west skagit regional fire authority planning committee
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West Skagit Regional Fire Authority
Planning Committee
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Fire Suppression and EMS Deployment Fire Department Organization and
the Local EMS System Works: Chief Curtis
Washington Survey and Rating Bureau Standards: Chief Taylor
National Fire Protection Association Standards: Chief Horn
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This Session
Fire Department Demographics Skagit 911 System Measuring Response Times Time Temperature Curve Firefighter Personnel Demands EMS System
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Fire Department Organization
Para-military Organization Chain of Command
Directors
Fire Chief
Functional
Fire Prevention
Training Division
Operations
Battalions A, B, C Shifts
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National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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Mission of the Fire Service
Protect Life and PropertyFire SuppressionEmergency Medical ServicesHazardous MaterialsTechnical RescuePublic Service
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Fire Departments Demographics
Volunteer Firefighters
71%
Paid Fire-fighters
29%
Nationwide
Volunteer Firefighters
42%
Mostly Volunteer
37%
Mostly Paid9%
Paid Firefighters12%
Washington State
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Volunteer Firefighters
Home/work, Assigned Shift, or Sleeper program.
County Firefighter Academy130 Hours
Reimbursement/stipend Firefighter Association
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Paid Firefighters
24 Hour Rotating Shift North Bend or Bates Firefighter
Academy 360 Hours
Respond from Fire Station/Unit Paid a salary Belong to IAFF
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Part-Time Paid Firefighters
Paid an Hourly Rate Trained at County or State
Academy Work at Several Departments Goal is to get a Full-time Job May belong to IAFF
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Questions?
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Skagit 911 Center• County-wide/Centralized• Police/Fire/EMS
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Funding Sources
*Skagit 911 2011 Annual Report
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Skagit 911 Call Load
Fire Districts4%
Munic-ipal Fire9%
EMS14%
Law En-force73%
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Measuring PerformanceEvent Initiation
Emergency Event
Alarm
Notification
Alarm Processing
Turnout Time
Travel Time
Pre-ResponseElements
ResponseTime
Post-ResponseElements
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Distribution/Concentration
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Measuring PerformanceEvent Initiation
Emergency Event
Alarm
Notification
Alarm Processing
Turnout Time
Travel Time
Arrive On Scene
Initiate Action (Set-Up)
Mitigation of Incident
Pre-ResponseElements
ResponseTime
Post-ResponseElements
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Average Response Times
1 min 1.5 min
2 min 2.5 min
3 min 3.5 min
4 min 4.5 min
5 min 5.5 min
6 min 6.5 min
7 min 7.5 min
8 min
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Fractal Response Times
1 min 1.5 min
2 min 2.5 min
3 min 3.5 min
4 min 4.5 min
5 min 5.5 min
6 min 6.5 min
7 min 7.5 min
8 min
90%
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Level of Service Statement
Within urban areas an ALS ambulance will arrive from time of dispatch within 8 minutes or less 90% of the time
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Questions?
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Time Temperature Curve
Flashover(12-1400)(7-12 Minutes)
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Time Temperature Curve
Flashover(12-1400)(7-12 Minutes)
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Time Temperature Curve
Flashover(12-1400)(7-12 Minutes)
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Time Temperature Curve
Flashover(12-1400)(7-12 Minutes)
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Variables in the Standard Time Temperature Curve
Fuel Load (Quantity) Fuel Property (Material) Configuration (Arrangement) Position (Location) Fuel Surface Exposed (Density) Room Dimensions Ventilation Openings
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Arrival, Setup, Fire Attack
Flashover(12-1400)(7-12 Minutes)
2 FF IN
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IncidentCommand
Operator
2 FF IN
StandbyOr RIC
Ventilation
Utilities Hose LinesForcible Entry
ReplacementFirefighters
Safety Officer
ReplacementFirefighters15 Firefighters
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NIST STUDYCrew Size Effectiveness Two (2) Person crews
8 FFs + Chief and Aide = 10 FF Three (3) Person crews
12 FFs + Chief and Aide= 14 FF Four (4) Person crews
16 FFs + Chief and Aide = 18 FF Five (5) Person crews =
20 FFs + Chief and Aide = 22 FF
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22 Fireground Tasks
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Burn Simulation Building
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Interior Fire Attack
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Search for Victims
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Results of Crew Size Effectiveness
Crew Size Total Time Diff
2 Person 22:16
3 Person 20:30 8% Faster
4 Person 15:44 23% Faster
5 Person 15:13 3% Faster
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Questions?
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American Heart Association5 Min for BLS or Less10 min for ALS or Less
EMS System Goals
EARLY ACCESS
EARLY CPR
EARLY DEFIBRILLATION
EARLY ALS
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EMS System Goals
Influence of Early CPR and Early Defibrillation on Cardiac Arrest Survival
Collapse to Defibrillation
Collapse to CPR < 10 Mins > 10 Mins
< 5 Mins 37% 7%
> 5 Mins 20% 0%
*Cummins RO, Eisenberg MS, Hallstrom AP, Litwin PE. Survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Am J Emerg Med. 1985;3:114–119.
SOURCE: Downloaded from http://circ.ahajournals.org/ by guest on January 25, 2012
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Trauma – Surgeon/OR STEMI Patients – Cath Lab
Improved Patient Outcomes
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County-Wide EMS System
Tiered Response System Initial Basic Life Support (BLS-
EMT) Response. 22 Fire Districts 10 Municipalities
Followed by Advanced Life Support (ALS-Paramedic)
Contracted Providers
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County EMS System Contracted Providers
Aero-Skagit Non-Profit One 24 Hour ALS Unit 1100 Square Miles
Wilderness and Rural Transports 366 Patients
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County EMS System
CVAA Central Valley Ambulance Authority Public Entity under Skagit County
Commissioners Four 24 Hour ALS Units 703 Square Miles
Rural, Suburban, Urban Transport 5900 Patients
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County EMS System
Anacortes Fire Department Department of the City of Anacortes Two 24 Hour ALS Units 85 Square Miles
Urban, Suburban, Rural Transports 1600 patients
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EMS System Funding
County-wide EMS Property Tax Timber Tax Billable Services Supplemented by Local Taxes
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Projected Senior Population
Years 2010 2015 2020 2025
60 & Older 23% 26% 29% 31%
*State Department Office of Financial Management
Payor Type CVAA Anacortes FD Aero-Skagit
Medicare 58.16% 62.17% 40.29%
Medicaid 15.21% 6.21% 29.11%
Insurance 20.40% 26.68% 21.43%
Private Pay 6.23% 4.95% 9.17%
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Questions?