SCFD 2022 Annual Report

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2022 ANNUAL REPORT

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Strengthening community through a network of skilled professionals dedicated to saving lives and protecting property.

Serving our community with PRIDE Professionalism – Respect – Integrity – Dedication– Excellence

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF

It is my honor to present the Sarasota County Fire Department Annual Report for the calendar year of 2022. It has been an incredible year and the purpose of this report is to recap our performance and recognize our major accomplishments.

First, I would like to extend my gratitude to all the men and women, commissioned and civilian, who serve our community and carry out our mission. It is because of the great work that each of you do every single day that we are able to serve, protect, and build community.

Every SCFD member plays a critical role to support our mission and the success of our organization—from the warehouse and maintenance staff who ensure all the apparatus, equipment, and supplies are in good working order, to the life safety inspectors that ensure buildings are built to code and safe for occupancy, all of our frontline personnel that save lives and protect property, and the administrative support personnel that make sure operations have what they need to do their jobs well—none of this would be possible without each and every one of you. THANK YOU for all that you do!

Next, I would like to recognize and thank our leaders in county administration, the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners, and our Director of Emergency Services, Richard Collins, for their unwavering support. Thank you for championing our goals and objectives and providing the resources we need to keep operations running.

Finally, I would like to thank all of our community members. Thank you for trusting us to keep you safe. We are committed to serving our community with PRIDE—professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication, and excellence.

As we look at this year’s annual report, we see there was an 8% increase in SCFD’s dispatched incidents. This reflects the remarkable growth and increase in demand for service within Sarasota County. As a metro-sized fire department with over 600 personnel, we serve more than 400,000 permanent and seasonal residents combined.

In 2022, we published a five-year strategic plan that identified strategic initiatives, goals, and objectives. Following a major reorganization of the fire department in early 2022, we increased the number of administrative chief officers to improve span of control and enhance oversight of operations. We also completed an initiative to add a third person on all of our ladder trucks. We continued the integration of the lifeguard program into the fire department and added a new assistant chief position to oversee special programs, which includes lifeguards, marine operations, special operations, and wildfire mitigation. Our department continues to grow and expand the types of services and programs offered to meet the needs of our community.

In 2022, we celebrated the opening of a new Fire Station 9 and worked toward completion of a renovation of Fire Station 21. We also identified and acquired property for construction of a new Fire Station 27 to maintain and improve levels of service in south Sarasota County. In 2023, we will complete a rebuild of Fire Station 23, as well as begin construction on a new fire department administration building and complete design on a state-of-the-art regional fire training academy.

We are excited to publish a comprehensive community risk assessment and standards of cover document in 2023. This document will be critical to support the continued growth of our department as we evaluate current service delivery and plan for future service demands. We will continue progress toward our goal of becoming an internationally accredited fire department by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. On this journey, we will continually improve and engage our stakeholders in the process, while also welcoming new SCFD members who are just beginning their careers. In 2023, we plan to host five new recruit classes to keep vacancies filled due to attrition.

After joining the Sarasota County Fire Department as the Fire Chief in November 2022, I could not be prouder and more impressed by the stellar team of individuals dedicated to leading this department forward. It is evident that 2022 was a successful year with many accomplishments thanks to this talented team of individuals. I look forward to all that will be accomplished in 2023 to support our community, and all the men and women who serve.

David A. Rathbun, MPA, CFO Fire Chief

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SCFD RESPONDED TO

67,827

INCIDENTS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022

This map shows our station locations and the boundaries of our four battalions, as well as a breakdown of urban and rural population densities within each battalion as determined by emergency service zone (ESZ).

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DISPATCHED INCIDENTS Four Year Trend Call Type

2019

2020

2021

2022

EMS

56,774

54,863

55,905

59,456

Fire Suppression

4,760

5,015

5,067

6,288

Hazmat

419

426

452

534

Marine

215

309

286

231

Tech Rescue

594

611

661

903

Wildland

377

312

312

415

63139

61536

62683

67827

-2.5%

1.9%

8.2%

Total % variation from prior year

Four Year Trend - Total Dispatched Incidents 69000

67,827

68000 67000 66000

# Incidents

65000 64000

63,139

62,683

63000

61,536

62000 61000 60000 59000 58000

2019

2020

2021

2022

Year

This graph shows the total number of dispatched incidents whether single or multiple unit response that was initiated from the 911 Dispatch Center.

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Transports by unit call sign and shift Unit Call Sign Rescue 1 Rescue 5 Rescue 2 Rescue 11 Rescue 4 Rescue 12 Rescue 9 Rescue 6 Rescue 22 Rescue 14 Rescue 21 Rescue 17 Rescue 16 Rescue 8 Rescue 15 Rescue 26 Rescue 27 Rescue 23 Rescue 13 Rescue 29 Rescue 73 Rescue 71 Rescue 3 Rescue 10 Rescue 36 Rescue 30 Total

Transports by Rescue by Shift A B C 916 838 945 793 773 791 731 715 720 741 743 643 661 721 745 726 639 590 617 590 635 593 615 613 568 590 565 539 556 516 524 512 498 533 509 486 533 498 448 458 474 443 417 436 408 371 384 357 346 333 349 304 348 280 295 326 289 290 295 311 290 289 297 252 321 266 214 209 193 141 148 169

11,844

11,854

11,549

% Transports Total 2,699 7.64% 2,357 6.67% 2,166 6.13% 2,127 6.02% 2,127 6.02% 1,955 5.53% 1,842 5.21% 1,821 5.16% 1,723 4.88% 1,611 4.56% 1,534 4.34% 1,528 4.33% 1,479 4.19% 1,375 3.89% 1,261 3.57% 1,112 3.15% 1,028 2.91% 932 2.64% 910 2.58% 896 2.54% 876 2.48% 839 2.38% 616 1.74% 458 1.30% 28 0.08% 22 0.06% 35,322 100.0%

Note: Rescues 36 and 30 are reserve rescues and represent the ambulance strike team deployment for Hurricane Ian.

Highest Call Volume

Lowest Call Volume

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31,251 Station 1 Engine 1 Rescue 1 Truck 1 Medic 1 BN 1

1,841 3,801 370 3,131 434

Station 2 Engine 2 Rescue 2 EMS 1

1,696 2,858 246

Station 3 Engine 3 Rescue 3 Fire Boat 3

601 907 45

Station 4 Engine 4 Rescue 4

2,072 2,995

Station 5 Engine 5 Rescue 5 CF 60

Units Arrived on Scene

94,399

Number represents units arrived on scene and excludes ‘cancelled in route’ and Medic 4.

2,562 3,313 264

Station 6 Engine 6 Rescue 6

1,657 2,458

BATTALION 2 17,804

BATTALION 3

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20,993

24,351

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Station 7 (East Manatee)

Station 11

Engine 7

Engine 11 Rescue 11 Truck 11 BN 3

377

Station 8 Engine 8 Rescue 8 Squad 8 BN 2

1,378 1,861 278 419

Station 9 Engine 9 Rescue 9 Truck 9 EMS 2

2,104 2,406 160 564

Station 10 Engine 10 Rescue 10 Tanker 10

219 578 34

Station 16 Engine 16 Rescue 16 Tanker 16

Station 21 2,704 2,929 332 482

Engine 21 Rescue 21 Rescue 27 BN 4 EMS 3

2,367 2,851

Station 22

Station 12 Engine 12 Rescue 12 Station 13 Engine 13 Rescue 13

1,096 1,275

1,958 2,231

1,547 2,070 16

Engine 15 Rescue 15

1,196 1,572

2,460 2,372

Station 26 (North Port) Engine 26 Rescue 26

Station 15

2,253 2,502 516

Station 23 Rescue 23 Rescue 29

Station 14 Engine 14 Rescue 14

Engine 22 Rescue 22 Engine 24

2,600 2,282 1,558 490 606

1,457 1,668

Station 71 (Englewood) Rescue 71

1,808

Station 17 Engine 17 Rescue 17 Truck 17

1,487 1,954 50

Station 18 Engine 18

161

Station 19 Engine 19

141

Station 73 (Englewood) Rescue 73

1,779

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Units arrived on scene - by shift Unit Call Sign Rescue 1 Rescue 5 Rescue 4 Rescue e11 Rescue e2 Rescue 12 Rescue 22 Rescue 23 Rescue 6 Rescue 9 Rescue 29 Rescue 21 Rescue 14 Rescue 16 Rescue 17 Rescue 8 Rescue 71 Rescue 73 Rescue 26 Rescue 15 Rescue 27 Rescue 13 Rescue 3 Rescue 10 Total

Rescues Arrived on Scene A B C Total 1272 1257 1272 3801 1109 1112 1092 3313 1002 968 1025 2995 992 1017 920 2929 967 936 955 2858 986 916 949 2851 863 849 790 2502 810 871 779 2460 787 832 839 2458 809 813 784 2406 756 831 785 2372 769 765 748 2282 763 755 713 2231 725 668 677 2070 659 670 625 1954 631 618 612 1861 539 660 609 1808 609 594 576 1779 549 579 540 1668 519 545 508 1572 495 540 523 1558 416 438 421 1275 326 297 284 907 199 180 199 578 17552 17711 17225 52488

Specialty Units Arrived on Scene Unit Call Sign A B C Medic 1 (Rapid Response) 1079 1006 EMS 3 221 225 EMS 2 222 234 EMS 1 98 70 Total 1620 1535

1046 160 108 78 1392

Total 3131 606 564 246 4547

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Unit Call Sign Engine 11 Engine 21 Engine 5 Engine 12 Engine 22 Engine 9 Engine 4 Engine 14 Engine 1 Engine 2 Engine 6 Engine 16 Engine 17 Engine 26 Engine 8 Engine 15 Engine 13 Engine 3 Engine 24 Engine 7 Engine 10 Engine 18 Engine 19 Total

Engines Arrived on Scene A B C 935 935 853 848 842 919 851 770 720 760 658 718 689 726 676 682 590 660 560 571 555 547 551 511 484 525 508 485 441 503 412 413 374 365 204 207 193 192 127 135 91 64 55 52 44 52 11,413 11,640 Specialty Units Arrived on Scene Unit Call Sign A B C Battalion 4 164 168 158 Battalion 3 187 142 153 Battalion 2 153 141 125 Battalion 1 162 135 137 Truck 1 118 113 139 Truck 11 100 124 108 County Fire 60 102 109 53 Squad 8 98 92 88 Truck 9 55 42 63 Truck 17 14 20 16 Fire Boat 03 19 16 10 Tanker 10 16 9 9 Tanker 16 4 6 6 Total 1,192 1,117 1,065

834 899 801 746 773 728 657 600 591 565 555 485 478 464 434 371 357 190 131 115 64 54 45 10,937

Total 490 482 419 434 370 332 264 278 160 50 45 34 16 3,374

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Total

2,704 2,600 2,562 2,367 2,253 2,104 2,072 1,958 1,841 1,696 1,657 1,547 1,487 1,457 1,378 1,196 1,096 601 516 377 219 161 141 33,990

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Supported Hurricane Ian initial response and recovery o

Provided medically dependent transport as needed to safely evacuate residents to area resource hospitals or medically dependent shelters.

o

Responded to calls, provided EMS coverage at evacuation centers, and coordinated needed resources. Kenneth Bailey acted as logistics chief until end of December.

o

SCFP Special Operations Team partnered with FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams from Ohio Task Force 1 and Indiana Task Force 1 to perform assessments and documentation of the heavily impacted South County and North Port area.

o

Ambulance strike team completed an 11-day deployment to Fort Myers.

o

Dave Cavanaugh (Wildland Mitigation) responded to Lee County Emergency Operations Center and completed a two-week deployment.

o

Special Operations Type II Hazmat Team completed a 15-day deployment to Fort Myers Beach. They aided in searching areas that were heavily impacted to identify potentially hazardous materials an mitigate issues.

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OPERATIONS Sarasota County Fire Department is a metro sized department with over 530 professionals providing Fire and EMS emergency services. Personnel operate from 25 county-owned fire stations (4 having shared agreements with other agencies).

Apparatus includes 24 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Rescues, 22 ALS Engines, 1 Basic Life Support (BLS) Engine, 3 Ladder trucks, 2 Tankers, 1 Squad and 5 Brush trucks. SCFD has access to the services of two Sarasota Sheriff’s Office Bell 407 helicopters (Air 1 and Air 2) which can be fitted with a 210-gallon water bucket for wildland fire suppression.

The Operations Section is led by Deputy Fire Chief Michael Hartley.

Top 10 Dispatched EMS Calls

Top 10 Dispatched Non-EMS Calls

Heart Problem

1579

Alarm-Local Audible

253

Seizure

1597

Fire-Illegal Burning

268

Unknown Medical

1805

Brush Fire-Small

274

Stroke

1885

Fire-Public Service

340

Elevator Rescue

366

Structure Fire

490

Chest Pain

2965

Unconscious

3518

Breathing Problems

4970

Alarm-Fire-Ops 2

791

Public Service (Lift Assist)

5172

Wires Down-Arching

918

Ill person

9235

Alarm-Fire

Fall

9328

Traffic Crash

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

2437 3792 0

1000

2000

3000

4000

EMS OPERATIONS 2 0 2 2 A n n u a l R e p o r t | O P E R A T I O N S P a g e | 13

 Online and Offline Medical Control  Quality Assurance  Lead Paramedic and Field Training Officer Programs

O P E R A T I O N S | E M S P a g e | 14 The EMS Operations Division is led by Assistant Chief Brian Kehoe with medical direction by Dr. Marshall Frank, DO, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS. SCFD leads a rigorous CQI (continuous quality improvement) program using consistent, trusted, and accurate data to ensure pre-hospital delivery of care will stand out in the area as a leading agency that provides a service dedicated to the community’s evolving needs.

Most Common EMS Call Type - Primary Impression 673 704 748 844 899 963 983 1,019 1,056 1,100 1,161 1,228 1,429 1,468 1,566 1,670 1,758

Injury of hip Overdose/Drug Ingestion Fever Back Pain Nausea / Vomiting Syncope Respiratory distress, acute Injury of head Weakness

3,118 3,192

Fall / Repeated Falls 0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

6,646 5,000

6,000

7,000

Accomplishments 

Supported Hurricane Ian Recovery with an Ambulance Strike Team for 11 days.



Engine 10 ALS (All first due engines now equipped as ALS)



Using Stroke Stickers to obtain and relay pertinent patient information to prevent any delay in definitive stroke care.

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SCFD’s CQI Program - pending research study publications  Pre-hospital Esmolol use for refractory ventricular fibrillation (Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) partner)  The use of red lights and sirens for sepsis alert patients (SMH partner)  Pre-hospital oral steroid use for pediatrics (University of Florida partner)



The Bridge Program – Successfully promoted 14 certified paramedics to paramedics in charge (PICs).



Submitted for 2022 Mission Lifeline Award, 6th year in a row.

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100% STEMI (ST elevation Myocardial Infarction or “heart attack”) patients transported to STEMI receiving hospital.

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100% Stroke patients transported to stroke receiving facility.

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Alert Comparison - Four Year Trend 2000 1800

1718 1614

1600

1384 1340

1400

1310 1306 1294 1132

1200 1000 800

703

600 400

358

636

601

620 479

380 289 313

357

360

360

200 0

STEMI

Stroke

Trauma 2019

2020

2021

Sepsis

Cardiac Arrest

2022

This graph shows a four-year trend of the number of pre-hospital alerts for illness specific calls.

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Cardiac Arrest Measures SCFD reports to the CARES (Cardiac Arrest Registry for Enhanced Survival) database, a national registry where the average is set by those states with agencies who currently report. Florida is one of the 30 states to use CARES.

Bystander CPR % 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

44.7% 36.8%

40.6%

Bystander Sarasota County

Florida

National

Bystander CPR includes dispatch advising CPR on scene and includes layperson, family, or layperson health-care worker. CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).

SCFD is at 44.7% for bystander CPR exceeding the state and national averages.

Overall Survival 50 40 30

41.3 28.0 26.6

20

13.0

10 0

Sustained ROSC (%)

9.9 8.0

Overall Survival to Hospital Discharge

Sarasota County

Florida

8.8 6.4 6.4 With Good or Moderate cerebral performance National

Sustained ROSC (Return of Spontaneous Circulation) – pulse sustained through transport.

Overall Survival to hospital discharge evaluates the percentage of patients successfully discharged from the hospital. This includes home, rehab, assisted-living facility, skilled-nursing facility, and hospice. Neurological status is not incorporated into this data set.

Survival to hospital discharge with good or moderate cerebral performance tells us the patient made a positive neurological outcome after having an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

SCFD is at 8.8% and exceeds the state and national average of 6.4%.

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FIRE SUPPRESSION

O P E R A T I O N S | F I R E P a g e | 18 Led by Assistant Chiefs Derek Boyer, William Schreiner, and Travis Dagenais, Fire Operations prioritizes a safe, effective, and efficient fire suppression program to protect the community from injury or death and to reduce property loss.

Accomplishments 

All ladder trucks staffed with three persons.

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Operational staff realigned to improve coverage and balance across all three shifts.

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Promoted three assistant chiefs to improve

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CONTAINMENT OF FIRE Beyond building of origin, 4%

span of control and management oversight.

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Mutual or automatic aid provided 3,444 times.

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Data was reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) – world’s largest, national, annual database of fire incident information.

Contained to floor of origin, 6%

Contained to room of origin, 51%

Building Fires - Four Year Trend 90

70

81 72

66

64

58

60

65

64

50

50 40 30 20 10 0

4 2019

2 2020

4

2 2021

2022

111 - Building fire - Structure involved 111F - Fire in a building not involving the structure (regardless of size) or out on arrival 121 - Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence

Contained to object of origin, 14%

Contained to building of origin, 23%

Tiller Truck was added to increase access to downtown areas.

80

Not reported, 1%

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NFIRS Code

Most common call types - FIRE Suppression 121 - Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 160 - Special outside fire, other 112 - Fires in structure other than in a building 100 - Fire, other 143 - Grass fire 141 - Forest, woods or wildland fire 154 - Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 160M - Mulch fire 631 - Authorized controlled burning 162 - Outside equipment fire 118 - Trash or rubbish fire, contained 480 - Attempted burning, illegal action, other 150 - Outside rubbish fire, other 113 - Cooking fire, confined to container 111F - Fire in a building not involving the structure (regardless…

111 - Building fire - Structure involved 131 - Passenger vehicle fire 142 - Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 561 - Unauthorized burning 151 - Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 0

4 6 9 12 17 20 26 27 28 28 41 45 45 52 65 81 93 99 125 170 20

40

60

80

100

Number

120

140

160

180

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Total Fire Loss - Four Year Trend 2022

$8,974,421.00

$5,412,452

2020

$5,284,668

Year

2021

2019

$8,340,275 $0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

Dollar Amount

Total Fire Loss (combines property and content).

Building and mobile home fires within Sarasota County Fire Department jurisdiction.

Excludes mutual and automatic aid given.

This map shows building and mobile home fires within Sarasota County Fire jurisdiction.

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SPECIAL OPERATIONS

O P E R A T I O N S | S P E C I A L O P S P a g e | 22 The Special Programs Division is led by Assistant Chief Timothy Dorsey and includes Hazmat/Technical Rescue, Marine Operations, Lifeguards, Wildland Mitigation, Tactical Paramedic Programs, and Domestic Preparedness. SCFD operates an all-hazards preparedness program that includes coordinating a multiagency response to threats or attacks, major disasters, and other large-scale emergencies.

Accomplishments 

Completed Incident Command System (ICS) training requirements for all employees.

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Added Truck 11 and 3 additional personnel to Special Operations Team.

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Conducted FLUSAR Technician Level Courses in Rope, Trench, and Vehicle/Machinery Rescue.

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Completed annual hurricane exercise.

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Initiated Marine Rescue Program Evaluation.

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Collaboration with outside agencies for Disaster Drills o North Port Fire – Explosion MCI (Mass Casualty Incident) Drill o Sarasota Sherriff’s SWAT – Active Shooter MCI Drill

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Hired Assistant Chief to oversee Special Programs Division.

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LIFEGUARDS

O P E R A T I O N S | L I F E G U A R D S P a g e | 24 The Lifeguard Group falls under the Special Programs Division led by lifeguard Chief Richard Hinkson with a focus on frequent, effective training standards to prevent and protect the community from beach or water related injuries or death.

Accomplishments 

Effectively integrated into the Fire Department.



Successfully using electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) software.



6 lifeguards currently enrolled in EMT course.

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Promotion of 5 leadership positions (1 chief, 1 captain, 3 lieutenants).

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30 students attended Junior Lifeguard Program Summer Camp.

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66,096 preventative measures (PMTs) taken. **PMTs include notifying public of any changes in beach conditions or ordinance enforcements



55 successful water rescues and 3,180 shoreline assists.

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77,936 patron contacts made (includes PMTs, rescues, assists, minor/major first aids, and marine life incidents).

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All lifeguards FEMA prepared with ICS 100 class.

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Every shift, a minimum of 1-hour rigorous physical training completed (running, swimming, paddling, mock rescues).

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WILDLAND MITIGATION

O P E R A T I O N S | W I L D L A N D M I T I G A T I O N P a g e | 26 The Wildland Fire Group falls under the Special Programs Division and is led by Officer Kenneth “Jay” Bailey through permitting under the Florida Forest Service. Wildfire mitigation reduces the impacts of wildfires by maintaining a healthy ecosystem to protect the community from injury or death and to reduce property loss.

Accomplishments

 Zero monetary damage or loss to structures from wildfires.  Conducted 66 prescribed burns on 6,721 acres.  Wildfires were kept under 45 acres, with most under 1 acre.  Maximum containment time was under three hours.  Participated in more than two dozen outreach events, including media interview about prescribed burning, wildfire threats and how residents can protect their homes.  Co-hosted the Sarasota County Fire Fest January 2022.

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9/11 Ceremony Remembering those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

Several SCFD Personnel participated in stair climbs, scaling the equivalent of 100 floors, in memory of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives that day.

We will never forget.

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ADMINISTRATION Sarasota County Fire Department's Administration Section consists of fire and EMS training, logistics, capital projects, maintenance, the office of the fire marshal and fire prevention, community outreach, public education, administrative support, budget and assessment services, and safety and wellness.

A new fire department administration building is currently in the design phase, with plans for construction to begin in 2023. A new state-of-theart regional training facility is being designed to support the training needs of the SCFD and other fire and emergency services agencies. The Administration Section is led by Deputy Fire Chief Darin Wallentine, who plans to expand this section to include a directed focus on firefighter safety and wellness.

Rendering of future Fire Administration off Porter Way

TRAINING DIVISION

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 Fire & EMS Continued Education  Journeyman Firefighter  Recruit Class

The training division led by Assistant Chief William ‘Bill’ Costello, prioritizes an innovative continual learning cycle for crews to be the most well-qualified, well-trained, and physically able public servants to protect and serve the community.

A D M I N | T R A I N I N G P a g e | 30 The Training Division led by Assistant Chief William “Bill” Costello, prioritizes an innovative continual learning cycle for crews to be the most well-qualified, well-trained, and physically able public servants to protect and serve the community.

Accomplishments

 Promoted 40-hour full-time EMS Training Captain.  Documented participation in the Air Consumption Rate (ACR) drill for all line personnel in compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1404 standards (480 personnel).  Initial driver training for new tractor drawn aerial (TDA) Truck 1 complete, including instructors.  Trained all personnel on new selfcontained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipment.  Trained 21 new recruits in classes 921 and 422 through a 10-week orientation.  55 personnel enrolled in Apprenticeship program.  18 apprentices promoted to journeyman firefighter.  16 structures acquired for training drills.  Broke ground on new state-of-the-art regional training facility.

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LOGISTICS DIVISION

A D M I N | L O G I S T I C S P a g e | 32 The Logistics Division led by Assistant Chief Stephen Cantu, ensures the front-line first responders have all the necessary apparatus, equipment, and gear needed to keep them safe to provide immediate life-saving measures.

Provide station and EMS supplies, uniforms, and PPE (personal protective equipment)

Design, construction and maintenance of all fire and EMS facilities

Purchase and maintenance of vehicles, small tools, and equipment

Accomplishments 

Fire Station 9 tear down and rebuild completed.

 Fire Station 21 completed renovation and hardening.  Land purchase complete for the future Fire Station 27 – Zoning is in Progress.  Initiated the design process for Sarasota County Regional Fire Training Center.  Renderings completed for Emergency Services (ES) Administration Building – 28,000 sq.ft.

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FIRE PREVENTION CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS

PLANS REVIEW (original)

CONSTRUCTION REINSPECTIONS

PLANS REVIEW (resubmitals)

3500

2500

3000

2000 194

284

1500

2500

308 188

171

2000 1500

1000

1725

1529

1621

500

294

0

FY 18

FY 19

FY 20

FY 21

FY 22

0

FY 18

False Fire Alarm Follow Up FY 22

FY 21

FY 20

FY 18 0

1000

5070

FY 21

FY 22

2845 2323

2500

1000 500

4967

0

4871

1680

628

3000

2270 1848 1472

1500

1707

530

FY 20

2319

2000

5180

1705

545

FY 19

5255

1961

616

FY 19

2162

Fire Safety Inspections

2119

745

1722

1527

1331

500

326

264

1000

1382

1263

989

862

1111

914

1321 962

784 346

375 316

FY 2018

FY 2019

328

247

FY 2020

377

792

687

257

269

FY 2021

FY 2022

ANNUAL INSPECTIONS (per business) ANNUAL INSPECTIONS (per building)

2000

ACTIVE ACCOUNTS

3000 ALARM RUNS

4000

5000

6000

BILLABLE INCIDENTS

BUSINESS USE PERMIT INSPECTIONS (per building) REINSPECTIONS (per building)

A D M I N | F I R E P R E V E N T I O N P a g e | 34 The Fire Prevention Group is led by Fire Marshal Anita Black with a comprehensive approach in prevention and mitigation strategies focused on elimination of fire and life safety hazards in buildings through fire code enforcement, fire and life safety inspections, public education, plans review for site and development for new developments, and the review of building plans for new and existing construction.

Accomplishments 

Created and implemented a Fire Inspector Trainee position as a pilot program to recruit, develop, and equip Fire Instructors.

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Re-established and reassigned the coverage area of each Fire Inspector.

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Upgraded Fire Inspector hardware from Tough Books to Surface Pros.

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Inspected all facilities and businesses that requested an annual inspection to renew their operational or business licenses.

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3,773 plans reviewed (12% increase from the previous year).

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1,382 construction inspections performed (86.6% did not require a reinspection).

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687 life safety inspections performed at existing businesses (Total of 55,419,691 square feet).

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2,119 false alarms with official follow up.

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Hands Only CPR and AED Training

Sarasota High

High School Hands Only CPR

Booker High

Sarasota County Fire Department leads the community each Spring in the Public High School hands only CPR program and partners with North Port Fire and Venice Fire.

This initiative has a direct impact on patient’s survival and remaining quality of life after a cardiac arrest.

Venice High Pine View School North Port High Riverview High

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Hands Only CPR and AED Training

Midnight Cove II

Saralake Estates

Community Hands Only CPR Local homeowners’ associations and communities receive Hands-Only CPR and AED training.

Dolphin Bay Club, Siesta

Hyatt Regency

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Fire Fest

Tatum Ridge Elementary

 2478 High school juniors and 104 citizens received Hands Only CPR and AED training for Spring 2022.  Added 174 AEDs to the PulsePoint Application. (363 Registered)  Reinstated the youth fire setter program.  Implemented the Fire Safety Inspector Program.  Re-established Home Safety Inspection, Smoke Alarm Installation, and Fire Extinguisher program post COVID.  26 fire safety school visits and 130 contact hours completed.  183 Public Education events staffed.

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Budget and Assessment Services In 2022, the Administrative Staff experienced a few changes as a result of the SCFD reorganization. The administrative support for the fire department was aligned to best meet the needs of a growing organization.

The areas of responsibility for administrative staff included personnel services, payroll, records requests, privacy officer responsibilities, and a variety of other critical support functions.  

From left to right: Ginger Mills, Sherise Nelson, Kristin Pate, Monica Jones Not Pictured: Rosena Thomas

Safety and Wellness The department’s occupational health, safety and risk management programs protect the organization and personnel from unnecessary injuries, loss, and liability.

The partnership with Life Scan Wellness provides an annual wellness, health and fitness exam focusing on early detection of cancer, heart disease, and behavioral health concerns.  

Re-implemented the Safety Committee Enhanced the peer support and critical incident stress management (CISM) programs and resources

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FY22 Fire/EMS Adopted Budget was $101,536,431.00 Increased annual Fire Assessment rate by 3.5% for an estimated certified revenue of $46.7 million Re-Org of Financial Services to create a Business Professional II Revenue/Fiscal Supervisor Re-Classification of Administrative Specialist II to Business Professional I to create the Operations/Budget

2022 ANNUAL REPORT

Report Prepared By: Emily Myers, BSN, RN, CEN EMS Quality/Clinical Coordinator Photo Credit: Communications, Ed Effron and Ryan Kelleman

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