Council Workshop February 10 th, 2014

Tonight’s Presentation 2013 Year in Review Current Challenges Facing the Department Fire Department Staffing Models and Current Officer Workload Recommendation for a Full Time Fire Chief

2013 Year in Review 246 Calls for Service 3,525 Hours Spent on Calls $25,772 2,364 Hours Spent Training $22, Hours Spent on Activities Open House Birthday Parties Highest Staffing Level - 27 Firefighters

2013 Calls for Service

2013 Incident Type Summary

2013 Response Times Dispatch To Arrival

2013 Incidents by Day of the Week

Calls By Hour Of Day

Mutual Aid Report

Challenges Facing the Department High Number of 20+ Year Members Have Left Over the Last Four Years Our Staff Members Travel on Average 21 Miles One Way to Work Lack of Affordable Housing Lack of Employment Opportunities in Town Community Demographics

Years Of Service As Of 12/31/2013 FirefighterYears Of Service Rick Leuthner35 years 11 Months Gary Sohns29 years 9 months Steve Dahl26 years 2 Months Tim Stedman17 years 9 months Russ Wall15 years 4 months Troy Walsh15 years 4 months Aaron Jurek13 years 4 months Jeff Nordeen13 years 1 month Kari Nordeen12 years 8 months Andrew Heger12 years 6 months FirefighterYears Of Service John Wong Dock11 years Dave Shoger5 years 5 months Bryan Pyne5 years 1 month Steve Hardek5 years 1 month Jason Hesse5 years 1 month Justin Jurek4 years 4 months Laura Wood3 years 9 months Erik Kemppainen4 years 2 months Brady Lee1 year 10 months Ryan Rivers1 year 10 months FirefighterYears Of Service Mike Mulheran1 year Jason Hukriede1 year Jeff Borg1 year Jacob Servais9 months Jared Hammer5 months Craig Petersen1 month Toni Dauwalter1 month

Why People Are Not Volunteering? 13% Decrease in Volunteers Since 1984 Increased Time Demands Less Time Available Changes in Attitude Among the Public Loss Of Community Pride Employers Less Willing to Let People Leave Work  Source: National Volunteer Council

Response To Volunteer Shortage Create a Formal Recruiting Plan/Hiring Process Advertise Community Involvement and Education

Fire Department Staffing Models Paid On Call – Our Current Model  Inexpensive  Unknown Number Of Responders  Unknown Time Commitment Duty Crew – Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins  Part Time Employees Work Shifts Versus On Call  Employees Paid Hourly For Shifts  On Call Crew Handles Majority Of Calls  We Would Not Be Able To Support This Model With Current Staffing Levels And Call Volume

Combination – St Louis Park, Edina, St Anthony  Full Time Staffed Fire Station  POC Members Used To Supplement Full Time Staff On Larger Incidents Full Time – Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, Rochester  Expensive-Average Firefighter Salary $59,739  Fully Staffed Fire Station(s) Fire Department Staffing Models

Officer Workload Department Operations Extend Beyond Calls and Training Administration Recruiting Planning Training Equipment Maintenance Vehicle Maintenance Building Maintenance Budgeting & Bills NFIRS Personnel Issues Fire Inspections Preplanning Payroll Grants Operations Fire Prevention Public Education Plan Review Relief Association Informational Meetings Records Emergency Management Disaster Planning

Fire Department Officer Salaries PositionAnnual Salary Fire Chief$2,050 Assistant Fire Chief’s$1,150 Training Captain$1,145 Captains$600 Lieutenants$380 Fire Marshall$670 Administrative Assistant$670

Officer Hours Worked OctoberNovemberDecemberJanuary Andrew Heger Troy Walsh Aaron Jurek10184 Gary Sohns17 Rick Leuthner Dave Shoger Jason Hesse Justin Jurek Totals:

Recommendation Hire A Full Time Fire Chief Future Possibility Of Hiring A Full Time Daytime Firefighter Continue To Pursue Public Works/Firefighter Positions

Benefits of a Full Time Fire Chief One Person To Take A Bulk Of The Workload Relieves Burden On Current Officer Group Daytime Responder and Officer Ability To Offer Daytime Training Sessions Enhanced Public Education Assume Fire Marshall Duties Full Time Recruiter Fire Department Would Be More Integrated Into City Operations Improved Response Times

Daily Point Of Contact Customer Service Business-Full Time Job Stability Ensure Compliance With OSHA, NFPA And Other Standards Networking/Relationship Building With Other Public Safety Partners 24/7 Position Plan Future Staffing Needs Benefits of a Full Time Fire Chief

Similar Size Cities With Full Time Fire Chief Metro St. Anthony-Population 8,437 Mound-Population 9,787 Rogers-Population 11,500 Long Lake-Population 10,000 East Bethel- Population 12,090 Outstate Virginia-Population 8,609 International Falls-Population 6,139 Thief River Falls-Population 8,522 Crookston-Population 8,093 East Grand Forks-Population 7,908 Little Falls-Population 8,411 Cambridge-Population 8,100

What Will This Cost? Average Salary of a Full Time Fire Chief Statewide is $96,096. Chanhassen $89,000-$101,000 Chaska $90,000 Excelsior $92,000 Mound $98,000

QUESTIONS?