Item #2 AFD FY 24 Q4 Quarterly Report Presentation — original pdf

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AUSTIN FIRE Public Safety Commission Meeting FY24 Q4 Chief of Staff Rob Vires 1 5 5 A c r e W i l d f i r e o n O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 2 4 • Around 12:41 pm, AFD started receiving calls regarding a fire in the 9500 block of FM 969 Road at John Trevino Metro Park. • Drier conditions over the preceding weeks allowed the fire to burn faster and hotter. • This area has previously been treated with a prescribed fire as a preventative effort, which reduced the fire intensity and aided in suppression efforts. • More than 120 firefighters were on scene, including aid from ESDs 11 and 12, as well as two helicopters in the air and multiple drones. • Two firefighters experienced minor injuries. • No structures burned and no evacuation recommendations were issued. • AFD’s training greatly assisted in a safe, effective, and coordinated response. 2 T e x t t o 9 1 1 • The new 911 software has been installed, with no changes to the Text to 911 product. • The current system allows users of 911 system to exchange text messages with AFD dispatchers. • Representatives of the future system, Text to 911, have indicated that it their system includes a multimedia service. • Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) took the lead in implementing the new 911 software. 3 F i r e S t a t i o n 1 G r a n d R e - O p e n i n g Fire Station 1 hosted a Grand Re-Opening event on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024. The units have been back in service at Station 1 since July 30, 2024. 4 Photos from Austin Capital Delivery Services on Flickr N e w F i r e S t a t i o n 5 4 a t C a n y o n C r e e k Located in Council District 10, this will be a shared facility with ATCEMS. Expected completion: December 2024 Updates: • Broke ground on January 30, 2024. • Abatement work and demolition completed mid-January 2024. • Steel is complete. • Interior work is being done. • Texas Gas has been installed. 5 F a c i l i t y I m p r o v e m e n t P r o j e c t s Station 8 • Expected completion: December 2024 • Engine 8 is on-site; Ladder 8 is at Station 30 • Working on the floors and ceiling grid is going in. Station 25 • Expected completion: November 2024 • Engine 25 is at Station 44 • Currently working on cabinets and upstairs floor. Patio is poured. Station 25 Station 23 • Expected completion: December 2024 • Engine 23 is in a trailer at 8700 Cameron Road. • Currently working on electric and painting work. Station 47 • Expected completion: April 2025 • Engine 47 moved to Station 52 on July 1, 2024. • Demo has started and completing generator installation. Stations 16 and 18 • Mold remediation is out for bid. • Work is expected to start in November. • Crew will remain in station. 6 A u t o m a t i c A i d Automatic Aid: Interlocal agreement with Travis County Emergency Service Districts to dispatch the closest unit to a 911 call, regardless of department or jurisdiction. Auto Aid occurs multiple times per day and greatly contributes to decreased response times Austin and Travis County. Automatic Aid Successes: • New regional Wildfire policy includes enhanced response plans for Brush Alarms across the county and brings ESD 2 (Pflugerville) and ESD 12 (Manor) back into response with AFD for Brush Fires. • During the East Austin Wildfire event on October 10th, more than 120 firefighters worked together on scene. ESD 11 and 12 both sent firefighters and resources to aid in this response. • There was a Light Brush Alarm that resulted in a 2.5 acre fire on October 21st near Lipton Loop, in southeast Austin. Several ESD 11 units responded and were on-scene before an AFD unit arrived. - The fire was in an open field that backed up to a neighborhood and burned several wooden picket fences of the houses. 7 - ESD 11 used their engines to provide structure protection, while Brush Truck 50 entered the field. Drone photo from Captain Josh Anderson: ESD engines on street and Brush Truck 50 in field. Street photo of AFD’s Engine 26 and Brush Truck 48 responding to the October 10th wildfire. O v e r d o s e R e s p o n s e In December 2021, all AFD personnel received hands on training for Naloxone administration and each unit received a stock of the medication. 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 189 139 128 178 108 92 169 114 114 138 95 71 Potential reasons for decrease in overdose response • More dosages delivered prior to AFD or EMS arrival, due to increased Naloxone availability. • Common administrators of Naloxone prior to 96 72 53 AFD arrival: -Friends -Family -APD -Building employees -Self-administered FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 • National trends in Naloxone availability, decrease in drug deaths 8 Total calls where Narcan was given Number of times AFD administered or assisted Patient improvement cases O v e r d o s e R e s p o n s e FY24 Q4 • The map shows overdose responses from July through September, 2024. • Red dots indicate where AFD administered or was present when Narcan was administered. • Black dots indicate where Narcan was administered prior to AFD arrival. 9 I n v e s t i g a t i o n s Percent of Arson Fires Cleared: - FY 24 Q1: - FY 24 Q2: - FY 24 Q3: - FY 24 Q4: 40% 47% 40% 41% National Clearance Rate: 22% 10 Arson Fires FY24 50 47 58 39 Arson Fires Identified Arson Cleared by Arrest Arson Cleared by Citation 14 19 15 10 6 8 4 6 FY24 Q1 0 FY24 Q2 20 40 FY24 Q3 60 FY24 Q4 80 W i l d f i r e D i v i s i o n Outreach Efforts and Vulnerable Populations • The Division has dramatically increased our Structure Ignition Zone Evaluation (SIZE) efforts, conducting over 60 SIZE evaluations in the last six months. Purchasing of the Fire Aside platform is being finalized, which will allow us to expand this initiative even further. • Actively engaged in updating the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, with a robust component focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and a clear roadmap for engaging and protecting vulnerable populations. • Progress continued on the East Side Strategy, and we are working to expand our efforts with more HOA meetings, Civic Events, and other outreach events. Situational Awareness Tool • The Situational Awareness platform had a soft rollout date of October 27th. Work is ongoing between Wildfire GIS and CTM to ingest needed data for the platform and improve its capability. • Work has begun on the next phase, which will include location tracking and training with Battalions 5 & 6, and the expansion of the tool to cover HazMat, Active Shooter, and Flood incidents. Prescribed Fire Practitioner Course • The Division hosted our Pilot Prescribed Fire Practitioner Course in October 2024. This week-long course is designed to create a common operating procedure for all members on a prescribed fire, and provide a training conduit for members to understand and functionally perform the roles and responsibilities on a prescribed fire. Wildfire Disaster Declaration • In response to a statewide disaster declaration due to elevated wildfire danger in the region, the city adopted a Disaster Declaration on October 17th. Fire weather forecasts show elevated fire danger risk into the coming winter for Austin/Travis County. 11 Information on fire danger ratings, outreach efforts, and other division efforts can be found at ATXWildfire.com O f f i c e o f t h e F i r e M a r s h a l : S p e c i a l E v e n t s Special Events in FY24 Q4: • 12 Austin FC matches • 10 Aerial firework displays, including July 4th activities • UT Frat and Sorority enforcement of parties, including • 25 Outdoor concerts at venues including GIA Amphitheater and recruitment week. Moody Amphitheater. • 5 outdoor events and parades, including Pecan Street Festival, Bat Festival, Pride Parade/Festival • LeMans 3-day race event at COTA • Several days of fire watch for filming of the 1923 series Large Events in early October: • 6 days of Austin City Limits Music Festival with 75K attendance • Formula One 3-day race at the Circuit of the Americas with projected attendance of 300K total 12 Percentage of City of Austin fire system tracking for compliance and non-compliance 83 85 80 71 67 69 55 T h e C o m p l i a n c e E n g i n e This database tracks compliance and non- compliance for all fire protection systems in commercial properties across the City of Austin. The Compliance Engine allows the Austin Fire Department to track annual fire systems reports, deficiencies and repair reports and receive immediate notification of system impairments. 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 FY24 Q1: 84% FY24 Q2: 86% FY24 Q3: 85% FY24 Q4: 85% 16 13 6 8 Current systems in the Compliance Engine: 36,845 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Prior to The Compliance Engine After implementation of The Compliance Engine 13 C o m m u n i t y O u t r e a c h The Austin Fire Department has a vision that residents be fire safe in their homes by providing free smoke alarms and fire safety educational training through Outreach Programs: Free Smoke Alarms – The Austin Fire Department offers/installs free smoke alarms to homeowners that live within AFD’s Jurisdiction. Number of Smoke Alarms installed: - FY 24 Q1: 115 - FY 24 Q2: 507 - FY 24 Q3: 192 - FY 24 Q4: 103 Fire Safety Training – The Austin Fire Department provides vital “hands-on” fire extinguisher training and home fire safety awareness demonstrations. - FY 24 Q1: 228 - FY 24 Q2: 171 - FY 24 Q3: 264 - FY 24 Q4: 269 Red Angels Program – The Austin Fire Department works in collaboration with Austin Community College’s nursing program, we provide “in-home” basis health wellness checks (blood pressure, glucose, temperature, heart rate) and conduct home hazard safety assessments. - FY 24 Q1: No events - FY 24 Q2: 65 - FY 24 Q3: No events - FY 24 Q4: 4 To request smoke alarms call the Free Smoke Alarm Hotline: (512) 974-0299 A F D S w o r n S e p a r a t i o n s & C i v i l i a n V a c a n c i e s AFD Sworn Separations through October 17, 2024 Eight (8) civilian vacancies as of October 17, 2024 in the following Divisions: • Wildfire • Engineering • Wellness • Air Shops • Administration 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 38 37 4 2020 4 2021 44 11 2022 29 6 2023 34 6 2024 (Through Nov. 17) Resignation Retirement Average Years of Service: • Retirements: 28.86 Years • Resignations: 5.5 Years 15 Current sworn vacancies: 67 C a d e t H i r i n g P r o c e s s 2024 Hiring Process Applicant Update: • Applications: March 27 – April 17 (1,398 received) • Written test and Standard Oral Interview: May 28-29 (466 out of 667 attendees achieved passing score of 70+) • 300 move forward; List remains active for 24 months Group 1: Top 120 ranked applicants • Accepted Conditional Offers of Employment (COE): 113 - Inactive Candidates: 42 - Active Candidates: 71 (Withdrew, missed deadlines, did not meet standards, no-shows, deferrals) • Pre-Hire Processes conducted from August to October 2024 (Applicant Weekend, Medical, Psychological, & CPAT Assessments) • Pre-hire assessment reports will be processed by November 10; successful candidates move to Final Active List Group 2: Top 121-220 ranked applicants • Accepted Conditional Offers of Employment (COE): 84 - Inactive Candidates: 10 - Active Candidates: 74 (Withdrew, missed deadlines, did not meet standards, no-shows, deferrals) • Pre-Hire Processes will be conducted from October to January • Pre-hire assessment reports will be processed by January 15; successful candidates move to Final Active List Group 3: Top 221-300 ranked applicants • Pre-Hire processing scheduled for March 2025 16 C a d e t C l a s s e s Recent Cadet Class Graduations: • Cadet Class 137 graduated on August 9 • Cadet Class 138 graduated on November 1 Scheduled Cadet Academies: • Cadet Class 139 (48 Cadets) - Scheduled for January 13, 2025 - Final offer letters by November 15-20, 2024 • • Cadet Class 140 (48 Cadets) - Scheduled for March 24, 2025 - Final offer letters by January 15-20, 2025 Cadet Class 141 (Number of Cadets TBD based on vacancies) - Scheduled for August 2025 17 Photos from Cadet Class 137 Graduation on August 9 R e c r u i t i n g • Focusing more energy on outreach programs to generate a lasting interest in the Fire service and to engage recruits through this non-hiring year. • A Cadet in Class 138 participated in both Explorers and Pass the Torch – this is the first time! F i r e E x p l o r e r s P o s t 3 7 0 The Explorers (ages 14-20) meet once a month to learn about careers in the fire service directly from members in the Austin Fire Department. • 15 Austin Fire Explorers (4 teams) won seven awards in the San Antonio Explorer Fire Games competition in October, including first place in Bunker Drill and best overall team. • AFD created an on-line interest form for the Explorers program for information and notification on when the next class starts. P a s s t h e T o r c h Participants (ages 18-35) engage in real fire service activities under the guidance of experienced firefighters to get a glimpse into the cadet academy and a first-hand feel for a career as a firefighter. • Emails were sent to all recruits based on their Candidate Interest Cards (CICs) to encourage participation in Pass the Torch. • A second Pass the Torch class was added this year to support more applicants getting through the program. There are 41 total participants, with 12 females and 6 participants currently in the 2024 hiring process. 18 For more, visit JoinAFD.com. AFD strives to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. If you or anyone you know is interested in joining the Austin Fire Department, please visit: JoinAFD.com 19