Austin Fire Department Briefing — original pdf
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AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AFD responds to Fires, Medicals, Rescues, HazMat, and various other incidents.FiresResponds to structure fires, high-rises, grass/wildfires, aviation incidentsMedicalCardiac arrests, difficult breathing, overdoes, broken bonesTraffic AccidentsVehicle rescues, fuel spills, blocking of units on highways/roadwaysRescuesTechnical, hi-rises, caves, floods AFD does this with a series of different fire units responding from fixed locations (fire stations) geographically dispersed across the city:EnginesPrimary unit used by fire departments -carries personnel and pumps water!Aerials Often referred to as "ladders" or "quints". Provides aerial fire attack. Carries the BIG laddersRescuesProvides rescue capabilities and extra tools on-sceneBattalion Chief provides command of incident 49Fire & Airport Stations94Fire Apparatus31,187Inspections Performed1,198Sworn FTEs122,431Unit runs in COAFIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PREVENTION & OUTREACH87%Fires confined to room of origin98Wildfire Mitigation Treated Acreage118Civilian FTEs35On-the-job Injuries280Square Miles Covered87,935City Incident Responses943Fitness Interventions50%Arson Fires cleared123,183AFD Runs in COA and County25,466Hydrants Inspected33%Call volume is Fires, Rescues, HazMat, Other67%Call volume is Medical Calls7Satellite Offices(Frontline units: Engines, Aerials, Rescues, BCs, Brush Truck)Austin Fire DepartmentFY18 data provided4Person Staffing onApparatus69,590Continuing Education Hours >= 90% (GREAT! Meeting Goal)80-89% (Ok….not ideal)70-79% (Not good….need to check trends…are we getting worse or improving?)50-69% (Bad/Very Bad….have to explore and identify solutions)<=50% (Unacceptable….residents are in dire need of a solution) AFD Call Processingroughly 40 secondsroughly 5 secondsroughly 1 minuteroughly 10 seconds District 1 (CY2018)Council Member: Natasha Harper-MadisonDistrict 1 has four AFD stations.90thpercentile response time –9:28Overall Call Volume in District 1Medical: 7,057Fire: 466HazMat: 216Rescue: 77Other: 2,454Total: 10,270AFD’s goal is to arrive within 8 minutes, 90% of the time from call receipt to first frontline unit arrived District 2 (CY2018)Council Member: Delia GarzaDistrict 2 has five AFD stations and 1 temporary station.90thpercentile response time –10:16Overall Call Volume in District 2Medical: 6,092Fire: 410HazMat: 158Rescue: 53Other: 2,164Total: 8,877AFD’s goal is to arrive within 8 minutes, 90% of the time from call receipt to first frontline unit arrived District 3 (CY2018)Council Member: Sabino“Pio” RenteriaDistrict 3 has four AFD stations.90thpercentile response time –8:51Overall Call Volume in District 3Medical: 6,830Fire: 529HazMat: 162Rescue: 54Other: 2,085Total: 9,660AFD’s goal is to arrive within 8 minutes, 90% of the time from call receipt to first frontline unit arrived AFD’s goal is to arrive within 8 minutes, 90% of the time from call receipt to first frontline unit arrivedDistrict 4 (CY2018)Council Member: Gregario“Greg” CasarDistrict 4 has three AFD stations, one of which is a multi-company station.90thpercentile response time –9:16Overall Call Volume in District 4Medical: 6,172Fire: 466HazMat: 129Rescue: 39Other: 1,682Total: 8,488 Questions?Rob ViresAustin Fire DepartmentChief of StaffOFC.Support@austintexas.gov512-974-0130