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GREAT FALLS FIRE RESCUE

ANNUAL REPORT
2005

[picture: front of one of the new fire engines]

BUDGET INFORMATION

DIVISION TOTAL BUDGET
FY 05/06
TOTAL BUDGET
FY 04/05
Fire Operations

Personnel Costs

$4,828,354
4,052,925
$4,766,783
4,016,770
Fire Prevention

Personnel Costs

$154,754
146,178
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na
Hydrants

Personnel Costs

$59,047
43,967
$50,437
40,328
Disaster & Emergency Services

Personnel Costs

$49,326
35,336
$43,965
32,215

[GFFR Patch]
Station #1105 9th Street South
Station #2731 6th Street Northwest
Station #33325 Central Avenue
Station #41800 Fox Farm Road
Training Center1900 9th Street South

STATISTICS

TOTAL RESPONSES IN 2005 = 4,964

  2005 TOTALS 2004 TOTALS
Structure Fires 79 62
Vehicles Fires 44 30
All Other Fires 82 91
Emergency Medical Calls 2,787 2,706
Haz-Mat Responses 101 106
All Other Calls 1739 1723
Fire Districts / Out of City 132 95

INJURIES

AT FIRES 2005 2004
Civilian Injuries 2 3
Firefighter Injuries 25 18
Civilian Deaths 1 0
Firefighter Deaths 0 0

RESPONSES BY STATION

TYPE OF CALL STATION #1 STATION #2 STATION #3 STATION #4
STRUCTURE FIRES 28 24 22 5
VEHICLE FIRES 22 9 8 5
OTHER FIRES 53 13 11 5
EMERGENCY 1,371 549 694 173
HAZ MAT 42 17 33 9
OTHER 972 201 455 111
FIRE DISTRICTS /
OUT OF CITY CALLS
69 20 26 17
TOTALS 2,557 833 1,249 325

MAJOR CAUSES OF STRUCTURE FIRES

[ graph: Major Causes of Structure Fires  -- Food on Stove (21), Appliances (10), and Extension Cords (9)]

PROPERTY VALUE & LOSS

The estimated value of the structures (79) involved in fires in 2005 was $27,548,153
The total estimated fire loss from this value was $717,797. This equates to a loss of 2.61%

[picture: front seat of a vehicle burned in a fire]
[picture: mobile home kitchen after a fire]
 

Of the 79 structure fires, 67 fires were confined to the room or area of origin and 11 were confined to the structure itself. There was only 1 structure fire that extended beyond the structure of origin.



SAFETY INSPECTIONS

INSPECTIONS
CONDUCTED*
REINSPECTIONS
CONDUCTED
TOTAL MAN HOURS
FOR INSP/REINSP
1989 96 3,798.6
[picture: safety inspection]
[picture: power strip that shorted and burned]
 

*Of the 1,989 inspections conducted during the year, 11 occupancies had a total of 14 fire code violations which required a return visit. 12 occupancies had a total of 9 minor (non life safety) violations which only required a phone call.

PUBLIC FIRE EDUCATION

[picture: GFFR personnel showing a fire truck to elementary school students ]
[picture: CPR Class conducted by Great Falls Fire Rescue]
 

147 Public Fire Education classes were presented during 2005 to a total audience of 10,002. These classes involved 436.55 total staff hours.

Hydrant maintenance was performed on 2,654 fire hydrants in 2005, involving 1,042 staff hours. 993 hydrants were flowed by fire personnel. Civic groups painted approximately 137 hydrants.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES
CUSTOMER SURVEY RESULTS

Postage paid survey cards are mailed randomly to persons that were involved in our responses in order to evaluate our level of service provided. Customers are sent questions that relate to the type of service provided and are asked to rank the answers on a scale of 1 to 8 with 1 being poor and 8 being excellent. This survey is anonymous and we generate about a 45% return.

In 2005, GFFR had an overall rating of 7.74

The questions and our average response for are as follows:

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SURVEYAverage Response
How was the overall service provided to you?7.63
Was the crew professional in appearance?7.71
Were you treated courteously?7.67
Were the treatments explained clearly?7.57
Was the crew responsive to your needs?7.71
How well did we take care of you?7.71
FIRE SUPPRESSION SURVEY 
Did the Fire Dept. Respond in a timely manner?7.59
Was the fire extinguished quickly? 7.73
Was the extent of damage explained to you?7.77
Were you treated in a courteous manner?7.91
Was your property treated with respect?7.78
Was cause and origin explained to you?7.84
Were your basic needs addressed?
(food, clothing, shelter)
7.90
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 
How was the overall service provided to you?na
Was the crew professional in appearance?na
Were you treated courteously?na
Was the inspection process explained to you?na
Were the code requirements clearly explained?na

TRAINING

Firefighters spent approximately 9,038.7 hours performing required training.
4 Firefighters attended the National Fire Academy in Maryland.

[picture: repelling from the ladder]

[picture: Hazardous material training at Station 4]

[picture: ice rescue training]

[picture: using ladders to get into a building from the roof]

[picture: roof procedures training]

[picture: training to rescue passengers in a partially sumberged vehicle]

 

APPARATUS/VEHICLE INVENTORY

DESIGNATION YEAR MAKE
Engine 1 2004 Pierce, 1250 gal (Red)
Engine 2 2004 Pierce, 1250 gal (Red)
Engine 3 2004 Pierce, 1250 gal (Red)
Engine 4 1991 Freightliner, 1250 gal (lime yellow)
Engine 5 1991 Freightliner, 1250 gal (lime yellow)
Engine 6 1989 Ford, 1250 gal (lime yellow)
Truck 2 1996 Smeal Quint (red)
Chief 1 2001 Chevrolet Suburban (white)
Snorkel 1 1970 Mack 1,250 GPM 85' Boom (white)
Chassis CF685FCS1155
Rescue 1 1992 Chevrolet Truck (red)
Utility 1 1996 Dodge Ram Truck (red)
Unit 1 1992 Chevrolet S10 Blazer (blue)
Unit 3 1992 Chevrolet 4 door Caprice (red)
Haz-Mat Van 1982 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Van (white)
Boat 1 1993 Spectrum 16'
Trailer 1993 Hawkeye - tires 32 psi
Trailer 1984 Breathing Apparatus (white)
Spec Ops Van 1991 Chevrolet 1 Ton Hi-Cube Van
Parade Unit 1924 Stutz Fire Truck (red)
Water Tender 2000 Freightliner, 2200 gal (red)

[picture: GFFR's 1924 Stutz Fire Truck]

2005 GFFR ROSTER

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:
Randy McCamley, Fire Chief
Steve Hester, Asst Chief
Joe LeLievre, Fire Marshal
Doug Bennyhoff, Training Officer
Kyle Prosperie, Admin Asst. Sr.
Kathy Vincent, Account Clerk Sr.
Charlie Butler, Captain/Fire Inspector

"A" PLATOON:
Jamie Jackson, Battalion Chief
Ron Leonard, Captain
Robert Shupe, Captain
Joe Russell, Captain
Marty Andres, FF1C
Jeremy Jones, FF C
Corey Moriarity, FF1C
Ron Martin, FF1C
Jay Swisher, FF1C
BJ Perry, FF1C
Nolan Eggen, Firefighter
Michael McIntosh, Firefighter
Trevor Johnson, Prob Firefighter
Jason Furr, Prob Firefighter

"B" PLATOON:
Steve Gonser, Battalion Chief
Ron Scott, Captain
Talbert Bryan, Captain
Andrew Bailey, Captain
Jerry Lyons, Engineer
Daniel Cherry, FF1C
Chass Perkins, FF1C
Tom Zaremski, FF1C
Jay Jarrett, FF1C
Jerry Pospisil, FF1C
Justin Lee, FF1C
David Bleskin, FF1C
Nick Damyanovich, Firefighter
Spencer Swingley, Firefighter

"C" PLATOON:
Charles Rovreit, Battalion Chief
Doug Neil, Captain
Neil Menghini, Captain
Tim Croft, Captain
David Van Son, Captain
Shaun Opp, Engineer
David Vogt, Engineer
Tim Harris, FF1C
Jason Baker, FF1C
Paul Erickson, FF1C
Brandon Jaraczeski, FF1C
Shane Klippenes, FF1C
Michael Kuntz, Firefighter
Jay Kromarek, Firefighter
Ben Zietzke, Firefighter

"D" PLATOON:
Dwane Sutphin, Battalion Chief
Jeff Jackson, Captain
George Cook Jr, Captain
Terry Bailey, Captain
Bobbie Wiench, Engineer
Vaughn Thurston, Engineer
Eric Fowell, FF1C
Dirk Johnson, FF1C
Michael Loy, FF1C
Jerry Geist, FF1C
Darin Hirose, FF1C
Kris Whitaker, FF1C
Bryan Painter, Firefighter
Ryan Downard, Firefighter

2005 Honorable Service Retirements:
Captain John Richter & Captain Jerry Anderson

Great Falls Fire Rescue

105 9th Street S
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergency:
406-727-8070