Fire Station Recap Strategic Theme: Exemplary Service & Governance Investing in the Safety of the Community May 2016

Presentation Topics recap Essential Services Congruency Health & Safety Issues Providing Quality Services Image Needs of the Community

Premise 1: Essential Services When someone is having the worst day of their life, we respond to solve the crises or at least keep it from getting worse. Strategic Priorities: Life Safety Incident Stabilization Property Conservation Environmental Conservation Minimize Economic Impact

Premise 1 cont. Scope of Service Fire suppression Emergency medical services Hazardous materials / Terrorist acts mitigation Risk Reduction / Risk Awareness Code enforcement Fire & arson investigation Transportation accidents Severe weather events Emergency Management Public Education

Premise 1 cont. Our stakeholders include: residents, businesses, visitors, & travelers Protecting: Over 1,000 residents and growing Billion dollars in appraisal values (commercial & residential) Invaluable personal property Day-time population over 14,000 and growing 50,000 plus vehicles travel through Westlake daily

Premise 2: Congruency - Holding ourselves accountable to the same high-level building standards imposed on everyone else. Local and National Standards Temporary for 12 years The Town’s ordinance limits temporary facilities to 90 days; was changed to exclude fire station Showing the same level of commitment to development standards Lacks sustainable capacity Rolling stock Inadequate staffing accommodations Parking conditions No EOC

Sustainable Facility Capacity

Inadequate Office space

Inadequate laundry facilities Industry Standard Westlake’s

Inadequate Bunker Gear Cleaning Facility Industry Standard Westlake’s

No SCBA Fill Station Room Industry Standard Westlake’s

Inadequate work-shop space Westlake’s Industry Standard

No storage space

Existing storage space

No Medical Treatment Room Industry Standard Westlake’s

No Staff Training – EOC – Meeting – Community Room Industry Standard Westlake’s

Training Room vs. Training Facility

No Back-up Generator to run essential facility Industry Standard

No hose rack/tower or space for one for washing and drying hose Industry Standard

Premise 3: Health & Safety Life Safety Issues Exposure to diesel exhaust Arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde, and nickel Exhaust (soot) is absorbed into internal environment No exhaust removal system Inability to separate PPE from apparatus room Severe weather protection Rats, mice, snakes, & varmints Diesel exhaust has been linked to cancer Tornado threats personnel are expected to monitor the bad weather but must vacate the premises for their own protection The equipment is not protected

No Exhaust Removal System Westlake’s Industry Standard

Inadequate PPE storage Industry Standard Westlake’s

No Decon Room Westlake’s Industry Standard

Premise 4: Providing Quality Services Emergency Resource Deployment Inability to improve response times Strategic location of Fire Stations To provide the best possible response times Eastern half most developed and drives responses Corporate campuses delayed response challenges Closing of Ottinger Road crossover Improve ISO rating (4 to 1) decrease insurance premiums Increasing call volume as development continues

Response Time Overview Average Response Time: 6:13 No longer used as performance measure NFPA recommends: 4 minutes or less 90% of the time. 4 minutes or less: 35.2% 5 minutes or less: 48.1% 6 minutes or less: 65.6%

2015 Comprehensive Plan indicating the need for 2 fire stations

BSC Perspective: People, Facilities & Technology

Premise 5: Image What message are we sending? Current Residents Current Businesses Potential residents Potential businesses Recruiting & Retention Quality and Confidence It will show that the Town has the same commitment to high Economic Development Standards that are imposed on everyone else.

Quality and Confidence - What message are we sending?

Investing in insurance is a reactive tactic Investing in insurance is a reactive tactic. Investing in emergency services is a proactive strategy. Insurance benefits you after the crisis. Emergency services benefits you before, during, and after the crisis.

Conclusion: Meeting the needs of the community Modern fire station to industry standards Strategically located – improved response times Sustaining Facility Capacity Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Healthy and Safe Facility

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