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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Pgs 2, 3, 4

Mission Statement Pg 5

Heritage Pg 6

Values Pgs 7, 8

Organizational Chart Pg 9

Executive Summary Pgs 10, 11

FIRE -vs- EMS Run Volume Comparison by Year Pg 12

FIRE and EMS Alarm Times for 2010 Pg 13

Total Fire Incidents Comparison by Year Pg 14

Fire Suppression Section Pg 15

Total Fire Loss -vs- Saved Analysis Pg 16

Fire Loss Comparison by Year Pg 17

Total Fire Incidents for 2010 Pg 18

City and Mutual Aid Fire Alarm Times Pg 19

Contractual Townships Fire Alarm Times (Milton & Montgomery) Pg 20

Mutual Aid Analysis by Department Assisted Pg 21

Incident Type Terminology Pg 22

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Table of Contents (con’t.)

Fire Suppression Section (con't.)

Fire Incident Type by Coverage Area and Mutual Aid Pg 24

City and Mutual Aid Fire Incidents by Month Pg 25

City and Mutual Aid Fire Incident Type Pg 26

Contractual Township Fire Incidents by Month (Milton & Montgomery) Pg 27

Contractual Township Fire Incident Type (Milton & Montgomery) Pg 28

Response Time Analysis for All Fire Incidents Pg 29

Emergency Medical Services Section Pg 30

Emergency -vs- Non-Emergency Comparison Pg 31

Total Incidents Analysis Pg 32

Alarm Times Pg 33

Incident Location Type Pgs 34, 35

Incident Type Analysis Pg 36

Patient Disposition for All EMS Incidents Pg 37

Patient Disposition for City, Mutual Aid and Paramedic Intercept Pg 38

City Response Time Analysis Pg 39

Paramedic Intercept and Mutual Aid Response Time Analysis Pg 40

Paramedic Intercept Incidents by Department Pg 41

Contractual Townships Patient Disposition (Montgomery, Milton & Orange) Pg 42

Contractual Townships Response Time Analysis (Montgomery, Milton & Orange) Pg 43

EMS Final Destination Locations Pg 44

Extended Care Facility Incident Comparison Pg 45

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Table of Contents (con’t.)

Emergency Medical Services Section (con't.)

EMS Public Education Class Analysis Pg 46

EMS Instructors and Car Seat Technicians Pg 47

EMS Summary & Goals Pgs 48, 49, 50

Fire Prevention Bureau Section Pg 51

FPB Public Education Analysis Pg 52

FPB Inspection Type Pg 53

FPB Summary, Goals and Investigators Pgs 54, 55

Training Section Pg 56

Total Training Hours by Category Pg 57

Total Training Hours By Year Comparison Pg 58

Fire Instructors Pg 59

Assistant Fire Instructors Pg 60

Administrative Section Pg 61

Budget Variance Pg 62

Public Education Analysis Pg 63

Daily Manpower Levels Pg 64

Overtime Hours by Category Pg 65

Overtime Hours Comparison Pg 66

Conclusion Pg 67

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The mission of the Ashland

Fire Department is to be a

Community Leader in

safety and property

preservation through

dedication, training and

education.

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• Started as a volunteer fire company in 1882

• Present site built in 1970

HERITAGE

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• TRUST

• RESPECT

• INTEGRITY

• COMPASSION

• EXPERTISE

• SAFETY

VALUES

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INTEGRITY To be above reproach,

to be unquestioned – both individually and as a group – in their professionalism, honesty, courtesy, truthfulness and reliability.

COMPASSION To have a true and

genuine care for their fellow man and to express this caring in everything they do, both on and off the job.

RESPECT To foster and maintain an

admiration and esteem for themselves, the Division, the City, and the profession through their behavior, actions and attitude.

EXPERTISE To be at the advance

of their technology and field, always in pursuit of knowledge and holding the responsibility to communicate that knowledge to others.

TRUST – Reliable

– Ability

– Character

– Honesty

– Dependability

VALUES

SAFETY To be secure in individual and

group actions (to willingly accept risk, but only when the reward exceeds the risk), to protect others and their property, to help others achieve security through knowledge and careful habits, to reflect these principles at all times in the community.

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Ashland Fire Department Organizational Chart

Chief Rick

Anderson

Administrative

Assistant

Strine

Mayor

Stewart

AC Fishpaw

Administrative

AC Workman

Logistics

AC Campbell

Operations

FPB

Captain

M. Miller

Training

Captain

VanHesteren

EMS

Captain

Gardner

Shift #2

Captain

King

Shift #3

Captain

Raudebaugh

Shift #1

Captain

R. Miller

Firefighters

Paramedics

Firefighters

Paramedics

Firefighters

Paramedics

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The year 2010 was met with an abundance of change within the Division. Chief Mark

Burgess, after serving 16 years in that capacity, retired in April. Assistant Chief Rick

Anderson was appointed as Chief July 02, 2010. In July, Captain Gabe Campbell was

promoted to Assistant Chief and Dan Raudebaugh rose to the rank of Captain. With

these changes, after a 15 month hiatus overseas serving in the Air Force Reserves,

our training captain, Chris VanHesteren returned back to the Division. These changes

bring new opportunities and motivation to the Division.

Run volume for 2010 totaled 3587 FIRE & EMS runs. This was further broken down

into 3044 (85%) EMS runs and 543 (15%) FIRE runs. As evident from the statistics,

Ashland Fire Division averaged just shy of 10 (9.83) runs per day.

Along with our run volume the firefighters stayed busy with continual training and

public education. The Division works arduously to maintain a safe community for our

customers. Over 1150 adults were trained in fire safety and fire extinguisher usage,

and just shy of 700 students were exposed to our fire safety program. In addition, 344

adults were trained in CPR and another 142 in first-aid. The division continues to offer

its car seat inspection program with certified technicians. In 2010 they

installed/inspected 49 car seats. Currently these public education services are offered

free of charge to our citizens.

Executive Summary

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Executive Summary (con’t.)

Currently our Fire Prevention Bureau operates with one personnel handling fire

safety inspections and fire cause & origin investigations. With that the

Prevention Bureau still keeps public education in the forefront reaching 645

elementary school children with fire safety lessons and 632 adults in fire

extinguisher use.

Our minimum staffing had been terminated in May 2009 due to budgetary

constraints. In October of 2010 the Division reinstated our emergency minimum

staffing levels of 3 personnel minimum, which affords us the ability to handle

multiple calls at once.

The Division of Fire website can be found at http://www.ashland-ohio.com

http://www.ashland-ohio.com/



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EM S Incidents

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FIRE 517 672 721 770 707 650 647 651 642 586 569 556 592 595 581 543

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Total Fire Incident Comparison

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2010 Total Dollar Value Saved -vs- Loss

Fire Incident Type Estimated

Total Value

Total

Loss

Total

Saved % Lost % Saved

Building fire $732,860 $114,960 $617,900 15.69% 84.31%

Cooking fire $150 $150 $0 100% 0%

Mobile property (vehicle) $45,000 $10,000 $35,000 22.22% 77.78%

Passenger vehicle fire $39,200 $33,700 $5,500 85.97% 14.03%

Road freight or transport $85,000 $85,000 $0 100% 0%

Total Percent Lost: 27.02% Total Percent Saved: 72.98%

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Fire Loss Comparison

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City of AshlandMilton Twp

Montgomery Twp**Mutual Aid

Total 2010 Fire

Incidents

389

4868

38

543

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**Mutual Aid was comprised of Hayesville, Jeromesville,

Mifflin-Richland Co., Mifflin-Ashland Co., Savannah, Clear

Creek, Jackson, Perry, Vermillion and Orange

Townships.

Total Fire Incidents

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**Fire Departments we assisted: Hayesville-Vermillion, Jeromesville,

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Montgomery Twp.

Milton Twp.

Contractual Townships Fire Alarm Times

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Fire Incident Totals

Milton Twp

48

9%

Montgomery

Twp

68

13%

Mutual Aid

38

7%City of

Ashland

389

71%

Nankin FD

(Orange Twp)

13

34%

Hayesville-

Vermillion FD

8

21%

Jeromesville FD

1

3%

Polk-Jackson-

Perry FD

11

29%

Savannah FD

2

5%

Mifflin FD

(Ashland County)

1

3%

Mifflin FD

(Richland County)

2

5%

Mutual Aid

(Fire Departments we assisted)

All Fire Incidents

NOTE: FIRE Incidents - Orange Twp. (Nankin FD) provides its

own FIRE services to its residents and is a Mutual Aid incident

for us.

EMS Incidents – It currently does not have its own Emergency

Medical Services and is a Contractual Township incident for us.

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FIRE – Structure, building, cooking fire, equipment fire, outside rubbish, brush fire.

OVERPRESSURE RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, OVERHEAT (no fire) – Overpressure rupture, overheat,

explosion, excessive heat.

RESCUE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INCIDENT - EMS incident, motor vehicle accident with

injuries, extrication, EMS standby.

HAZARDOUS CONDITION (no fire) - Hazardous condition, combustible condition, flammable liquid spill,

gas leak, carbon monoxide incident, power line down, vehicle accident cleanup, bomb removal, electrical

wiring problem, overheated motor.

SERVICE CALL – Person in distress, smoke or odor removal, water problem, animal rescue, assist police

or other governmental agency, unauthorized burning.

GOOD INTENT CALL - Dispatched & cancelled enroute, no incident found upon arrival, authorized

controlled burning, smoke scare, hazmat release investigation w/no hazmat, good intent call.

FALSE ALARM & FALSE CALL - False alarm or false call, telephone, malicious false alarm, system

malfunction, smoke detector activation, alarm system sounded due to malfunction, unintentional

transmission of alarm, smoke detector-no fire, carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO.

SEVERE WEATHER & NATURAL DISASTER - Lightning strike (no fire).

SPECIAL INCIDENT TYPE – Citizen complaint, special incident, other.

FIRE INCIDENT TYPE TERMINOLOGY

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Rescue & EMS

Assist/Extrication

145

27%

Good Intent Call or

Cancelled Enroute

89

16%False Alarm/False Call

86

16%

Fire (building, cooking,

vehicle, grass)

76

14%

Hazardous Condition

(No Fire)

71

13%

Service Call or

Unauthorized Burning

70

13%

Special Type of Incident

1

0%

Severe Weather &

Natural Disaster

2

0%Explosion or

Excessive Heat

3

1%

Total Fire Incident Type Analysis

Graph represents all City, Contractual

Townships and Mutual Aid fire incidents.

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Fire Incident Type

Fire Incident Type Description City Montgomery

Township

Milton

Township

Mutual

Aid TOTAL

Rescue & EMS Assist/Extrication 79 26 23 17 145

Good Intent Call/Cancelled Enroute 70 9 5 5 89

False Alarm/False Call 80 6 0 0 86

Fire (building, cooking, vehicle, grass) 37 12 14 13 76

Hazardous Condition (No Fire) 62 6 2 1 71

Service Call/Unauthorized Burning 56 9 4 1 70

Explosion/Excessive Heat 2 0 0 1 3

Severe Weather & Natural Disaster 2 0 0 0 2

Special Type of Incident 1 0 0 0 1

Total 389 68 48 38 543

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January, 5

April, 5

March, 2

June, 2

July, 4August, 4

September, 3

October, 4

November, 3

December, 6

Fire Incidents by Month

There were no Mutual Aid fire incidents

in February and May.

Mutual Aid – 38 Fire Incidents

October, 30

November, 39

December, 27

September, 34

August, 33

July, 44

June, 27

May, 44

April, 42

March, 27

February, 15

January, 27

City – 389 Fire Incidents

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Fire Incident Type

Mutual Aid

City of Ashland

Severe Weather or

Natural Disaster

2

1%

Special Type of

Incident

1

0% Fire

37

10%

Explosion or

Excessive Heat

2

1%

Rescue & EMS

Assist/Extrication

79

20%

Hazardous

Condition

62

16%

Service

Call/Unauthorized

Burning

56

14%

Good Intent Call or

Cancelled Enroute

70

18%

False Alarm/False

Call

80

20%

Good Intent Call

and/or

Cancelled Enroute

8

17%

Service Call

and/or

Unauthorized

Burning

1

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Hazardous

Condition

1

2%

Fire

14

30%

Explosion/

Excessive Heat

1

2%Rescue & EMS

Assist

and/or Extrication

22

47%

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Contractual Township Fire Incidents by Month

December, 6

November, 5

October, 7

September, 8

August, 10 July, 6

June, 3

May, 5

April, 4

March, 7

February, 4

January, 3

October, 4

February, 1

January, 2

March, 2

April, 6

May, 8

June, 3July, 3

September, 9

November, 9

December, 1

Milton Twp did not have any fire incidents in

August.

Montgomery Township – 68 Total

Milton Township – 48 Total

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Fire Incident Type

Rescue & EMS

Assist/Extricatio

n

21

47%

Hazardous

Condition

2

4%

Service Call or

Unauthorized

Burning

4

9%

Good Intent

Call/Cancelled

Enroute

4

9%

Fire

14

31%

False

Alarm/False Call

6

10%Good Intent

Call/Cancelled

Enroute

7

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Call/Unauthorize

d Burning

9

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Condition

6

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Rescue & EMS

Assist/Extricatio

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23

36%

Fire

11

18%

Montgomery Township

Milton Township

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City of Ashland 389 200 336

Milton Twp 48 3 19

Montgomery Twp 68 4 29

Mutual Aid 38 0 8

Total FIRE Incidents Incidents =< 4 minutes Incidents =< 7 minutes

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Fire Response Time Analysis

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TOTAL EMS 3773 4042 4350 5040 5005 4340 5199 2588 2901 2954 2949 3187 3182 3080 3016 3044

EMERGENCY 2743 2867 3044 3600 3575 3174 3594 1681 2159 2234 2232 2484 2547 2749 2672 2763

NON-EMERGENCY 1030 1175 1306 1440 1430 1166 1605 907 742 720 717 703 635 331 344 281

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Emergency -vs- Non-Emergency

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Orange, 123

Montgomery, 177

Milton, 96

Paramedic Intercept,

30Mutual Aid, 51

City of Ashland,

2560

Total EMS Incidents Analysis

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Graph shows alarm times for all coverage areas plus mutual

aid and paramedic intercept incidents.

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EMS Incident Location Type

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City

Paramedic

Intercept

Mutual

Aid Milton Twp.

Montgomery

Twp. Orange Twp.

OK on Arrival 304 2 0 9 32 10

Abdominal Pain 82 1 2 1 3 4

Allergic Reaction 9 0 0 0 1 1

Arrest (Cardiac) 18 0 2 2 1 2

Cancer 10 0 0 0 0 1

Cardiovascular/Circulatory 234 11 8 15 15 10

Cerebral/Neurovascular 217 1 3 2 17 6

DOA 22 0 2 0 1 4

Emotional/Mental/Psychological 53 1 1 2 2 1

Environmental 1 0 0 0 1 0

General Illness 385 1 6 12 20 19

Hematologic (Blood/Bleeding) 30 0 0 0 0 0

Infectious Disease 1 0 0 0 0 0

EMS Incident Type Analysis

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EMS Incident Type Analysis (con’t.)

City

Paramedic

Intercept

Mutual

Aid

Milton

Twp.

Montgomery

Twp. Orange Twp.

Injuries 286 2 2 11 21 10

Metabolic 64 3 4 3 8 4

Musculoskeletal 183 1 2 7 10 8

MVC - No Injury 9 0 0 4 8 0

MVC - With Injury 23 0 10 13 16 4

OB/Gynecology 10 0 0 0 1 0

Overdose 26 0 0 1 2 1

Poisoning 10 0 0 0 0 1

Respiratory 259 7 3 8 6 23

Service Detail 55 0 0 1 0 2

Transfer (Non-Emergency) 142 0 0 0 0 0

Transfer (Emergency Only) 9 0 0 0 0 0

Unconscious, Unknown Etiology 13 0 1 0 0 1

Undetermined 47 0 0 3 3 4

No Patient and/or Cancelled 64 1 5 2 9 7

Totals 2566 31 51 96 177 123

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Treated & Released

34

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D O A

31

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Not Applicable

8

Treated, transported

by EMS

2267

76%

No Treatment required

281

10%

Patient refused care

121

4%

Treated, refused transport

142

5%

Treated, transferred care

4

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by private vehicle

18

1%


by Other EMS

50

2%

Patient Disposition for All EMS Incidents

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by Other EMS

4Not Applicable

6

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D O A

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88

No Treatment

required

248

Treated, refused

transport

119

Treated & Released

30


by EMS

1960


by private vehicle

14

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care

3

Treated,

transported by

Other EMS

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transported by

EMS

18

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Found

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transport

1

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care

1DOA

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Cancelled

1

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transported by

Other EMS

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Patient Disposition

City of Ashland

Mutual Aid

Paramedic Intercept

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City 2567 2141 2479

Total EMS Incidents Incidents =< 4 minutes Incidents =< 7 minutes

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minutes

or less

City EMS Response Time Analysis

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Paramedic Intercept 30 0 7

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or less

17% in 7

minutes

or less

Paramedic Intercept and Mutual Aid Response Time Analysis

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Savannah Volunteer FD

4

13%

Mifflin FD-Ashland

County

2

7%

Polk-Jackson-Perry FD

14

46%

Firelands EMS

3

10%Loudonville FD

2

7%

Perrysville FD

5

17%

A Paramedic Intercept incident consists of sending one

individual paramedic to meet an EMS unit outside of our normal

coverage area either at the scene or enroute to the hospital.

He can provide Advanced Life Saving skills and Drug Therapy

to the patient and accompanies the requesting agency to the

hospital.

Paramedic Intercept Incidents by Department

Treated,

transported

by EMS

114Treated,

transported by

private vehicle

2

Treated &

Released

2

Treated, refused

transport

11

No Treatment

required

15

Patient refused

care

19 DOA

1

No Patient

Found

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Treated,

transported by

Other EMS

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Found 4

Patient refused

care

5

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required

8

Cancelled

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transport

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Treated &

Released,

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transported by

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1

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transported

by EMS

87

Treated,

transported

by EMS

75

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Found

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transferred care

1

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transported by

private vehicle

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Released

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refused

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1

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required

8

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care

7

Contractual Townships Patient Disposition Analysis

Montgomery Township Milton Township

Orange Township

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Montgomery Twp 177 58 148

Orange Twp 123 7 67


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Contractual Townships EMS Response Time Analysis

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Facility # of Patients

Samaritan Regional Health System 2195

No Transport (D.O.A., Refusal, Service Detail, Mutual Aid, Paramedic Intercept) 383

Not Applicable (No Patient, Cancelled, Lift Assist, Multiple squad at same scene) 252

Other EMS Responder (Ground) 56

MedCentral Hospital 29

Extended Care Facilities (Nursing Homes) 17

Home 5

Metro Health Medical Center 4

Other EMS Responder (Air) 3

Grant Medical Center 3

Justice Center 2

Grant/Riverside Hospital 2

Akron Children's Hospital 2

Wooster Community Hospital 2

Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1

Total Patients Transported 2956

EMS Final Destination Locations

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Good Shepherd Village

48

7%

Good Shepherd Home

92

13%

Crystal Care Center

100

15%

Belmont Towers

43

6%

Brookwood Place

28

4%

Lutheran Village

26

4%

Bradford Houses

6

1%

Kingston of Ashland

183

27%

Brethren Care Center 158

23%

Extended Care Facility Incidents

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Healthcare

Provider

20%

1st Aid

29%

CPR

51%30 Classes

342 Attendees17 Classes

142 Attendees

12 Classes

102 Attendees

EMS Public Education Class Analysis

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EMS Instructors

Bill Davisson (Paramedic)

Ken Gardner (Continuing Education)

CPR/ACLS Instructors

Chad Buzzard (CPR)

Anthony Coletta (CPR)

Bill Davisson (CPR)

Ken Gardner (CPR/ACLS)

Adam Ison (CPR)

Rob McClaran (CPR)

Rob McCrea (CPR)

Travis Pickering (CPR)

Dan Raudebaugh (CPR)

Mark Timmons (CPR)

Chris Van Hesteren (CPR)

Rick Williams (CPR)

Car Seat Technicians

Chad Balliett

Anthony Coletta

Adam Ison

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The Division of Fire operated 2010 with (3) Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances staffed by 23 EMT-

Paramedics, 3 EMT-Intermediates and 5 EMT-Basics. All Fire Department personnel are cross-trained as

Firefighters/ EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians). In 2010, the Division responded to 2962 emergency

medical calls within the city and its three contractual townships. This area is equal to 96 square miles

covered by one central station.

The Division of Fire often responds to multiple calls. Multiple calls occur when one or more ambulances

respond to calls at the same time.

In 2010, the Division responded two ambulances simultaneously 416 times. In addition, 21 times the

Division had all three of its ambulances out at once. Multiple calls can delay response times, affecting

patient care. To minimize the effects caused by multiple calls, the Division equips two of its fire apparatus

and a Command vehicle with ALS equipment that can provide immediate care to a patient until an

ambulance is able to respond and transport the patient.

Another change to help reduce having multiple ambulances out at once was changing our response to

county emergency calls. In 2010 the Division was called for medical assistance in the county eighty-one

(81) times. Fifty-one (51) of these calls were a mutual aid call, where we sent an ambulance and two

paramedics. The year 2010 was the first full year since implementing the Paramedic Intercept response. A

paramedic intercept is one paramedic in a utility vehicle with ALS equipment responding to a medical call

for assist in the county.

The primary purpose of a Paramedic Intercept is to meet an outlying EMS unit either at the scene or

en-route to the hospital for an injury or illness call. The paramedic can provide advanced life saving skills

when a patient may require more specialized care utilizing ALS equipment and medications. In 2010 the

Division responded 31 times in the county for Paramedic Intercept services.

In 2010 we responded to 3044 total EMS incidents.

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The purchase of new LifePak 12 Cardiac monitors along with a grant from the Samaritan Hospital

Foundation for the telemetry module has proven to be very beneficial to our cardiac patients. Although the

Division responds to several hundred cardiovascular runs a year, some cardiac calls require more urgent

care and transport. These types of cardiac events are called S-T Elevated Myocardial Infarction. (STEMI)

In a STEMI, the coronary artery is completely blocked off by a blood clot, and all the heart muscle being

supplied by the affected artery starts to die. Obtaining and transmitting a clear and diagnostic quality ECG

is critical to improving the quality of survival for STEMI patients. This equipment affords doctors and

paramedics the ability to communicate about the cardiac patient. This is very important to the STEMI

patient who may need to be transported for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention without delay (Heart

Catheterization). A STEMI system can maximize patient outcomes in the same manner an injured patient

benefits from a tiered trauma system. EMS is an important component in the cardiac care system and is

essential for obtaining the highest degree of successful outcomes.

The Division, in 2010, recognized and treated six STEMI cases with three of the six being transported

directly to a PCI Cath lab without delay, optimizing patient outcomes. In April 2010, three of the Division’s

EMS personnel were honored in Columbus by the State of Ohio, with The Star of Life Award, for one of

these cases. The EMS Star of Life Award honors the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day

lifesaving services of the medical front-line and recognizes Ohio’s excellent pre-hospital providers.

The Division of Fire continued its commitment to the CPR/First Aid program. In 2010, the Division held 59

American Heart Association (AHA) CPR/First Aid classes training 586 people. The success of these

classes has a direct impact on the Division and our community. Providing care to those with sudden

cardiac arrest and acute coronary syndrome through by-stander CPR, Public Access Defibrillators, (PAD

Programs) and partnering with local healthcare providers has improved patient outcomes. In 2010

bystander CPR increased to 63 percent from two years ago, also sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation

increased to 19 percent. Both are well above the national average.

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New equipment purchased in 2010 helped insure the safety of our paramedics on certain types of EMS

calls. Eleven Ballistic vests were put into service in December. These vests are worn by EMS personnel

who often respond with law enforcement to violent incident calls. These calls include staging with the SWAT

team, suicide calls, domestic dispute and assault calls. Through research and working with our local law

enforcement agencies we were able to find the best vest for EMS personnel and purchased them at a very

competitive price.

Our Division continues to work with the Ohio Buckles Buckeyes program and Catholic Charities to install

free car seats for individuals on the WIC program. In 2010 we installed 24 free car seats to low income

families along with 25 additional car seat inspections. We also continued our partnership with the Salvation

Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center to increase fire and EMS awareness through free public education

classes. These classes included fire extinguisher, CPR/First Aid and additional car seat inspections.

The Ashland Division of Fire is a Certified Continuing Education Site and trains its staff to the most current

standards. Time spent training will continue to increase as this profession becomes more and more

technical. We will strive to maintain the highest level of care possible while continually looking for ways to

improve our service.

EMS Overview & Goals (con’t.)

2011 Goals

• Update Cardiac Monitors on Fire Apparatus

• Purchase additional CPR Equipment

• Continue ambulance replacement program

• Utilize EMS Supervisor vehicle

• Purchase LifePak 15 transmitting Cardiac Monitor

• Continue public education and awareness programs

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FIRE

PREVENTION

BUREAU

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Elementary School

Children Fire Safety

21%

Fire Extinguisher

29%

Fire

Prevention/Safety

50%

15 Classes,

23 Hours

690 Attendees

20 Classes

42 Hours

632 Attendees

35 Classes

56 Hours

525 Attendees

Fire Prevention Bureau

Public Education Type

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8

2 1 1

812

8

80

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Building Life Safety

(Fire Alarm or

Sprinkler

System)

Occupancy Foster,

Adoption or

Daycare Home

Construction Acceptance

Testing (Other

System

Device)

ACCESS

Program

Site

Consultation

# of Inspections

Fire Prevention Bureau Inspection Type

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The Fire Prevention Bureau is tasked with several different responsibilities which support the mission of the Division of Fire.

Fire Code enforcement or inspections, public education and fire investigation are all incorporated into the duties of Prevention

Bureau to complete the mission; “To be a community leader in safety and property preservation through dedication, training,

and education.”

The Fire Prevention Bureau conducted 131 fire safety inspections in 2010. Fire safety inspection is a means of discovering

and eliminating or correcting deficiencies that pose a threat to life or property. Inspections are conducted at schools,

churches, businesses, factories, daycare facilities, and adoption or foster care homes. A vital part of the inspection process

is discussing the problems or violations discovered and their potential solutions with owners, property managers, architects,

engineers, lawyers, contractors, vendors and representatives from the insurance industry. The total number of inspections as

well as options for a comprehensive inspection program is extremely limited by a lack of trained inspectors and available

budget resources. There is currently only one (1) active Certified Fire Safety Inspector.

A key component of fire prevention is education. In 2010 the Fire Prevention Bureau trained 632 adults in the use of fire

extinguishers at 17 different locations. Fire Extinguisher training is scheduled at the request of employers as part of safety

training or preparedness programs at numerous factories, civic organizations, or businesses. The training can be conducted

at the employer’s facility to minimize lost working time and consists of both classroom and hands-on training in the effective

use of fire extinguishers. Instructors and training materials are provided by the Division of Fire at no cost; however the facility

must provide their own fire extinguishers.

The Fire Prevention Bureau also instructed 645 elementary school students on basic fire safety as part of Fire Prevention

Week. Beginning as early as Pre-K, children are taught the fundamentals of fire safety and those concepts are reinforced

every year as the children continue up through elementary school. Fire Safety presentations are delivered to the students at

their school during October during the National Fire Prevention Week as well as at the fire station throughout the year. The

24 hour shift fire fighters have taken a larger role in conducting fire safety education.

Local elementary schools participated in the firth year of the Firefighters 1st TEAM program “Pennies for Prevention”. Each

participating school competes to raise the most money in pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to purchase smoke alarms for

low-income individuals or families. The top class at each school is treated to a VIP fieldtrip to the fire station and a pizza

lunch with the firefighters, pizza being donated by Dor-Lo’s Pizza.

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The second place class, or “Best Effort” class has firefighters bring pizza to them for lunch in their classrooms. The

participating elementary schools raised $3,376.46 through the “Pennies for Prevention” campaign in 2010 to purchase smoke

alarms.

Investigation of fires is a key component in fire prevention and fire protection. Accurate determinations of origin and cause,

reason for spread, and performance of fire protection equipment are vital in prevention of future, similar occurrences.

Investigation is also the primary means for detecting arson and securing evidence for conviction of arsonists. The knowledge

that every fire will be thoroughly investigated in itself is a powerful influence for fire prevention. We are proud that

interagency cooperation with Federal, State and local law enforcement has always been a key component in many

successful investigations. Basic origin and cause investigations can sometimes be performed by shift personnel. Detailed

fire investigations are conducted by the Fire Prevention Bureau’s Fire Investigation Team. The Fire Investigation Team

conducted 5 detailed origin and cause investigations in 2010, resulting in one criminal conviction for felony insurance fraud

and arson.

The Fire Investigation Team currently has 6 members. The Fire Investigation Team completed a total of 268 hours of fire

investigation continuing education in 2010. All members of the Fire Investigation Team are required to complete quarterly

online training modules presented by the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). The IAAI has created this

interactive training in order to share expertise and deliver consistent and credible web based courses to fire investigators.

NAFI Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator Mark D. Miller

IAAI Certified Fire Investigation Technician

Mark D. Miller Richard E. Williams Robert B. McCrea

Daniel A. Raudebaugh Travis C.L. Pickering

Ohio Certified Fire Safety Inspector

Duane E. Fishpaw Richard A. Anderson

Mark D. Miller

2011 Fire Prevention Bureau Goals • Train additional Certified Fire Safety Inspectors. Fire Investigation Team NAFI CFEI certifications. Fire Investigation Team IAAI FIT certifications. Increase specialized Investigator training. Complete IAAI Certified Fire Investigator requirements. Certify department investigator in Computer Voice Stress Analysis.

FPB Summary & Goals (con’t.)

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Car seat installations and inspections

High Rise Building Rescue

EZ-IO Foam

Ice Rescue

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46

55

58

76

94

123

149

153

157

176

180

244

245

381

416

578

725

490

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750

EMS

Engine Company Operations

EMS JANE (on-line)

Tech Rescue

Administration

HAZMAT

Physical Fitness

Fire Investigation

Occupancy Tour

Safety & Survival

Extrication

Physical Ability Test

Proficiencies (all)

Fire Behavior

Video / Internet

Truck Company Operations

Building Construction

Officer Training

# of Hours

Total Training Hours by Category

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434650655156

7616 7617

8556

9070

8325

7396

6902

4692

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

# of Hours Total Training Hours by Year Comparison

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FIRE INSTRUCTORS

Chief Mark Burgess – Retired 4/4/2010

Chief Rick Anderson – Promoted to Chief 7/2/2010

Assistant Chief Duane Fishpaw

Assistant Chief Ronald Workman

Assistant Chief Gabe Campbell – Promoted to Asst. Chief 7/18/2010

Captain Chris King

Captain Raymond E. Miller Jr.

Captain Kenneth Gardner

Captain Chris Van Hesteren

Captain Dan Raudebaugh – Promoted to Capt. 7/26/2010

Firefighter Richard Williams

Firefighter William Davisson

Firefighter Robert McCrea

Firefighter Chad Buzzard

Firefighter Joseph Coseno

Firefighter Tyler Smith

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ASSISTANT FIRE INSTRUCTORS

Firefighter Andrew Ferguson

Firefighter Travis Pickering

Firefighter Kevin Rosser

Firefighter Chris Schmidt

Firefighter Brian Stichler

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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

TARGET

ACTUAL

% VARIANCE

BUDGET VARIANCE

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Elementary School

Children Fire Safety

23

3%

CPR and/or 1st Aid

236

31%

Car Seat Inspections

49

6%

Fire Extinguisher

Training

63

8%

Public Talk, Lecture

51

7%

Station Tours

25

3%

Fire Prevention/Safety

Awareness

98

13%

Rider/Observer

(EMS/Fire Student)

224

29%

Public Education Analysis

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VG

# of 24 hr Firefighters On Duty

1st Half

2nd Half

Daily AVG

DAILY MANPOWER LEVELS

Firefighter/Paramedics work 24 hours on 48 hours off.

1st Half = 0630-1830 (6:30am-6:30pm)

2nd Half = 1830-0630 (6:30pm-6:30am)

Graph does not include Monday-Friday FF/P personnel.

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*OTHER

940

48%

MEETING

34

2%

TRANSFER

5

0%

SQUAD

220

11%

FIRE

106

5%

ADMINISTRATIVE

69

3%MOTOR VEHICLE

ACCIDENT

83

4%

TRAINING

538

27%

*OTHER category includes but is not limited to: vehicle maintenance/repair, squad stand-by for

athletic events, Leadership Ashland, shift fill, station fill for certain training & personnel evaluations.

OVERTIME HOURS by CATEGORY

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Total Overtime Hours Analysis

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As evident in this report, the Fire Division is much more than just a fire department.

Today’s firefighters are full service, well rounded, and well educated individuals that are

willing to assist our customers in any way they can. Our customers call us when it is

their worst day; we are tasked with making that day better.

Today we are not only responsible for fire suppression, we also respond to EMS calls,

HazMat incidents, various types of rescues, and natural and man-made disasters to

name a few.

While fire suppression and EMS are a big part of our jobs, just as big a part is fire

prevention and public safety. Fire extinguisher training, CPR, first-aid, and car seat

inspections are just a few of the “preventative” programs we offer. We responded to 25

Sudden Cardiac Arrest incidents last year, 63% of the time CPR was being

administered by laypersons, that’s over twice the national average of 30%. Of those 25

events we had a success rate (return of spontaneous circulation) of 19% compared to a

national average of 12%. As a result of these programs we are able to offer our

customers a much safer community.

Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you.

CONCLUSION

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