2019 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report Page 1 Letter from the Chief 2019 was a very productive year. The members responded to 606 calls, which is down 32 calls from last year and 122 down from 2017. A lower call volume does not necessarily mean there is less to do, we received a house to train on in May of 2019. This opportunity allowed us to participate in many different training evolutions including the highly important live fire training. This high level of training helps our members to keep our high risk/low frequency skills in check. Through the generosity of our supportive tax paying residents, we purchased a new ambulance to serve as the front line vehicle to our medical emergencies. We continue to work on recruitment and retention to best support our growing community, although this year we do not have a lot to show for our efforts. At the end of 2019 we have partnered with Oxford Fire Department and Oxford High School to implement an EMT education program for seniors to enroll in for the 2020 fall semester. This process started when we formed our education program in 2016, and were granted approval from the State of Michigan to teach EMT and MFR level initial education. Programs like this are difficult to start and require a lot of effort to meet the state requirements for policies, equipment, and documentation. The hope of this partnership is to educate high school seniors to the level of EMT and interest them in the fire service as a whole. We feel that this is a great opportunity to recruit individuals to the fire service in our area. More to come with the success of this program. I am very honored and humbled to have the opportunity to experience the on-going support from our community, Township Board, Fire Board, and the Village of Leonard to accomplish everything that we have in 2019. I am very proud to share all of this in our Annual Report.

2019 Annual Report Page 2 Addison Township Fire Department strives to give our community the best possible service within the boundaries that are set before us. One of the boundaries that we work diligently to stay inside is our budget. Our funding is derived from our three millages which fund our Operating and Capital budgets. We do a lot of research each year to create our budgets, this includes taking cost effective measures to ensure that we utilize our budgets in the most beneficial way possible. We also have a 10 year Capital budget breakdown, that enables us to foresee our larger purchases in the future (i.e. trucks, SCBA’s, etc.,). Since 2010 we have received approximately $410,000 to help supplement the purchase of life saving equipment, training opportunities, and vital medical equipment. Last year we received two grants: ATFD received a $6,958.95 We also received a grant grant from the 4 County from the Michigan Fire- Community Foundation to fighter’s Training Council in the amount of $8,600 to fund purchase a Bullard Eclipse LDC Thermal Imaging a flashover training. Camera.

Page 3 A reflection on 2019 from our EMS Coordinator: Lieutenant Ben Rice 2019/20 was my first full year with Addison Township Fire Department having started in November of 2018. From my standpoint we were busy with multiple tasks throughout the year. For a review of these, I will break them down into generalized areas for this report. Operationally we purchased a new ambulance, this ambulance will be used to phase out an older ambulance. We went with a manufacturer and chassis type that will allow us to get additional life out of our patient care module by remounting it when the chassis needs to be replaced. We utilized our experience caring for patients to set up the most practical space possible to enable us to deliver the best care to our patients. With improved storage options inside and outside of the compartment so we will be able to better store our equipment to increase safety while the vehicle is moving and reduce wear and tear on our equipment. Training and Education is where we saw some great activity. We conduct monthly medical continuing education sessions. We started the year with county mandated training to improve our field recognition and care of stroke patients. This training was geared at improving patient outcomes by bringing together hospital and pre-hospital providers in line with new practices. As a department we put a focus on emergencies that fall into the low frequency high risk category. We conducted multiple trainings on improving our care for patients in cardiac arrest, focusing on teamwork and roles within a resuscitation team to improve our efficiency. Throughout the year we could see objective improvements when analyzing our performance on these types of calls. We also focused on Mass Casualty and Multi Casualty Incidents. These types of calls are infrequent but have the possibility of happening at any moment. We developed trainings utilizing state and local protocols to increase our proficiency in early recognition and mitigation strategies. Our biggest step in the training and education category is our Initial Education Sponsorship through the State. In 2016 we obtained our Initial Education Sponsorship through the state granting us the ability to teach Emergency Medical First Responder as well as Emergency Medical Technician Basic. We renewed this sponsorship in 2019, but previously we have not utilized it to teach any classes. Towards the end of 2019 we started the process with Oxford High School and Oxford Fire Department to jointly offer an EMT education program for high school seniors utilizing our Education Sponsorship. I am proud of the improvements and hard work we have all made over the last year, and I look forward to the challenges the next year will bring.

Page 4 Facility Locations Addison Township Fire Department covers 36 square miles, in the most North- eastern corner of Oakland County. The area outlined in pur- ple indicates the part of the Township we struggle with appropriate re- sponse times. We are al- ways looking for ways to remedy this issue, and hope to rectify this in the future. Fire Station #1: 4026 Forest St. Phone: 248-628-5600 Fire Station #2: 1442 Rochester Rd. Fax: 248-628-5770 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.twp.addison.mi.us/FireDepartment

Page 5 Addison Township’s Significant Events for 2019 Addison Township Fire Department updated our Mas- ter Plan, this took a lot of effort, research, and persever- ance. It outlines some of our struggles that we are striv- ing to improve upon. The Master Plan also details our many accomplishments over the years. This helps keep us continuously striving to move forward. If you would like to see the Master Plan, you can pick one up at Sta- tion #1. Addison Township Fire Department was granted the opportunity to do hands on fire suppression, search and rescue, and fire behavior training on a house donated by a resident located on Noble Rd. This type of training is rare but unequivocally bene- ficial for the safety and knowledge of our firefight- ers. We purchased a 2019 AEV ambulance to phase out our older 2009 E-450. We put together a 10 year plan to budget when we will replace our older vehi- cles, when they are no longer safe or cost effective to repair. Addison Township Fire Department participated in a intra-departmental RIT training through Oakland Community College, This type of tactical training is imperative in maintaining our skills and our ability to protect ourselves and co-workers on a scene.

Years of Continued Service with Addison Township Fire Department Page 6 Personnel years of continued service 20+ years of service 5+ years of service Chief Jerry Morawski 1994 Tyler Hunsucker 2013 »Citation for Bravery/Citation for Honor Brian Howarth 2014 Captain Michelle Mead 1994 Less than 5 years of service »Citation for Bravery/ Citation for Meritorious Adam Furgerson 2017 Service Chad Strobel 2016 Janine Hermann 1996 Jenna Carson 2018 Mitchel Morawski 2018 »Citation for Meritorious Service Heathen Peshe 2018 Marilyn Szost 1999 Ben Rice 2018 Ken Cotham 2019 »Citation for Meritorious Service Auxiliary 15+ years of service Gunnar Johnson 2005 W Rippetoe 2003 Elmo Madden »Citation for Bravery »Citation for Meritorious Service Charles Johnson 2004 »Citation for Honor Joe Fisher 2004 »Citation for Honor 10+ years of service Dan Cline 2007 »Citation for Bravery Angela Haines 2006 Fred Vandervennet 2006 “To Be the Best” Probationary Fire Corps Stan Wojes 2019 Craig Koval 2018 Tim Gasparski 2018 Ashlee Dudek 2019 Mark Lockwood 2018

Page 7 Addison Township Fire Department has 10 operational programs that help us run the fire department on a day to day basis to keep us up to date on all of the operational needs of the department. Fire Inspection—Fire Prevention—Community Services  Fire Inspections: We annual inspections on our businesses to meet all fire code requirements  Fire Prevention: This includes burn permits and offering fire & life safety classes  Public Education: This program incorporates CPR/First Aid classes and Civic activities Apparatus Maintenance  Vehicles: this includes but is not limited to brake and tire inspections, oil changes, fluid checks, and daily apparatus checks. Training  Our training consists of weekly medical and fire trainings, intra-departmental mutual aid trainings, new equipment training, driver’s training, ice rescue, HIPPA and blood borne pathogen trainings to name just a few. Special Response Team  Our special response team offers paid on call members the opportunity to work shifts while also ena- bling the fire department to respond to emergencies with more personnel to ensure quality patient care and safe firefighting practices. This helps build moral, maintain skill levels and increases per- sonal buy-in and involvement in the day to day happening in the department. Budget  Planning short term (operating)/planning long term (capital)  Grants  Research  Tax renewal of Millage  Purchasing  Supporting Programs

Page 8 CONTINUED… ISO Management  Maintain all certifications: Ladders, Pumps, Hose, Hydrants, Water Sources, and Air packs  Preplan of properties for water flow needs  Training  Records Recruiting –Rewarding—Retaining Members  Recruiting: Field training program, human resources, hiring process  Rewarding/Retaining: Continuing education credits, compensation, community acknowledgment, commendations, and Special Operations Staff Development  Updated IT and System programs  Peer reviews  Administrative development programs  Mutual Aid Departmental Training  Field training programs Record Keeping  Maintain personnel licensure and certifica-  Personnel backgrounds tions  Budget  Vehicle repair records  Maintain all vehicle licensure Station Maintenance  Station Maintenance (inside)  Station Maintenance (outside)  Seasonal Maintenance

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Training Page 10 Addison Township Fire Department continu- ously strives “To be the Best” for our community. To do this we train every single week to make sure our skills are up to par. In the winter we train twice a month for medicals, which includes hands on practi- cal’s and lectures. The rest of the month’s training is fire based and includes truck operations, search and rescue, pre-planning, and extrication to name a few. We also participate in trainings with neighboring de- partments to maintain workability, interoperability, and camaraderie necessary to assist each other in Mu- tual Aid operations. The Fire Department also advo- cates attending outside conferences and seminars that revolve around Medical, Fire Inspection, Active shoot- ers, and many more. Our diligence in training helps us prepare for Emer- gency Incidents that we need to provide the best possi- ble care for our citizens in life and safety emergencies.

Page 11 Project “ER” Project ER is a practice that Addison Township Fire Department developed and adopted in 2014 to help achieve the utmost efficiency in patient care without compromising quality. In a effort to maximize patient care and minimize on scene times we have charted 4 specific areas to give us the best information possible to accom- plish this: Total Call Time (the total amount of time from when we are dispatched until we are back in service), Patient on Board Time (the time from when we arrive until we have the patient in the back of our ambulance), Scene Time (the total amount of time on the scene until we leave for the hospital), and Turnaround Time (the amount of time spent at the hospital before we are en-route back to our Township. We have used these areas to Dispatched improve on our services… Arrival on scene Patient On-board On Scene time: 2018 average – 18mins 39 seconds Transporting 2019 average – 17mins 22 seconds Arrival at Hospital Patient Encounters- 280 Turn Around time: Clear Hospital 2018 average – 20mins 05 seconds Clear the Air 2019 average – 29mins 10 seconds Back in Service Total call time: 2018 average - 65mins 56 seconds 2019 average - 60mins 18 seconds

Page 12 Addison Township Fire Department had 606 calls in 2019 a decline from 2018.

Page 13 Incident Statistics A breakdown of Incident times and days of the week, help us plan and staff appropriately to mitigate incidents as efficiently as possible.

Page 14 Fire Loss for 2019 Addison Township Fire Department strives to provide the best possible service for our com- munity. We work very hard to maintain a level of professionalism, integrity, and skill set that our public has come to expect from us. We train weekly on medical and fire operations to hone our skills, we also train with other fire departments throughout the year to learn new tips and tricks and consistent fire suppression tactics, while offering them new ideas as well. Addison Township Fire Department also offers public education and fire safety programs to all of our schools, and is also utilized to teach basic life support/ first aid and fire extinguisher training to some of our local businesses. We continuously inspect our commercial building and maintain about 40% yearly, making sure that our businesses are safe for the public. Below you find our Fire Loss for 2019, we feel that continually training and offering education to our community, will help minimize the associated amount of fire loss for our residents. House Fires: 5 Property: $445,000 Contents: $78,000 Construction Equipment: 1 Property: $81,000 Car Fires: 2 Property: $29,100 Total Fire Loss: $555,100

Page 15 Mutual Aid Addison Township Fire Department in conjunction with our neighboring communities work hard to pro- vide quality fire suppression and medical care for our citizens. To assure they receive the best service possi- ble we work together to supply sufficient tools and personnel to our surrounding Departments. We gath- ered together to create a cohesive program to help us rely on each other for multiple or larger incidents. The North Oakland Mutual Aid Association (NOMAA), of which Addison Township Fire is a member, has adopted MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) for inter-department mutual aid. Each participating agency has developed MABAS response cards and obtained approval from assisting agencies for their re- sponse in the event mutual aid is needed. Each department has agreed to their participation as listed on another agency’s MABAS card. The breakdown below represents the Mutual Aid and the Automatic Mutual Aid (which is assigned via the MABAS box cards) requests given and received for 2019. 2019 Mutual Aid Mutual Aid/Automatic Aid Given Percent Received Percent 3 10.34% Rochester Hills Fire 2 2.46% 0 0% Bruce Township 2 2.46% 0 4 0% Brandon Fire 1 1.23% 3 13.79% Dryden Fire 3 3.70% 5 10.34% Metamora Fire 1 1.23% 3 17.24% Oakland Township 40 49.38% 11 10.34% Orion Township 0 0% 0 37.93% Oxford Township 29 35.80% 0 Rochester City 2 2.46% 29 0% Washington Township 1 1.23% 0% 81

Page 16 2020/21 Budget Our Capital Budget is comprised of the taxable revenue from our .07341 millage, bank reserve and savings, and any carryover from our short term. This budget covers our larger purchas- es, including but not limited to, trucks, major station repair or renovations and upkeep. Our Operating Budget consists of a separate 2.2448 millage, cost recovery, carry-over, and any bank interest ac- crued. Our Operating budget covers all of our day to day expenses, medical billing, payroll, insurance, etc.

Page 17 2020/2021 Operating Budget

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