Item #2 Austin Fire - Q4 Quarterly Report — original pdf

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Public Safety Commission Quarterly Austin Fire | Rob Vires | Chief of Staff | FY25 Q4 Emergency Response Time Trends 84,473 86,641 89,541 89,563 81,973 86,636 87,935 92,612 89,797 106,282 Incident Volume (All Priorities) 103,626 109,280 110,304 108,750 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Response Times (Priorities 1-3, 4M) 8:41 8:43 8:51 9:00 9:13 9:12 Response Time Standard: 8 minutes 9:24 9:35 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 2 Facility Improvement Projects Recently Completed Projects:  Stations 8, 20, 29  Completed May 12, 2025  Station 21  Driveway replacement completed May 13, 2025  Station 23  All units and crews have returned as of May 17, 2025  Final renovations complete as of October 7, 2025  Station 25  All units and crews have returned as of June 27, 2025  Final renovations complete as of October 7, 2025  Station 47  Anticipated completed as of October 7, 2025 Upcoming Projects:  Station 17 scheduled to start a 4-month refresh this November 3 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 October 6, Brush Truck 37 was dispatched to Pedernales Fire Department’s territory to assist with a brush fire near SH 71. Over 15 units were dispatched from Austin, Lake Travis, Oak Hill, and CE-Bar Fire Departments.  Austin Fire is participating in regional multi- company high-rise training drills through November, alongside Oak Hill, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Manchaca, and Westlake. 4 Overdose Response FY25 Q4 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. 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 154 115 75 122 117 81 140 106 71 96 72 53 88 63 51 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 Total calls where Narcan was given Number of times AFD administered or assisted Patient improvement cases 5 Investigations Percent of Arson Fires Cleared: - FY 25 Q1: - FY 25 Q2: - FY 25 Q3: - FY 25 Q4: 43% 41% 50% 36% National Clearance Rate: 22% Arson Fires Arson Fires Identified 34 32 22 FY 25 Q4: 22 total fires investigated Arson Cleared by Arrest On Oct 16, AFD responded to a trash fire near Blunn Creek Nature Preserve, and found someone standing beside the fire. When asked, this person said he started the fire. The area had a reported problem with someone setting fires, so APD and Arson were requested. After interviews with the Fire crew and citizens, investigators arrested the individual for Arson. 11 13 2 3 2 6 Arson Cleared by Citation 0 10 20 30 40 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 66 Wildfire Division Situational Awareness  Work continues with CTM, EMS, APD, HSEM, WPD, and TPW  Training plan for Austin Fire is ongoing Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)  Working in conjunction with HSEM and Travis County to update CWPP (Estimated May 2026)  Working groups are coordinating with the vendor to provide data, input, etc. 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 7 Office of the Fire Marshal: Special Events FY25 Q4:  40 weddings and tradeshows, including Palmer Events Center  62 Outdoor event permits including:  17 west campus fraternity and sorority events  6 outdoor events  Blues on the Green  Pride Fest  Bat Fest  9 soccer games @ Q2  MLS All Star Game  15 outdoor concerts  10 night Inspections  Safer 6th PACE teams  4 aerial fireworks  July 4th  1 Circus with 5 nights of Firewatch Austin Fire Marshals, supported by Special Operations, helped keep the start of the city's festival season safe. Austin hosted 450 thousand guests over two weekends at Austin City Limits festival and an additional 400 thousand the following weekend at F1. Due to meticulous planning and preparation, the only fire emergency was one food truck fire that was quickly mitigated with no injuries. . 8 2025 US Grand Prix Formula One Carbon Dioxide Release Incident  Odor call from Main Grandstand suite (4th floor),  Found hazardous low oxygen environment with a half-frosted CO2 bottle by a walk-in cooler.  Shut the bottle to stop leakage.  Confirmed no other hazard outside this area.  Canceled evacuation.  Worked with site staff to vent area back to safe conditions.  JHAT brought knowledge and equipment that quickly identified and resolved the problem.  Unified Command allowed quick response and good incident information exchange. 9 The Compliance Engine 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 Q4: 85% Current systems in Compliance Engine: 37,537 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Percentage of City of Austin fire system tracking for compliance and non-compliance 83 85 82 80 71 69 67 55 16 13 8 6 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Prior to The Compliance Engine After implementation of the Compliance Engine 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: 325  FY 25 Q2: 280  FY 25 Q3: 190  FY 25 Q4: 128 Fire Safety Training – Vital “hands-on” fire extinguisher training and home fire safety awareness demonstrations.  FY 25 Q1: 393  FY 25 Q2: 249  FY 25 Q3: 302  FY 25 Q4: 266 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: 76  FY 25 Q2: 81  FY 25 Q3: 96  FY 25 Q4: 93 To request smoke alarms call the Free Smoke Alarm Hotline: 512-974-0299 11 Homes Visited by Free Smoke Alarm Program 12 This information is available as a “door hanger” handout from AFD 1313 Separations AFD Sworn Separations through August 8, 2025 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 38 37 4 4 44 11 29 6 50 36 7 9 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (Through Oct 8) Resignation Retirement Average Years of Service:  Retirements: 27-30 Years  Resignations: 2-5 Years Current sworn vacancies: 77 Current civilian vacancies: 11 14 Recruiting and Hiring Q4 Updates • Application period: August 27 to September 10. • 1,608 applicants invited to take written test on October 25. • On October 25, 771 candidates showed up for the written exam, hosted at the Hilton in Downtown Austin. • Austin Fire Explorers (youth program) • First meeting on August 4 20 students competed in San Antonio against other Explorer posts from across the state in a fire skills competition on October 11, winning 1st place in Engine Operations, 1st and 2nd in Bunker Drills, and 2nd in Crossfit. Pass the Torch (civilian program) • Interest has grown with 132 applicants • 74 signed up for interviews on September 21. • We selected a class of 52 who are training on weekends and will graduate November 15th. 771 candidates at the written exam on October 25, 2025. . For more, visit JoinAFD.com. 15 Cadet Classes Cadet Class 139:  48 cadets started on January 13, 2025  40 cadets graduated July 25, 2025 Cadet Class 140:  45 cadets started on March 24, 2025  37 cadets graduated October 3, 2025 Cadet Class 141:  37 cadets started on August 25, 2025  On track to start with 31 cadets  Graduation scheduled March 6, 2026 16 If you or anyone you know is interested in joining Austin Fire, please visit JoinAFD.com.