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DepartmentStructure

Battalion Chief Steve Strawderman

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Fire and Rescue Planning Process

Strategic Planning Comprehensive Planning Capital Improvements Program Fire and Rescue Service Plan Departmental Plans Fiscal Budget Plan Division Work Group Plan /

Individuals

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Planning Process

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Planning Process

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Strategic Planning

Rewritten with each new BOCS– Bi-annual status report to BOCS– Updated annually

Includes Public Safety Section– Goal: “The County will be a safe

community, will reduce crime and prevent personal injury and loss of life and property.” (PWC Strategic Plan)

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Strategic Planning

Fire and Rescue Elements– Adequate resources– Focus on prevention– Seek technological advancements– Increase intrinsic safety measures– Promote self-help

Outcome– Improved responses times and

service delivery

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Comprehensive Plan

A Vision for the Future“Contains a clear strategy for responsible, fiscally sound growth to produce a vibrant, prosperous, stable, livable community.” (PWC Comp Plan, INTRO-1)

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Comprehensive Plan

Fire and Rescue Chapter Goal: “To achieve and ensure an adequate and timely response to emergencies, including fire, medical, hazardous materials, and natural disaster emergencies, in accordance with established Level Of Service (LOS) standards.” (PWC Comp Plan, FIRE-2)

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LOS Travel Times Urban Suburban

– 4.0 minutes Semi-Rural, Suburban

Residential (Low), Office and Neighborhood Commercial Area– 4.5 minutes

Advanced Life Support (Countywide)– 4.5 minutes

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Proffers “Monetary contribution of an

equitable amount to mitigate the erosion of workload capacity.” (PWC Comp Plan, FIRE-12)– Specific methodology for determining

monetary contribution is outlined in the Policy Guide for Monetary Contributions.

– Other concessions in areas outside LOS• Land for new Fire & Rescue station • Residential sprinkler• Road improvements to reduce travel time

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New Fire and Rescue Station

Projections Dynamic, based upon County Growth Projections to current Comprehensive Plan

Considers:– Existing Station workload– LOS -- Travel time– Hazard types/area– Adequate fiscal revenue to sustain– Community demand

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Chapter 9 Article I -- General

– Fire fighter physical exams

– Authority of a FD officer to “maintain order”

– Damage to FD equipment or personnel

– Boarding or Tampering with FD apparatus

– Unlawful use of FD apparatus/equipment

– Model Rocket building

– Fire Spread to adjacent property

– Carelessly damaging property by fire

– Chapter Violations– Minors in VFDs

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Chapter 9 Article II -- Fire Marshal

– Adoption of– Responsibilities of– Investigative powers– Reporting

Article III -- Fire Prevention Code– Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention

Code– BOCA National Fire Prevention

Code

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Chapter 9 Article IV -- Open Air Burning

– VA Air Pollution Control Board– VA Forestry Laws– Defines, bonfire, recreational fire,

agricultural burn, land clearing, warming fires

– Permits– Requirement for open burning– Penalties

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Chapter 9

Article V -- Fireworks and Model Rockets– Lawful and unlawful fireworks– Sale of fireworks– Seizure and destruction– Model rocketry

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Chapter 9

– Organization– Responsibilities

• Chair/Vice Chair• Volunteer

companies• Dept. of Fire and

Rescue

– Membership– Executive

Committee– Procedures– Conduct– Funding

Article IV -- Fire and Rescue Association

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Fire EMS

Public Education Hazardous

Material

Disaster Planning Communications Training Fire Prevention

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Fire Suppression

Apparatus– Pumpers– Tankers– Trucks– Brush Units

“Wet stuff on the Red Stuff”

Other duties

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Emergency Medical Service

ALS Vs BLS “I called for an

ambulance and the fire truck came. WHY?”

Special equipment

Medical Director EMS Advisory

Committee

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Training Everybody

gets it! Coordination Specialize Certifications Public Safety

Training Center

National Fire Academy

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Hazardous Material

Response Containment Investigation Enforcement Collaboration

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Disaster Planning The Big One

– Natural or Man Made

Annex H EOC Coordination Mitigation Restoration Funding

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Communications E-911 Consolidate Emergency

Medical Dispatch Future initiatives

– 800 MHz – Mobile Data

Terminals Computer Aided

Dispatch

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