Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Comprehensive Management Study <br />of the Saint Paul Department of Fire and Safety Services Final Report <br /> <br />A 1989 study of the SPDFSS recommended the following changes to operations: <br /> <br />. Move EMS to the operations division; <br />. Create three EMS shift supervisor positions; <br />. Discontinue the practice of dual staffing fire and EMS units; <br />. Eliminate the extra engines at Station 6 (Engine 15) and Station 23 (Engine 13); <br />. Reduce the number of stations form 16 to 13; and, <br />. Add a safety and health officeL <br /> <br />The findings and recommendations in this study validate many of the recommendations <br />in the 1989 study. <br /> <br />Operationally the SPDFSS is an excellent department where firefighters are aggressive <br />and well-trained. To its credit, EMS is institutionalized in the fire department However, there <br />are more suppression units than necessary for the current and projected fire demand and there are <br />too few EMS units. There are also two more rescue units than necessary and these could be <br />merged into one dedicated unit that would respond to the technical rescue and hazmat calls as <br />well as the more serious structure fires. <br /> <br />To address the anticipated increase in demand for EMS and lower demand for <br />suppression, the city needs to change its delivery system. Because of the internal labor! <br />management issues, the city should take a cautious approach and implement the changes <br />gradually. Options available to the city include: <br /> <br />Deployment Option 1- Current System Plus 2 Medic Units: Adds two additional <br />medic units, one to Station 8 and one to another station. On-duty staffing remains at the present <br />level (I 1I) and the number of stations remains at 16. <br /> <br />Deployment Option 2- Full staffing of 5 Selected Medic Units: Option # 2 expands <br />the improvements made to EMS under Option #1- Five of the 13 busiest medic units would be <br />fully staffed from the collocated fire units and two redundant engine companies at Stations 6 and <br />23 are eliminated. <br /> <br />Deployment Option 3- Full Staffing of All Medic Units: Option # 3 is a variation <br />of Option # 2 but increases staffing to the extent that all medic units are staffed independently of <br />fire units. A major disadvantage of this option is cost; therefore, it is not recommended. <br /> <br />TriData, a Division of <br />System Plarming Corporation <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />March 2007 <br />