January—March ♦ Received $58,297 grant from FEMA for new Fire Safe House

♦ Participated in the first Ada County Kid's Safety Day

♦ Hosted the 10th Annual Firefighter Safety Symposium

♦ Graduated 5 new Dive/Rescue Team members ♦ Hired 8 entry-level firefighter candidates to begin Recruit Academy

♦ Aircraft Rescue Firefighting was tested by the FAA inspector. The crew performed at a high level of expectation and service. All training records and documents met the requirements of the FAA inspector and code of federal regulations.

April—June ♦ Visited 50 elementary schools with the Fire Safe House.

♦ Participated in “Paint-the-Town”, by checking & installing smoke detectors for senior citizens

♦ Downtown Engine & Truck companies received strategy & tactics training on high rise firefighting by a nationally recognized instructor

♦ Participated in review & development of the Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Plan for ACHD

♦ Participated in a review of the Airport Emergency Response Plan

July—September ♦ Purchased new SCBA’s for all Firefighters with FEMA Grant totaling

$1,040,770

♦ Received Health Care System Preparedness Grant for $47,895

♦ Received Firefighter Assistance Grant to purchase 700 MHz portable & mobile radios to work on the new communications system. Grant amount $782,980; department match is $195,745

♦ Completed training for five new ARFF members

♦ Fire with the help of Purchasing bid to replace four Fire Engines

♦ Training Division delivered a half day class on the fire department to area teachers. This was done in partnership with the Business Education Exchange Program.

♦ EMS/Paramedic Pilot Project begins

♦ Fire Prevention Bureau inspected 52 Fireworks Stands

October—December ♦ 2 replacement Brush Fire Trucks - Delivery is expected at the beginning of June.

♦ The annual Dickie C. Hill Essay Contest was honored with many eighth grade student reflections on their recollections of what they had learned about fire safety. Four received recognition in the form of a plaque and cash awards totaling $1,000, provided by the Boise Association of Independent Insurance Agents.

♦ Participated in the development of a Pandemic Influenza Exercise that will be conducted in January, with a full scale exercise in June.

♦ Technical Rescue Team completed the Trench Rescue and Confined Space Rescue Training.

♦ Completed 1 year tests for 6 probationary firefighters.

♦ Received Office of Domestic Preparedness grant of $49,204 for Tech Rescue equipment

♦ Firefighter of the Year-Steve Rasulo, Battalion Chief

♦ Mid-Manager of the Year-George Webb, Deputy Chief of Operations

♦ Employee of the Year-Terra White, Sr. Department Specialist

2005 Highlights BFD Employees

BOISE FIREBOISE FIREBOISE FIRE DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT

ANNUALANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORTREPORT

Boise Fire Department 150 N. Capitol Blvd.

Boise, ID 83702

208-384-3950

TDD/TTY (800)377-3529 www.cityofboise.org

200520052005

Kevin Allen•Rod Andrews•Anthony Andrisek•Dennis Anthony•Mark

Austin•Vance Baldwin•Brian Barber•Michael Barbero•Randy Barnack•Jason

Barnard•Gary Belvoir•Ryan Berkheiser•Sean Biggins•James Blaser•Greg

Briggs•Thad Broadhead•Keith Broden•Dana Brown•Justin Cagle•Kevin

Cairy•Mitch Caldwell•Chris Campbell•Tom Campbell•Donnie Caple•Antony

Casetta•Steve Celeya•Jason Chan•Randy Christensen•Dennis Cleary•Ryan

Cleaver•Joe Cleveland•Terry Cole•Tom Compton•Natalie Cook•Dave

Cooper•Doug Cooper•Connie Coulter•Aaron Couture•Justin Cox•Ray

Criner•Wayne Crosby•Christopher Dahlhauser•Karen Delisio•Jonas

Dethman•Steve Dial•Dennis Dibben•Dennis Doan•Kimberly Downs•David

Drake•Jill Edwards•Jacob Ellis•Dave Elsberry•Chuck Emerson•Zachary

Emerson•Rich Ferneau•Rick Folden•Neal Forrester•Brandon Frederick•Don

Fry•Tom Gainor•Ron Galindo•Doug Gates•Don Gifford•Kent Gilbertson•Chris

Gillespie•Bobby Joe Glass•Gordon Goldsmith•Alberto Gonzalez•Kevin

Gould•Chad Gray•Jim Gross•Scott Hall•Steve Hamilton•Dave Hamman•Dave

Hanneman•Mike Hanson•Cody Harrold•Linda Helsel•Jeff Higgins•Lance

Hilliard•Brent Ho•Dan Holbrook•Dan Hopkins•Steve Huffman•Aaron

Hummel•Mike Ingram•Dennis Johnson•Jeremy Johnson•Max Johnson•Kent

Jones•Sean Kain•Jack Kawakami•Steve Keuter•Mark Klinger•Mike

Kreiter•Michael Kruse•DeWaine Kuehl•Richard Kuehn•Jeff LaBour•Glenn

Lacy•Greg Lamb•Robert Lambrou•James Leiby•Aaron Leuck•Bob Levan-

dusky•Jason Lewis•Mark Lewton•Robert Lilly•James Lindsay•Robert

Linn•Anthony Lloyd•Michael Lockman•Dave Lokker•Scott Long•Thomas

Lovell•Shane Lowe•Steven Lukas•Brian Macomb•Randy Majors•Ken

Malgren•Dan Mannion•Brad Marker•Brian Martin•Steve Martin•Brent

Matthews•Russell Mattox•Christopher Mattson•Jerry McAdams•John

McCormack•James McCullough•Paul McDougall•Andrew McFarland•Joe

McNeill•Mike McNeill•Michael Menlove•David Miller•Robert Miller•Sean

Miller•Roy Mitchell•Jon Moore•Thomas Moore•Randy Moss•Dave Muir•William

Murphy•Richard Murray•Lyle Musick•Christopher Nash•Carl Nebeker•Shane

Nelson•Peter Nielson•Thayne Olaso•Perry Oldenburg•Kevin Olinger•Matthew

Owen•Connie Palmer•Tom Pawek•Rick Payne•Robert Pehrson•James

Pendleton•Jim Peters•Darron Peterson•Stan Peterson•John Peugh•Jim

Poe•Jerry Prinzing•Scott Pruett•Eric Quinn•Jim Rabbitt•Marcus Rainey•Kyle

Rajsich•Greg Ramey•James Ramey•Jeff Ramey•Bruce Rankin•Brandon

Rantz•Steve Rasulo•Tracy Raynor•Bill Ream•Sandy Records•Richard

Reddy•Thomas Reitan•Shawn Res•Daryl Riedinger•Noel Rios•Curt Rivera•Paul

Roberts•Jeffrey Root•Tim Rosen•Renn Ross•Charles Ruffing•Don

Rusher•Russell Schmidt•Edward Schonberger•Lance Sellers•Mark

Senteno•Keith Severance•Roger Shaw•Parker Sheehan•Bill Sipple•Brian

Skinner•Darryl Smith•Jason Smith•Kendal Smith•Kirk Smith•Bryan

Sorenson•Robert Spencer•Eric St Michell•Jim Stappler•Randy Stevens•Bruce

Stewart•Jason Stinar•Bill Stone•John Suter•Earle Swope•Jennifer Sword•Jesse

Tappert•Ken Tavernier•Dan Templeman•Terry Theriot•Robert Thomas•Ren

Thompson•Chad Tiffany•Barbara Tinder•Bill Tinsley•Bert Torkelson•Robert

Townsend•Neil Troxel•Fred Turley•Roy Walcroft•James Walker•Mike

Walker•Shane Walker•Jeffry Walters•George Webb•Mark Westerdoll•Terra

White•Kirk Whitmer•Kevin Wienhoff•Gary Wiese•Dan Williard•Kevin

Wilson•Mark Witt•Greg Womack•Jerrod Wong•Travis Woolford•Jake

Zebell•Michael Zolin

I am pleased to present the 2005 Annual Report of the

Boise Fire Department. With 15 fire stations strategically

located through out the City to support our level of

service, we have a presence in or near every

neighborhood in the City.

The members of the department are committed to ensuring that Boise is a safe and vibrant community.

We are committed to providing the best service possible to our citizens and visitors. We face a variety of

challenges every day, but we prepare, train and plan to meet those challenges.

Our approach to providing the best service we can is based on our pledge to be quick to respond, to be

skillful in what we do, to always be caring of those who summon us, to use what ever resources we can and to

always be the professionals that our City can be proud of.

Our value to the community is judged by the quality of service we provide. It will always be our goal to meet

our citizens’ needs by providing efficient, effective

services whenever and wherever they are needed.

Renn M. Ross

Boise City Fire Chief

The primary mission of the Boise Fire Department is to protect and enhance the quality of life of the citizens of

Boise through a commitment to provide a highly trained and properly equipped organization.

Training Hours by Category

General Company Operations 5,562

ARFF 2,325

Dive 2,019

HazMat 3,589

Wildland 822

EMT 25,714

Physical Fitness 35,981

Administration 79

Evaluation / Test 300

Working Out Of Class 816

Individual Performance Standards 12,513

Company Performance Standards 2,340

Fire Fighter I 12,255

Fire Fighter II 1,596

Driver / Operator 34,308

Fire Officer I 883

Fire Officer II 112

Fire Officer III 98

Fire Officer IV 12

Fire Instructor I 9

Fire Inspector 0

HazMat - Technician 26

HazMat - Commander 0

Technical Rescue 3,204

144,592

Response Area 98+ sq mi

Population Served 222,000

Staff 253

Public Records Requests 245

Fire Investigations 121

Plan Reviews 950

Non-Build Agreements 54

Release of Non-Build 45

Inspections 339

Violations Reported 680

School Visits 52

Ride Alongs 96

Property/Content Saved $ 34,817,410.00

Statistical Summary Mission Statement

Message from the Fire Chief

Incidents by Day of Week

1900

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

2500

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Aid Given

BLM

2%Eagle

7%IANG

7%

Meridian

31%NACFR

40%

Other

13%

Aid Received

Eagle

4%IANG

3%

Meridian

16%

NACFR

77%

Charitable Campaigns

Fill the Boot/Muscular

Dystrophy Assoc.

Toys for Tots

Burn Out Fund

Operation Wishbook

Run Volume by Incident Type

Hazardous -

393Service -

713

Good Intent -

1451

False - 1570

Other - 65

Fires - 779

Rescue/EMS

- 10,849

Run Volume by Response District

1138

286

1095

1523

2130

1611

120

578

1841

1248

903

659

428

1316

257

687

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

ST 1 ST 2 ST 3 ST 4 ST 5 ST 6 ARFF ST 7 ST 8 ST 9 ST 10 ST 11 ST 12 ST 2 1 ST 2 2 OTHER

Boise Fire Department

Special Teams

Hazardous Materials Team 30 Members

Dive/Rescue Team 29 Members

Technical Rescue Team 31 Members

Aircraft Rescue Firefighters 25 Members