June 2018

City of Rochester Hills Fire and Emergency Services Monthly Report for June 2018

To: The Honorable June or Bryan Barnett and the esteemed members of the Rochester Hills City Council From: Sean M. Canto - Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Ladies and Gentlemen: The primary purpose of this report is to keep the officials of the City of Rochester Hills informed as to the activities and programs of the Rochester Hills Fire and Emergency Services Department. As a second purpose, this report will be shared with the Officers and all fire personnel in the organization to illustrate how their day-to-day activities benefit the citizens and the community of Rochester Hills. Call Data: Total Incidents June 2018: 607 (30.19% of these incidents occurred in Senior Congregate Housing/ Skilled Nursing Facilities) Total number of mutual aid coverage / requests: 9 - No Rochester Hills Fire Department units were available during these times. Total Incidents Year-to-Date: 3,622 Year-to-Date comparison 2017 to 2018: 3,546 (2017) 3,622 (2018) (Approx. 3% increase)

Operations Bureau Deputy Chief - Todd Gary Shift Commanders - Bat. Chief Tim Quaine, Bat. Chief Rogers Claussen, Bat. Chief Jerry Yurgo Fire Suppression Division Members responded to 101 calls for service. The Department responded to eight (8) incidents that resulted in $5,528 in damage. On June 5, 2018, the Rochester Hills Fire Department assisted the Auburn Hills Fire Department with a residential structure fire at 2884 Edna James. Rochester Hills Battalion 1, Engine 1,and Tower Ladder 4 assisted with fire suppression, overhaul and ventilation operations. No firefighter or civilian injuries were reported. On June 7, 2018, the Rochester Hills Fire Department was dispatched to 2241 Star Court for an odor investigation. Rochester Hills Engine 2 arrived to find a strong odor of sulfur on the exterior of the building. A bystander advised this odor had been on-going for days. After further investigation both occupancies on either side of 2241 Star Court had the same odor inside, which were then evacuated. Crews from Engine 2 and Ladder 2 donned their SCBA and entered into the building to find high readings of Hydrogen Cyanide and Hydrogen Sulfide, both of which are colorless, extremely poisonous and flammable. Battalion 1 (BC Yurgo) contacted dispatch to have a Command Officer of the Oakland County MABAS 3201 Hazardous Materials Team respond to the location for assistance. Crews determined that the products were cause by the overcharging of a battery. Members ventilated the structure and allowed the occupants to return. Rochester Hills Building Department was also notified. On June 15, 2018 the Rochester Hills Fire Department assisted the Auburn Hills Fire Department with a commercial structure fire at 2470 Auburn Road. Rochester Hills Battalion 1, Engine 1 and Engine 2 responded and assisted with overhaul operations. No firefighter or civilian injuries were reported.

On June 23, 2018 the Rochester Hills Fire Department responded to the area of M-59 and Crooks Road for a vehicle fire. Rochester Hills Alpha 23 arrived on-scene first and reported a working vehicle fire. Rochester Hills Battalion 1 and Engine 1 arrived and shortly after Alpha 23, and quickly extinguished the fire. No firefighter or civilian injuries were reported. On June 24, 2018 the Rochester Hills Fire Department was dispatched to 613 Dorchester for a reported residential structure fire. Rochester Hills Fire Alpha 23 was the first unit to arrive and reported smoke showing with a working fire in the laundry room. Rochester Hills Fire Engine 1 was the next unit to arrive and stretched a 2.5 inch hoseline with a wye down the courtyard, hooking up their high rise pack. Crews quickly found the fire, which was caused by a clothes dryer. After further investigation, it was found that the dryer vent was clogged solid with lint. (see picture on next page). The incident was reported to the Community Risk Reduction Division for further follow up with property management. This incident emphasizes the importance of cleaning lint traps and dryer vents on a regular basis. No firefighter or civilian injuries were reported. The United States Fire Administration reports the following on clothes dryer fires: • 2,900 home clothes dryer fires are reported each year and cause an estimated five (5) deaths, 100 injuries, and $35 million in property loss. • Failure to clean the dryer (34 percent) is the leading cause of home clothes dryer fires. • More home clothes dryer fires occur in the fall and winter months, peaking in January. • Dust, fiber, and lint (28 percent) and clothing not on a person (27 percent) were, by far, the leading items first ignited in clothes dryer fires in residential buildings. • Fifty-four percent of clothes dryer fires in residential buildings were confined to the object of origin.

Dryer Wall Vent - clogged solid with lint

Emergency Medical Services Division Division Head - Captain Tim Matz Total number of EMS runs: 506 Total number of Transfers: 0 Total number of Cardiac Arrests: 9 - The age range of patients was 60 to 91 years of age. The department transported five (5) patients for further care. Total number of Narcan Administration: Administered at five (5) possible overdose incidents. Total number of lift assists: 40 EMS Training In preparation for the Festival of the Hills, the EMS training for the month of June was Mass Casualty Incident training. The topics discussed were triage, treatment, transport, communications, staging, incident command, and the operational plan for the Festival. Members discussed the different possible issues faced for a large public gathering such as; an explosive device, an active shooting incident, a vehicle used as a weapon, inclement weather, and firework incident involving the Festival crowd. We discussed the use of START triage (Simple Triage And Rapid Transport) on categorizing patients. START is a triage method used by first responders to quickly classify victims during a mass casualty incident (MCI) based on the severity of their injury. The method was developed in 1983 by the staff members of Hoag Hospital and Newport Beach Fire Department located in California.

Community Risk Reduction Division Division Head - Assistant Chief Bill Cooke The Community Risk Reduction Division highlights for the month of June 2018 included the following: Fire Safety Inspections: 91 Follow-up Inspections: 29 Plan Reviews: 10 Burn Permits: 21 Professional Development (Training Hours): 56 hours Infant Car Seat Installation and Checks: 5 Public Education Activities Schools: 1 presentation totaling 20 individuals Camps/ Scouts: 5 presentations totaling 170 individuals Senior Programs: 3 presentations totaling 55 individuals Station Tours: 2 presentations totaling 10 individuals AHA CPR Class: 3 presentations totaling 84 individuals This month, Community Risk Reduction Division members conducted annual fire and life safety inspections in our multifamily apartment complexes throughout the community. Throughout this year, our division has been tracking the most common types of fires encountered within our city. Twenty-Eight percent of all types of fires have occurred within apartment complexes in which 69% of those fires were caused by careless cooking. Since this problem has been identified so early in our data collection efforts, division members quickly developed an easy way of getting fire safety messages to our residents by the means of a door hanger. The door hanger was designed to provide very important cooking with caution tips as well as pictograms indicating other fire hazards common to multifamily residential uses. Congratulations to our members in continuing to find ways to keep our public safe through education. Also during the month of June, members assisted in preparation for the 2018 Festival of the Hills event at Borden Park. This event requires permits, inspections and approvals from our division in aspects related to the display of fireworks in a public setting, providing and maintaining a safe fall out zone during the fireworks show including coordination with the fireworks display company, inspection of food trucks and temporary membrane structures. Efforts also include the posting of no parking signs through the adjacent subdivisions to help ensure access to these residential areas during the event. Hats off to the division for helping to assist in providing a safe environment to our visitors and residents of Rochester Hills.

Training Bureau Division Head - Captain Larry Gambotto During the month of June, members of the Rochester Hills Fire Department received nearly 900 hours of Fire and EMS professional development. Year-to-date, members have completed over 6,960 hours of training. This month’s topics included Nozzle Forward hose deployments, Mass Causality Incidents, Incident Command System and Festival of the Hills Incident Action Plan, and Battalion training. Fire Training During this month’s fire training lead by FF Phil Thomas and FF Derek Gardner, members received instruction and performed hose deployment drills based on the Nozzle Forward Training. The goal of the “The Nozzle Forward” is to help craft more efficient Engine Companies by increasing the individuals’ competency with their tools and expanding on the conceptual aspects of the fire environment. Special Training In June, special training included Incident Command System and Festival of the Hills Incident Action Plan review. The Incident Command System (ICS) is a management system designed to enable effective and efficient domestic incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure. An incident action plan (IAP) formally documents incident goals, operational period objectives, and the response strategy defined by incident command during response planning. It contains general tactics to achieve goals and objectives within the overall strategy, while providing important information on event and response parameters.

Online Training Members completed Emergency Vehicle Driving Dynamics & Techniques classes on Fire Rescue 1 Academy training platform. Training Certifications FF Derek Gardner obtained his Paramedic Instructor/Coordinator license from the State of Michigan. Lt. Nick Laking obtained his Fire Instructor I certification from the State Of Michigan. Captain Larry Gambotto obtained his Fire Instructor II certification from the State of Michigan. Congratulations to these members Pride and Ownership IAFF Local 3472 hosted Chief Rick Lasky’s Pride and Ownership at Accession Health Auditorium. Several RHFD members and members from other area departments attended. Pride and Ownership holds no punches. Chief Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: Passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs on down. Pride, Honor, and Integrity. Richard \"Rick\" Lasky is an emergency services consultant, author, motivational speaker, and former chief of the Lewisville, Texas Fire Department. Originally from the Chicago area, Lasky worked in various capacities for police and fire departments in Illinois and Idaho before moving to Lewisville, where he was the city's Fire Chief for 11 years. He retired as chief in 2011 to become a full-time consultant and educator. He has written one book and co-authored another.

Administration Bureau During the month of June, the construction team at Fire Station No. 4 completed a milestone. Staff members moved from the existing building into temporary living quarters located within the new apparatus bays. Fire apparatus, sleeping quarters, kitchen facilities, restrooms and work places are all now located within the walls of our new facility as Auch continues to do an excellent job helping provide facilities to our staff as we continue to protect the community. Now that the move has been completed, work has begun on the old side of the building. These items consist of demolition of interior walls, existing building systems and interior concrete. The underground plumbing and electrical have been installed and inspected within half of the new living space as we prepare to bring in new interior concrete shortly. As this work begins, expect to see new walls being constructed within the next few weeks and we will soon be able to feel the layout of the permanent living quarters.

Finally, on June 4 , 5 and 6 the Strategic Planning Committee met again to discuss the final phase of the th th th Strategic Plan development. This retreat was moderated by Dan Hedrick of Compass Marketing. Mr. Hedrick was the former National Marketing Director for Jack Daniels. During this retreat members discussed several areas and began the outline for the plan. These areas included: Future Staffing Needs, Sucession Planning, Community Risk Reduction, Safety, Training, Technology, and Emergency Medical Services just to mention a few. After the retreat, members were assigned additional areas of focus. This group will meet several times over the next few months with the goal of a completed project by Fall/Winter 2018.