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Staffing <br />Staft�ing is a vcry irnportant issue. <br />As of April 2003, thc Roseville Nire <br />Department had 63 a.vailable iu-e- <br />fighters_ Thc nutnbcr is always <br />changing. Thc city has budgeted for <br />84 volunteer firefighlers. All sta- <br />tions are not slafted equally. Gear <br />for a firefighter is located at a spe- <br />cific station. �lvailable means the <br />ilrefightcr is in the area but not nec- <br />essarily at Lhe sLaLion. <br />ment showing up wilh 20-35 <br />firefightcrs. The incident man- <br />agerr�ent system is used lo coor- <br />dinatc all personnel and eyuip- <br />me.nt.) <br />4. Medica] tirst responder <br />5. Emcrgency response to terror- <br />ism, basic concepts <br />The only certification that rcquires a <br />refresher course is the medical first- <br />responder. The cost to the firc <br />depart►nent to hire and train a new <br />1'he following chart is datcd volunteer firefighter is approximate- <br />3/31/03. ly $7,SOd. <br />, , �_ . ,.. . . ..� - _T� � <br />'��t�o^' Fi���ttqhtNrs Sti:;rta��e- Fir�trc;h!Ers `�l�orrac2e <br />, ��. <br />':� <br />� _ <br />'1'he department is e�periencing :� <br />shortage of voluntccrs cspccially for <br />the day shift. Also note that the <br />Nairview statiozi is scriously under- <br />staffed. <br />Training <br />New t7refightcrs receive lhe follow- <br />ing training paid for by the �ire <br />De�artment at a rale of $10.15 per <br />hour_ <br />l. Emergency vehicle driving <br />2. Hazardous materials awareness <br />and operations <br />3. Incident cr�anagement system <br />{This is a nationally recognized <br />system that encompasses the <br />methods used to supervise <br />emergency calls. It guides how <br />resources, such as personnel, <br />vehicles and equipment are <br />uscd and how to track and <br />account. for their safety_ For <br />exatnple, al the scene of a house <br />f.irc, thc person in charge is <br />known as �he lncident <br />Commander. There will be five <br />to seven pieces of tire equip- <br />Response Times <br />Response time improves when a <br />staLion is staffed. When a station is <br />not sLaffed, the tirefighter will trav- <br />cl from home or work. <br />Currently thc Fire Department only <br />tracks response time for the first <br />arrivin.g Fire Department vehicle. ln <br />most cases, l.his will be a chief ofti- <br />cer in a car. The Roseville Police <br />Departmc;nt is the iust responder iii <br />thi.s analysis. "1'he fire engine will <br />usually amve one to three minates <br />after the first Nire Department <br />respander. <br />� �:;, z � � �,� �,� — — <br />��=.�,r� : >� � <br />pans� Times for :Fire Calls <br />{,,� >; <br />z� . /� <br />X h ����� � �.. � �.� �. , _- +`O�� . <br />< �3:27 , �:27 <br />r , <br />�;Z� � . ���� � 5:��� � �� �� <br />� ihasd:th rt thceaterrlife, pi-��erty a�ad the e��vironmcnt. <br />Dupax�C}i�i.ni rs �the �irst ee4ponder becaase they are already <br />i5t�d s�bove aie fbz �ire L�epvirCment arrzval. <br />League of Women Votor RoMaFH 9 Roseville Fire Department 2003 & Beyond <br />