Fire Station Location Study

Fire Rescue Department

March 24, 2015

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

BACKGROUND SCOPE OF THE STUDY STUDY METHODOLOGY STUDY COMPONENTS SUMMARY QUESTIONS

CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL

NUMBER OF INCIDENTS NUMBER OF EMS TRANSPORT NUMBER OF EMS TRANSPORT PER UNIT RESPONSE TIME

NUMBER OF INCIDENTS

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14

77,443

88,095 90,771 91,498 93,139

87,629 86,552 86,573

93,928 99,726 103,665

13 % Increase

NUMBER OF EMS TRANSPORTS

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14

14,062

19,143

21,094 21,079 20,249

39,297

39,581 39,980

54,941 54,446 56,368

167 % Increase

NUMBER OF EMS TRANSPORTS PER UNIT

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14

586

709 727 727 675

1,191 1,199 1,212

1,592 1,578 1,611 121 % Increase

RESPONSE TIMES

CALL PROCESSING TIMES

0:00:00

0:00:17

0:00:35

0:00:52

0:01:09

0:01:26

0:01:44

0:02:01

0:02:18

0:02:36

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0:01:26

0:02:01 0:01:56

0:02:28

0:01:23

0:00:51

0:00:40

53% Reduction

TURNOUT TIMES

0:00:00

0:00:17

0:00:35

0:00:52

0:01:09

0:01:26

0:01:44

0:02:01

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0:01:43

0:01:49 0:01:52

0:01:47

0:01:33

0:01:26 0:01:22

20% Reduction

TRAVEL TIMES

0:07:03

0:07:12

0:07:21

0:07:29

0:07:38

0:07:47

0:07:55

0:08:04

0:08:12

0:08:21

0:08:30

0:08:38

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0:07:33

0:07:42 0:07:40

0:08:11 0:08:15

0:08:18

0:08:30 13% Increase

Total Response Times

0:08:56

0:09:13

0:09:30

0:09:48

0:10:05

0:10:22

0:10:39

0:10:57

0:11:14

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0:09:38

0:10:16 0:10:16

0:11:01

0:10:13

0:09:47 0:09:48

TOTAL RESPONSE TIMES

0:08:56

0:09:13

0:09:30

0:09:48

0:10:05

0:10:22

0:10:39

0:10:57

0:11:14

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0:09:38

0:10:16 0:10:16

0:11:01

0:10:13

0:09:47 0:09:48

2% Increase

BACKGROUND TRIDATA – SELECTED BY COMPETITIVE BID MARCH 2014 TRIDATA IS A DIVISION OF SYSTEM PLANNING CORPORATION

–33 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE –OVER 130 FIRE AND EMS STUDIES –35 LARGE METROPOLITAN FIRE DEPARTMENTS

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

BACKGROUND SCOPE OF THE STUDY STUDY METHODOLOGY STUDY COMPONENTS SUMMARY QUESTIONS

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

EVALUATION OF CURRENT FIRE STATION LOCATIONS AND OUTLINING THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STATIONS

–TASK I – REVIEW CURRENT ALLOCATION/LOCATIONS OF

RESOURCES –TASK II – FORECAST FUTURE DEMANDS FOR SERVICE –TASK III – RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

BACKGROUND SCOPE OF THE STUDY STUDY METHODOLOGY STUDY COMPONENTS SUMMARY QUESTIONS

STUDY METHODOLOGY

ANALYSIS - DEMAND, RESPONSE TIMES, AND FIRE STATION LOCATIONS

ANALYSIS - COUNTY’S DESTINATION 2030 COMPREHENSIVE

PLAN (FIRE RESCUE ELEMENT) INTERVIEWS - FIRE RESCUE AND COUNTY PLANNING STAFF REVIEW - BACKGROUND INFORMATION, COMPUTER AIDED

DISPATCH (CAD) DATA, AND FIRE AND EMS INCIDENT DATA

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

BACKGROUND SCOPE OF THE STUDY STUDY METHODOLOGY STUDY COMPONENTS SUMMARY QUESTIONS

PLANNING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS

EAST ORANGE/DESERET RANCH EAST COLONIAL UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL

FLORIDA/CENTRAL FLORIDA PARK INNOVATION WAY VALENCIA COLLEGE GOLDENROD CONWAY HUNTER’S CREEK/MEADOW

WOODS

I-DRIVE SOUTH/DR. PHILLIPS/WILLIAMSBURG HORIZON WEST/FOUR CORNERS GOTHA/ORLA VISTA PINE HILLS PINECASTLE/TAFT/OAK RIDGE/HOLDEN

HEIGHTS EDGEWATER SOUTH APOPKA NORTHWEST ORANGE

COUNTY/TANGERINE

PLANNING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS

DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION, AND DEMAND

REVIEWED THE EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 25 YEARS

TWO KEY SIGNIFICANT GROWTH CENTERS: ‒ SOUTH INTERNATIONAL DRIVE ‒ UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (UCF) AND ASSOCIATED CENTRAL

FLORIDA RESEARCH PARK. ALREADY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT WILL INCREASE POPULATION AND

EMERGENCY SERVICE DEMAND: ‒ HORIZON WEST (20,704 ACRES - TOWN CENTER AND FIVE VILLAGES) ‒ INNOVATION WAY (APPROVALS FOR 10,811 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 28.2

MILLION SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND HIGH-TECH USES)

POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE DEMAND FOR

OCFRD SERVICES NEXT 25 YEARS, INCREASE IN COUNTY BY 500,000 RESIDENTS; 400,000

ARE EXPECTED TO RESIDE IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS SERVICED BY OCFRD AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION DENSITY AND DEMAND: PINE HILLS,

GOLDENROD, UCF, CONWAY, AND VALENCIA COLLEGE PINE CASTLE/ TAFT/ OAK RIDGE, HUNTER’S CREEK, MEADOW WOODS,

EDGEWATER, AND NORTHWEST ORANGE/ TANGERINE ALSO WITH ALREADY METROPOLITAN DENSITIES

POPULATION GROWTH

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

2,000,000

2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

1,251,700

1,394,800

1,525,100

1,641,200

1,746,300

1,840,700

47 % Increase

POPULATION GROWTH

DEMAND

OCFRD RESPONDS TO OVER 100,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE PER YEAR; SEVEN OUT OF EVERY TEN CALLS IS A MEDICAL CALL OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS (2010-2013), MEDICAL CALLS ALONE

INCREASED BY 40 PERCENT, FROM 45,014 TO 66,055 CALLS ANNUAL DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY 2025 WITH A

MIDRANGE ESTIMATE OF 177,000 CALLS PER YEAR (INCREASE OF 76,000 CALLS)

IF POPULATION GROWTH ESTIMATES HOLD TRUE, CALLS PER YEAR COULD

APPROACH 194,000 THE INCREASE IN DEMAND WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT RESPONSE TIMES,

WHICH ARE ALREADY LONG, ESPECIALLY IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, IF NO NEW STATIONS ARE ADDED

DEMAND RISK

INCIDENT DEMAND PROJECTIONS

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

109,623

134,650

159,676

184,703

209,729

234,756

114 % Increase

EMS TRANSPORT DEMAND PROJECTIONS

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

61,389

75,404

89,419

103,434

117,448

131,463

114 % Increase

RESPONSE TIME ANALYSIS

Population Density 3001+ 2001-3000 1001-2000 0-1000

Density Classification Metropolitan Urban Suburban Rural

Best Industry Standard – NFPA 1710

6:20 6:20 6:20 6:20

Best Industry Practice – Center for Public Safety Exc.

6:20 6:20 7:20 12:20

Tri-Data Recommendation 7:40 8:20 9:20 11:20

OCFRD 2013 Performance 9:19 9:35 9:59 10:49

EAST ORANGE COUNTY

• THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION HAS THE MOST URBAN POPULATION DENSITIES.

• POOR FIRE STATION COVERAGE WITHOUT NEW DEVELOPMENT

• AREAS OF CONCERN: UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD AND NORTH DEAN ROAD SOUTH

AVALON PARK BOULEVARD CYPRESS SPRINGS AND ANDOVER LAKES STARWOOD DRI (DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT)

EAST ORANGE COUNTY

PROPOSED STATION 67

1st Due Response 8:45 Non 1st Due Response 11:51

1st Due Response 9:07 Non 1st Due Response 12:10

1st Due Response 8:41 Non 1st Due Response 13:33

PROPOSED STATION 67

Travel Time Performance for

Stations 63, 65, and 81 Improve by 27 Seconds or 5.5%

Unit Availability Increases by

20%

PROPOSED STATION 67

Travel Time Performance for

Stations 66, 80, and 83 Improve by 29 Seconds or 5%

Unit Availability Increases by

11%

SOUTHWEST ORANGE COUNTY

EXPERIENCING PARTICULARLY HIGH DEVELOPMENT ‒ HORIZON WEST AREA AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE

COUNTY BORDERING OSCEOLA COUNTY.

COVERAGE CONCERNS MORE LONG TERM AS DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION INCREASE

‒ TRANSITION FROM RURAL TO SUBURBAN AND URBAN TO METROPOLITAN.

AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN: HORIZON WEST ESTATES AT PHILLIPS LANDING AND SAND LAKE COVE INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SOUTH SOUTH OF WEST TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD AND WEST OF TURNPIKE WYNDHAM LAKES/ BEACON PARK

SOUTHWEST ORANGE COUNTY

NORTHWEST ORANGE COUNTY

• Coverage Is Generally Good • Two Areas With Metropolitan Designated

Population Should Be Addressed: Northern Portion Of Pine Hills, Particularly Areas Along Clarcona

Ocoee Road Between Apopka-vineland Road And North Pine Hills Road

Areas Around The Intersection Of Hiawassee Road And Balboa Drive

• Coverage (And Efficiency) For The Northwestern Region Can Also Be Improved By Expanding Automatic Mutual Aid, Especially With Apopka, Maitland, And Orlando

Northwest Orange County

RECOMMENDATIONS (2015 TO 2020)

THREE NEW FIRE STATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS ARE:

– NORTH DEAN ROAD & WINDER TRAIL (UCF) – AVALON PARK SOUTH BOULEVARD (EAST ORANGE/

DESERET RANCH) – SOUTH GOLDENROD ROAD & LAKE UNDERHILL ROAD

(BORDER BETWEEN VALENCIA COLLEGE AND GOLDENROD)

RECOMMENDATIONS (2020 TO 2025)

BETWEEN 2020 AND 2025, THE FOLLOWING STATIONS SHOULD BE ADDED OR RELOCATED:

• NORTH ALAFAYA TRAIL & RESEARCH PARKWAY (UCF) • SUMMERLAKE BOULEVARD & FICQUETTE ROAD (HORIZON

WEST) • DARYL CARTER PARKWAY NEAR PALM PARKWAY (I-DRIVE/

DR. PHILIPS/ WILLIAMSBURG) • RELOCATE STATION 30 TO WEST COLONIAL DRIVE & NORTH

HIAWASSEE ROAD

RECOMMENDATIONS (2025 AND BEYOND)

THE FOLLOWING STATIONS SHOULD BE ADDED, RELOCATED OR CONSOLIDATED, IN THE LONG TERM. • RELOCATE STATION 71 TO SOUTH GOLDENROD ROAD &

PERSHING AVENUE (VALENCIA COLLEGE)

• NEW STATION NEAR AVALON ROAD & HORIZON BOULEVARD (HORIZON WEST)

• NEW STATION NEAR AVALON ROAD & SEIDEL ROAD (HORIZON WEST)

• RELOCATE STATION 32 TO AVALON ROAD AND HARTZOG ROAD (HORIZON WEST)

RECOMMENDATIONS (2025 AND BEYOND)

• Relocate Station 52 to Mandarin Drive Extension & Kirkman Road Extension (I-Drive/ Dr. Philips/ Williamsburg)

• New station near Boggy Creek (Hunter’s Creek/ Meadow Woods)

• Relocate Station 36 to Winter Garden-Vineland Road & Equestrian Drive (Horizon West)

• Consolidate Stations 42 and 43 to a site near North Hiawassee Road & Silver Star Road (Pine Hills)

FIRE STATION RECOMMENDATIONS

49 FIRE STATIONS AFTER 2025, AN INCREASE OF 8 OVER THE CURRENT 41, IF ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED.

THE TIMING TO ADD STATIONS WILL DEPEND ON DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION CHANGES. AS CHANGES OCCUR (FASTER OR SLOWER)

CIRCUMSTANCES WILL LIKELY NECESSITATE CHANGES TO THE DEPLOYMENT PLAN, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR 2025 AND BEYOND.

TRANSPORT UNIT RECOMMENDATIONS

OVER 70% OF INCIDENTS ARE MEDICAL CALLS NINE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE STATIONS ( 22%)

DO NOT HAVE ANY 24 HOUR RESCUE UNITS. ADD TWO MEDIC UNITS TO IMPROVE

RELIABILITY AND RESPONSE TIMES BASED ON DEMAND ADD RESCUES TO

EXISTING AND ALL FUTURE FIRE STATIONS.

Presentation Overview

Background Scope of the Study Study Methodology Study Components Summary Questions

Summary

THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN CALL VOLUME OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS IS IMPORTANT TO THE CONSIDERATION OF NEW FIRE STATIONS.

RESPONSE TRAVEL TIMES ARE ALREADY LONG AND OCFRD IS

UNABLE TO MEET ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF RESPONSE. WITH EACH ANNUAL INCREASE IN DEMAND, STATION WORKLOADS

WILL INCREASE AND UNITS WILL BE AVAILABLE LESS OF THE TIME. RESPONSE TIMES WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE BECAUSE A UNIT

FARTHER AWAY MUST HANDLE THE CALL.

Recommendation Summary

STATIONS IMMEDIATE

– 1 STATION (DEAN AND WINDER) – INCREASE REGIONAL COOPERATION

2015-2020

– 3 STATIONS (DEAN & WINDER, AVALON PARK SOUTH BLVD, AND GOLDENROD & LAKE UNDERHILL)

– RELOCATE STATION 30 (WEST COLONIAL & HIAWASSEE)

Summary

2020-2025 – 3 STATIONS (SUMMER LAKE & FICQUETTE, PALM PARKWAY & DARYL

CARTER, AND ALAFAYA TRAIL & RESEARCH PARKWAY ) 2025 AND BEYOND

– 3 STATIONS (AVALON & HORIZON, AVALON & SEIDEL, AND BOGGY CREEK) – CONSOLIDATE STATIONS 42 AND 43 – RELOCATE STATIONS 32, 36, 52, AND 71

Summary

TRANSPORT UNIT RECOMMENDATION — ADD TRANSPORT UNITS TO STATIONS 32, 33, 35, 37, 56, 57,

73, 77, AND 86 —ADD TWO MEDIC UNITS IMMEDIATELY

Questions

Fire Station & Equipment Costs

2 Unit Station –$5.7 Million (estimated)

–Land, Construction, Apparatus, Equipment, and Supplies

3 Unit Station (estimated)

–7.2 Million –Land, Construction, Apparatus,

Equipment, and Supplies