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COW 2019-11-12 Item 4F - Resolution - Fire Department Service Levels and Compliance with State Law
COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS nitials Meeting Dale Prepared Gy Mayors revie)p Council review 11/12/19 Vick 11/18/19 Vick ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NO. 4.F. STArr SPONSOR: VICKY CARLSEN OMG]Nnr, AGENDA DATr: 11/12/19 AGENDA ITEivi TI'Mr, Resolution adopting performance measures for the Fire Department CATEGORY ® Discussion -Htg Date 11112119 ❑ Molion iWig Date ® Resolution Altg Date II/18/19 ❑ Ordinance �lltg Date ❑ Bid Award l4lg Date ❑ Public Hearin' [1/1tg Dale ❑ Otber Alltg Dale SPONSOR ❑Coulsczl ❑ll�layor ❑HR ❑DCD ®Finance ❑.Fire ❑TS ❑PAR ❑Police ❑'Il% ❑Courl SPONSORS The Council is being asked to review and approve a resolution adopting performance policy, suml-1t�RY standards, and objectives outlined in RCW 35.103 for the Fire Department REvi WED 13Y ❑ C.O.W. Mtg. ❑ CDN Comm ® Finance Comm. ❑ Public Safety Comm. ❑ Trans &Infrastructure ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: 10/28/19 COMMITTEE CHAIR: MCLEOD RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. Finance Department COMMI'l-F is Unanimous Approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPENDPI'URIs RGQUIRLD AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 11/12/19 11/18/19 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 11/12/19 Informational Memorandum dated July 17, 2019 Draft Resolution Draft Policy Statement Minutes from the 10/28/19 Finance Committee meeting 11/18/19 Final Resolution 141 142 City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Finance Council Committee FROM: Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director Jay Wittwer, Fire Chief CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: July 17, 2019 SUBJECT: Fire Budget Discussion — Service Levels Updated after August 12, 2019 Finance Committee Meeting *(NOTE• The resolution and policy statement included in this memo was provided to the Finance committee on October 14, 2019 as a draft for discussion purposes. Both documents have been reformatted for clarity and included as a separate attachment.) This comment is new information for the October 28 2019 Finance Committee meeting. ISSUE Review current and historical Fire Department budget, staffing, and service levels to determine a sustainable model which meets the City's financial and policy goals. BACKGROUND As mentioned above, the City is reviewing current and historical information on the fire department. This information is being presented to determine policy direction regarding appropriate budget and service levels. This memo will focus on fire department minimum and current service levels, excluding the Fire Marshal's Office. Service levels for the Fire Marshal's Office will be discussed in a separate memo. DISCUSSION A policy decision on the table for discussion is related to service levels and will help guide the discussion on appropriate budget for the fire department. Minimum Service Levels While Article XI, Section 11 of the Washington State Constitution provides for general police powers for counties, cities, and towns, but there is not a specific statue that provides that cities must provide fire protection services. However, as a practical matter, a city should provide some measure of fire protection. There are several ways in which a city could provide fire protection services: - Maintain a fire department run by the city's own personnel - Contract with another city, fire protection district, or regional fire authority for fire protection services - Annex directly to a fire protection district or regional fire authority with voter approval - Form a fire district coextensive with the city or town with voter approval - Establish a regional fire authority with voter approval 143 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 While no specific state law requires a city to provide fire protection services, RCW does specify that the legislature does intend for cities to set standards for addressing the reporting and accountability of career fire departments and to specify performance measures applicable to response time objectives. Setting Service Levels and Performance Obiectives Washington State law (Revised Code of Washington) explicitly states that cities are to set their own services levels and that state law does not limit each city's authority to do so. The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) acknowledges three entities for the "organization and deployment of resources for fire departments". 1. International City/County Management Association (ICMA) 2. International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) 3. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) By formally recognizing these organizations within RCW 35A.92, the State acknowledges their research and findings as a resource for cities to set policy regarding the organization, number, and expected response times for a career fire department. However, adopting the service levels recommended by those organizations is voluntary, since RCW 35A.92.010 explicitly states that "this chapter (RCW 35A.921 does not, and is not intended to, in anyway modify or limit the authority of cities and towns to set levels of service." There is no relevant case law addressing RCW 35A.92, but the City could rely on the language therein to defend itself should it be faced with claims targeting the City's chosen level of service. State law also requires a city and/or fire department to publish an annual report which includes the department's standards, their performance against those standards, and several other metrics (outlined below). Cities are to Set Their Own Performance and Service Level Objectives RCW Section 35A.92 states that every city shall maintain a written statement or policy that establishes the following: 1. The existence of a fire department 2. The services that the fire department is required to provide 3. The basic organization structure of the fire department 4. The expected number of fire department employees 5. The functions that the fire department employees are expected to perform This written statement must also include service delivery and response time objectives for each of the following major service components, if appropriate: 1. Fire suppression 2. Emergency medical services 3. Special operations 4. Aircraft rescue and firefighting 5. Marine rescue and firefighting 6. Wildland firefighting In 2005, legislation was enacted that requires each city establish their own response time objectives for the following measurements and states that the city shall establish a performance objective for the achievement of each of these measurements: 1. Turnout time 144 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 3 2. Response time for the first arriving engine company and for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident 3. Response time for the arrival of a unit with first responder or higher -level capability at an emergency medical incident The graphic below displays the different segments of the total response time; from the factors that lead to calling 911 to when initial assigned apparatus arrive at the scene. Cascade of Events \FPA 1710 IFAA Time Factor, that Alarm Di'patch Turnoul Trncl IFAA lead to T'imc Tina Tunc Time } 7"im. Kc xrmc'rimc cal[in-,911 `ITA 1221 f:ccnt laucrgcncy Puhiic.alcly E'S:\P Initial Arri%ing Initial Iniliallull Initiation F%C1. an.+�enng notilic. Company Company alarm Point A«arenca point (PSAPI ancrFncy cnroute arri%" a-igmncnt rcceke, call re>Ix)nder, («hcch rolling) arri�c+ :11ann Pnxc„utc Turnout 'rra%ci Intcrcal Intrn al Intcn al Interval State law also states that each city shall issue an annual written report that evaluates the level of service and deployment delivery and response time objectives. The evaluations shall be on data relating to: 1. Level of service 2. Deployment 3. Achievement of each response time objective for each geographic area within the City. The annual report shall also define the geographic area and circumstances whenever the standards were not met and explain the predictable consequences of any deficiencies and address steps necessary for compliance. Full copies of the applicable RCWs have been included in an attachment to this memo. Current Service Levels Provided by Tukwila Fire Department When service levels provide by the fire department are discussed, the discussion is normally centered around fire and EMS calls. However, there are other types of calls the fire department provides services for. The chart below summaries the number of calls, by type over the last few years. 145 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 4 City of Tukwila Service Area Severe Rescue & Hazardous Weather/ Emergency Condition Public Natural Medical Svc Fire Good Intent False Alarm (no fire) Assistance Other Disaster Total 2014 3491 380 398 609 101 137 29 1 5146 2015 3747 379 539 605 97 148 37 3 5555 2016 4057 317 475 631 118 123 28 3 5752 2017 4083 299 469 713 106 145 32 4 5851 2018 4045 313 487 606 86 145 35 0 5717 In late 2017, the reporting system was changed for EMS calls from Fire RMS to ESO for EMS calls. In Fire RMS, response time stopped when the unit arrived on scene. On scene means arriving at the site, not the patient. With ESO, response time stops when the crew arrives at the side of the patient. Because of the change in systems and the change in when the response time is completed, EMS call response times are only provided through 2017. A new dataset for comparison purposes will start with 2018. Because EMS and fire calls account for 75% of the call volume, the discussion on response times will be focused on these two calls types. From 2014 through 2018, average response times for fire calls has been 5 minutes and 57 seconds. Average response times for EMS calls, 2014 — 2017, has been slightly less at 5 minutes and 40 seconds. The following tables show average response times by type of incident, by year. As noted in the table, average response time for fire calls declined in 2017 and again in 2018. However, response times for EMS calls increased slightly in 2017. Year Fire EMS 2014 0:05:54 0:05:36 2015 0:05:57 0:05:56 2016 0:06:06 0:05:29 2017 0:05:55 0:05:40 2018 0:05:51 - Avg. for all years 0:05:57 0:05:40 While the average response time for both fire and EMS calls is less than 6 minutes for the 5-year period analyzed, not all calls have a response time of less than 6 minutes. Another way to look at the data is to look at what percentage of call response time is less than a specific standard. The following charts provide summary information on percentage of response times that are less than or equal to 6 minutes. Charts are provided for both fire responses and emergency medical responses from 2014 through 2018. As the chart for fire calls indicates, the number of fire responses within 6 minutes has been increasing. However, the number of EMS calls with response times within the 6 minutes has declined a bit. 146 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 5 64.00% 62.00% 60.00% 58.00% 56.00% 54.00% 52.00% 50.00% 70.00% 68.00% 66.00% 64.00% 62.00% 60.00% 58.00% 56.00% 54.00% 52.00% 50.00% %<=6 min on Fires 59.87% 55.0 0 55.41% 55.66% Fire Fire Fire Fire 2014 2015 2016 2017 65.49% EMS 2014 %<=6 min on EMS 67.01% EMS 2015 68.08% EMS 2016 61.64% Fire 2018 66.14% EMS 2017 147 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 6 By measuring response times within an 8-minute window, significantly more fire and EMS calls are within an 8-minute time frame. The following charts demonstrate that more than 80% of all fire and EMS calls have response times of 8 or less minutes. %<_C8 min on Fires 90.00% 88.63% 88.36% 88.00% 86.74% 87.11% 86.00% 85.22% 84.00% 82.00% 80.00% 78.00% 76.00% 74.00% 7 2.00% 70.00% Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 %<_8 min on EMS 90.00% 89.04% 88.76% 88.20% 0 87.88/0 � 88.00% i 86.00% 84.00% 82.00% i I 80.00% J 78.00% 76.00% 74.00% 72.00% 70.00% EMS EMS EMS EMS 2014 2015 2016 2017 At a future meeting, comparison data on response times to other fire jurisdictions will be presented. Um INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 7 Public Duty Doctrine Under the public duty doctrine, when a city's duty is owed to the public at large (such as general fire suppression and inspection duties), an individual who is injured by an alleged breach of that duty has no valid claim against the City or its officer or employees. There are certain exceptions to the public duty doctrine, such as in cases where a special relationship is created (such as when an officer or employee makes direct assurances to a member of the public under circumstances where the person justifiably relies on those assurances); or when an officer or employee, such as a building official, knows about an inherently dangerous condition, has a duty to correct it (i.e. law says that the City "shall" correct the condition), and fails to perform that duty. Taylor v. Stevens County, 111 Wn.2d 159, 171-72,759 P.2d 447 (1988). In general, however, governmental entity will not be liable to a private party for failure to perform duties that that are owed solely to the general public (a duty to all is a duty to no one). New and Updated Information for August 12, 2019 At the July 22, 2019 Finance Committee meeting, staff was asked to provide service level information going back as far as 2005. The following chart show number of calls, broken out by type, from 2005 through 2018. The chart is followed by graphical representation of the different types of calls over the same time period. City of Tukwila Service Area Rescue & Hazardous Emergency Condition Public Medical Svc Fire Good Intent False Alarm (no fire) Assistance 2005 3063 244 344 683 151 138 2006 3097 349 348 663 169 167 2007 3018 282 336 614 140 142 2008 3256 278 362 700 145 161 2009 3111 289 365 693 104 144 2010 3246 238 284 665 103 129 2011 3245 296 223 632 85 113 2012 3386 288 340 551 106 118 2013 3267 270 393 610 76 132 2014 3491 380 398 609 101 137 2015 3747 379 539 605 97 148 2016 4057 317 475 631 118 123 2017 4083 299 469 713 106 145 2018 4045 313 487 606 86 145 Severe Weather/ Natural Other Disaster Total 85 7 4715 128 11 4932 139 2 4673 79 0 4981 113 2 4821 81 2 4748 56 1 4651 56 1 4846 51 0 4799 29 1 5146 37 3 5555 28 3 5752 32 4 5851 35 0 5717 The first graph demonstrates that calls for emergency medical services has been.increasing over time. From 2005 through 2013, the increase was fairly gradual. However, 2014 through 2016 shows a significant increase each year, then leveling off after 2016. 149 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 8 Rescue & Emergency Medical Svc 4,300 4,100 3,900 3,700 3,500 3,300 3,100 2,900 2,700 2,500 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 --*.—Rescue & Emergency Medical Svc Calls for fire do show a slight trend upwards while calls for hazardous conditions are trending slightly lower overtime. 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Fire and Hazardous Conditions mw® 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ---*—Fire Hazardous Condition Linear (Fire) Linear (Hazardous Condition (no fire) (no fire)) The final chart graphically displays the change over time for non -emergencies. While the number of false alarms is trending down slightly, the total number of false alarm responses still averages around 13% of total call volume. Calls classified as good intent are trending upwards over time. Someone thinks there is an emergency and does the right thing by calling 911 but when crews arrive, there is no emergency. An example of this type of call would be a report of smoke but turns out to not be a fire. Public assistance calls differ from good intent in that a person does not have an emergency but calls 911 for assistance. Crews have been dispatched to shut off water and pump out excess water when a resident experiences a plumbing problem. 150 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 9 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Good Intent, False Alarms, Public Assistance, Other 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 --.W—Good Intent False Alarm Public Assistance Severe Weather/ • •. • • • • • . Linear (Good Intent) • . • • . • . . • Linear (False Alarm) Natural Disaster, Other In addition to historical data on types of calls, the following table shows changes in average response time over the same time period. Year Fire EMS 2005 0:06:17 0:05:33 2006 0:05:45 0:05:44 2007 0:05:50 0:05:32 2008 0:05:54 0:05:43 2009 0:06:03 0:05:46 2010 0:06:10 0:06:04 2011 0:06:16 0:05:46 2012 0:06:15 0:05:44 2013 0:06:22 0:05:45 2014 0:05:54 0:05:36 2015 0:05:57 0:05:56 2016 0:06:06 0:05:29 2017 0:05:55 0:05A0 2018 0:05:51 - Avg. for all years 0:06:03 0:05:43 While the average response time for both fire and EMS calls is less than 6 minutes for the period analyzed, not all calls have a response time of less than 6 minutes. Another way to look at the data is to look at what percentage of call response time is less than a specific standard. The following charts provide summary information on percentage of response times that are less than or equal to six minutes and less than or equal to eight minutes for the same time period. Charts are provided for both fire responses and emergency medical responses. In all four charts, 151 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 10 the number of calls within the time period specified is trending up, demonstrating that response times are improving over time. %<=8 min on Fires 900/0 88.63% o 88.25% 88.36/0 880/0 87.29% 86.74%85.229187.11% 85.71% 85.12% . . . 82.38% 8412% .. ..... .................... 84% :83.21% 82% 80.14% 80% 78% 76% 74% 72% 70% Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 90% 88% 86% 84% 82% 800/° 78% 76% 74% 72% 70% 87.81% • • 86.55% EMS EMS 2005 2006 89.00° %<=8 min on EMS 89.04% 88.76% .73% 86.49% ° ° 88.20% 87.88% 85 85.71% 86.47/0 87.Z7/o EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 152 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 11 %<=6 min on Fires 70% 6 62.86% 61.64% 59.89% 59.93% 59.87% 60% 57.09% 56.27% 55.97% SS.41% 55.66% 5° ..... . 5.0$!e.......................................... ... .... 55% ....... .... .... 50.75% 50.00% 50% 45% 43.90% ' 40% Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 %<=6 min on EMS 70% 69% 68.08% 68% 67.01% ° 67/0 66.61% 66.14% 66% 65.49% 65% .• .. 63.92% 64.00% ....... 63% .. .. • ' 6 61.76%2.09% 62% 61.27 % 61.23% 61% , 60.49 % 60% EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS EMS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 New Information for October 14, 2019 The budget process provides funding for a specific level of staffing through both number of positions approved funded and pipeline as well as overtime. The adopted budget sets the level of services that will be provided throughout the biennium. A draft resolution is included as Attachment E that is written to formally adopt the current, existing level of service. 153 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 12 To begin the discussion of formally adopting service levels for the fire department comparative budget information has been provided below. Data for 2017 was utilized because that is the most current year where a full set of data is available. Expenditures Per Assessed Value Using the State auditor's FIT (Financial Intelligence Tool) and Fire Reports, each region's fire agencies total expenditures was compared to the same region's assessed value. As depicted in the first chart we are in the median range compared to other municipal fire departments RFAs and fire district The second chart compares the City's fire budget to other municipal fire departments which demonstrates that we are in the higher -median range. Fire Agencies 2017 Total Expenditures/AV Bellevue FD 0.48 Mercer Island FD 0.53 Kirkland FD Northshore FD (No. 16) Woodinville FPD Enumclaw FD Maple Valley Fire FPD King County FPD No. 2 (Burien) South King Fire & Rescue FPD Tukwila FD Mountain View Fire & Rescue FPD Valley RFA Shoreline FPD Puget Sound RFA North Highline FPD Bothell FD King County FPD No. 45 (Duvall) Bremerton 1.01 1.23 1.38 1.44 1.56 1.71 1.93 1.96 2.09 2.14 2.56 2.62 3.06 3.49 3.89 4.04 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 154 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 13 Fire Departments 2017 Total Expenditures/AV Bellevue FD 0.48 Mercer Island FD 0.53 Kirkland FD 1,01 Northshore FD (No. 16) 1.23 Enumclaw FD 1.44 Tukwila F D ++++++++++++++++++++ 1.96 Bothell FD Bremerton 3.49 591TH 0.00 0.50 1.00 1,50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 Introduction to Turnout and Response Times Based on Vallev Com data, the following section is an analysis of Tukwila Fire Department's responsiveness according to RCW 35.103. The American Heart Association table below araghically explains the timing of events from the collapse of a victim with cardiac arrest. These same steps are applicable to a fire response. From the left: it's a victim's collapse through reporting Valley Com's dispatching process (Report of Alarm to Dispatch Units) the time it takes a response unit to leave the station (Turn Out), to the time it takes to reach the crisis (Respond to Scene). 155 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 14 I 40 ?0 1 2 3 4 Time Varies Detection Report ch of of C Collapse Alarm Dispatch 6 Units U Time Indirectly Manageable Minutes 5 6 7 8 9 10 EMS Response Time Turn Respond to Set up out I Scene Time Directly Manageablei > Response Time RCW 35.103 and the Citv of Tukwila define the following terms: Turnout Time: The time it takes a unit to leave the station. Response Time: Time from the station receiving a call to arriving on the scene of the incident. First on Scene Response Time: The time from the station receiving a call to the first unit arriving on the scene of an incident. Full First Alarm: The time form the station receiving a call to the last unit arriving on the scene of an incident. Tukwila 2018 Comparable Response Times The following are the City of Tukwila's comparative response times for 2018 and 2014-2018. This is a brief overview of how Tukwila compares to regional response times both in the past Year and over a four-year period. 156 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 15 2018 Average Response Times 0:07:12 06:39 06:12 06:15 06:22 0:06:29 05:59 0:05:46 05:28 05:28 05:31 0:05:02 ♦ 0:04:19 0:03:36 ♦ 0:02:53 + 0:02:10 0:01:26 ♦ 0:00:43 ♦ ♦ 0:00:00 Renton Burien Tukwila VRFA Enumclaw PSRFA SKRFA Skyway 2018 90th Percentile Response Times 10:42 0:11:31 0:10:05 09:04 09:14 09:20 09:33 07:58 07:59 08:07 0:08:38 0:07:12 0:05:46 ♦ ♦ 0:04:19 ♦ 0:02:53 0:01:26 ♦ 0:00:00 Tukwila Burien Renton VRFA SKRFA Skyway PSRFA Enumclaw The data above shows Tukwila had the lowest (best) 2018 90th percentile response time of all fire agencies supported by Valley Communications (Valley Com) the fire dispatch provider for Fire & Police agencies in South King County. Data shows that Tukwila consistently has near the best response time metrics from 2015 through 2018. All fire agencies analyze and report their response times slightly differently. To avoid inconsistencies we have analyzed Valley Com's data using a standardized process to create accurate comparables The Response Time data presented highlights the following service delivery specifications: • Time included for the first vehicle to arrive at the scene (if there was a response time for more than one vehicle to show up the higher response time was dropped from the data) • Time not included if the first vehicle on scene is a private medical provider such as AMR 157 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 16 • Time included if the first vehicle to arrive on scene is another fire agency arriving on scene • Only calls originating from the jurisdiction are included. A response time for a mutual aid call that Tukwila responds to in Renton's jurisdiction is not included in Tukwila's response time: if Tukwila was the first vehicle on scene, that response time would be included in 0:07:12 0:06:29 0:05:46 0:05:02 0:04:19 0:03:36 0:02:53 0:02:10 0:01:26 0:00:43 0:00:00 7:12 6:29 5:46 5:02 4:19 3:36 2:S3 2:10 1:26 0:43 0:00 Renton's response time Average Response Times 0:05:29 0:05:19 0:C5:39 0:05:22 0:05:31 11 II II II 111 II' ♦ ♦ I' ,f _ II I, II' ♦ I' I 1 � ♦ '1 �' �' III ♦ '� � 1'I ♦ 'I ,1 ,I ,I II 1,1 ♦ ,I I' I'I ♦ 'I I� 2015 2016 2017 2018 ❑ Burien t3Tukwila ■ SKRFA U Skyway O VRFA Menton O PSRFA Average Fire Suppression Response Times 0:05:45 0:05:7 2015 2016 2 )1 / 0:05:115 � 1 2018 Burien ©Tukwila ® SKRFA io Skyway VRFA _j Renton ■ PSRFA 158 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 17 0:11131 0:07:58 0:10:05 0:08:38 0:07:12 0:05:46 0:04:19 0:02:53 0:01:26 90th Percentile Response Times 0:07:46 0:07:52 0:07:58 ', ilk it II I, II III II � ,I 'I II I' III 2015 2016 2017 2018 ❑ Burien CTukwila ■ SKRFA O Skyway ❑ VRFA ❑ Renton ❑ PSRFA RCW 35.103.030 Service Delivery Objectives The Washinaton State RCW 35.103 was created to "set standards for addressing the reportin and accountability of substantially career fire departments and to specify performance measures applicable to response time objectives for certain major services" (RCW 35.103.030). The data below addresses the requirements for the third section of this document, which detail the erformance measures for time objectives. The Tukwila response data summarized below in graph and table form has been defined by the Tukwila Fire Department and listed under their respective requirements. Please note that the years 2014 and 2019 are not shown graphically, as there is only partial data for those years and not directly comparable. RCW 35.103.030 (3) Every fire protection district and regional fire protection service authority, in order to measure the ability to arrive and begin mitigation operations before the critical events of brain death or flash -over, shall establish time objectives for the following measurements: a. Turnout time; Turnout Time: The time it takes a unit to leave the station. 159 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 18 Tukwila Fire Calls Average Turnout Time ♦ 0 FIRE First ., on Scene 2:10 •• ,• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. ♦♦ f .. ♦. •♦ 2:06 + ♦. .. f .. . +. .♦ .. 2:05 ♦♦ .♦ �►♦ .. .. �� FIRE :o ♦. ♦. .... .. .. .. .. All Units +. ♦• . ♦• ♦♦ +♦ •♦ ♦. f i.♦ .♦ h*+ +. +• ♦♦ ♦• ♦• •♦ ♦. •♦ ►.i ♦. ♦• ii i' ii lip 'a ►ii i� i' 2015 6 2017 018 Tukwila EMS Calls Average Turnout Time 1:52 1:47 i. +. +• '• '• " ❑EMS First ♦ +. . 1:42 ♦ on Scene ♦. ♦ +. 1:39 1:40 ♦♦ +♦ ♦• ♦• ♦• ♦• •♦ f. ♦ . +♦ + ♦♦ ♦. o EMS .. .. .... .♦ .. i. ♦. .. .. All Units .. .. .... .♦ .. 2015 2016 2017 2018 160 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 19 3:19 3:14 Tukwila Fire Calls 90th Percentile Turnout Time ♦f 3:10 •. 3:05 © FIRE First ,♦ ., ,. ., .. on Scene t♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦t 40 ., cz. FIRE ,... .. .. r.. .. ;.. .. All Units ♦..+ .. .♦ ,•. t♦ .+ ♦ t. ♦t r.f t♦ �., 2.015 016 017 2018 Tukwila EMS Calls 90th Percentile Turnout Time _. ;7 _. •• •• •• © EMS First f. ♦+ ,♦ rwa on Scene ♦♦ .♦ 2:37 �• •♦ .. 4♦ .+ . f♦ 5 3 : 2 � ♦, ,. ♦, {.. ©EMS .. .. .. .. �.. All Units 2015 2016 2017 0"0 161 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 20 Tukwila I FIRE First on Scene FIRE I EMS First on Scene I EMS Years All Units All Units n..,. _....,, anti Id.....mrh N—i— A —rams 9(hh Nnmi-,Pr Averane 90th Number 2014-201 2:09 3:03 424E 0:02:17 3:14 7500 1:43 2:41 18210 1:47 246 27172 2014 220 3:16 609 0:0232 3:31 1073 1:51 2:51 2354 154 254 3571 2015 2:10 2:08 2:05 2.06 2:07 3:05 3:01 256 3:01 .............. 2:55 822 749 837 756 475 0:02:17 3:16 1260 1:47 2:47 3232 1:51 250 4886 2016 0:02:15 3:10 1351 1:39 2:37 3475 1:45 245 5210 2017 0:02:13 3:06 1532 1:40 2:35 3556 1:43 239 5321 2018 0:02:13 3:10 1462 1:42 238 3566 1:47 2:43 5221 2019 0:02:16 3:10 822 1:42 2.40 2027 1:451 244 296 SparlI ne \ \ 1 2014 2019 Per the draft resolution in Attachment E the City would adopt the current turnout time of 03:01 for fire calls and 02:38 for EMS calls as the standard for level of service. b. Response time for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident and response time for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident; First on Scene Response Time: The time from the station receiving a call to the first unit arriving on the scene of an incident. Full First Alarm: The time from the station receiving a call to the last unit arriving on the scene of an incident Tukwila Average First Engine Fire Suppression Response Times 7:12 6:29 0-05:=7 0:C5:35 0.05:33 �.0 IJJ : 5 46 5:02 ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ 4:14 ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ 3:36 ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ 2:53 ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ 2:1C ♦** 1:26 ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ 0:43 ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ ♦�♦ 0:00 ••• ••• ••. ••• _.,_. 162 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 21 Tukwila FIRE First on Scene Yews Average 9001 2014-2011 2014 201 20 i 2017 201L' 2019 0:05 39 0:08:12 0.0.E 45 0:08.27 0.Ot,.47 0.08.24 0.0.E 0.07:5-0 '3 0.08. 13 0:05:35 0 07:59 0:05..:,8, 0.08.0 t. Tukwila 90th Percentile First Engine Fire Suppression Response Times r.07.5, - .. ... ... ... ':19 ♦♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ 2:1C ♦♦ ♦.. ♦.♦ ..♦ 1:25 ♦♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ Per the draft resolution in Attachment E the City would adopt the current response/travel time for the first arriving engine company to a fire suppression incident of 07:59 as the level of service. 163 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 22 Tukwila Full First Alarm Fire Suppression Average Response Time .+. +++. +++ ♦++ +++ +++ +++ +++ Tukwila Full First Fire Suppression Alarm 90th Percentile Response Time 11::31 10:04 10:05 _..;, 9:29 .+♦ +.. ... +.. 7:12 ladle 4:19 ... ... ... ... 2:5 ♦.♦ ♦.. ... ..♦ 1:26 ♦.♦ ... ... ..♦ U:W 4 41-1 ?01:, 2018 164 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 23 Tukwila Years 2014-2019 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Sparkline 2014-2019 5:02 2:1C 1:26 C:=3 0:05:39 FIRE Full First Alarm Response Times Average 90th 0:07:12 0, 09-47 0:0T 27 0:09:53 0,07.03 0:09:39 0:07:38 0:09:51 0:07.12 0* 10:04 0:06:48 0:09:29 0:07:02 0:09:3 Fire Suppression Average Response Times 0:05:45 0:05:47 0:05:35 ♦ . N 2015 20i6 2017 20A IQ Bunen ® Tukwila ■ SKRFA ; Skyway _ : VRFA O Renton ■ PSRFA 165 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 24 Fire Suppression 90th Percentile Response Times 1 1 .;1 0:08:24 0:07:59 0:08:13 0:07:59 10:05 9:38 ; r r 'ii 7rE' ',' i i r ♦ Y `:19 2:5 ? i'� ♦ 'i' �'d ♦ ��' NN 2015 2016 2017 2C18 ® Burien ©Tukwila ■ SKRFA ' Skyway VRFA ❑ Renton ■ PSRFA Per the draft resolution in Attachment E the City would adopt the current response time for the arrival of the full complement of a 1st alarm response to a fire of 09:29 as the level of service. c Response time for the arrival of a unit with first responder or higher level capability at an emergency medical incident. Response Time: Time from the station receiving a call to arriving on the scene of the incident. *note: All Tukwila firefighters are first responder level or higher Tukwila Average EMS First on Scene Response Times ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2. ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ 166 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 25 Tukwila 90th Percentile EMS First on Scene Response Times ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1+*+ ... _ ... ... ... ... _ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Per the draft resolution in Attachment E the City would adopt the current response/travel time for the arrival of the first emergency medical unit of 07:52 as the level of service. Tukwila Years 2014-2019 2014' 2 01 : 201 C 20' 7 201 201 � 2014-2019 SparNine EMS First on Scene Response Times AvP fallP Mh 5:20 747 5.14 7.43 5:22 7:42 5: 12 734 5:16 7:4' 529 r :52 70 9 06 RECOMMENDATION For information only. ATTACHMENTS Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 35A.92 Fire Departments — Performance Measures: Attachment A: RCW 35A.92.010: Intent Attachment B: RCW 35A.92.020: Definitions Attachment C: RCW 35A.92.030: Policy Statement — Service Delivery Objectives Attachment D: RCW 35A.92.040: Annual Evaluations — Annual Report Attachment E: Draft Resolution adopting RCW 35A.92 Performance Measures Attachment F: Policy Statement 167 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 26 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 27 Attachment A: RCW 35A.92.010: Intent RCW 35A.92.010 Intent. The legislature intends for code cities to set standards for addressing the reporting and accountability of substantially career fire departments, and to specify performance measures applicable to response time objectives for certain major services. The legislature acknowledges the efforts of the international city/county management association, the international association of fire chiefs, and the national fire protection association for the organization and deployment of resources for fire departments. The arrival of first responders with automatic external defibrillator capability before the onset of brain death, and the arrival of adequate fire suppression resources before flash -over is a critical event during the mitigation of an emergency, and is in the public's best interest. For these reasons, this chapter contains performance measures, comparable to that research, relating to the organization and deployment of fire suppression operations, emergency medical operations, and special operations by substantially career fire departments. This chapter does not, and is not intended to, in any way modify or limit the authority of code cities to set levels of service. [ 2005 c 376 § 201.1 169 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 28 Attachment B: RCW 35A.92.020: Definitions RCW 35A.92.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advanced life support" means functional provision of advanced airway management, including intubation, advanced cardiac monitoring, manual defibrillation, establishment and maintenance of intravenous access, and drug therapy. (2) "Aircraft rescue and firefighting" means the firefighting actions taken to rescue persons and to control or extinguish fire involving or adjacent to aircraft on the ground. (3) "Brain death" as defined by the American heart association means the irreversible death of brain cells that begins four to six minutes after cardiac arrest. (4) "Code city" means a code city that provides fire protection services, which may include firefighting actions, emergency medical services, and other special operations, in a specified geographic area. (5) "Fire department" means a code city fire department responsible for firefighting actions, emergency medical services, and other special operations in a specified geographic area. The department must be a substantially career fire department, and not a substantially volunteer fire department. (6) "Fire suppression" means the activities involved in controlling and extinguishing fires. (7) "First responder" means provision of initial assessment and basic first -aid intervention, including cardiac pulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator capability. (8) "Flash -over" as defined by national institute of standards and technology means when all combustibles in a room burst into flame and the fire spreads rapidly. (9) "Marine rescue and firefighting" means the firefighting actions taken to prevent, control, or extinguish fire involved in or adjacent to a marine vessel and the rescue actions for occupants using normal and emergency routes for egress. (10) "Response time" means the time immediately following the turnout time that begins when units are en route to the emergency incident and ends when units arrive at the scene. (11) "Special operations" means those emergency incidents to.which the fire department responds that require specific and advanced training and specialized tools and equipment. (12) "Turnout time" means the time beginning when units receive notification of the emergency to the beginning point of response time. [ 2005 c 376 § 202.E 170 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 29 Attachment C: RCW 35A.92.030: Policy Statement — Service Delivery Objectives RCW 35A.92.030 Policy statement —Service delivery objectives. (1) Every code city shall maintain a written statement or policy that establishes the following: (a) The existence of a fire department; (b) Services that the fire department is required to provide; (c) The basic organizational structure of the fire department; (d) The expected number of fire department employees; and (e) Functions that fire department employees are expected to perform. (2) Every code city shall include service delivery objectives in the written statement or policy required under subsection (1) of this section. These objectives shall include specific response time objectives for the following major service components, if appropriate: (a) Fire suppression; (b) Emergency medical services; (c) Special operations; (d) Aircraft rescue and firefighting; (e) Marine rescue and firefighting; and (f) Wildland firefighting. (3) Every code city, in order to measure the ability to arrive and begin mitigation operations before the critical events of brain death or flash -over, shall establish time objectives for the following measurements: (a) Turnout time; (b) Response time for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident and response time for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident; (c) Response time for the arrival of a unit with first responder or higher level capability at an emergency medical incident; and (d) Response time for the arrival of an advanced life support unit at an emergency medical incident, where this service is provided by the fire department. (4) Every code city shall also establish a performance objective of not less than ninety percent for the achievement of each response time objective established under subsection (3) of this section. [ 2005 c 376 § 203.E 171 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 30 Attachment D: RCW 35A.92.040: Annual Evaluations — Annual Report RCW 35A.92.040 Annual evaluations —Annual report. (1) Every code city shall evaluate its level of service and deployment delivery and response time objectives on an annual basis. The evaluations shall be based on data relating to level of service, deployment, and the achievement of each response time objective in each geographic area within the code city's jurisdiction. (2) Beginning in 2007, every code city shall issue an annual written report which shall be based on the annual evaluations required by subsection (1) of this section. (a) The annual report shall define the geographic areas and circumstances in which the requirements of this standard are not being met. (b) The annual report shall explain the predictable consequences of any deficiencies and address the steps that are necessary to achieve compliance. [ 2005 c 376 § 204.] 172 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 31 Attachment E: Draft Resolution adoptinq RCW 35A.92 Performance Measures A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE PERFORMANCE POLICY, STANDARDS, AND OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN RCW 35.103 AS THE TUKWILA FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT AND RESPONSE TIMES OBJECTIVES WHEREAS, Tukwila Fire Department is legally established as a fire department through City Charter to provide certain emergency medical, fire and rescue services; and WHEREAS, Tukwila Fire Department has a mission statement and goals and objectives to guide the organization in providing fire and medical services to our community; and WHEREAS, Tukwila Fire Department has a basic organizational structure which may include the Chief Officers, Firefighters, and E.M.T.'s; and WHEREAS, Tukwila Fire Department has a certain number of members now and in the future who perform the tasks required to accomplish our response objectives; and WHEREAS Tukwila Fire Department is required by state law to establish turnout and response time goals for the first arriving Basic Life Support and Fire Engine responses to fire suppression calls and response time goals for a full alarm assignment for Fire Engine responses to fire suppression calls; and WHEREAS, Tukwila Fire Department has evaluated the elements identified in RCW 35.103 and included those provisions deemed appropriate in the Department's emergency service delivery; and WHEREAS, Tukwila Fire Department has developed written response coverage objectives required to comply with applicable provisions of RCW 35.103; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: that Tukwila City Council hereby adopts the attached response coverage document as the Tukwila Fire Department official policy for determining emergency medical, fire and rescue resource deployment; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the attached response coverage document officially defines the Tukwila Fire Department written policies and procedures that establish the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources of the department; and, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a RequLIE Meeting thereof this day of 2019. 173 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 32 ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty MMC City Clerk Kathy Hougardy, Council President APPROVED AS TO FORM BY Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Rachel Turpin, City Attorney INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 33 Attachment F: Policy Statement Policy Statement 1. The existence of the Tukwila Fire Department: X meets requirement does not meet Method of meeting the requirement: a. Services that the Tukwila Fire Department is required to provide. o fire suppression basic life support/EMS rope rescue, structural collapse rescue confined space rescue trench rescue machinery rescue, swift water rescue water -craft rescue floodwater rescue, urban search and rescue. X meets requirement does not meet 2. Services provided: a. The basic organizational structure of the fire department: 175 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 34 r -t1irn't.r.. 3 I I ct7t5i, I I C:IF-z r I meets requirement X meets requirement does not meet Method of meeting the requirement: 3. The expected number of fire department employees. x meets requirement does not meet 176 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 35 FTE o Chief Officers 7 o Career Firefi hters 55 o Volunteer Firefighters o Resident/Part-Time FF's o Administrative Supeort 2 o Mechanics o Public Education Staff o Fire Prevention Staff 2 o Emergency Management Staff 1 o Dis atchin Staff o Other Staff o I TOTAL STAFF 67 4. The functions that fire department employees are expected to perform. o firefighting emergency medical services/BLS Technical Rescue inspections, public education, and pre -fire planning. X meets requirement does not meet II. Adopted Standards Every fire jurisdiction shall adopt service delivery objectives in a written statement for all services that are provided in an emergency mode. These include the following, if appropriate: 1. Turnout time X meets requirement does not meet requirement Turnout Time Standard: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a turn out time standard of 03:01 for fire and 02:38 for EMS which the department should meet within an annual 90tn percentile annually. 177 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 36 2. Response time for the arrival of the first arriving engine company as a fire suppression incident. X meets requirement does not meet requirement Response Time Standard: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of 07:59 for the arrival of the first engine company to a fire suppression incident which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. 3. Response time for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident. X meets requirement does not meet requirement Response Time Standard for Full 1 It Alarm Response: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of 09:29 for the arrival of the full complement of a 1st alarm response to a fire suppression incident, which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. 4. Response time for the arrival of the first arriving unit with a first responder or higher level capability at an emergency medical incident. X meets requirement does not meet requirement Response Time Standard: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of 07:52 for the arrival of the first emergency medical unit with appropriately trained personnel on board to an emeraencv medical incident, which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. 178 DRAFT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING APPLICABLE PERFORMANCE POLICY, STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN RCW 35.103 AS THE TUKWILA FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT AND RESPONSE TIMES OBJECTIVES. WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department was legally established as a fire department to provide certain emergency medical, fire and rescue services, and Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 2.24 created the office of Fire Chief; and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department has a mission statement and goals and objectives to guide the organization in providing fire and medical services to our community; and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department has a basic organizational structure which may include the Chief, Officers, Firefighters, and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs); and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department has a certain number of members now and in the future who perform the tasks required to accomplish our response objectives; and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department is required by state law to establish turnout and response time goals: for the first arriving Basic Life Support, for Fire Engine responses to fire suppression calls, and for a full alarm assignment for Fire Engine responses to fire suppression calls, and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department has evaluated the elements identified in RCW 35.103 and included those provisions deemed appropriate in the department's emergency service delivery; and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Fire Department has developed written response coverage objectives required to comply with applicable provisions of RCW 35.103-1 W:\Legislative Development\Emerge ncy Resource Deployment -Response Time Objectives 10-15-19 VC:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Pagel of 2 179 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Tukwila City Council hereby adopts the Tukwila Fire Department's Emergency Resource Deployment and Response Times Objectives document (attached as Exhibit A) as the Tukwila Fire Department official policy for determining emergency medical, fire and rescue resource deployment. Section 2. The Tukwila Fire Department's Emergency Resource Deployment and Response Times Objectives document officially defines the Tukwila Fire Department written policies and procedures that establish the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources of the department. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2019. ATTEST/AUTH E NTI CATE D: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Kathy Hougardy, Council President Filed with the City Clerk:_ Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Attachment: Exhibit A — Tukwila Fire Department's Emergency Resource Deployment and Response Times Objectives W:\Legislative Development\Emergency Resource Deployment -Response Time Objectives 10-15-19 VC:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 2 of 2 im Tukwila Fire Department's Emergency Resource Deployment and Response Times Objectives 1. POLICY STATEMENT a. The existence of the Tukwila Fire Department: Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement b. Services the Tukwila Fire Department is required to provide: Fire suppression, Basic Life Support/Emergency Medical Services, rope rescue, structural collapse rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, machinery rescue, swift water rescue, water -craft rescue, floodwater rescue, urban search and rescue. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement Page 1 of 4 181 c. The basic organizational structure of the Tukwila Fire Department: Fire Cme' j 1 E Asssta I t to the Cnist(S) Admin v s,psort Tecr NvF+cmeG n astmar;Firc mo*n c-;e 41 C�h iet (11 :grn:rttra:.;.e 60n Cnut 6at♦AteOn CA�er 8attal�an Cn�er S i( Swat c (11 T-a�ni ilYrycer Z Cftpecta" - Pitistation CAP— 31(1 Captain StatiOa CaFci COOnYnOCK ( FHetS�lltef5 (3� (� itrlf56Mt^s �..� ° 'e^.intaR f3i = (1) IH t if1 IN 3t.=-`t2 Caotm^ Captain Capaar ;tet o^ !3 "is Statiaea 13 (:( Sta'hon 93 FileSbteri {3) 11 1 _ _ -; I I I Fa't'i;nteta (3, Ca sin :tpta stvto�(i) sta fo^ st!: c.^ ]-;1' :irctf6+sters(1) fi+rafs�ttrzja� j=--e•tnt•�:i ter {S( file!iG r' €aref>j3ftea (1i Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement Page 2 of 4 182 d. The expected number of Tukwila Fire Department employees. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement FTE o Chief Officers 7 o Career Firefighters 55 o Volunteer Firefighters o Resident/Part-Time FF's o Administrative Support 2 o Mechanics o Public Education Staff o Fire Prevention Staff 2 o Emergency Management Staff 1 o Dispatching Staff o Other Staff o TOTAL STAFF 67 e. The functions that Tukwila Fire Department employees are expected to perform. Firefighting, Basic Life Support/Emergency Medical Services, technical rescue, inspections, public education, and pre -fire planning. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement 2. ADOPTED STANDARDS Every fire jurisdiction shall adopt service delivery objectives in a written statement for all services that are provided in an emergency mode. For the Tukwila Fire Department, these include the following: Page 3 of 4 183 a. Turnout time. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement Turnout Time Standard: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a turnout time standard of 03.01 for Fire and 02:38 for Emergency Medical Services, which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. b. Response time for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement Response Time Standard: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of 07:59 for the arrival of the first engine company to a fire suppression incident, which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. c. Response time for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement Response Time Standard for a Full First Alarm Assignment: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of 09:29 for the arrival of the full complement of a first alarm response to a fire suppression incident, which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. d. Response time for the arrival of the first arriving unit with a first responder or higher level capability at an emergency medical incident. Q Meets requirement (RCW 35.103) ❑ Does not meet requirement Response Time Standard: The Tukwila Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of 07.52 for the arrival of the first emergency medical unit with appropriately trained personnel on board to an emergency medical incident, which the department should meet within a 90th percentile annually. Page 4 of 4 .0 FinanceCommittee Minutes..................................................................................................................................0ctober28, 2019 C. Resolution: Fire Department Service Levels Staff has prepared a resolution that would formally adopt the current level of Fire Department service and fulfill the requirements of the RCW. As previously discussed in Committee, the draft resolution would adopt the following current service levels: • turnout time of 03:01 for fire calls and 02:38 for EMS calls • response/travel time for the first arriving engine company to a fire suppression incident of 07:59 • response time for the arrival of the full complement of a 1st alarm response of 09:20 • response/travel time for the arrival of the first emergency medical unit of 07:52 The draft resolution also requires the following services: fire suppression, basic life support/EMS, rope rescue, structural collapse rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, machinery rescue, swift water rescue, water -craft rescue, floodwater rescue, urban search and rescue. Chief Wittwer stated that the proposed budget amendment for 2019 supports the service level described in the resolution. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. D. Fire Department Budget Considerations Chair McLeod shared that the Committee is ready to move forward on a recommendation regarding the Fire Department's budget amendment request for 2019 and 2020. The Committee will recommend to the Committee of the Whole approval of the 2019 amendment, but not of the 2020 amendment until the following items are fulfilled: 1) Annual report delivered by Fire Chief in February of the following year. 2) Quarterly reports to Committee of the Whole by the Fire Chief 3) July 2020 report to Committee of the Whole by the Mayor/City Administrator 4) Third -party consultant hired to review training, overtime, sick leave, supplies 5) The Fire Department will use new revenue as well as trim costs in 2020, and if a budget amendment is still required at the end of the year the Council will consider it at that time. Committee members spoke to the need for additional accountability to the City Council and public as well as fairness to the other departments. The recommendation will go to the Committee of the Whole, and if approved will serve as a budget proviso for the amendment ordinance at the next Committee meeting. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO OCTOBER 28, 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. III. MISCELLANEOUS Adjourned at 6:17 p.m. AY Committee Chair Approval Minutes by LH 185