Great Basin Engine Academy Present

Region 4’s Fire Engine Inventory 81 The Intermountain Region has 81 Engines – Type 4 Engines – Type 6 Engines

$ Region 4’s Fire Engine Investment $ $ 235, (1) Type 4 Engine Costs = $ 235, $ 123, (1) Type 6 Engine Costs = $ 123,714.00

$ Total Investment $ $ 10,135,  $235, x (43) = $ 10,135, $ 4,701,  $123, x (38) = $ 4,701, Total Engine Investment: $ 14,836,189.00

81 Engines in the Region 847,406 Miles Driven in FY Zero Roll-Overs or Fatalities.

If its Predictable, It’s Preventable!!! But, What if ?

Moon Lake Fire Rollover DRIVER 7 BROKEN RIBS 2” LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD LEFT PUNCTURED LUNG, COMPLETELY COLLAPSED, RIGHT LUNG ¾ COLLAPSED DUE TO TRAUMA. VARIOUS SMALLER CUTS AND LACERATIONS LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRUISING LOSS OF FEELING IN PART OF THIGHPASSENGER ¼” WIDE LACERATION TO THE SKULL FROM EYEBROW TO BACK OF HEAD EXTREME MUSCLE AND TISSUE DAMAGE FROM THE MIDDLE OF FOREARM TO MIDDLE OF BICEPS BROKEN WRIST THREE BROKEN VERTEBRA IN NECK VARIOUS SMALLER CUTS AND LACERATIONS LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRUISING Engine Rollover on the Ashley National Forest 6/27/ Injured ~ Zero Fatalities

Moon Lake Fire Rollover Combined Medical Costs for Driver / Passenger in 2007: Hospital Care: $151,475 X-Rays, C/T Scan, MRI: $12,172 Ambulance & Air Med:$32,899 Surgeries:$29,820 Engine:$235,699 Est. Wages Paid On Leave:$14,135 Emotional Cost:Irreplaceable What if – “Life”:Irreplaceable $ 476, Total Costs: $ 476, * Information gathered from Dirk Huber’s Lesson Learned Presentation 2008.

Moon Lake Fire Rollover * Information gathered from Dirk Huber’s Lesson Learned Presentation 2008.

Why the Great Basin Engine Academy? 2008 ~ Present.

Yearly Stats: – 2012: 24 Students - 92% Completion Rate – 2011: 24 Students - 88% Completion Rate – 2010: 24 Students - 96% Completion Rate – 2009: 24 Students - 92% Completion Rate – 2008: 24 Students - 92% Completion Rate The 10 Students that failed, all failed the Driving Section. 7 out of the 10 Students that failed returned to complete the Academy the following year. The GBEA has had 117 Graduates out of 120 Students. 98 % Rate 98 % Completion Rate GBEA Statistics 2008 ~ 2012

In the Intermountain Region we employee 244 Permanent, 18/8 or 13/13 engine employees. 89 – SFEO 44 – FEO 56 – AFEO 55 – ENGSFF *above numbers gathered through the help of Tenna Biggs at the Regional Office – 5/2011 Engine Personnel

How does that compare in our Region? o Engines=244 positions o Smoke Jumpers = 58 positions o Hot Shot Crews = 49 positions o Helitack = 110 positions o Fuel Modules = 21 positions o Handcrews = 66 positions Positions = Permanent, 18/8 or 13/13 *above numbers gathered through the help of Tenna Biggs at the Regional Office – 5/2011

How does that compare in our Region?

Driving The majority of our AFEO/ENGSFF time is spent driving our engines to and from incidents. According to the 2011 Incident Review Report, driving accounts for 21% of all fire related accidents.

Driving Our Engines

To Be Here Could Prevent You From Being Here

This season, 25 percent of the incidents reported to the Lessons Learned Center were driving incidents, including two fatalities. Let’s face it, it may not be the toughest or most glamorous thing we do, but it is one of the most dangerous.Driving Fall Two More Chains News Letter – Lessons Learned Center

Driving Our Engines Fall Two More Chains News Letter – Lessons Learned Center Engine 713 from the Williams Ranger District on the Kaibab National Forest – May 22 nd, 2012

Maintaining Our Engines Currently the GBEA is working with the Great Basin Engine Committee to gather regional maintenance data representing cost savings based off of academy training.

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