation program. Additional training for bothdepartments.
Focus on hands on training-back to basics. Fire fighting tactics and strategies.
Have all captains attend identified mandatory classes.
Bid New Pumper early 2002.
Complete operations level river rescue training
Complete Trench rescue class all fire fighters.
Develop new hydrant testing procedures using two summer interns.
Defensive driving refresher training every other year.(Due 2002)
Complete confined space training. All fire fighters
Meet with G. Enevoldsen to identify maintenance work needed to be completed to bothfire stations
Update monthly fire prevention article.
Update Department's StandardOperatingProcedures(SOP) and Policies.
Complete turn-out gear purchase
Review NFPA 1710 with Service Safety Director and discuss options to the standard.
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Develop new Chlorine SOP
Continue to work with Emergency Management Agency along with other agencies onBiologic and Chemical preparedness.
Develop a SOP with SEOEMS, AthensPD and OUPD to respond to all non breathingvictim calls, utilizing the Automatic External Defibilators as intended.
Schedule City Council members to the Feel The Heat Course at Ohio Fire Academy.
Hire 12 additional fire fighters.
Hire full time fire prevention specialist.
Complete all mandatory testing of equipment and apparatus.
Target gas stations, automotive repair facilities and restaurants for the shift inspections for2002
Transfer all Emergency Response Manual data from Mayor's office to Fire Department,review manual and update before Spring time change weekend. Contact all includedagencies for updates. Develop form for all department Heads and agency heads which willfunnel the manuals informational changes to Athens Fire.
Develop monthly shift training programto be consistent between shifts.
Update and Post Department's Web-Page-Implement a Means for Businesses to UpdateContact Information On Line.
Station Maintenance and Update:A. Windows for Station 2. The foyer is the next area that needs to be updated withthermal windows.
B. Parking Lot. Seal the rear parking lot to close the cracks. Fix the area near the trashreceptacles to stop the pooling ofwater/ice.C. Station(s) Painted.
Increase Arson/Fire Investigation Knowledge-Captains Gilbraith and Klinger.
Develop Continuing Education/Training Programs-Lt. Rymer.
Additional Rescue Tools for 1007 to be purchased.
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Purchase of a Thermal Imaging Camera.
Design and Purchase a Dress Uniform for all Officersand Chief.
Shift Training-Standardized.
Design and Implement Home Inspection Program.
Implement StandardizedShift Training Goals and Guidelines-Lt. Rymer.
Complete Mission Statement for Department.
Complete Station HIBenefit Analyzes.
Complete Fire Prevention Specialist Benefit Analyzes.
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS
The Athens Fire Department supports the recommendations the Athens Fire DepartmentCommunity Assessment Committee's has submitted to Mayor Abel.
Athens Fire Department Community Assessment Committee Recommendations
From the above Findings ofFact the Committee is submitting the followingrecommendations. These recommendations are divided into short and long term, the short term tobe completed by 2001 and long term to be completed, ifdeemed necessary, by the year 2006. Therecommendations of the committee are listed as follows:
Short Term Recommendations:
1. East End fire station to be built, located near the By-pass on East State Street.This station should be staffed with a minimum of three on duty firefighters. Thestation should be designed to accommodate a minimum oftwo pieces ofrollingequipment.
2. A Fire Prevention Specialist position should be created to manage the fireprevention and educational programs. This position would help prevent firesthrough fire inspections, pre-fire planning and fire education.
3. Increase the Columbus Road station staffing to a minimum of four on duty
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firefighters. This will allow for the department's ladder truck to respondon all highrisk calls.
4. In the interest of safety and initial response capability, the minimum on dutystaffing should be no less than three firefighters per station, and an on dutycommand officer.
The recommendations sited above can only be achieved through broad communitysupport. Support thatmust come from City administrators, City Council, OhioUniversity,students, businesses, industry, and most important ofall, the residents ofthe community. Thecurrent general fund is not able to bear the full cost, oreven a significant part oftherecommendations mentioned above. Therefore an alternative source of funding must beconsidered. After the Mayor's and Auditor's presentation, the funding question was discussed.The committee believed that by utilizing an income tax levy plus some financial help from theUniversity and others, that it would be possible to prepare the community for its futurefirefighting needs.
SUMMARY
The Athens Fire Department's current authorizedstaffing is 25 officers and firefighters.This is 18 firefighters below what Fitzpatrick's study recommends. In order for the department toeffectively provide fire and rescue servicesto the citizens ofAthens, the Committee'srecommendations must be given serious consideration. The year2000 had the highest number ofcalls in the department's history, 2001 run totals were the secondhighest in the department'shistory. It is apparent with the projected growth it is imperative that fire department staffinglevelsand station locations be consistent with this growth. The information provided by knowledgeablepeoplesupports the need for the additional stations, staffingand equipment.These station(s)should be staffed with a minimum of3 on duty firefighters per station. With the addition ofthesefacilities and supportingequipment and staffing, it will be possible to provide a fire servicedelivery system which is required, expected and necessary to supportand protect the communityof Athens and our fire fighters.
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APPENDIX
2001 FIRE STATISTICS
NUMBER OF FIRE RUNS FROM 1986 TO 2001
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
400 369 410 432 366 400 367 391 462 439 504 564 556 620 714 659
659
GIVEN-
TOTAL NUMBER OF FIRE RUNS:
MUTUAL AID RESPONSES: RECEIVED 7
AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL RUNS:
STATION TWO CLOSED
CIVILIAN FIRE INJURIES
FIREFIGHTER INJURIES
FIRE DEATHS
* From time of call to time of arrival at scene.
4.24 Minutes*
TOTAL FIRE LOSS
0DAYS
0
1
2
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
$589 $286 $74 $243 $393 $294 $737 $400 $603 $446 $224 $1,340 $343 $245
Fire Loss in Thousands of Dollars
Pate
2/13/01
5/19/01
6/18/01
7/27/01
9/22/01
FIRES $5.000.00 or Greater
Place
133 W.Washington St.60 N. High St.W. Union St.
University Terrace810 E. State St.
Amount
$10,750$129,500$8,000$5,000$78,000
2001 FIRE RESPONSE ANALYSIS
Type ofCall Number of Calls
Alarm System Sounded Due to Malfunction (735) 55
Smoke Detector Activation, no fire - unintentional (743) 52
Smoke Detector Activation Due to Malfunction (733) 48
Alarm System Sounded, no fire - unintentional (745) 33
Good Intent call, other (600) 30
Malicious, Mischievous False Call, other (710) 26
Gasoline or other Flammable Liquid Spill (411) 23
Gas Leak (natural gas or LPG) (412) 23
System Malfunction, other (730) 18
Carbon Monoxide Incident (424) 17
Outside Rubbish, Trash or Waste Fire (151) 17
False Alarm or False Call, Other (700) 16
Extrication ofVictim(s) from Vehicle (352) 16
Local Alarm System, Malicious False Alarm (715) 15
Dumpster or Other Outside Trash Receptacle Fire (154) 13
Unintentional Transmission ofAlarm, other (740) 12
Passenger Vehicle Fire (131) 12
Building Fire (111) 12
Arcing, Shorted Electrical Equipment (445) 12
Electrical Wiring/Equipment Problem, other (440) 10
Outside Rubbish Fire, other (150) 10
Extrication, Rescue, other (350) 10
Smoke Scare, Odor of Smoke (651) 10
Smoke or Odor Removal (531) 9
Detector Activation, no fire - unintentional (744) 9
Vehicle Accident with Injuries (322) 9
Removal ofVictim(s) from Stalled Elevator (353) 8
Central Station, Malicious False Alarm (714) 7
Cooking Fire (113) 7
Excessive Heat, Scorch Burns w/no Ignition (251) 7
Rescue, Emergency Medical Call, EMS, other (300) 7
CO Detector Activation Due to Malfunction (736) 7
Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other (650) 6
Vehicle Accident, General Cleanup (463) 6
Unauthorized Burning (561) 5
Power Line Down (444) 5
Rescue or EMS Standby (381) 5
Brush or Brush and Grass Mixture Fire (142) 4
Fire, other (100) 4
Flammable Gas or Liquid Condition, other (410) 4
Service Call, other (500) 4
Hazmat Release Investigation w/no hazmat (671) 3
Oil or other Combustible Liquid Spill (413) 3
Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew (311) 3
Special Outside Fire, other (160) 3
Sprinkler Activation, no fire - unintentional (741) 3
Hazardous Condition, other (400) 3
Authorized Controlled Burning (631) 2
Lock-out (511) 2
Dispatched & Canceled En Route (611) 2
Assist Police or Other Government Agency (551) 2
Vicinity Alarm (incident in other location) (641) 2
Toxic Condition, other (420) 2
Natural Vegetation Fire, other 2
Trash or Rubbish Fire, contained (118) 2
Overheated Motor (442) 2
Heat Detector Activation Due to Malfunction (733) 2
Sprinkler Activation Due to Malfunction (731) 2
Explosive, Bomb Removal (471) 1
Municipal Alarm System, Malicious FalseAlarm (711)
Bomb Scare - no Bomb (721)
Extrication ofVictim(s) from Machinery (357)
Water or Steam Leak (522)
Heat from Short Circuit (wiring), Defective (441)
Steam, Vapor,Fog,or Dustthoughtto be Smoke (652)
Extrication ofVictim(s) from Building/Structure (351)
Overpressure rupture of Steam Pipeor Pipeline (211)
Outside Mailbox Fire (164)
Grass Fire (143)
Road Freight or TransportVehicleFire (132)
Citizen Complaint (911)
Mobile Property, vehicle, other (130)
Fire in Mobile Home, residence (121)
Light Ballast Breakdown (443)
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Organizational Chart
Robert Troxel
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Lisa Hanning George Klinger Brian Muhn Kenny Gilbraith |jSecretary Captain Shift 1 Captain Shift 2 Captain Shift 3 j|
Bob Rymer Bruce Smith Doug Ford J.Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant |!
John Duncan Lori Zofchak Sean Dean
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Kevin Kinnaird Paul Schulz Todd SpiresFirefighter Firefighter Firefighter
Charles Adams Joseph Bycofski James KnappFirefighter Firefighter Firefighter
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January 29, 2002
ATCO
Athens Automotive SupplyAthens Physical TherapyAttractions
Bagel Street DeliBaron's Men's ShopBeta Theta Pi
BW3 Grill and Bar
Chi OmegaChina Garden
The CI
Credit Bureau of Athens
Court Street BakeryCourtside Pizza
CVS PharmacyPublication Station
Fig LeafDavid Frey Atty.Good Fella's Pizza
Grace Academy Pre-SchoolHocking Valley BankHocking Street Apts.Hocking Valley BankHole In The Wall
Integrated Service SystemKeith Chapman JewelerLittle Rascals Daycare CenterLow Key Tye DyeLittle Professors Book Center
Mountain Leather and General Store
Mount Nebo
O'HooleysOhio Job and Family ServicesOU Therapy Assoc.CadyHaUPerk's Coffee House
Pigskin Sports BarThe Pub
Random House
Raphael'sRogers StudioFlip Side Ltd.Schoolkids Records
Second Hand Rose
Sigma KappaSigma Phi EpsilonDL Slagle Real EstateSubwayThe Deli
The LaundryTony's Tavern
Inspections 2001
21 Campbell Street29 E. Carpenter Street603 W. Union Street
19 N. Court Street
27 S. Court Street
67 S. Court Street
23 S. Congress Street21 W. Union Street
10 S. College Street21 S. Court Street
32 N. Court Street
10 W. State Street
27 N. Court Street
85 N. Court Street
32 S. Court Street
15 W. Union Street
61 N. Court Street
25 W. Washington Street6 W. Union Street
6 S. Green Drive
23 S. Court Street
25 Hocking Street7 W. Stimson Avenue
35 N. Court Street
375 Richland Avenue
8 '/2 S. Court Street
507 Richland Avenue
8 W. State Street
65 S. Court Street
25 S. Court Street
11 W. Union Street
24 W. Union Street
200 W. Union Street
86 Columbus Road
Nelson Drive
49 S. Court Street
38 N. Court Street
39 N. Court Street
12 W. State Street
18 S. Court Street
7 Fern Street
9 Mill Street
12 S. Court Street
90 N. Court Street
22 N. College Street20 N. Congress Street23 Vi S. Court Street
25 N. Court Street
20 S. Court Street
14 N. Court Street
7 W. State Street
Athens Fire DepartmentCaptain's Assignments
Effective 9/21/98
Administrative Captain: Captain Gilbraith
1. Update and Post Monthly Shift Schedule2. Process Vouchers
3. CompleteBlanket/Operational P.O.'s4. Maintain Uniform Expenditure Totals5. Maintain SL/Vac Monthly Totals6. Provide Annual Inspection List To All Shifts7. Maintainand UpdateAFD In-houseHaz-MatInformation and Product Labeling8. Instruct Intern on Administrative Procedures
Operations Captain: Captain Muhn
1. Developand update Fire Department Pre Fire Plans/Provide MonthlyPre Plan2. Develop and Update Fire Department SOP's3. Develop and Update LockBoxInformation4. Coordinate and Update 911 Hydrant/Other Information5. Work With GIS Coordinator to Provide for AFD Needs
6. Work With Community Officials in Coordinating Disaster Drills7. Fire Department Public Relation-Monthly News Release8. Fire Prevention/Education-Fire Prevention Week-Other AFD PR Events
Maintenance Captain: Captain Klinger
1. Maintain AFD Vehicle Maintenance Scheduling-Pump Test/Ladder Test2. Maintain Vehicle Logs3. Upgrade and Maintain First Aid Kits and Supplies4. Order Supplies For Stations and Vehicles5. SCBA Maintenance and Upgrades-TankTesting6. Station Maintenance Schedule
7. Work With The Other CaptainsTo EstablishAPD TrainingNeeds to ComplyWith NFPAStandards
8. Schedule and Coordinate Monthly AFD Training.9. Maintain and Update Vehicle Inventory List
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Facts on Fire
Fire in the United States
2. TheU.S. has one of the highest firedeath rates in the industrialized world. For 1998, the U.S. firedeathViB/ rate was 14.9 deaths per million population.
3. Between 1994and 1998, an average of 4,400Americans lost their livesand another25,100were injuredannually as the result of fire.
w 4. About 100 firefighters arekilledeachyear in duty-related incidents.sm/ 5. Each year, fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
6. Fire is the third leading causeof accidental death in thehome; at least80 percentof all firedeaths occurw in residences.w 7. About 2million fires are reported each year. Many others go unreported, causing additional injuries and
property loss.^ 8. Direct property lossdueto fires isestimated at $8.6 billion annually.
Where Fires Occur
There were 1,755,000fires in the United States in 1998.Of these:
41% were Outside Fires
29% were Structure Fires
22% were Vehicle Fires
H*/ 8% were fires ofother types
• Residential fires represent 22 percent of all fires and74 percent of structure fires.'m/ • Firesin 1-2 family dwellings mostoftenstart in the:^ • Kitchen23.5%
• Bedroom 12.7%
w • Living Room 7.9%s^/ • Chimney 7.1%
• Laundry Area 4.7%^ • Apartment fires most often start inthe:^ • Kitchen46.1%
• Bedroom 12.3%
w • Living Room 6.2%•^ D Laundry Area 3.3%
• Bathroom 2.4%
• The South has the highest fire death rate per-capita with 18.4 civilian deaths per million population.sm/ • 80 percent ofall fatalities occur in the home. Ofthose, approximately 85 percent occur in single-family
homes and duplexes.
^m/ Causes of Fires and Fire Deaths
• Cookingis the leadingcause of home fires in the U.S. It is also the leadingcause ofhome fire injuries.W Cooking fires often result from unattended cooking and human error, rather than mechanical failure of... stoves or ovens.
Careless smoking is the leading causeof firedeaths. Smoke alarms andsmolder-resistant bedding andW upholstered furniture are significant fire deterrents.^ • Heating is the second leading cause ofresidential fires and the second leading cause offire deaths.
However, heating fires area larger problem insingle family homes than in apartments. UnlikeW apartments, the heating systems in single family homes are often not professionally maintained.
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Arson is both the third leading cause ofresidential fires and residential fire deaths. In commercial*** properties, arson is the major cause ofdeaths, injuries and dollar loss.
Who is Most at Risk
Seniorcitizens age70 and overandchildren undertheageof 5 havethe greatest risk of fire death.The firedeathriskamong seniors is morethandouble the average population.Thefire death riskforchildren under age5 isnearly double theriskof theaverage population.Children underthe ageof 10accounted for an estimated 17percent of all fire deaths in 1996.Men die or are injured in fires almost twice as often as women.African Americans andAmerican Indians have significantly higher death ratesper capita thanthe
^ national average.Although African Americans comprise 13percent of thepopulation, theyaccount for 26 percent of fire
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What Saves Lives
^, • A workingsmokealarmdramatically increases a person's chance of surviving a fire.• Approximately 88 percent ofU.S. homes have at least one smoke alarm. However, these alarms are not
always properly maintained andas a result might notwork inanemergency. There hasbeen a disturbingincrease overthe lasttenyearsin thenumber of fires thatoccurin homes withnon-functioning alarms.It is estimated that over 40 percent ofresidential fires and three-fifths ofresidential fatalities occur inhomes with no smoke alarms.
Residential sprinklers havebecome more costeffective forhomes. Currently, fewhomes areprotected bythem.
Data provided by the US Fire Administration'