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Austin Fire Rob Vires | Chief of Staff | Public Safety Commission Quarterly Presentation FY25 Q3 Central Texas Flooding Response • AFD’s first deployment was on July 4, sending three rescue swimmers to serve with the Texas Task Force 1 helicopter search and rescue team (HSART) to perform water rescues in San Angelo, Kerrville and Seguin. • During July 5-8, AFD deployed additional units and personnel, including: • On July 5 and 6, one battalion chief, a rescue truck and an AFD boat were assigned to assist ESD 1 with water rescue and search efforts. • Six additional personnel to augment Texas Task Force 1 • One Engine for drone assistance to Williamson County • Four Engines to Marble Falls/Burnet County to assist search and rescue • One Battalion Chief to Texas Department of Emergency Management to assist with communications infrastructure • Two-person drone team to Liberty Hill and Leander • During July 8-9, AFD sent a battalion chief and six units per day in support of search efforts in Marble Falls. Texas Task Force 1 performing search and rescue. Photos courtesy of AFD Public Information Office. FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 2 Emergency Response Time Trends As the City of Austin grows – and the demand for fire services increases – response times continue to increase. 84,473 86,641 89,541 89,563 81,973 86,636 87,935 92,612 89,797 Incident Volume 103,626 109,280 110,304 108,750 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 89,101 FY25 YTD *incomplete year: Jan 1-July 18 8:41 8:43 8:51 9:00 9:13 Response Time Standard: 8 minutes Response Times 9:35 9:24 9:12 9:58 10:28 9:55 10:28 10:32 10:26 120,000 70,000 11:00 10:00 9:00 8:00 7:00 6:00 5:00 4:00 3:00 2:00 1:00 0:00 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Q2 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION FY25 YTD *incomplete year: Jan 1-July 18 3 Facility Improvement Projects Recently Completed Projects: • • • • Station 8 – Completed May 12, 2025 Station 20 – Completed May 12, 2025 Station 21 – Driveway replacement completed May 13, 2025 Station 29 – Completed May 12, 2025 Station 25 Projects Nearing Completion: • Station 23 • • All units and crews have returned as of May 17, 2025 Renovations complete pending a small number of warranty items • Station 25 • • All units and crews have returned as of June 27, 2025 Renovations complete pending a small number of warranty items • Station 47 • • • Anticipated completion: August 2025 Engine 47 is operating out of Station 34 Final phase of remodel FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 4 Automatic Aid An Interlocal Agreement 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 for Austin and Travis County. Recent Success: On July 21, AFD responded to a fire alarm in ESD 9 Westlake’s territory. Both departments arrived on scene and found a large, under-construction, two-story home on fire. Though challenged by unique building and terrain features, AFD and Westlake units worked together seamlessly at all levels to extinguish the fire, saving most of the house from destruction. AFD and Westlake personnel extinguishing fire. Photos courtesy of AFD Division Chief Bridges. FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 5 Overdose Response Since 2021, all AFD personnel are trained on Naloxone administration and each unit carries the medication. The increase in FY25 Q2 may be due to new reporting requirements for Narcan use starting Dec 2024. FY25 Q3 169 114 114 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 154 115 75 140 106 71 96 72 53 88 63 51 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 Total calls where Narcan was given Number of times AFD administered or assisted Patient improvement cases FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 6 Investigations Arson Fires Arson Fires Identified Arson Cleared by Arrest Arson Cleared by Citation 11 13 13 6 3 2 34 32 44 0 10 20 30 40 50 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 Percent of Arson Fires Cleared: - FY 24 Q1: - FY 24 Q2: - FY 24 Q3: - FY 24 Q4: - FY 25 Q1: - FY 25 Q2: - FY 25 Q3: 38% 47% 40% 41% 43% 41% 47% National Clearance Rate: 22% FY 25 Q3: 32 total fires investigated On July 19th, Austin Fire’s Captain Jason Christilles and Lieutenant Carmen Kester graduated from the Capital Area Council of Governments Regional Law Enforcement Academy, completing a 33-week program to become licensed Texas peace officers. After the ceremony, Capt. Christilles and Lt. Kester were sworn in as Austin Fire Arson Investigators by Battalion Chief Andy Reardon. FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 7 Wildfire Division Outreach Efforts • • • Almost 700 SIZE requests have come into the Wildfire Office in FY25, to date Presented at 7 civic events, 3 local civic clubs, and 31 presentations to residents Commission receives a monthly newsletter and SIZE requests by district Training • 40 Training hours received, and 5,806 training hours conducted in the past six months, including Engine Operator and Prescribed Fire/Firing Operations classes. Fuels Reduction • Working with Austin Water and PARD to combine data in a common platform for tracking fuels mitigation projects, est. completion in one month • Next phase will expand to non-CoA agencies with fire mitigation efforts • 2019 audit requirements for a common location for fuels mitigation projects Situational Awareness • Work continues with CTM, EMS, APD, HSEM, WPD, and TPW • Training plan for AFD will begin in August Evacuation Planning • Wildfire contributed to HSEM’s city-wide, all-hazards Protective Action Plan, which has been submitted to City Hall for review AFD Situational Awareness Platform is integrated into the Protective Action Plan • Information on fire danger ratings, outreach efforts, and other division efforts can be found at ATXWildfireHub.com FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 8 Office of the Fire Marshal: Special Events FY25 Q3: • • 130 weddings and tradeshows, including Palmer Events Center 66 Outdoor event permits including: Soccer games @ Q2 – 12 • West Campus Frat and Sorority events – 6 • • Outdoor Concerts – 24 • Night Inspections including Safer 6th PACE teams – 10 • • • • Other Events, including Juneteenth/Kite Fest/Eeyore’s Aerial Fireworks – 2 Circus with 9 nights of Firewatch – 1 Cap10k – 1 Birthday/Besame Mucho – 10 AFD at Cap10K – the largest team among all first responder and military groups, with many firefighters running in full bunker gear. FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 9 The Compliance Engine (TCE) database tracks compliance and non-compliance for all fire protection systems in commercial properties across the City of Austin. This allows the Austin Fire to track annual fire systems reports, deficiencies and repair reports and receive immediate notification of system impairments. FY25 Q3: 85% Current systems in the Compliance Engine: 37,310 The Compliance Engine Percentage of City of Austin fire system tracking for compliance and non-compliance 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 83 80 85 85 71 67 69 55 16 13 6 8 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 (Q1 - Q3) Prior to The Compliance Engine After implementation of the Compliance Engine FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 10 Community Outreach Austin Fire 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 – For homeowners in AFD’s Service Area. • • • FY 25 Q1: 319 FY 25 Q2: 277 FY 25 Q3: 190 Fire Safety Training – Vital “hands-on” fire extinguisher training and home fire safety awareness demonstrations. • • • FY 25 Q1: 295 FY 25 Q2: 251 FY 25 Q3: 306 Red Angels Program – Collaboration with Austin Community College’s nursing program, providing “in-home” basic health wellness checks (blood pressure, glucose, temperature, heart rate) and conducting home hazard safety assessments. • • • FY 25 Q1: 80 FY 25 Q2: 84 FY 25 Q3: 100 To request smoke alarms call the Free Smoke Alarm Hotline: 512-974-0299 FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 11 FY25 Q3 Homes Visited by Free Smoke Alarm Program FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 12 FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION This information is available as a “door hanger” handout from AFD 13 Sworn Separations & Civilians Vacancies AFD Sworn Separations through August 8, 2025 Average Years of Service: • • Retirements: 27-30 Years Resignations: 2-5 Years Current sworn vacancies: 60 Current civilian vacancies: 10 44 11 38 37 4 4 36 41 29 6 7 6 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (Through Aug 8) Resignation Retirement 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 14 Cadet Recruiting and Hiring Process AFD strives to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. Recruiting for Austin Fire Class 142 starts this fall! Fill out a candidate interest card today at JoinAFD.com to get updates on the hiring process. FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 15 Cadet Classes Cadet Class 139: • 48 Cadets started on January 13, 2025 • 40 cadets graduated July 25 Cadet Class 140: • 45 Cadets started on March 24, 2025 • 37 Current active cadets • Graduation scheduled October 3, 2025 Cadet Class 141: • Scheduled Start Date: August 25, 2025 • On track to start with 42 cadets • Graduation scheduled March 6, 2026 FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 16 Other Recruiting Opportunities Q3 Updates • Austin Fire Explorers went to Rowlett, Tx to compete in the DFW Fire Games. They trained for this competition for three months. Three teams of 4 competed there in April. 35 students graduated from Pass the Torch in April – we hope to see many of them again when our next hiring process begins. • • We are preparing for the next application period with our marketing vendor (Distance Learning Media). Historically, we lose about half the numbers when we move from people who fill out a CIC to people who fill out the application (if we have 4000 CICs we normally get 2000 applications). We are trying to get a higher percentage of CIC holders to apply by keeping them engaged and informed with inspiring emails about the upcoming hiring process. FY25 Q3 | AUSTIN FIRE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION QUARTERLY PRESENTATION 17 For more, visit JoinAFD.com. If you or anyone you know is interested in joining Austin Fire, please visit JoinAFD.com.