HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2013-08-20 Item 2C - Report - 2013 Semi-Annual Report: Fire DepartmentTO:
City of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Finance & Safety Committee
FROM: Chris Flores, Acting Fire Chief
DATE: August 12, 2013
SUBJECT: 2013 First Half Report
ISSUE
To provide the Tukwila City Council Finance and Safety Committee with periodic updates
regarding department performance, accomplishments, challenges, and activities.
BACKGROUND
Starting in 2013 it was our intent to provide a quarterly report to the committee. We were
unable to produce a first quarter report in 2013, and wish to capture first and second quarter
information in a 2013 first half report. It is our departmental intention to produce a quarterly
report hereafter.
DISCUSSION
The department administration wishes to provide, on a more frequent basis, information to the
committee and to council, that will both inform them, and to provide them with additional
decision making tools.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no immediate financial impact associated with the provision of this report.
RECOMMENDATION
Information only
ATTACHMENTS
Mid -year Report
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Tukwila Fire Department
2013
1st Half Report
Tukwila Fire Department 2013 1st Half Report
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to deliver professional services to the greater Tukwila community and
provide a safe working environment for our personnel.
Safety * Commitment * Excellence
Organization Chart
Tukwila Fire Department
Organizational Chart
Assistant to the
Chief
Administrative Support
Technician
FIRE CHIEF
Battalion Chief
(Fire Marshal Fire Prevention)
Assistant Fire Chief
Operations/Training)
Emergency Manager
Battalion Chief
Pub Edl CERT Training (.75)
Captain
(Training Officer)
Administrative Support
Technician
Captain
(Training Officer)
Captain - (2)
(I nspectorll nve stigator)
Fire Project
Coordinator
Battalion Chief
(A — Shitt)
Battalion Chief
(B — Shift)
Battalion Chief
(C— Shirt)
Captain - Sta 51
Firefighter (3)
Captain — Sta 52
Firefighter (2)
Captain — Sta 53
Firefighter (3)
Captain — Sta 54
1
Firefighter (5)
Captain Sta - 51
Firefighter (3)
Captain — Sta 52
Firefighter 2)
Captain — Sta 53
Firefighter (3)
Captain — Sta 54
Firefighter (5)
Captain - Sta 51
Firefighter (3)
Captain - Sta 52
Firefighter (2)
Captain — Sta 53
Firefighters (3)
Captain — Sta 54
Firefighter (5)
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Report from Administration
Acting Fire Chief Chris Flores
The first half of 2012 was marked by many significant changes, accomplishments, and
challenges at the Tukwila Fire Department. The department staff has been instrumental
in implementing change, pursuing accomplishments, and meeting challenges head on.
These achievements have been touched by the hands and minds of our skilled and
dedicated individuals and teams. I have great confidence in the ability of our staff
members to improvise, adapt, and overcome when faced with hurdles and obstacles.
Our department human resources are our most valued assets.
Changes: In the category of change, our department has entered into a strategic
planning process through the guidance of BERK and Associates. Stakeholders,
including Tukwila City Council Members, will be contacted for interviews regarding the
relationships with and performance of Tukwila Fire Department. The overall goal is to
increase the performance of the department, while also improving the ownership,
responsibility, and enthusiasm of our members.
Also in the category of change, our members have embraced our participation in the
South King County Training Consortium. Feedback on our participation has been
extremely positive. Our members are receiving a much higher quality of training, and
are meeting all required laws and standards as a result. The structuring of an Interlocal
Agreement for participation in the Consortium is in the works for 2014, and will appear
before committee in the third quarter.
Our department entered into the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC)
program, with Washington Labor and Industries. The department and city will realize the
benefit of a more structured three year program that each and every new firefighter will
enter into and complete as a condition of employment. This program is a vast
improvement over our previous three year program, and carries significant
reimbursements and discounts for the required training. A committee of department
members has engineered and structured the program. Four new employees have
entered into this program this year.
The department has initiated long range planning for the replacement of capital
equipment and we are working with Tukwila Finance Department on issues of structure
and funding. One looming example of the need for such a replacement plan would be
SCBA's (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus). Our current equipment is fifteen years
old and will last about five more years, having just completed a mandatory rebuild of
each and every system. The cost of replacing these critical systems in 2018 could
exceed $400,000.00.
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Accomplishments: Late in 2012 the department convened a joint apparatus
specification committee. Members of the department combined forces with Tukwila
Public Works, Fleet. They continued work throughout the first half of 2013, and
developed specifications for two fire engines /pumpers. The direction that they were
given at the beginning of the process was to design equipment that would offer
longevity, usability, safety, serviceability, and within budget. The committee was
successful in all facets of this endeavor, and due to the cooperative effort on the part of
the Finance Department, Tukwila Public Works, and Tukwila Fire, an order has been
placed for two Pierce pumpers to be built upon their Velocity chassis. They should be
ready for delivery in approximately eight months.
During the last contract negotiation with Tukwila Firefighters IAFF Local 2088, and at
the suggestion of council, the budget line item for contractual college level education
was increased. Many members of the union body are taking advantage of this
opportunity and are completing courses toward their degrees. I sincerely believe that a
more educated workforce will contribute to achieving goal four of the 2012 Strategic
Plan, that of providing A High- Performing & Effective Organization.
Annual Hose and Ladder Testing, a process that historically has taken most of the
summer, and sometimes more time, to complete, was completed in three days this year.
The decision was made to outsource this project to a private company with the
equipment and resources to perform this magic in such a short amount of time. The cost
of this outsourcing was less than $10,000. It is safe to say that previous staffing and
collateral costs in completing this project could far exceed $10K in a given year. The
department did suffer some lost time injuries during these previous testing procedures.
The know impacts of such injuries include overtime for backfill of the injured member,
and medical expenses.
Our addressing project draws to a close near the end of the first half of 2013. It
consumed six months of time for one staff member who was reassigned to day shift for
the duration of the project. The work was that was performed was tedious and required
a great deal of concentration and attention to detail. This project should positively
impact several departments in the areas of finance and billing, permit issuance,
inspections, and emergency response /public safety.
Challenges: In March of 2013 our department saw the departure of two senior
members whose work and experience totaled approximately 60 years. As our workforce
ages and prepares themselves for their golden years it is a significant challenge to
prepare our newer generations of firefighters and officers for succession. In order to
meet this challenge we have implemented a mentorship program for our new
employees. In addition to that mentorship program we have also sought to train and
prepare teams or multiple individuals to perform tasks and services, which in some
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cases have been performed solely by a senior member of the department. As we
identify such unique positions we partner junior members with senior members and
enroll them in specialized training associated with the task or project.
With one major exception our 2013 department budget appears to be in good shape.
Our suppression overtime line item was the casualty of enduring multiple absences and
vacancies during the first half of 2013. At times there were seven vacancies due to long
term disability, four vacancies due to retirement, and one vacancy due to assignment to
special project. During the entire period there was one suppression vacancy due to a
battalion chief being assigned on day shift, to the position of Acting Assistant Chief. The
Fire Suppression Overtime Line Item was funded at $408,858.00 for 2013, and at the
halfway mark it is virtually depleted. We are working closely with the Finance Director
and City Administrator regarding the development of strategies to deal with this
budgetary challenge. Pipeline positions may be one potential solution to the
replacement of retirees. Preliminary figures indicate that hiring two replacement
firefighters prior to the departure of two retirees in August of 2012 would have resulted
in a cost savings to the city. Approximately 180 shift days of overtime /backfill were
generated during the approximately 270 day period that elapsed between the departure
of the retirees and availability for their replacements to report to shift. 180 shifts of
overtime equal approximately $180,000.00. Salary and benefits for two probationary
firefighters for the same one year period including three months of training and nine
months of service totals approximately $160,000.00.
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Report from Operations
Operations Chief
Acting Assistant Chief Mike Soss
Highlights /Accomplishments:
❖ Continued participation in South King County Fire Training Consortium.
• All Officers /Acting Officers certified in Blue Card Incident Command.
• JATC program developed and implemented.
❖ Specification work on two new Fire Engines and a Command Car.
❖ Installed new storage shelving at Station 51.
❖ Hazard Assessment completed for all TFD operations (per W.A.C.).
• Identified personal protective equipment needs, including the need for
Ballistic Vests. Proposal made to City Administrator.
❖ Experimentation with cross - staffing /relocation of Ladder 54.
• Addressing desire to lessen the amount of calls handled by the Ladder Truck.
❖ Administration conducting regular informational meetings with the shifts and
Labor /Management meetings with Local 2088.
❖ Ongoing rebuilds of air pack breathing apparatus.
❖ Battalion Chief promotional test administered.
• Three candidates certified.
❖ Four new firefighters hired and put through Academy and initial training.
❖ Mentor program for new firefighters initiated.
❖ Retirement of two long -time employees (Dave Green and Steve Wheeler).
❖ Participation in High Performance Organization training.
❖ All department hose and ladders tested.
• Contracted provider utilized for first time, with associated productivity and
quality.
❖ Department Strategic Plan creation underway.
Challenges:
❖ Uncertainty regarding long -term department management staffing.
❖ Funding for ballistic vests, identified as needed above.
❖ Funding for increase in department Training Consortium contribution for 2014.
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A -Shift
Temporary Battalion Chief Jack Waller
The first half of 2013 saw several Temporary position changes on A- Shift. BC Mike
Soss has been the Acting Assistant Chief for the first half of 2013. Capt. Mike McCoy
was the Temporary BC, in Chief Soss' place, from January to the end of May. Captain
Jack Waller has been the Temporary BC from mid -July to the present. Firefighter Bill
Rodal has been in a Temporary Captain position for the first six months of the year
backfilling at McCoy and Waller's stations. Probationary Firefighter Greg Planellas
started his career with the Tukwila Fire Department on January 1, 2013 and came to A-
shift on May 8, 2013 following completion of the Basic Recruit Academy with the
Training Consortium.
A -shift has taken all the changes in stride and has worked well together to support and
assist all the Temporary officers and our newest member.
Emergency Responses: A -shift responded to 402 calls for service in the first quarter
and 377 calls for service in the second quarter. Aid responses dominated our calls for
service. There have been three responses for Boat 51 on A -Shift during the first half of
2013. A -Shift responded to several multiple alarm fires in neighboring jurisdictions, but
did not have any in Tukwila. A -Shift responded to 10 confirmed Commercial fires, 6 out
of jurisdiction, and 5 confirmed residential fires, all out of jurisdiction, in the first half of
2013
Training: Training with the Training Consortium has been outstanding and well
received by the crews on A- Shift. Participation in the Consortium has been a morale
booster as well. Probationary Firefighter Planellas is the first for A -Shift to go through
the Joint Apprenticeship Training Consortium. The JATC program requires 6000 total
hours of training in a three year period. He will be taking his Module 1 Test and Practical
Exam on August 19.
The first six months of 2013, A -shift crews attended Flammable liquids training, Live
Fire training, and the implementation of Blue Card Fireground Command Training for all
of the Captains. The HazMat team members participated in an intensive week of
training during the first quarter which met all of the annual training objectives.
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B -Shift
Battalion Chief Marty Roberts
The first half was challenging due to our staffing level being at fifteen rather than a full
staff of eighteen. Our staffing was affected by injury and special projects, both of these
were overcome by the dedication and professionalism of all of the members of B Shift.
The first half was also successful based on our performance when responding to calls,
our excellent training, support from our administration and our desire to provide
excellent customer service.
Emergency Responses: B Shift responded to 378 calls in the first quarter and 382
calls in the second quarter.
B Shift did not have any multiple alarm fires in Tukwila, we did respond to a number of
second and third alarm fires in neighboring jurisdictions. Of the fires we did respond to
in Tukwila, we performed very well and kept fire loss to a minimum with aggressive
strategies and tactics.
Aid calls continue to dominate our call volume. The dedication to training and improving
the knowledge of our EMT's continues at a high level. Our performance in the field has
resulted in a number of commendations from King County EMS and our Training
Officers.
Training: With the growth of the Training Consortium and use of the Training Tracker
system to assign training and track training records, the confidence and performance
level of our department has greatly improved. B Shift averaged over 95% completion of
all drills in the first quarter and over 97% in the second quarter.
Highlights in training include:
❖ Live Fire Training focusing on Multi- Company Operations at the Fire Academy.
❖ Flammable Liquid Firefighting at the Fire Academy.
❖ The expansion of the Blue Card Training Program to include members on the
Acting Captains list.
General: On April 16, FF Lucero officially became Capt. Lucero. He will serve six
months on shift and then move to the Fire Prevention Office.
FF Schell received a temporary promotion to Captain for a special project in the Fire
Prevention Office.
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C -Shift
Battalion Chief Lavern Peterson
Staffing: Because of the retirement of David Green and two duty related injuries the C
staffing level was at 15 during the first quarter, and then increased to 17 by the end of
the second quarter as we welcomed FF Fink to the shift after he finished the academy.
Emergency Response: As in the past the majority of calls were for emergency aid.
However the first two quarters saw a rise in the number of CPR calls we responded to.
The majority of the CPR calls were a result of heroin overdoses. Even with mutual aid,
there were numerous times that all of our apparatus were out of service on calls to the
community.
C Shift responded to several single alarm fires in Tukwila. Because of our level of
training with sound tactics and aggressive but safe firefighting our fire losses were kept
at a minimum. At different times during the first two quarters all of our apparatus
responded to a number of multiple alarm fires in Renton, Kent, North Highline, Skyway
and Des Moines.
Training: With our participation in the Training Consortium and use of the Training
Tracker system our level of training has exceed previous years. C Shift averaged over
95% completions of all drills in the first quarter and second quarter
Projects:
❖ BC Peterson completed the Station upgrade projects:
• New flooring at Station 52, 53 and 54
• Energy efficient windows installed upstairs at Station 51
Highlights in training include:
❖ Blue Card Training for all of the Captains and A /Captains of our shift
❖ Flammable Liquid Firefighting.
❖ Swift Water training for our Rescue Team members
• Search and Rescue residential
❖ Auto Extrication
• Zone 3 SCBA Drill
❖ Advanced Pump Academy at North Bend
❖ Zone 3 BC Training
❖ Structural Collapse
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Special Operations: Rescue & HazMat
Rescue
Captain Chuck Mael
In the first half of 2013 we welcomed 2 new team members. With their addition to the
special operations team, we now have 12 team members. These two members have
attended several technical certification classes this year such as rope rescue, water
rescue and Rescue Systems 1.
The rescue team continues to participate in Zone 3 technical training drills. There have
been some challenges this year with team member attendance at these drills. Members
are to attend these drills on their off days on overtime. We are currently looking at ways
to send members to these drills while they are working their normal shift days. This
would allow members to attend the drills while they are at work, and also save on
overtime. The challenge is to have proper City coverage for their response area while
gone to the drills.
The Green /Duwamish River continues to challenge our rescue technicians skills and
response capabilities. In July alone our City had 3 water rescue incidents involving
vehicles into the river. Two of the incidents involved our rescue swimmers accessing
and assisting vehicle occupants out of the water. One incident required a thorough
search of the vehicle underwater by dive teams from other departments to be sure no
one was trapped in the submerged vehicle.
Our rescue boats have added a significant benefit to quick response times and
capabilities for our water rescue efforts. These boats allow day and night searches
along with a stable platform to work off of while maneuvering in a river environment.
With 20 Swift Water technicians now trained within our department along with the
rescue boats, Tukwila is more prepared than ever for water incidents.
New Class -3 rope rescue harnesses have been purchased this year for our suppression
crews. These harnesses will be on each front -line apparatus. With ongoing training
provided by our rescue team members, fire personnel will have the new harnesses and
equipment needed for operation level rope rescue capabilities.
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A record number of training hours for technical rescue has been documented in the first
half of this year thanks in part to the new Training Tracker record system and joint
training with Zone 3 members.
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EMS
Captain Mike McCoy
❖ We have added a new Taxi Voucher program in the city. The program is paid for by
King County EMS. If a patient meets certain requirements and criteria we can
provide them with a taxi voucher (at no charge to them) to go to a medical facility.
We can even provide them a voucher to return home if needed.
❖ Currently the EMS Supply budget is on track to meet the needs of the department
and call volume.
❖ Capt. Jeff Johnson has written an issue and options paper to replace the old and out
dated Automatic External Defibrillators that we are currently using.
❖ We are in the process of rotating medical supplies from the MCI trailers into the
normal ems supply chain.
❖ We have had all medical oxygen tanks hydro tested that need to be done this year.
Thanks to FF Smith for his work.
❖ We are investigating the oxygen cascade system that we currently use. It may be no
longer legal to refill our oxygen tanks with the current method.
❖ We updated the City's Exposure Control Plan for the cities Appendix H
❖ We updated all Exposure plans (BBP and Airborne) for the Fire Department and
instituted a new reporting process.
Training
Captain Ben Hayman & Captain Jeff Johnson
Summary: Below is a list of the many training areas that the Training Consortium
organized in the 1St half of 2013. The total training hours for Tukwila in the first half of
2013 was 6,885 hours. These hours include assigned training, as well as extra training
initiated by the company officer.
Highlights: Using our evaluation sheets which are turned in after each training session,
we are able to determine a "satisfaction rating" for that session. All of our evaluations
have shown no less than a 92% satisfaction rating and some are as high as 96 %! We
are very pleased with this result and plan to continue delivering the highest quality
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training that we can to the firefighters of the South King County Fire Training
Consortium. Our goal is to deliver meaningful training that the firefighters enjoy
participating in, while at the same time keeping the departments in compliance with the
mandated WAC requirements.
Noteworthy Training Hours for the 1st Half Of 2013
❖ Incident Command Training
❖ EMS Training
❖ Hazmat Tech Training
❖ Hose and Ladder Training
❖ Truck Company Training
❖ Flammable Liquids Training
❖ Live Fire Training
❖ Rescue Training
❖ SCBA Training
❖ Engineer Training
❖ Health and Safety Training
763 Hours
1052 Hours
316 Hours
237 Hours
340 Hours
120 Hours
152 Hours
637 Hours
215 Hours
263 Hours
312 Hours
Challenges: Delivering the required training needed for the many rescue certifications
that our departments Rescue Team members hold, while not making it cost prohibitive
for the department. Implementing the department's new JATC (Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee) program was a first time challenge.
Explorers
Captain Pat McCoy
The Fire Explorer program has been out in full force this year. Currently we have about
25 young adults in the 4 posts that are combined and called the Zone 3 Fire Explorers
(Tukwila, Sea -Tac, Renton and Maple Valley). We are currently recruiting for the next
school year and open enrollment will be in the month of September. The Explorers have
been busy assisting in many different events this year. I will not be able to fit all the
events in this document but will give you an overview of what we have accomplished
and the events we have participated in. We continue to have our weekly meetings and
trainings at the 4 host departments every Wednesday night from 1830 -2130.
We have assisted the South King County Fire Training Consortium with the following
training events.
❖ Live fire training at the WA State Fire Academy for 6 days
❖ Flammable Liquids Training at WA State Fire Academy for 6 days
❖ Zone 3 Training day's for 6 days
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Assisted the City of Renton (both PD & Fire)
❖ MCI drills at Station 14 for 4 days
• CBT drills at Station 14 for 5 days
❖ Career Day at Hazen HS for 1 day
• Relay for Life for 2 days
Assisted the City of Sea -Tac
❖ International Festival for 4 days
❖ 4th of July Parade for 1 day
• BSA Jamboree for 1 day
❖ Kids day at the YMCA for 1 day
Assisted the City of Tukwila
❖ Museum of Flight Fire Day for 1 day
• CERT Training Final for 1 day
❖ 4th of July at Fort Dent for 1 day
• Assisted DEM and FMO on several events
❖ Touch a Truck for 1 day
Assisted the City of Burien
❖ Kids Day at the Fire Station
• The Burien 4th of July Parade
❖ Several First Aid Events
Assisted the South King & Fire Rescue Department (City of Federal Way)
❖ Fire Safety Day at the Commons for 2 Days
❖ Kids Day at the Fire Station for 1 day
❖ Several First Aid events for Karate Tournaments
Assisted the WA State Fire Investigators
❖ With Burn Cells for 2 evenings
Assisted the City of Seattle
• Seattle Fire Festival for 2 days
• Sea -Fair fuel truck safety in the Hydro Pits for 4 days
We also assisted several private organizations with the events including:
❖ Sea -Tac and Tukwila Rotary
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❖ NW Paddle Festival for 2 days for a small donation to the program
❖ Saddle Club for 8 days and they also gave a small donation to the program
• Several Cancer & Burn Foundation Events
For Emergency Response:
Rehab 1 & 2 have responded to approximately 84 incidents in the first 6 months this
year and the Explorers have responded to 9 incidents
Honor Guard
Captain Ken Beckman
The Honor Guard has kept its membership steady at 8 members including Captains
Beckman, Morales, Waller, Rees, FFs A. Johnson, Schell, Browning, and Czuleger.
There have been soft recruitment attempts with no responses to date. Optimism is high
that some of the newer staff will join when they are able. The team is led by Captain
Beckman. Captain Morales also serves at the State Honor Guard as their lead. FF
Browning is widely sought for her singing skills and participates at a variety of events
singing the National Anthem.
Last year we had some retirements and this spring included two also. FF Dave Green
had his retirement ceremony on April 7th. Captain Steve Wheeler had his retirement
ceremony on May 4th. The team spent approximately 24 staff hours training for these
ceremonies. Our ceremony bell that we use received a new base for it to sit on. This
new base stand looks very nice and works very well for our purposes. There were about
10 staff hours and a couple hundred dollars well spent.
May 13th, Captains Rees and Beckman participated with the Police Color Guard in the
National Police Officers Memorial Day Ceremony at City Hall. It was a joy and honor to
work with the PD Honor Guard.
Friday May 31st two of our Honor Guard members, Capt. Morales and FF Browning
participated in a funeral for Tacoma FD FF Albert Nejmeh.
Bellevue Fire Department Honor Guard sets the standard in our area as they have had
extensive training with many of their members in Washington D.C. with the U.S.
Marines World Famous Body Bearers, the elite team of Honor Guard for the Military.
We have sent Capt. Morales back to D.C. to get this training and it is invaluable. We
have an open invite to train with Bellevue on their regular training day each month and
some members take advantage of that.
On behalf of the other members of our team, we thank you for all your support in our
efforts to show honor and respect in all the occasions we participate in. All time spent by
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our members is done on shift or on our own time. We do not accept pay for any off duty
time spent in Honor Guard activities.
Emergency Management & Public Education
Emergency Management
Battalion Chief Marty Grisham
CEMP: The Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) has had a MAJOR
overhaul, with new annexes, resource lists and forms added. The complete package is
with the I.T. Department for final formatting and grammar check. Once complete, we
will present it to the Mayor and City Council.
CodeRed: We identified who in the city has authority to "launch" a critical message
through CodeRed, and created new accounts for all of them. We also worked with
Water District 125 to obtain their customer list so that they can be added to the
database in the case that we needed to launch a water emergency message to them.
Chamber of Commerce: During the first quarter, Marty and Raejean had the
opportunity to meet with the Chamber of Commerce to share information regarding
services Emergency Management can offer the business community. The group had
an excellent discussion regarding CERT, applications of Map Your Neighborhood for
businesses, and Incident Command training available. This meeting has opened the
door for ongoing communications between our office and the Chamber, and therefore
our business partners. We are now able to share with them important warnings and
alerts that might affect the business community, as well as other information such as
upcoming events and training opportunities.
NIMS: During the first half of 2013, Emergency Management assumed the role of
managing NIMS Compliance for the City, including tasking Raejean Kreel with tracking
NIMS Training of all city employees. Raejean took this task seriously and the following
report shows the fruits of her labor. Adding to the many employees that have already
completed NIMS training, 25 individuals completed ICS 100, 66 completed ICS 200, 8
attended ICS 300, 4 attended ICS 400, 22 completed IS 700, and 63 have completed IS
800!!! City employees have made significant headway in working towards NIMS
compliance and they, as well as Raejean, should be greatly commended!
Other: EM staff attended the regional UASI Vulnerable Populations Conference, of
which Raejean was part of the planning committee and Marty was part of a panel
discussion about our services in Tukwila. Raejean also participated in a Youth
Preparedness Workshop as a panelist, providing input regarding Teen CERT, and
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attended the "Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference" and the "Latino
Cultural Awareness Event ".
CERT /Public Education
Raejean Kreel
CERT: During the first half, CERT "Class 3" was held. We graduated 11 new
members, giving us nearly 50 graduates to date. It should be noted for future reference
that during this period we began planning for the purchasing of CERT supplies. As
funding becomes more limited (an announced reduction in grant funds directly impacts
this program), supplies will become harder to obtain. Therefore, it has been our focus
to plan how we will ensure we have the supplies needed through the 2014 year.
Community Connectors Liaison Program: Emergency Management participated in
the Community Outreach Kick Off meeting early in the year. Seeing the value of this
program to our efforts to reach out to our diverse communities, Raejean is now a
standing member of the Community Connectors Liaison Program's Implementation
Team. The group is moving forward towards piloting this program during the second
half of the year, as well as providing Equity and Diversity Training to City employees.
Events: There were several events that took place during the first half of 2013. We
participated in the "Global 2 Local Health Fair" in April, "Kids' Safety Day @ the
Museum of Flight" and the "Teen Summer Kick -off Fair" in June. Also, for the first time,
our CERT members participated in the "South King County CERT Shake Up" event,
held in June, where members had the opportunity to exercise and expand on the skills
they learned when they went through the CERT program. Tukwila CERT had nearly as
many participants in attendance as our neighboring jurisdictions. Considering they all
have hundreds of graduates, our team represented Tukwila well!
Fire Prevention Activities
Inspections
Inspections completed are as follows:
❖ 18 —month Annual Fire Inspections: 361
❖ 18 -month Re— inspections: 455
❖ Night Life Safety Inspections: 52
• Fire Marshal's Construction Inspections: 976
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Plan Review hours and fees collected are as follows:
• Plan Review hours: 521
• Code Question hours: 192
❖ Plan Review Fees Collected: $26,804.80
• Special Permit Fees Collected: $12,400.00
Investigations
The division investigated twelve fires in the first six months. One was a recreational
travel trailer fire that originated in a faulty refrigerator unit within the trailer. The
remaining breakdown is two vehicle fires, three kitchen fires, two residential fires, three
commercial fires, two Hazardous Material's leak or spill investigations and one structural
failure investigation. Two of the three kitchen fires resulted in smoke inhalation injuries
to the occupants when they attempted to extinguish the fire. One of the fires has been
determined Arson, but no suspect information could be obtained and it is closed inactive
at this time. The current fire loss through June 30, 2013, is $212,395.
Permit Activity
Major permitted projects worked on within the Fire Marshal's Office from January
through June of this year have been the address data base review and correction,
Tukwila Village, Raisbeck Aviation High School, Boeing 9 — 101 composite freezer
addition, Baker Commodities retro fire sprinkler upgrade, Sabey Data Center expansion,
Providence pharmaceutical distribution facility, Home2Suites Hotel and the Telex
computer center remodel.
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