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Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

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Page 1: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Baltimore, Maryland

May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014

Donald R. Austin

Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired

Detroit Fire Department

Page 2: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

The Detroit Experience

Page 3: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department
Page 4: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department
Page 5: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department
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Page 8: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department
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Detroit’s Historical Population

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Macro View of Detroit Issues

• Ex-mayor sentenced to 28 years• Deferred maintenance of City infrastructure• Significant population loss = tax base erosion• 80,000 vacant structures• 40,000 vacant and dangerous dwellings• Mayor and Council divided on budget

reductions

Page 15: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Macro View of Detroit Issues (2)

• Council president abandoned office• 2nd Council member quit• High turnover in City executive leadership• Over 35 Unions in City government• Fiscal cliff inevitable• General Modus Operandi = Survival

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Revenue to Debt 1960~2010

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Fire Department Sit/StatMay 2011

• Operating under CBA, which expired 2001• Single-function firefighters• EMS second-class Department members• Seniority-based promotion• All uniformed members in same union• Average commissioner tenure 3.5 years• Mandatory retirement age 60

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Administrative Organization

Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner

2nd Deputy Commissioner

Mayoral Appointment

Commissioner Appointment

2nd Deputy Commissioner

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Operational DivisionsFirefighting

EMS

Fire Marshal

Communications

Training

Apparatus Research & Development

Community Relations

Medical

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Firefighting Division

Commissioner Appointment

Chief of Fire Operations

Senior Chief

Deputy Chief Deputy Chief

B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9

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Fire Department Sit/Stat (2) May 2011

• Complex and inflexible work rules• Courts and Arbitrators decision-making • Inadequate focus on Safety• Fire Stations average age 85 years old• No apparatus replacement program• Apparatus maintenance at Repair Shops• Inadequate organizational record keeping

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Fire Department Sit/Stat (3)May 2011

• Deferred maintenance on facilities, apparatus, and equipment

• Asset management system non-existent• Alcohol use on-duty• Non-existent investigative procedures• Poor accountability• Vendors not paid timely

Page 23: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Fire Department Sit/Stat (4)May 2011

• Outdated technology CAD, MDCs, networks• No aerial ladder, pump, or hose testing• No NIMS Compliance • Poor use of ICS on incident ground• Browning out of seven fire companies daily• Exceeding budgeted overtime by $6M

Page 24: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Goals and Objectives

• Augment administrative staff with identified skills in Labor, Budget, and Purchasing

• Data-driven decision-making• NIMS Compliance Project• NFPA testing compliance• Maritime Domain Awareness• Development of Mutual Aid Agreements

Page 25: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Goals and Objectives (2)

• Establish a tractor company for demolition• Develop relationships with SE Michigan fire

service organizations• Update General Orders and Rules and Regulations• Develop Department library• Dual-function firefighter transition• Merit-based promotions• Transition apparatus repair to GSD• Apparatus and station replacement program

Page 26: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Accomplishments• FF/CPA Deputy Commissioner• 2nd Deputy Commissioner Labor Attorney• 2nd Deputy Commissioner Budget• Personal Services Contracts• $78M awarded in FEMA grants• Non-traditional funding sources• New Public Safety Headquarters• Completion of Burn Documentary

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Accomplishments (2)

• WSU academic relationship• Contract with Tri-Data for Efficiency Study• 23 donated ambulances rec’d Dec 2013• 50 FF EMT-basic certified Dec 2014• Initiated discussion to embrace EMS• Initiated discussion for merit-based

promotion• Detroit Public Safety Foundation support

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New Detroit Ambulance

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DFD Today• Bankruptcy should be finalized by Sep 2014• Hiring 150 firefighter under FEMA funding• Fire union has not ratified City’s last offer• Moving forward with merit-based

promotion• All Division Chiefs are now appointed by

Commissioner

Page 30: Baltimore, Maryland May 31, 2014 – June 4, 2014 Donald R. Austin Executive Fire Commissioner, Retired Detroit Fire Department

Final Thoughts• DFD members, fire and EMS, are dedicated as

any firefighters in the US Fire Service• To a large extent we are all products of our

environment • Timing is everything in distressed environment• Change agents rarely bask in the sun during

their reign