OPERATIONS DIVISION
The Operations Division is tasked with emergency response and is responsible for the management of day-to-day activities of the 181 personnel assigned. In 2016, SFFR responded to 12,932 various emergency situations, up from 12,366 in 2015. Included in this total were 9 incidents in the Wayne Township response area, and 44 mutual aid responses in surrounding communities. Major fire responses and loss included fires at 1601 West 2nd Street ($917,555 property and contents), 301 South Garfield Avenue ($575,000 property and contents), and 1721 East 60th Street North ($300,000 property and contents). The city of Sioux Falls had no fatality fires in 2016. The city of Sioux Falls incurred $4,335,278 of fire loss in 2016. Fire loss in 2016 was below the national average. $141,103,904 worth of property and contents were exposed to fire. This means that Sioux Falls Fire Rescue saved 96.93 percent of all the property and contents that were exposed to fire. As the growth of the city continues, SFFR now provides services to 178,500 citizens and covers approximately 75 square miles within the city of Sioux Falls. We also contract our services to approximately 1,196 people within the 21.94 square mile coverage area of Wayne Township. The population of the city grows by an additional 25 percent during the daytime as workers commute into the city. 10 | Operations Division www.siouxfalls.org/fire