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City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Community Services & Safety Committee
Jay C. Wittwer, Fire Chief
Jay C. Wittwer, Fire Chief
Allan Ekberg, Mayor,
David Cline, City Administrator
James Booth, President IAFF Local #2088
DATE: 05/03/2021
SUBJECT: Fire Department reports, 2020 Annual and 2021 1st Qrt
CURRENT STATUS
Each year since 2016 the Fire Department has produced a comprehensive Annual
Report. Quarterly reports are also shared with City Council members throughout
each year.
DISCUSSION
The Fire Department Administration has prepared these two reports to keep the
community informed of the activities and highlights of the Fire Department
operations. These reports will be shared with the City Council before they are
made available for public consumption.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No actual financial impact, as these are reports to review Fire Department activities and
operations.
RECOMMENDATION
These reports are provided for information only. The City Staff recommends that each
report is forwarded to all City Council Members for review.
ATTACHMENTS
• Fire Department 2020 Annual Report
• Fire Department 2021 1st Quarter Report
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2020 ANNUAL REPORT
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SAFETY • COMMITMENT • EXCELLENCE
CHIEF'S MESSAGE
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Once again, I am pleased to present the Annual Report for the Tukwila Fire Department
(TFD). Over the past 12 months, there has been continual change for all of us because of
the challenges caused by the world-wide pandemic. The members of the Tukwila Fire De-
partment have been here for our community and many of those efforts will be highlighted
in this report.
TFD continues to enjoy tremendous support from our residents, Mayor Allan Ekberg and
the entire Tukwila City Council, as evidenced by are the two new replacement Fire Sta-
tions achieved by the 2016 Public Safety Bond vote of our residents. The new Fire Station
51 opened in September of 2020 and athe new Fire Station 52 opened during the first
quarter of 2021. The members of the TFD will repay that support by providing a long
standing tradition of First Class Service to our Tukwila Community.
Whereas we realized a decrease in demand for our services because our community and
nation have been shuttered during the Covid-19 shut downs, our response models
changed to meet these demands.
TFD operates 4 fire stations and 4 fire companies with 54 total line personnel and 11 support positions. In 2020, we re-
sponded to 5284 calls for service. Our average response time in 2020 was 6.01 minutes, which is consistent with past years
and made possible due to the effectiveness of our team and the resources afforded to the TFD.
Community outreach continues to be a priority. Our actions throughout the year demonstrate our commitment to the
Community. While this past year has been a challenge, we continued to provide that support with a focus on safety. Be-
cause of the Pandemic our interactions with the community have been limited yet, we hope to soon lift those restrictions
as more are vaccinated in our region and Nation. To learn more about us, please view our social media posts or our web-
site. If you are interested in firefighting, our website provides information needed to become a firefighter with our organi-
zation. We are open to all backgrounds and we encourage all to investigate this exciting and rewarding occupation.
As we look forward to 2021, our priority will be to continue to provide the highest level of service to our community. We
will work toward a secure and sustainable model of service levels and fiscal stewardship to the community. This goal will
support the Tukwila strategic priorities of a high performing and effective organization. As your Fire Chief, I am grateful for
the support of our city, this department and our community. I will repay that support by continuing to advocate for pro-
gress and growth within the TFD and the City of Tukwila. Our community may rest easy knowing that public safety is also a
high priority of the city and fire administration. 2021 points to be a year of adjustments to create stability for that priority,
with the goal of insuring the community is even safer in the future.
High Regards,
Jay C. Wittwer, Fire Chief
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MAYOR'S MESSAGE
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It is with gratitude that I thank the Tukwila Community for its support for its world-class City of
Tukwila Fire Department. I especially want to thank all of the fire personnel on another year of ser-
vice to our community, especially during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. This new reality has
created additional rigor amongst us all, and I appreciate your work.
In 2020, we saw new Fire Station 51 come online to serve our community and business needs of the
Southcenter area. And we worked diligently through 2020 to prepare for the opening of the new
headquarters Fire Station 52 in early 2021. We are thankful for these two new stations in our City as
a continuation of our promise to build safe and efficient fire stations as a part of the voter -approved
2016 Public Safety Bond. We are fortunate to have these stations available for the safety of our com-
munity.
This past year the department worked hard to meet the City Council's adopted budget, while ad-
justing to a reduced staffing level due to the declaration of emergency. The Department continued
their high-level of service standards, while simultaneously responding to lower volume of calls as our
day -time workforce and visitors shrunk. I'd like to recognize that the Tukwila Fire Department is a
regional leader in providing professional fire and emergency medical services.
Also, in 2020, the Fire Department continued to execute on the City Council proviso to further under-
stand the services and operational efficiencies of the department by deploying an outside consultant
to review the City's fire services. This effort produced a report for our residents, council, and fire per-
sonnel that will lead to further discussions about fire service scope of service, costs, and operational
models that can be considered in order to ensure the long-term sustainable provision of fire services
in Tukwila.
As always, I appreciate the department's service to our community and the care, responsiveness,
and professionalism of our fire personnel.
Thank you to the Tukwila Fire Department for a successful 2020.
Respectfully,
Allan Ekberg
Mayor
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2020 CITY COUNCIL
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Position 1 - Verna Seal
Position 2 - Kathy Hougardy
Position 3 - Thomas McLeod
Position 4 - Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson
Position 5 - Zak Idan
Position 6 - Kate Kruller
Positions 7 - De'Sean Quinn
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CALLS FOR SERVICE
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The department responded to 5,284 calls of service during 2020. This includes many different types of
emergency and non -emergency calls. It is possible to display the information in a variety of ways to tell the
story of the work that is done 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Information concerning responses is dis-
played within the following pages of this report; however, just recording the work of the responders does
not tell the whole story. Behind the fire and medical response, 12 members of the department work in vari-
ous capacities to keep the department running.
RESPONSE TIMES:
Most people are comfortable talking about averages, but it's important to note that with an average one half
of the responses take longer than the "average". That can be very disconcerting when you are the one
waiting for a firefighter. A better way to report response times uses 90% response times. This means that
nine out ten times, the caller can expect the units to arrive in the specified time or less. It is a much more
accurate planning number. Response times in the tables show both response time average and 90% re-
sponse time.
FIRE LOSS:
Fire loss is just one measurement demonstrating the "work" of a fire department. A better number might be
represented by how much life and property is protected, but accurately reporting this type of number is diffi-
cult, if not impossible. With assessed value of over $6 billion of properties within Tukwila, the Department
limited fire loss within structures to TBD (waiting on this data for 2020).
CARDIAC ARREST SAVE RATE:
Cardiac Arrest save rates are calculated using the Utstein Criteria, an internationally recognized cardiac ar-
rest resuscitation measuring criteria. This criteria looks at a specific type of cardiac arrest and considers the
outcome to be a save if the person leaves the hospital after the event and returns to their post -event level of
activity.
These data points are reported to each agency by King County Emergency Medical Services. The average
save rate over the past three years for King County has been in the 50 percent range. For 2020 Tukwila Fire
Department is at 80%. This higher number in Tukwila is reflected by early bystander intervention, a quick
response by the South King County Medic One Paramedics and an adequate number of trained firefighters
being immediately available to respond.
All data used in this report was provided by the Valley Communications Center.
SAFETY • COMMITMENT • EXCELLENCE
ADOPTED EMERGENCY SERVICE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
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The City Council approved Resolution 1977 on December 2, 2019, this
set performance standards for the Fire Department. These standards
are found on the following pages.
The goals are based upon saving lives and property. Defined goals are
expected to be performed nine out of ten times or 90% of the time. Data
shows The Tukwila Fire Department (TFD) is meeting or exceeding within
3% of the standards set in Resolution 1977. Continual improvements are
being made to enhance these performance standards. Relocating two
current Fire Stations and updating equipment used by the firefighters are
examples of these efforts.
Measuring Performance
Performance Goals are illustrated in categories:
Green: TFD is meeting or exceeding the goal
Yellow: TFD is reasonably close to meeting the goal.
(The difference between an 88% and 90% is
just 3 to 4 seconds)
Red: TFD is not meeting the goal and focused effort should be made to
improve performance.
2019 Fire Turnout Time: Goal -Met Percentage
71-71
90 93.796
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Fire Turnout Time Goal- Under 3:01
Performance will be displayed similar to the format above.
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RESPONSE OPERATIONS
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The Department responded to 5,284 calls in 2020. Information about responses is displayed below;
however, just recording the work of responders does not tell the whole story. Along with the Fire-
fighter EMT's on the front line, there are 13 members of Tukwila Fire who work in vital adminis-
trate capacities to keep the Department running efficiently.
Department Data Overview
2020 Fire Turnout Time: Goal -Met Percentage
Fire Turnout Time Goal- Under 3:01
2020 Fire Response Time: Goal -Met Percentage
Fire Response Time Goal- Under 7:59
93.8%
86.2%
2020 Fire 1st Alarm Response Time: Goal -Met Percentage
86.4%
Fire lst Alarm Time Goal- Under 9.29
Turnout time is the time from when the fire sta-
tion is alerted to an alarm until the vehicle leaves
the fire station.
Our 2020 goal was to meet 3:01 for fire -related
calls and 2:38 for medical -related calls 90% of
the time. In 2020, we exceeded this goal with a
rate of 93% of the calls were within this goal.
Response time is the time from when the fire
station is alerted to an alarm until the crew ar-
rives at the incident.
Our 2020 goal was to achieve 7:59 for fire -
related calls at least 90% of the time. In 2020,
we met this goal 86% of the time, which trans-
lates into a few seconds from this goal.
"First Alarm Response Time" is how long it takes
all of the apparatus to arrive at a fire -related inci-
dent, including ones that may be travelling from
further away.
The 2020 goal was for the last -arriving vehicle to
arrive within 9:29 at least 90% of the time. In
2020, we met this goal 86.4% of the time, which
is within a few seconds of achieving this goal.
SAFETY • COMMITMENT • EXCELLENCE
RESPONSE OPERATIONS
Turnout time is the time from when the fire
station is alerted to an alarm until the vehicle
leaves the fire station.
Our 2020 goal was to achieve a turnout time
of 2:38 for medical -related calls at least 90%
of the time, which in 2020 was met at 89.2%.
Response time is the time from when the fire
station is alerted to an alarm until the crew ar-
rives at the incident.
Our 2020 goal was to achieve 7:52 for medical
-related calls at least 90% of the time. In
2020, this goal was met at 86% of the time
which is a few seconds from this goal.
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2020 EMS Turnout Time: Goal -Met Percentage
EMS Turnout Time Goal- Linder 2:38
89.2%
2020 EMS Respor=se Time: Goal -Met Percentage
EMS Response Time Goal- Under 7:52
86.3%
Although measuring the average response time for a fire department can be useful, the
definition of"average" means that many of the people needing help could be waiting a lot
longer for the fire department to arrive. Talking only about the average doesn't describe
that. Instead, we set annual goals of responding 90% of the time within a certain time
limit. These goals, and how we performed in meeting them, are shown in the graphs.
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FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF VOLUME AND TYPE
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Annual CaII Volume & Type
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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
• EMS
■ FIRE ■ OTHER
EMS FERE OTH ER TOTAL
2016 4058 1547 149 5754
2017 4283 1485 105 5873
2018 4211 1377 146 5734
2019 4168 1084 99 5979
2020 3930 1084 270 5284
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FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF CALLS BY TYPE
2016 - 2020 Calls By Type
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EMS 4058 4100
False Report 631 713
Good Intent 475 463
Fire 318 309
Public Assistance 123 146
Hazardous Material 118 108
Other 28 31
Explosion 0 4
Weather 3 3
Total 5754
4049 4003 3811
713 724 570
481 584 352
326 331 274
145 177 207
86 136 62
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2020 CALL DISTRIBUTION
2020 CaII Distribution
Station 54
38%
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Station 51
21%
Station 53
13%
151 52 53 54
Station
Number of
Responses*
Station 51
1143
Station 52
762
Station 53
714
Station 54
1864
Out of Area
801
Grand Total
5284
(*In and Out of Service Area)
Station 52
14%
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100.00%
90.00%
80.00%
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2017 = 0:06:03 Avg Resp Time
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19.94%
62.99%
86.82%
AVERAGE RESPONSE TIMES
100.00%
90.00%
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70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
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2016 = 0:06:22 Avg Resp Time
I%<=4Min %<=6Min %<=8Min
20.59%
63.07%
86.32%
2018 = 0:06:12 Avg Resp Time
90.00% I%6 4Mln %<=6Min %<=8Min
82.24%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
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2019 = 0:05:50 Avg Resp Time
■%<=4Min %«Mi17 %«4Min
21.34%
61.83%
85.15%
100.00%
90.00%
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60.0096
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AVERAGE RESPONSE TIMES
6200 — — 0906:24
6000
5800
5600 --
5400
5200 --
5000
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0:06.22
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2016 2017 2018
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2019
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YEAR
Total Incidents
Avg Resp Time]
2015
5545
0:06:12
2016
5752
0:06:22
2017
5840
0:06:03
2018
5734
0:06:12
2019
5979
0:05:56
2020
5284
0:06:01
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5284
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2020
— 0:06:20
— 0:06:16
— 0:0&12
— 0:06:07
— 0:06:03
— 0:05:59
— 0:05:54
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Fire Losses for the City of Tukwila
$3,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$500,000.00
$o.mo
Total and Average Loss
$2,781,540.00
$2,821,016.00
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$io,000.00
- $so,000.00
_ $50,000.00
_ $40,000.00
— $50,000.00
$768,711.00 — $20,000.00
— $10,000.00
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$71;,136,020X0
$1,142,486.00
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$524, 6 87.00
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for 2020)
Total Loss .... Average Loss
Year
Total Loss
Average Loss
2014
$2,781,540.00
$58,708.09
2015
$1,136,020.00
$17,958.12
2016
$2,821,016.00
$52,299.64
2017
$1,142,486.00
$15,388.57
2018
$524,687.00
$6,510.32
2019
$768,711.00
$3,824.43
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RESPONSE OPERATIONS
6200
Lhart Area
6000
5800
5600
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5400
5200
5000
Average Duration On -Scene
0:35i13
5840
5752
5545
33:41
0:33:05
0 4800
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-Series2 0:3533 0:33:41
2017
5840
0:33:05
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2018 2019
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0:31:57 0:31:10
0:31:10
0:33:03
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FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE
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Fire Prevention reviews plans to determine compliance with the adopted 2015 International Fire and Building
Codes as well as all local codes, ordinances, standards and regulations. Fire Plan reviewers look for such things as
adequate and compliant fire safety systems, fire resistant building materials, TFD access, and proper and ade-
quate exiting. The number of construction plans reviewed in 2020 increased from the previous year.
Staffing:
• 1 - Battalion Chief -Fire Marshal
• 1 - Project Coordinator -Development Plan Review
• 2 - Captains- Development Inspections and Fire
Investigations
• 1—Admin Tech position
Current Service Level provided:
• Conduct Fire plan reviews for Construction and
Development Permits
• Conduct Fire Inspections for Construction and De-
velopment permits
• Conduct Cause and Origin Fire Investigations for
Tukwila
2020 Accomplishments
Working with the Permit Center to build all FMO development and maintenance services within TRAKIT.
Moved all Fire Permit services to the City Permit Center, to provide a unified permitting location for our cus-
tomers.
• Updated the FMO Fee Schedule to better recover more of our service delivery costs and provide a means
to support FMO staffing;
• Updated the Fire Marshal's Office web page, so we can better serve our external customers.
• Increased paperless processes within the Fire Marshal's Office and developed a plan to integrate with the
City's records management program.
• Updated Fire Code regulations for the Tukwila Municipal Code/City Ordinances.
• Development of succession plan for future Fire Prevention staff and provide certification training prior to
their assignment.
• Started to use the Bomb Arson Tracking System BATS, as a records management system for our Fire In-
vestigations.
• Identified services/inspections within the Fire Marshal's Office that are non-critical and could be shared
with another City Department such Addressing, Special Event Permit Coordination, FMO Records man-
agements for development process, and Egress Lighting inspections.
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SUPPORT SERVICES
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The Support Services Battalion Chief was expected to start in 2020, but due to the COVID-19
pandemic, this became the key support role of Health Officer for the City. This position spent
a much of the time working on pandemic related issues such as the need for isolation and
quarantine of several of our firefighters as well as supporting all city staff.
Other assignments and accomplishments in 2020
• Graduated from the Executive Leadership Academy from the Foster School of Business at
the University of Washington.
• Participated on the Fire Station design team and assisted with the move into new Fire Sta-
tions 51 and 52.
• Continued to establish our department's social media including our Twitter, Facebook and,
Instagram accounts.
• Set up a Captain's Promotional Test
• Transitioned to National Safety for new hires, and set up a new pre-screening interview
process done virtually.
• Attended the monthly Fire Operations Chief's meetings
• Worked on a committee to establish the Zone 3 PIO program which includes dissemination
of the program details to all the BCs and Acting BCs in the Zone.
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STATION 51 DEVELOPMENTStcl
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Grading– 6/2019
Slab On Grade - 8/19/2019
Dry in– 1/2020
Move in -9/10/2020
STATION 52 DEVELOPMENTS
Grading 11/2019
Water Retention Vault - Lid set 10/25/2019 Footings 12/10/2019
Bricks Completed 8/2020 Elevator Shaft 10/2020 * Move in Feb 10, 2021
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HONOR GUARD
7Mernbers
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Events Serviced:
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Due to Covid 19 Honor Guard events were
limited in 2020
• 1 Memorial Service
• WA State Fallen Firefighter Memorial
• Academy Graduation
• One Bell Ringing Ceremony
• Quarterly training
FF Browning at Fallen FF Memorial
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AWARDS
BC Ben Hayman: Employee of the Year
Al Metzler and Ben Hayman: 2020
Team Work in Action Award
PROMOTIONS & NEW FIREFIGHTER
Joel Perry & James Booth
Fire Captain—Dec 2020
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Firefighter Lincoln Smith
Graduated the Academy June 2020
RETIREMENTS
FF Greg Hansen—June 2020
Captain Chuck Mael—June 2020
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Tukwila Fire Department
1st Quarter Report
2021
Contents
• CaII Volume & Average Response Times
• Response Type
• Apparatus' Call Volume
• Response Times by Station for EMS and Fire
• COVID19 Highlights
• Administration
• Fire Marshal's Office
• Operations
• Overtime Usage — Minimum Staffing, FMO, Meetings, Trainings
• Goals for the year
• Adjusted COVID Goals
• Support Services / Emergency Management
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i Quarter 2021: CaII Volume & Average Response Times
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0:05:58
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MTotal Incidents
188
0:06:50 475
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Avg Resp Time
ST54
:06:11
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
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YEAR
Station
# Avg Resp Tm
2021
1st QTR
51
52
53
54
Total Inc & Avg Resp Tm*
200
291
188
475
1154
0:05:40
0:05:58
0:06:50
0:06:11
0:06:09
Station
Total Incidents
Avg Resp Time
ST51
200
0:05:40
ST52
291
0:05:58
ST53
188
0:06:50
ST54
475
0:06:11
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1% HazMat
3%Public Assist
5% 6%
1% Fire Other
Good
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11%
False
73%
EMS
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HazMat
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1St Quarter 2021
Call Types Number o*
Responses
FALSE 130
EMS 842
Pub Asst 31
HazMat 18
Good Int 10
Fire 57
Other 66
Grand Total 1154
(*In and Out of Service Area)
1St Qtr 2021: Response Times by Station & CaII Volume
EMS & All Other
450 0:08:38
400 387
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0:05:46
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54 All Other
0:04:19
0:02:53
0:01:26
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Station & Type
Total Incidents
Average Response
51 EMS
135
0:05:49
51 All Other
65
0:5:21
52 EMS
208
0:06:00
52 All Other
83
0:05:54
53 EMS
140
0:06:44
53 All Other
48
0:07:07
54 EMS
387
0:06:15
54 All Other
88
0:05:50
COVID19 Highlights
Total TFD Call Volume in Q1'21 represented an increase of 1% compared to Q1'20.
While Q1'21 had 19 more calls than Q1'20, the make-up of the totals were different. EMS calls dropped by 53 while
Fire and Service increased by 31 and 32 calls, respectively. Call -type "Other" made up the balance.
Also worth noting: TFD responded to 11% more calls outside City limits in Q1 this year compared to last year.
% Change in Call Volume Metrics ('20/121)
Change in Total CaII Volume (%)
Area
Jan Feb Mar 1 Q1
5% -57%
31%
51
52
0%
53
-9%
54
-5
OSA
All
-5%
-5%
52%
6%
-31%
-8%
-50%
-38%
90%
41%
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7%
11%
4%
110%
11%
17%
1% ,
Change in Fire CaII Volume (%)
Area
Jan
Feb
Mar
Q1
51
4%
-75% _
-26%
-33%
52
64%
120%
142%
109%
53
-11%
-13%
-36%
-19%
54
-35%
53%
33%
13%
OSA
-14%
53%
80%
33%
All
-5%
14%
32%
12% ,
Change in EMS CaII Volume
(%)
Area
Jan I
Feb
Mar
Q1
51
-16%
-52%
-64%
-44%
52
-11%
14%
78%
28%
53
-7%
35%
2%
8%
54
-5%
-3%
7%
0%
OSA
0%
-60%
112%
-4%
All
-8%
-18%
11%
-5%
Change in Service CaII Volume (%)
Area
Jan
Feb
Mar
Q1
51
250%
-80%
75%
36%
52
0%
0%
133%
33%
53
-80%
433%
-50%
58%
54
200%
133%
100%
150%
OSA
-40%
300%
N/A
83%
All
24%
107%
85%
65% ,
COVID19 Highlights
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Administration
Public Safety Bond Update:
Apparatus: ^' 1 Fire Marshal SUV in service
^' 1 Pickup Truck delivered and in service (Battalion Chief)
Stations: ' Stn 51: Continued updates— opened Sept 11, 2020
Stn 52: Behind City Hall - opened Feb 12, 2021
^' Design Team: Captain Smith, BC Konieczka, Rachel B., Fire Chief
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Policies:
N Completing review and updating of Fire Department Policies
- Stacia, in Admin Services is assisting with formatting.
Strategic Plan:
N Updating 2014 Edition; process underway for 2021-2026
Financial Sustainability Plan:
N Working with Community Services and Safety Committee to develop work plan.
N Fire Advisory Task Force to be established in 2nd Qtr of 2021.
Administration
Staffing Software:
• Telestaff Integration w/new PA codes, working with Finance Department
to ensure compliance with new software.
• Prepared for Fire ESO Integration — Start date is April 1, 2021
Regional Service:
• Valley Comm Finance Committee
• Training Consortium Governance Member
• King County Fire Chiefs' Finance Oversight Committee
• King County Fire Chiefs' Education Committee
• King County Fire Chiefs' Equity and Inclusion Committee
• FDCARES/EMS work groups - on hold because of COVID-19
• Zone 3 Public Information Officer Program Member
Revenue Sources:
• EFR HazMat & Vehicle Incident Responses
• EMS Service Contracts - TriMed Ambulance
• False Alarm Billing
Fire Marshal's Office
Battalion Chief Ben Hayman leads this office with the following
1st Qtr data points:
Fire Plan Reviews xxx
Special Event Projects x
Addressing Projects x
Fire Investigator Projects x
Fire Code Enforcement Issues x
Public Record Requests x
Revenues Received for FMO Services $xxx
Operational Permits Inspections Conducted x
Life Safety Inspections Conducted x
Waiting on Updates from FMO — other priorities
Operations
Covid-19 Response:
PPE —
New N95 face masks tested and placed
in service.
Training —
Updates completed in Qtr 1.
Vaccinations —
(MVT) Mobile Vaccination Team in
place. Over 900 shots in arms
delivered.
Trainings Attended:
• Pump Academy
• JATC
• Driver Training
• Swift Water Training
New Hires in Academy:
• January 2021- Three new
Employees in Academy /
June 2021 graduation
Mentorship Program
Staffing Adjustments
Overtime Usage -Minimum Staffing
First Quarter Overtime Comparison - Q1'21 vs Q1'2O
Overtime Type
1Q2020
1Q2021
$ Change
% Change
%'21 OT
Billable
$16,708
$124,039
$107,331
642%
52%
Minimum Staffing
$53,944
$47,936
-$6,008
-11%
20%
Training
$9,923
$21,919
$11,996
121%
9%
Fire Prevention/Invest
$9,456
$21,918
$12,462
132%
9%
Public Safety Bond
$3,449
$6,371
$2,922
_
85%
3%
Other
$4,105
$6,171
_ $2,067
N/A
3%
Special Assignment
$0
$3,931
$3,931
N/A
2%
Meetings
$4,759
$2,877
-$1,882
-40%
1%
Incident Related
$1,577
$1,556
-$22
-1%
1%
City/Public Event
$1,272
$1,084
-$188
-15%
0%
,City/Public
Test/Maint
$1,242
$687
-$555
-45%
0%
$106,435
$238,490
$132,055
124%
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Goals For The Year
1. Financial Sustainability process, working with the Community Services and 2.9AliOk
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Safety Committee, including entire City Council.
2. Updates and reports regarding progress of #1 and Departmental
information.
3. Leadership Training for all Captains and Battalion Chiefs.
4. Continued Training and required certifications for personnel, Blue Card
Command, State mandated and approved disciplines.
5. Additional revenues.
6. To remain within the 2021 adopted budget
Adjusted COVIDI9 Goals
1. Health of our responders — PPE, education, safety
2. Reduce training, except for mandatory or required
3. Scrub Fire Budget - Overtime, operations and supplies
4. Reduce Overtime
5. 12 vs 13 Minimum staffing / Aid354 in service, Jan 1- March 30th, 2021
6. Transfer of 1— position to DCD (Administration/Support)
7. Working with Local IAFF Local #2088
8. No Travel and reduced training
Support Services
The Future of Emergency Management: During the first quarter of 2021 the transition took place. The
position did transfer from the Fire Department to the Police Department for emergency management. This
was to take place in 2020, however the COVID-19 pandemic caused a change to that plan. The focus was
instead shifted on safely dealing with the deadly virus instead of transitioning the office.
COVID-19: The 2020 policies for COVID-19 continued into the 1st Qtr of 2021. Many employees continue to
work from home if possible, with only essential employees reporting to work. Those that did report to work
sites took their temperature upon arrival and used social distance practices.
Social Media/PIO: Tukwila is one of 6 departments in Zone 3 (South King County) that take part in a PIO
(Public Information Officer) response team. Tukwila's PIO shares in the 24-hour coverage for large
emergencies when information is requested or needs to be shared with the public through social media or
more traditional means.
New Fire Stations: The opening and continued adjustments for two new fire stations that opened between
Sept 2020 and Feb 2021 has been one of the main duties of Support Services. Working close with the
design team and the contractors to ensure that these fire stations are meeting the needs of the community
and the employees is a primary mission for this division.