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DOUGLAS L. BARRY F l R E C H l F F

December 17,2008 BOARD OF FlRE COMMISSIONERS FILE NO. m-00 7

TO: Board of Fire Commissioners

FROM: Douglas L. Barry, Fire Chief 4) SUBJECT: FlRE DEPARTMENT STATISTICS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2008

FOR INFORMATION ONLY: - Approved - Approved w1Corrections - Withdrawn - Denied - Received & Filed - Other

For Information Only

Attached is a statistical summary of Fire Department emergency incidents, responses and response times during the three-month period of July, August and September 2008.

The information is derived from the field data that Department members have entered into the National Field Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), and the dispatch records and field status entries into the Fire Command and Control System.

The attached report is provided for your review and interest.

Board report prepared by William N. Wells, Captain Il-Paramedic, Planning Section.

Attachment

LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT

QUARTERLY STATISTICAL REPORTS

The following statistical reports are provided for your information:

Daily Emergency lncidents Dispatched EMS lncidents EMS Dispatch Categories EMS Transports Average Daily Fire lncidents Resource Workload Analysis Engine Company Monthly Workload Light Force Monthly Workload Paramedic Ambulance Monthly Workoad Paramedic Ambulance Daily Workload BLS Ambulance Monthly Workload BLS Ambulance Daily Workoad Battalion Chief Workload EMS Battalion Captain Workload Average Time Spent on each Response Quarterly lncidents and Responses List Quarterly lncidents and Responses Charts EMS lncidents Chart Hospital Transports Response Times by Division and Citywide:

First Unit on scene Structure Fires First Unit on scene ALS High-Risk incidents First ALS Unit on scene ALS High-Risk incidents First ALS Ambulance on scene ALS High-Risk incidents First Unit on scene BLS lncidents First Unit on scene other Fires

Response Time percentages of first resources on scene (4 pages) Paramedic Response Times to ALS incidents

in districts recently receiving a second paramedic resource

Prepared by Captain Wells, LAFD Planning Section on 12-1 7-08.

LOS ANGELES FlRE DEPARTMENT

DAILY EMERGENCY INCIDENTS

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008

995 INCIDENTS PER DAY

EMS INCIDENTS 83 % 825 PER DAY

STRUCTURE FIRES I % 9 PER DAY

OTHER FIRES 3 % 33 PER DAY

FIRE ALARMS 7 % 67 PER DAY

RESCUES I % 14 PER DAY

HAZARDS 1 % 9 PEW DAY

OTHER MON-EMS 4 % 38 PER DAY


DISPATCHED EMS IMCIIDIEMTS


ALS - HIGH RISK 17,266 INCIDENTS

ALS - EMERGENCY 29,918 INCIDENTS

BLS - EMERGENCY 19,486 INCIDENTS

BLS - NON-EMERGENCY 9,221 INCIDENTS

ALS - HR 188 PER DAY 23 % OF EMS INCIDENTS

ALS - E 325 PER DAY 39 % OF EMS INCIDENTS

BLS - E 212 PER DAY 26 % OF EMS INCIDENTS

BLS - NE 100 PER DAY 12 % OF EMS INCIDENTS

825 EMS INCIDENTS PER DAY

ALS INCIDENTS 513 PER DAY 62 % ALS

BLS INCIDENTS 312 PER DAY 38 % BLS


EMS DISPATCH CATEGORllES JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008

ABDOMINAL PAlN / PROBLEMS ALLERGIES I ENVENOMATIONS ANIMAL BITES / ATTACKS ASSAULT 1 SEXUAL ASSAULT BACK PAlN (Non-Traumatic) BREATHING PROBLEMS BURNS / EXPLOSION CARBON MONOXIDE / INHALATION CARDIAC / RESP. ARREST / DEATH CHEST PAlN CHOKING CONVULSIONS / SEIZURES DIABETIC PROBLEMS DROWNING / DIVING ACCIDENT ELECTROCUTION / LIGHTNING EYE PROBLEMS / INJURIES FALLS HEADACHE HEART PROBLEMS 1A.I.C.D. HEAT / COLD EXPOSURE HEMORRHAGE / LACERATIONS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS OVERDOSE / POISONING PREGNANCY / CHILDBIRTH PSYCHIATRIC / SUICIDE AlTEMPT SICK PERSON STAB / GUNSHOT / PENE. TRAUMA STROKE (CVA) TRAFFIC / TRANSP. ACCIDENTS TRAUMATIC INJURIES UNCONSCIOUS / FAINTING UNKNOWN PROBLEM I NTERFACILITY / PALLIATIVE CARE

2,549 incidents 593 Incidents 243 incidents

4,430 incidents 521 incidents

9,215 incidents 86 incidents 15 incidents

1,209 incidents 5,723 incidents

383 incidents 3,660 incidents 2,148 incidents

30 incidents 18 incidents

156 incidents 6,240 incidents




772 incidents 800 incidents

6,423 incidents 879 incidents

1,147 incidents 7,854 incidents 2,851 incidents 5,755 incidents 6,655 incidents

47 incidents

27.7 per day 6.4 per day 2.6 per day

48.2 per day 5.7 per day



39.8 per day 23.3 per day 0.3 per day 0.2 per day 1.7 per day






12.5 per day 85.4 per day 31.0 per day 62.6 per day 72.3 per day 0.5 per dav

TOTAL EMS INCIDENTS 75,891 incidents 825 per day 100 %


EMS TRANSPORTS


ALS - HR 17,266 INCIDENTS 65 % RESULT IN TSP

ALS - E 29,918 INCIDENTS 75 % RESULT IN TSP

BLS - E 19,486 INCIDENTS 47 % RESULT IN TSP

BLS - NE 9,221 INCIDENTS 57 % RESULT IN TSP

63 % OF EMS INCIDENTS

ALS - HR 11,337 TRANSPORTS 123 PER DAY

ALS - E 22,774 TRANSPORTS 248 PER DAY

BLS - E 9,236 TRANSPORTS 100 PER DAY

BLS - NE 5,309 TRANSPORTS 58 PER DAY

NON-EMS 204 TRANSPORTS 2 PER DAY

531 TRANSPORTS PER DAY

ALS INCIDENT TRANSPORTS 373 PER DAY 70 % ALS

BLS INCIDENT TRANSPORTS 158 PER DAY 30 % BLS


AVERAGE DAILY FIRE INCIDENTS

I I ENT I I r'E

Structure Fire

Reported Smoke

Automatic Alarm Bells

Ringing Smoke

Detector Water Flow Auto Fire

Rubbish Fire

All other fire

incidents

7

3rd1 20" r 10.1

6.1

53.4

4. I

5.7

4.1

12.0

12.8

76.6

4th QTR 2007 10.9

7.3

54.4

4.7

7.8

3.9

11.6

9.7

71.4

qst QTR 2008 10.7

6.5

52.4

4.3

6.5

3.6

11.1

11.4

67.0

IQTR A 0 8 10.2

5.9

50.8

3.9

5.9

3.8

11.2

9.9

69.9

- 3rdQTR

2008 9.2

5.8

52.5

4.3

5.8

4. I

10.1

10.0

68.6


RESOURCE WORKLOAD ANALYSIS

The Fire Department's Strategic Plan for Fire Facilities and Resource Deployment is a plan designed for the management of Fire Department facility modifications and resource deployment necessary to accomplish the Fire Department's mission to the Year 2009. The Strategic Plan contains criteria for the deployment of resources. Workload is one criterion, along with response times, simultaneously occurring incidents, and land use. In an effort to maximize performance and minimize response times, control of resource workload is very important.

In April 1988, the City Administrative Office (CAO) completed a Management Audit of the Fire Department Paramedic Service. The Audit reviewed the Fire Department's entire EMS system. Based on this analysis, the CAO recommended maximum emergency response workloads for Paramedic rescue ambulance resources. Further, the Fire Department presented workload guidelines for other Fire Department resources that were accepted by the CAO. The recommendations were intended to prevent the degradation of medical services caused by excessive workloads. The maximum recommended workloads are as follows:

Engine (Single-Engine Station) 240 maximum responses per month (240 monthly = 7.8 per shift)

Engine (Task Force Station) 300 maximum responses per month (300 monthly = 9.8 per shift)

Paramedic Rescue Ambulance 350 maximum responses per month (350 monthly = 11.4 per shift)

BLS (EMT) Rescue Ambulance 420 maximum responses per month (420 monthly = 13.7 per shift)

Based on the number of responses during July, August and September of 2008, the following Department resources are exceeding the workload guidelines:

Engine or Light Force companies at single-engine stations (14): Engines 6, 7, 13, 21, 34, 46, 51, 52, 5'7, 65, 68, 82, 91, Lt. Force 102

Engine or Light Force companies at task force stations (6): Engines 9, 209, 39, 64, Light Force 64, Light Force 66

Paramedic Rescue Ambulances (6): Rescues 33,46, 57,257,64,66

BLS Rescue Ambulances (4): Rescue 81 1, 833,857,864

With the addition of 33 Paramedic RA's since January 2001, the number of Paramedic RA's exceeding the workload guidelines has been reduced from 22 to just 6.


ENGINE COMPANY MONTHLY WORKLOAD


EM 209 429 EM 57 426 EM 46 419 EPl 65 366 EM 9 358 EM 64 357 EM 39 349 EM 7 346 EN 13 341 EM 82 290 EM 52 290 EN 91 281 EN 33 279 EPI 66 272 EM 34 263 EM 6 262 EM 58 258 EN 51 254 EN 21 247 EM 68 245 EN 37 240 EN 63 240 EhI 15 237 EN 72 237 EM 41 232

AVERAGE OF 190 MONTHLY RESPONSES

PREVIOUS QUARTER WAS 198

DECREASE OF 3.9 %


LIGHT FORCE MONTHLY WORKLOAD


LF 64 358 Responses LF 66 323 LF 102 278 LF 33 266 LF 39 239 LF 15 204 LF 94 202 LF 89 199 LF 26 199 LF 37 184 LF I 1 176 LF 58 167 LF 60 163 TK 9 161 LF 98 159 LF 61 159 LF 92 158 LF 27 154 L F 1 4 145 LF 3 145 LF 73 141 LF 90 138 LF 88 133 LF 63 125 LF 87 117

LF 72 116 Responses L F 7 5 114 L F 2 9 113 L F 9 3 113 LF 35 111 LF 10 107 LF 2 102 LF 105 101 LF 20 98 LF 17 93 LF 5 91 LF 96 88 LF 95 81 LF 4 78 LF 1 77 LF 12 74 LF 38 70 LF 85 67 LF 50 62 LF 74 58 LF 48 56 LF 47 46 LF 28 43 LF 69 40



DECREASE OF 5.1 %


PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE MONTHLY WORKLOAD


RA 10 256 RA 29 251 RA 3 251 RA 265 250 RA 35 247 RA 21 246 RA 6 244 RA 73 241 WA 75 241 RA 52 241 RA 2 240 RA 4 237 RA 102 236 RA 63 235 RA 62 233 RA 93 229 RA 41 228 RA 59 226 RA 87 223 RA105 219 R A 5 1 209 RA 1 207 RA 5 204 RA 90 203 RA 84 201 RA 88 201 RA 104 200 RA 20 199 RAIOO 196 R A 5 5 196



DECREASE OF 2.5 %


PARAMEDIC RA DAILY WORKLOAD


AVERAGE OF 7.47 DAILY RESPONSES

PREVIOUS QUARTER WAS 7.74

DECREASE OF 3.5 %


BLS AMBULANCE MONTHLY WORKLOAD


RA 8 5 7 4 455 Responses RA 864 437 RA811 429 RA 833 422 RA 846 413 RA881 399 RA 866 379 RA 889 372 RA 868 368 RA 827 363 RA810 358 RA 804 355 RA 803 350 RA 861 331 RA 894 311 RA814 303 RA 826 303 RA860 302 RA 835 295 RA 867 291 RA 898 286

RA 834 264 Responses RA 829 251 RA906 238 RA 8 0 6 4 170 V-12 hours RA818 153 RA 848 146 RA 909 140 RA $91-V 133 V-I2 hours RA 876 133 RA 841 -V 126 V-I 2 hours RA844 125 RA 808 122 RA816 118 RA908 112 RA 849 I09 RA 850 104 RA 842 97 RA 828 87 RA 824 84 RA 840 31



INCREASE OF 3.9 %


BLS RA DAILY WORKLOAD JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008

RA 8 5 7 4 14.8 Responses WA 864 14.3 RA811 14.0 WA 833 13.8 M 8 4 6 13.5 RA 881 13.0 RA 866 12.3 RA 889 12.1 RA 868 12.0 RA827 11.8 RA810 11.7 RA804 11.6 M 8 0 3 11.4 RA 861 10.8 M 8 9 4 10.1 RA 814 9.9 RA 826 9.9 RA 860 9.9 RA 835 9.6 f3A 867 9.5 RA 898 9.3

8.6 Responses 8.2 7.8 5.5 V-I2 hours 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.3 V-12 hours 4.3 4.1 V-I 2 hours 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.7 I .o

AVERAGE OF 8.16 DAILY RESPONSES

PREVIOUS QUARTER WAS 7.95

INCREASE OF 2.7 %


BATTALION CHEF WORKLOAD


DAILY EMERGENCY RESPONSES HOURS

BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION BATTALION

AVERAGE OF 1.82 DAILY RESPONSES (1 1% Decrease)

AVERAGE OF 30 MINUTES PER RESPONSE (no change)

AVERAGE OF 55 MINUTES PER SHIFT PER BATTALION (1 1 % Decrease)

LOS ANGELES FlRE DEPARTMENT

EMS BATTALION CAPTAIN WORKLOAD JULY - SEPTEMBER 2008

RESPONSES BATTALION TOTAL ALS EMS

EMS 13 552 302

EMS 3 498 259

EMS 11 400 1 84

EMS 12 384 204

EMS 5 355 172

EMS 1 343 155

EMS 18 329 137

EMS 10 326 180 EMS 4 267 82

EMS 14 259 11 1

EMS 17 253 112

EMS 15 242 105 EMS 2 240 126

EMS 6 239 116

EMS 7 197 82

186 EMS 9 - 78

TQTALS: 5,070 2,405

BLS EMS

53

49

48

35 44

FlRE & NON-EMS

197

EMERGENCY HOURS

256

210

200

1 79

163

223

131

145 126 183

139

114

119

121

140

AVERAGE OF 3.44 DAILY RESPONSES (4% Decrease)

AVERAGE OF 30 MINUTES PER RESPONSE (3% Increase)

AVERAGE OF 103 MINUTES PER SHIFT PER BATTALION (No change)


AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON EACH RESPONSE


DIVISION CHIEF

BATTALION CHIEF

86 MINUTES

30 MINUTES

EMS BATTALION CAPTAIN 30 MINUTES

BLS LIGHT FORCE 20 MINUTES

BLS ENGINE 20 MINUTES

ASSESSMENT LIGHT FORCE 20 MINUTES

ASSESSMENT ENGINE 21 MINUTES

BLS RA 27 MINUTES

PARAMEDIC RA 34 MINUTES

AIR AMBULANCE 104 MINUTES

FIREBOAT 34 MINUTES

HAZ-MAT SQUAD 37 MINUTES

AIRPORT CRASH RESCUE 44 MINUTES

URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE 70 MINUTES

ARSON INVESTIGATOR 96 MINUTES

EMERGENCY AIR 108 MINUTES

BRUSH PATROL 200 MINUTES

REHAB AIR TENDER 301 MINUTES

3-MONTH PERIODS

197760 2006, 2007 & 2008

QI- Q2- Q3- Q4- 01- Q2- Q3- Q4- Ql- Q2- Q3- 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008

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3-MONTH PERIODS

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85000 -

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Q1- Q2- Q3- Q4- Ql- Q2- Q3- Q4- Q l - 02- Q3- 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008

2006,2007 & 2008 92897 93270 93080

88454 88848

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INCIDENTS AND RESPONSES

Quarter

Q1-99 Q2-99 Q3-99 Q4-99 Q1-00 Q2-00 Q3-00 Q4-00 Q1-01 Q2-01 Q3-0 1 Q4-0 1 Q1-02 Q2-02 Q3-02 Q4-02 Q1-03 Q2-03 Q3-03 Q4-03 Q 1 -04 Q2-04 Q3-04 Q4-04 Q1-05 Q2-05 Q3-05 Q4-05 Q1-06 Q2-06 Q3-06 Q4-06 Q1-07 Q2-07 Q3-07 Q4-07 Q1-08 Q2-08 Q3-08

Compared to Compared to Average One Year One Year Units

Incidents Prior Responses Prior Responding

75,398 1 37,784 1.83 305,936 75,003 559,209 137,285 1.83

77,120 142,890 1.85 82,366 157,056 1.91 77,977 3% 146,505 6% 1.88

316,766 79,303 6% 596,753 150,302 9% 1.90 81,506 6% 157,013 10% 1.93 81,541 -1 % 162,788 4% 2.00 81,573 5% 157,390 7% 1.93

327,782 83,162 5% 637,773 160,582 7% 1.93 85,604 5% 164,840 5% 1.93 84,110 3% 162,333 -0.3% 1.93 84,780 4% 163,914 4% 1.93

338,733 84,239 1% 653,505 162,418 1% 1.93 86,686 1% 166,113 1% 1.92 85,497 2% 173,239 7% 2.03 86,592 2% 175,898 7% 2.03

344,546 85,771 2% 689,803 1 74,553 7% 2.03 89,980 4% 183,150 10% 2.03 90,183 5% 182,555 5% 2.02 86,386 -0.2% 175,439 -0.3% 2.03

352,320 85,771 same 714,658 173,514 -0.6% 2.02 88,449 -1.7% 179,816 -1.8% 2.03 87,152 -3.4% 178,554 -2.2% 2.05 87,533 1.3% 178,373 1.7% 2.04

349,346 86,212 0.5% 713,762 177,019 2.0% 2.05 88,492 same 179,624 -0.1% 2.03 89,221 2.4% 184,534 3.3% 2.07 86,882 -0.7% 181,741 1.9% 2.09

353,049 88,454 2.6% 728,487 182,588 3.1% 2.06 92,897 5.0% 197,760 10.1% 2.13 90,430 1.4% 189,119 2.5% 2.09 90,847 4.6% 188,837 3.9% 2.08

363,022 88,848 0.4% 757,203 181,487 -0.6% 2.04 93,270 0.4% 190,735 -3.6% 2.04 91,899 1.6% 187,712 -0.7% 2.04 93,080 2.5% 191,475 1.4% 2.06

369,085 90,836 2.2% 753,428 183,506 1.1% 2.02 91,570 -1.8% 179,993 -5.6% 1.97

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