2011 was a year

marked with great

changes. The Danville

City Commission ap-

pointed a new fire

chief after the retire-

ment of Chief Mike

Thomas, the depart-

ment began placing

more emphasis on

communicating with

our citizens, and we

began thinking more

long-term but focusing

on the now.

Customer service is a

priority with the fire

department. We re-

spond to many differ-

ent types of calls, try-

ing to help when one

of our citizens is hav-

ing a bad day. We also

provide many services

(See page 2) to make

ourselves a valuable

part of the commu-

nity. You will notice

as you read further

that our call volume

keeps climbing along

with other data we

measure. We stay

busy for a small town

fire department.

From testing hy-

drants to helping un-

derprivileged chil-

dren, we run a full

gamut of responsibili-

ties. We do our best to

live up to our motto,

“You Call, We Re-

spond.”

The fire department

continues to adapt to

an ever changing

world. Firefighters

are trained constantly

on subjects ranging

from weapons of mass

destruction to per-

forming CPR on dogs

and cats.

In times of crisis, the

f i re depar tment

stands ready to help,

as you should expect.

Firefighters have one

of the most dangerous

jobs in the world.

Many times they are

out on the job in the

worst of circum-

stances. They strive to

be there when you

need them. Our name

reads Danville Fire

Department, but we

are truly an all haz-

ard response organi-

zation.

Danville Fire Department – Listening to our Citizens!

About this report

In 2010, the City of Dan-

ville Fire Department began

providing the Danville City

Commission an annual report

that reflects the department’s

activities and accomplish-

ments for the previous year.

This document provides de-

tailed information about the

work our firefighters per-

form as they labor to protect

over 40,000 people who

live, work, and play within

the City of Danville. We try

to measure all types of statis-

tics to give you the best infor-

mation possible. We hope you

find it informative and if you

wish to find even more detail,

visit us at danvilleky.org.

Budget 2

Community Service 2

Response Data 3

Fire Prevention 3

Future “Thinking” 4

Inside

A well-equipped and

properly staffed mu-

nicipal fire depart-

ment plays a vital role

in attracting busi-

nesses to the commu-

nity by keeping the

cost of insurance

lower. Lower insur-

ance rates equals

more profits for busi-

nesses. Private prop-

erty owners benefit as

The Danville Fire

Department was

Formed in 1876!

In 2011, the fire department repaired and cleaned the basement at the fire station on main street. We also upgraded the heating, insulation and lighting at station #2 to reduce energy costs. The department also purchased new emergency radios to upgrade to the FCC 2013 digital standards.

Capital Projects

This year’s budget is $2,734,083.00. Salaries and benefits are 89% of the fire department’s total budget with the remaining 11% accounted for contractual an materials/supply line items. The budget was trimmed in the contractual line items to compensate for the economy and a rise in personnel costs. All General Fund safety line items were placed in the fire department materials -supplies budget. The de-partment saw a decrease in fire truck maintenance after the purchase of a 2010 truck. Currently, the department is exploring future costs savings measures that include increasing the part-time staff to re-duce overtime and increase response, off-set scheduling and energy efficient initiatives.

In 2011, the Danville City Commission voted unanimously to resolve the incentive back pay issue . Fortunately, the City had been prepared and budgeted accordingly. In the 2012/2013 budget, the department will see increases in benefits due to a KY retirement in-crease as well as other inflation based expenses. The fire department was 9% under budget for the 2010/2011 budget year and projected to be under budget for 2011/2012. The department continues to ap-ply for grants and last year received $30,000 in grant money for haz-ardous material equipment.

The Danville Fire Department provides

many services to the community beside

emergency responses. This year we

added CPR and First Aid Classes. These

classes have been very popular due to

low cost. We continue to add new and

innovative programs to respond to the

needs of our citizens.

As always, we provided the Annual

Community Fireworks Display and per-

form the Downtown Christmas Tree

lighting. We work hard to be a part of

the community!

Service! 2010 2011

Service Requests handled: 732 569

Phone Calls Taken: 2649 2670

# of People Trained in CPR/First N/A 232

# of Smoke Detectors Installed: 62 16

# of Car Seats installed: 148 146

# of Christmas Toy Program Benefactors 346 459

Meeting Priorities: Customer Service

Budget Overview 2011/2012

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Personnel

Cooking Related Fires are the Number #1 cause of fires in the City of Danville.

Incident Data 2009 2010 2011

Total Incidents 476 687 765

Average Response time 3.90 4.19 3.85

Major Incidents 15 35 13

Estimated Dollar Loss $416,000.00 $1,958,025.00 $1,000,747.00

Total Structure Fires 18 24 14

Total Car Crash Responses 72 148 162

Total Hazmat Responses 22 46 37

Fire Alarm Responses 138 146 116

Civilian Injuries—deaths 2/0 4/1 4/0

Fire Dept Injuries<deaths 0/0 5/0 5/0

By the Numbers 2010 2011

Inspections 641 604

Burn Permits 165 167

Knox Box Program participants 58 total 62 total

New Smoke Detector installs 62 16

Batteries installed in smoke detectors NR 97

Home Safety Surveys NR 4

Fire Extinguisher training recipients 506 951

Fire Safety training recipients 778 505

Fire Station visits recipients 114 268

Fire Safety trailer attendees 788 1500

Fire truck Visits NR 475

Fire Prevention Month Attendees 1888 1995

Total contacts 3,168 6,644

Hydrant Testing and Maintenance

Meeting Priorities:

Emergency Response Data

Meeting Priorities

Service Area Hydrants Out of Service Total tested

Danville 961 33 928

Junction City 171 9 162

Perryville 95 17 78

Boyle County 41 2 39

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Opportunity

The Key to any business or government entity is opportunity. Success is very rarely handed to anyone,

but an organization like the Danville Fire Department is constantly in preparation.

When preparation meets opportunity, the result is success. Fire departments across the country have

had staff reductions and had to curtail services due to the current economic times. Taxpayers are be!

coming ever demanding of what they want from their government and how their tax dollars are spent.

Every decision and recommendation I make is based upon what is best for the City and how does it

effect the taxpayer. I am committed to providing the best possible proactive approach to fire safety,

prevention, and education. I believe we can still pursue excellence while remaining efficient and cost

effective. I am confident that a review of this report will confirm our dedication to this goal. I feel if we

all continue to work together to make our city a safe and productive environment for all concerned;

that preparation and opportunity will equal success. I am truly blessed to lead such an outstanding

organization as is the City of Danville Fire Department.

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into the next ten years. They include: an emphasis on para-medic training for the firefight-ers, exploring “merger” issues with other emergency services, keeping update to date on the most current technologies, and moving the department toward national accreditation.

A study on future fire station locations was completed in 2000. Though ten years old, the study is still quite relevant today, and will assist the de-partment to meet the growth of the city.

The department has com-pleted preliminary plans on the main street renovations and can begin moving forward

Looking into the future, the Danville Fire Department has developed several main focus points.

These points will allow the department to move forward

when the budget allows. As part of this plan, an exercise facility for the firefighters and education/historic display will greatly increase the use of the main street station.

Future purchase of fire trucks will reflect the latest standards and will be specified to meet the demand of the City for the next 20 years.

We are always looking for grant opportunities to enhance the department and currently have or will apply for 12 grants in 2012. These grants will assist the Fire Department in acquir-ing necessary money to move forward.

Future “Thinking”

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Mayor Bernie Hunstad

Mayor Pro-Tem James Adkins

Commissioner Kevin Caudill

Commissioner Gail Louis

Commissioner Ryan Montgomery

Interim City Manager Ron Scott

Fire Chief James “Woody” Ball

The City of Danville

had the first motorized

fire truck in the Blue-

grass Area in 1921,

when an Ahrens Fox

truck was purchased

after the great fire in

1920.