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GREAT FALLS
FIRE RESCUE

ANNUAL REPORT
2006

[picture: fighting the B&B fire ]

BUDGET INFORMATION

DIVISION TOTAL BUDGET
FY 06/07
TOTAL BUDGET
FY 05/06
Fire Operations

Personnel Costs

$5,065,340
4,300,256
$4,828,354
4,052,925
Fire Prevention

Personnel Costs

$236,255
154,996
$154,754
146,178
Hydrants

Personnel Costs

$81,889
47,018
$59,047
43,967
Disaster & Emergency Services

Personnel Costs

$57,438
35,778
$49,326
35,336

[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 2006 = 5,140

  2006 TOTALS 2005 TOTALS
Structure Fires 88 79
Vehicles Fires 33 44
All Other Fires 108 82
Emergency Medical Calls 2,905 2,787
Haz-Mat Responses 111 101
All Other Calls 1,725 1739
Fire Districts / Out of City 170 132

INJURIES

AT FIRES 2006 2005
Civilian Injuries 0 2
Firefighter Injuries 20 25
Civilian Deaths 0 1
Firefighter Deaths 0 0

RESPONSES BY STATION

TYPE OF CALL STATION #1 STATION #2 STATION #3 STATION #4
STRUCTURE FIRES 39 16 26 7
VEHICLE FIRES 13 10 8 2
OTHER FIRES 57 13 33 5
EMERGENCY 1405 577 752 171
HAZ MAT 52 21 26 11
OTHER 961 240 424 100
FIRE DISTRICTS /
OUT OF CITY CALLS
93 32 18 27
TOTALS 2621 909 1287 323

MAJOR CAUSES OF STRUCTURE FIRES

[ graph: Major Causes of Structure Fires  -- Food on Stove (21), Appliances (16), and Extension Cords (9)]

PROPERTY VALUE & LOSS

The estimated value of the structures (88) involved in fires in 2006 was $93,713,358
The total estimated fire loss from this value was $3,006,204. This equates to a loss of 3.21%

[picture: house with flames through its roof ]
[picture: electric stove after a fire started on it's right rear burner ]
 

Of the 88 structure fires, 70 fires were confined to the room or area of origin and 17 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
1,018 2 1,693.7
[picture: safety inspection]
[picture: burned power strip and outlet ]
 

*Of the 1,018 inspections conducted during the year, 8 occupancies had a total of 13 fire code violations which required a return visit. 10 occupancies had a total of 6 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]
 

137 Public Fire Education classes were presented during 2006 to a total audience of 7,994. These classes involved 661.23 total staff hours.

Hydrant maintenance was performed on 2,589 fire hydrants in 2006, involving 974 staff hours. 1,151 hydrants were flowed by fire personnel. Civic groups painted approximately 226 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 2006, GFFR had an overall rating of 7.62

The questions and our average response for are as follows:

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SURVEYAverage Response
How was the overall service provided to you?7.58
Was the crew professional in appearance?7.67
Were you treated courteously?7.52
Were the treatments explained clearly?7.45
Was the crew responsive to your needs?7.74
How well did we take care of you?7.74
FIRE SUPPRESSION SURVEY 
Did the Fire Dept. Respond in a timely manner?7.67
Was the fire extinguished quickly? 7.58
Was the extent of damage explained to you?7.22
Were you treated in a courteous manner?7.78
Was your property treated with respect?7.67
Was cause and origin explained to you?7.71
Were your basic needs addressed?
(food, clothing, shelter)
7.57
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 11,068.5 hours performing required training.
3 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 for river rescues ]

 

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)
Snorkel cont   Chassis CF685FCS1155
Rescue 1 1994 Freightliner FL60 (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]

PERSONNEL ROSTER

PERSONNEL 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
Daniel Cherry, Captain
Corey Moriarity, FF1C
Ron Martin, FF1C
Jay Swisher, FF1C
BJ Perry, FF1C
Kris Whitaker, FF1C
Nolan Eggen, FF1C
Michael McIntosh, FF1C
Ben Zietzke, FF1C
Trevor Johnson, Firefighter
Jason Furr, Firefighter

"B" PLATOON:
Steve Gonser, Battalion Chief
Ron Scott, Captain
Talbert Bryan, Captain
Andrew Bailey, Captain
Jeremy Jones, Captain
Jerry Lyons, Engineer
Chass Perkins, Engineer
Tom Zaremski, FF1C
Jay Jarrett, FF1C
Jerry Pospisil, FF1C
Justin Lee, FF1C
David Bleskin, FF1C
Nick Damyanovich, FF1C
Spencer Swingley, Firefighter
Troy Weir, Prob 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, Engineer
Jason Baker, FF1C
Paul Erickson, FF1C
Brandon Jaraczeski, FF1C
Shane Klippenes, FF1C
Michael Kuntz, FF1C
Jay Kromarek, FF1C
Adam Marsh, Firefighter

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

2006 Medical Retirement:
Engineer Marty Andres

Great Falls Fire Rescue

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