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Barrington Fire Department

Barrington Fire Department. 2006. Operations & Response Neighborhood Presentation. Mission Statement.

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Barrington Fire Department

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  1. Barrington Fire Department 2006 Operations & Response Neighborhood Presentation

  2. Mission Statement The mission of the Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the residents of the Village of Barrington and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District by providing exceptional emergency fire and medical services.

  3. Equipment Sharing Examples of Capital items that, if separate, both fire departments would need to buy. • Breathing Air Compressor $23,000 • Gear Washer $10,600

  4. The Barrington FireDepartment is comprised of 56 square miles, including all of the VOB, as well as parts of South Barrington, Lake Barrington, Barrington Hills, and Inverness

  5. Primary Response Area The “primary response area” is the initial area of coverage for each fire station. Example: An ambulance call to 200 S. Hough Street is within Station #1’s primary response area. Station #1’s ambulance would respond.

  6. Primary Response Areas

  7. Secondary response area • The “secondary response area” is the back-up area of coverage which determines which station will respond to a call when a station is already committed to a previous call. • Example: If an ambulance is needed at Rt. 14 and Rt. 68 (Station #1’s area), and Station #1 is unavailable, Station #2’s ambulance would respond to the call.

  8. Secondary Response to Station #1’s Primary Area

  9. Secondary Response to Station #2’s Primary Area

  10. Secondary Response to Station #3’s Primary Area

  11. Shared costs between VOB and BCFPD • PERSONNEL SERVICES • Wages • Benefits • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Training (includes, shift, paid-on-call, and staff personnel) • Memberships (Specialty Teams – SRT) • CONTRACTUAL SERVICES • Stop light pre-emption installation and maintenance • Vehicle repair and maintenance • Barrington Fire Department, INC (POC Program) • COMMODITIES • Fuel • Fire gear • Supplies and Materials • Uniforms • EQUIPMENT PURCHASES • All new vehicles (engines, ambulances, staff cars) • Capital equipment

  12. Call Response • Still Alarm • Full Still Alarm • General Alarm • Box Alarm

  13. Call Response • Still Alarm • One-station response • Ambulance call • Outside odor investigation • Citizen assist • Car fire • Full Still Alarm • Two-station response • Motor vehicle accident (unknown injuries) • Automatic Fire Alarm

  14. Call Response • General Alarm • Two-station response plus paid-on-call personnel report to the station for response or availability for the next call. For working structure fires, all three stations and paid-on-call personnel respond to the scene. • Structure fire • Motor vehicle accident w/extrication • Multiple calls

  15. Call Response Box Alarm • BFD general alarm response plus mutual aid from neighboring fire departments, includes change of quarters coverage. • Working structure fire • Major accident with multiple patients • Water rescue • Hazardous materials incident • Technical rescue • Weather related emergency

  16. Staffing Level all Stations Full shift staffing: 12 Total Staffing: 36 Early 2006 1 Shift Commander per shift, 3 total Station #3: 1 Lt, 2 FF/PM per shift, 9 total Station #1: 3 FF/PM per shift, 9 total 2 Relief Firefighter/Paramedics per shift, 6 total (Relief FF/PM’s can be utilized at any station as needed) Station #2: 1 Lt, 2 FF/PM per shift, 9 total

  17. Response Time Average for each Fire Station(March-May, 2004) 5:45 4:22 5:54

  18. Response Time Average within the VOB(March-May, 2004) Sta. #1 response within the VOB less than 4 minutes 67% of the time. 4:12

  19. Response Time Average within the BCFPD 5:59

  20. Response Time Average For The Entire Service Area 5:01

  21. Impact of Response Times • Fire • Fire doubles in size every minute • Medical emergencies • A pulseless/nonbreathing patient has 4-6 minutes before irreversible brain damage takes place. • For a cardiac arrest victim, the likelihood of successful defibrillation drops 10% every minute.

  22. Factors Impacting Response Times • Weather • Time of Day • Inaccurate address • Distance to the incident • Speed bumps, road construction • Inconsiderate drivers • Closed neighborhoods with one/few entrances • Covered/missing grid signs

  23. What can people do to increase survival and reduce losses • Pull to the right for emergency vehicles • Install fire sprinkler systems • Fire extinguishers in the home/business • Clear away obstructions to grid signs • Test smoke detectors monthly – replace batteries every 6 months • Install carbon monoxide detectors • Box Alarm

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