Evanston Fire Department Annual Report 2013

1. Evanston Fire
& Life-Safety
Services

2. Fire Department Organizational Chart
Fire Chief
G. Klaiber
Management
Analyst
M. Whalen
Division Chief
Life-Safety Services
Hohl
Division Chief
FPB/EPM
Tom Janetske
Division Chief
Training/Prof.
Development
Vacant
Shift #3
Shift Chief
J. McDermott
Shift #2
Shift Chief
D. Arreguin
Shift #1
Shift Chief
B. Muno
Shift #3
Captains (8)
Shift #2
Captains (8)
Shift #1
Captains (8)
Shift #3
FAOs (7)
Shift #2
FAOs (7)
Shift #1
FAOs (7)
Shift #3
Firefighters (18)
Shift #2
Firefighters (18)
Shift #1
Firefighters (18)
Dive Team
Emergency
Medical Services
Hazardous
Materials Team
Technical Rescue
Teams
Permit Clerk
L. Grimm
FPB Captains (2)
P. Novak
J. Roche

3. • Daily Staffing
– Station #1
• Engine 21 – 3 firefighter/paramedics
• Ambulance 21- 2 firefighter/paramedics
• Shift Chief – 1 firefighter/paramedic
– Station #2
• Engine 22 - 3 firefighter/paramedics
• Truck 22 - 3 firefighter/paramedics
• Ambulance 22 - 2 firefighter/paramedics
– Station #3
• Engine 23 - 3 firefighter/paramedics
• Truck 23 - 3 firefighter/paramedics
• Ambulance 23 - 0 (Shared with Engine 23)
– Station #4
• Engine 24 – 3 firefighter/paramedics
– Station #5
• Engine 25 - 3 firefighter/paramedics
Total 26 firefighter/paramedics/shift
26 firefighters per shift
3 shifts
24/48 hour scheduling

4. Station Coverage

5. Year Total Calls EMS
Vehicle
Responses
%EMS/Fire
2013 (Now) 9,373 5735 20,349 61/39
1984 (Then) 5,857 3500 n/a 61/39
Increase 60% ↑
Background and Key Statistics for Department

7. • Total Responses by Company

8. • Key Statistics for Department
 129 confirmed Fire calls
 Estimated Dollar loss: $2,772,579
 97% of the property involved in fire was saved
 One fire death for 2013
 Average Response time to emergencies: 3:05
 237 motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian included
 357 “Assist invalid”
 108 lock out
 89 victims removed from stalled elevators
 59 Natural gas leaks
 47 Carbon Monoxide incidents

9. Department Highlights for 2013
Began fire training with SFD at the Skokie Training Tower
Placed three new apparatus in service:
 Incident Command Vehicle
 Ambulance 22
 Engine 25
Members obtained Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
CERT volunteers provided 943 hours of volunteer service:
 4th
of July celebration
 Bike the Ridge
 Blue Light inspections
Community Outreach:
 Successful first year for our Fire Explorer Program
 Citizen CPR program instructed 435 residents in CPR and first aid
 Attended 157 block parties and conducted 52 fire station tours

10. Looking ahead to 2014
New fire station tone out alerting system will be installed in all
facilities
We will work with Public Works Fleet Services Dept. to develop a
bid specification for a replacement ladder truck
Captains and Shift Chiefs promotional exam process will be
conducted
Members will obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
certification
Premier of our first ever Citizen’s Fire Academy next fall