Hanover Fire EMS FY20 Budget Presentation

Hanover Fire●EMS

FY20 Budget Presentation

Jethro H. Piland, III

Chief of Fire-EMS


Hanover Fire-EMS

• Our vision is to be a high performance emergency response and mitigation system that meets the current and future needs of the citizens of Hanover County in response to all emergency situations, accidental, natural or manmade.

• Our mission is to provide elite service with compassion for a safer community.

• Our Values

o Pride

o Accountability

o Courage

o Teamwork


All Hazards Incident Management• Fire Protection

• Extinguishment & Investigation

• Motor Vehicle Crashes

• EMS Response

• Large Scale Events

• Mass Casualty Incidents

• Emergency Management

• Disaster Preparedness

• Natural/Manmade Disasters

• Hazardous Materials Incidents


Strategic Focus Areas

• Adequate Staffing and

Capabilities

• Information Technology

Enhancements

• Health and Safety

• Officer Development


Incidents by Type 2018

30,753 Total Responses (3.0% increase)

EMS70%

Fire18%

MVC12%


Top 5 Busiest Stations 2018

5796

3380

3114

3006

2201

0 1250 2500 3750 5000 6250

Mechanicsville

Chickahominy

Ashland

Henry

Doswell

Responses by Company


EMS Response Times

Priority 1 2016 2017 2018

%

Compliance

%

Compliance

Avg.

Response

Time (min)

%

Compliance

Avg.

Response

Time (min)

Inside the

SSA87.87% 88.96% 5.97 86.99% 6.22

Outside the

SSA55.35% 54.76% 8.88 53.69% 8.96

Countywide 79.53% 80.67% 6.68 78.97% 6.89

• Arrive on scene of Priority 1 in less than 9 minutes 80% of the calls


Fire Response Times

All

Priorities2016 2017 2018

%

Compliance

%

Compliance

Avg.

Response

Time (min)

%

Compliance

Avg.

Response

Time (min)

Inside the

SSA80.25% 84.06% 6.07 82.22% 6.26

Outside the

SSA91.10% 91.51% 8.40 91.17% 8.57

Countywide 85.01% 87.46% 7.13 86.53% 7.38

• Arrive on scene of fire incidents inside SSA in less than 9 minutes 80% of the calls

• Arrive on scene of fire incidents outside SSA in less than 15 minutes 80% of the calls


Volunteer Contribution 2018

• 211 Active, trained

volunteers (132 Fire and

79 EMS)

• Provided 141,494 hours of

service in 2018

• $3.2 million in cost

avoidance

• Operational volunteers

decreased by 29 in 2018


Resources Added FY19

• (5) Firefighter/Medic

Positions to staff the 24/7

Engine/Ambulance in Black

Creek - (October 2018)

• (2) Firefighter/Medic

Positions supplementing

our injured personnel -

(June 2019)


Request for Additional Coverage

• Ashland Vol. Fire Company -

Station 1 has requested 24-

hour assistance

• Current staffing is 40-hours

per week

• Plus OT supplement (27 Shifts

per month)


Ashland Responses Countywide


Ashland Responses 2018


Positions Requested

Fire-EMS Request


• (4) Firefighter/Medics

• (2) Lieutenants

• Positions for 24/7 coverage in

Ashland

Deployment with Requested (6) Positions for Central/West24/7 Shift - 168 hrs (100%) 16/24 Shift - 96 hrs (58%) 40-hour Shift - 40 hrs (23%)

Ashland

Engine (12)

QRV (3)

BC (3)

HenryEngine (8)

Ambulance (4)Ashland Engine (3)

BeaverdamCross-staffed

Engine (9)

Eastern

HanoverEngine (12)

Doswell Engine (12)

Ambulance (6)

Mechanicsville

Engine (12)

Ambulance (6)

BC (3)

MontpelierEngine (12)

Ambulance (6)

RockvilleCross-staffed

Engine (12)

Chickahominy Engine (12)

Ambulance (6)

FarringtonCross-staffed

Engine (12)

Black CreekCrossed-staffed

Engine (12)

Ashcake Ladder Truck (12)

Minimum Requirements: 10 Engines, 8 Ambulances, 1 Ladder Truck, 1-2 QRV’s


FY20 Expenditures

Fire-EMS FY20 Proposed

Change from

FY19

%

Change

Personnel $17,220,152 $1,248,211 7.8%

Operating $4,251,256 $399,637 10.4%

Capital $295,240 $64,680 28.1%

Grand Total $21,766,648 $1,712,528 8.5%


FY20 Revenues

Fire-EMS FY20 Proposed

State Aid $435,760

Charges for Services $2,552,000

Recovered Costs

(JSRCC/Dom)$105,000

Federal Aid $484,300

Permits, Fees & Licenses $170,000


FY20 Service Level Plan


Rapid Intervention

Pack$43,540

Heavy Extrication $50,000

Mobile Data

Computers$38,400

Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE)$50,000

PPE Washer/Dryer $28,000

Thermal Imaging

Cameras$102,700

FY20 CIP Proposed

• Replacement Air Pack System

$1,000,000

• Replacement Ambulances

$618,000

• Replacement Fire Apparatus

$1,500,000

• Replacement Burn Building

$2,250,000


Looking Forward…

• Diesel Exhaust Filtration

System

• Station Alerting Upgrades

• Traffic Preemption

• Evaluate the

Henry/Courthouse Districts

• New Fire Station in the

East


QUESTIONS…


Hanover Fire EMS FY20 Budget Presentation

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