Golden Fire Department Year In Review2013

“Ordinary People-Extraordinary Job”

Colorado Gaming:

$192,750 towards the purchase of a 2014 Water

Rescue Vehicle

Golden Civic Foundation:

$2,000 for the purchase of new Automatic

External Defibrillators

I t is my honor to present the 2013 Annual

Report summarizing the activities of the

Golden Fire Department and its members.

This overview reflects the hard work and dedication

of the staff and members of the Department who

have made significant sacrifices to ensure that the

citizens and the visitors to the City of Golden

continue to receive the highest quality level of

service they have become accustomed to. 2013 was

not without challenges but the staff and members

have continued to work maintain and enhancing

service levels, keeping up-to-date with capital

equipment replacements and continued to make

technological advancements with the necessary

tools to perform many administrative and

operational functions. In 2013 there was a record

1406 emergency responses by our firefighters,

iPads became the standard in all fire apparatus, new

alerting systems were added to two fire stations, a

joint recruit academy between four different fire

agencies was successfully held and a State of

Colorado Gaming Grant was procured for the

purchase of a new Water Rescue Vehicle in 2014.

We continue our approach to making firefighter safety our #1 goal and at the same time

continuing to meet the mission of the Golden Fire Department for many years to come.

2013 Grants Received

Golden Fire Department Year In Review2013

“Ordinary People-Extraordinary Job”

Upgraded the Training Modules in Emergency Reporting.

Streamlined most all of our paper filing processes and except for two areas

we are virtually paperless.

Completed three more purchases for iPads to complete the fleet and staff

with pageable, real time mapping functionality.

Went live on Twitter @GoldenCOFire

Went live on Facebook at Golden Fire-Rescue

Procured a $10,000 grant for all of our wireless fees for paging that goes to

our iPads from the 911 Authority Board.

Worked with FEMA Flood Assistance and the Colorado Department of

Public Safety to bill for damages sustained to the Golden infrastructure

during the September floods. We will be receiving approximately

$50,000.00 in recovery costs.

A lthough 2013 seems to be nothing but a blur now, I look back with great amazement at all we have done. As

2012 brought all the portals to technology 2013 allowed us to plug into “all things techno”, thus we named most of our administrative trainings “All Things Techno”. We found out rather quickly if we aren’t careful we could grab a hold of too much technology. We found ourselves trying to slow some of it down and really focus on the things that were working and getting rid

of things that didn’t perform as well. As we pioneered the way for the City IT Staff we proved that tablet technology and Cloud reporting was a safe and reliable way to conduct business and make our technicians and inspectors much more fluid in the field with instantaneous feedback to our customers. No longer do they bring back a triplicate form from the field that had to be entered into a reporting system and then printed and mailed to our customers. Now they fill out the form on the iPad in our reporting systems and email them their copy of the report right there.

Along with the growth of our technology we also said good bye to some old friends such as the Monthly Newsletter “Smoke Signals”, and paper Training Rosters, Shift Logs and Work

Details. We realized that times are changing and we still felt the need to get information out but in real time now. This began our latest journey through Social Media and our live Twitter account @GoldenCOFire and Facebook, Golden Fire-Rescue. We are able to push out information now while live on scene with GFD as to whether or not the Canyon is closed and the use of alternate routes. We were able to use Twitter to notify our followers that a power outage at a surgical center had also

knocked out their phone lines and all surgeries were having to be canceled. We post weekly safety tips on our Facebook page and show current photos of areas around town that may be a danger in real time. With all that said, we couldn’t do what we do without the support of City Hall and the work from all of our wonderful Volunteers. We recognize the time and sacrifices our volunteers give back and we have tried to give them the best in equipment and technology. Thank you volunteers for everything you give. It does not

go unnoticed here in admin. Thank you also to our City Council for your vision to help us stay in the game. We have equipment that is second to none and we have volunteers that are second to none. Bring on 2014.

2013 Accomplishments

Golden Fire Department Year In Review2013

“Ordinary People-Extraordinary Job”

Fire Prevention Function 2012 2013

Construction & Operational Permit Plans Review 262 355

Construction & Operational Permit Inspections 650 798

Fire and Life Safety Maintenance Inspections 381 475

Fire and Life Safety Maintenance Re-inspections 101 251

Fire Origin & Cause Investigations:

Fire and Life Safety Division 11 12

Company Officer Level 6 9

Arson Charged 2 3

Citizen Complaint Investigations 26 6

Public Education and Training Programs 2012 2013

Community Events 14 15

School Events 7 8

Station Tours 27 28

Child Passenger Safety Seat Education 41 72

Fire & Life Safety Activities by the Year

T he Fire and Life Safety Division of the Golden Fire

Department is responsible for ensuring that all

buildings meet applicable fire codes. This division is

responsible for the following activities:

Building inspections

Building plan reviews

Public education & training programs

Fire protection system inspections

Fire preplanning

Fire investigations

The Fire & Life Safety Division responded to 503

emergency incidents

The division staff also participated in 165 hours of

training for 2013

Golden Fire Department Year In Review2013

“Ordinary People-Extraordinary Job”

Category Total Hours Number of

Students

EMS 1495 294

Driver/Operator 399 87

Fire Instructor 94 13

Fire Officer 647 58

Firefighter 4686 894

Hazardous

Materials

765 111

Technical

Rescue

596 69

Special

Operations

904 310

Wildland 811 215

Total Training

For 2013

10397 2051

Total Training

For 2012

8965.5

Firefighter Training Hours by Type of Training 2013

RTD Light Rail Training

Drill involving seven Fire &

Law Enforcement Agencies

Confined Space Drill at Suez

Power Plant at MillerCoors

Training on two buildings

donated by Golden Residents

13 Volunteers completed Firefighter II State Certification

12 Volunteers completed Wildland Initial Training

6 Volunteers gained Swiftwater Certifications

3 Volunteers completed State DO Pumper Training

2013 Academy:

76 Applications. Accepted 6 into the 2013 Academy

Golden Fire Department Year In Review2013

“Ordinary People-Extraordinary Job”

Incidents By Type 2012 2013

Fires 37 41

Overpressure, rupture explosion 7 16

Rescue & Emergency Medical

Service

497 755

Hazardous Condition (fire) 55 78

Service Call 63 89

Good Intent Call 127 181

False Alarm & False Call 119 227

Severe Weather & Natural Disaster 1 7

Special Incident Type 10 12

Total Incidents 1372 1406

Total Calls by District

District 1 682 689

District 2 574 587

MillerCoors Property 5 7

Clear Creek Canyon 59 62

Out of City Gaming Related 52 28

Out of City Other 34

Average Response Time 5:15 min. 5:15 min.

Mutual Aid Given 36 24

Mutual Aid Received 31 39

Total Dollar Loss $1,707,655 $59,910

Total Save Amount $7,358,440 $30,798,110

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Golden Fire Department Year In Review2013

“Ordinary People-Extraordinary Job”

January 23, 2013 Two passenger vehicles in Clear Creek with

entrapment. One vehicle submerged in the water. A 6000

gallon tanker truck also overturned spilling hot asphalt

oil. Three extrications, transport and mitigation of the

hazmat spill. Award of Honor presented to Captain Lutz,

Engineer Johnson, Firefighter North, Firefighter Shelton

and Firefighter Winter for their actions during this rescue.

August 2013 Casino bus and vehicle head-on accident in Tunnel #1 on

U.S. Highway 6. 1 fatal and 10 injured patients in a multi

-casualty event. In 45 minutes all patients extricated and

transported.

September 12, 2013 Flood response to Boulder, Coal Creek Canyon and

Golden RV Park Evacuation. Crews worked for 19 hours

assisting in evacuations of residents who became isolated

due to the 20” rainfall.

Firefighter of the Year Awarded to Captain Chad Wachs for

his work in the area of emergency

notifications, mapping programs and

station alerting systems in 2013.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF John, Bales, Fire Chief

Debbie Testroet, Administrative Division Coordinator

Jerry Stricker, Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal

Steven Parker, Deputy Fire Marshal

Kevin Kirby, Fire Inspector

Jeanette Kehoe, Training Captain

Matt Kasriel, Training Lieutenant

Tom Young, Administrative Captain

Anna Trzeciak, Media Assistant

Kent McCreary, Fire Mechanic

Mark Testroet, Fire Chaplain

ASSISTANT/DISTRICT CHIEFS Rocco Snart, District 1

Bob Burrell, District 2

Aaron Giesick, Special Operations

CAPTAINS Phil Cordova, Station 1

Joe Gross, Station 1

Gerard Lutz, Station 1

Tina Gustafson, Station 4

Wes Polk, Station 4

Trevor Williamson, Station 4

LIEUTENANTS CJ Adkins

Jason Flickner

Ben Moline

Jeff Steinhoff

Sean Stull

Chad Wachs

RECRUITS

FIREFIGHTERS

Joe Anderson II, Firefighter

Shawn Arbuthnot, Firefighter

Nathan Beckman, Firefighter

Jeff Boyer, Firefighter

Daniel Casey, Firefighter

Jeff Cole, Firefighter

Case Collard, Firefighter

Phil Cordova, Firefighter

Noah Creaven, Firefighter

Jessica Crump, Firefighter

Brandon Daruna, Firefighter

Casey Dragos, Firefighter

Derek Ferchau, Firefigter

Matt Finley, Firefighter

David Flynt, Firefighter

Jason Fritch, Firefighter

Damon Gentrup, Firefighter

Eric Gettenberg, Firefighter

Daniel Glynn, Firefighter

Michael Gonzales, Firefighter

Richard Gonzales, Firefighter

Charlie Grandberg, Firefighter

Devin Hallock, Firefighter

Dillon Hallock, Firefighter

Scott Hartman, Firefighter

Valerie Hasting, Firefighter

Jordan Hauser, Firefighter

Anthony Hittle, Firefighter

Doug Holschbach, Firefighter

Jeff Hulse, Firefighter

John Johnson, Firefighter

Michael Jojola, Firefighter

Dustin King, Firefighter

Sonja Klopf, Firefighter

Anthony Martinez, Firefighter

Ryan Masica, Firefighter

Zachary McCreary, Firefighter

Cody McHugh, Firefighter

Aaron McNally, Firefighter

Kevin Milan, Firefighter

Jason Mulari, Firefighter

Truc Nguyen, Firefighter

Lee North, Firefighter

John O’Connor, Firefighter

Steven Oliveri, Firefighter

Bruce Peters, Firefighter

Adam Phipps, Firefighter

Jonathan Priestly, Firefighter

Mason Prince, Firefighter

Jennifer Risch, Firefighter

Daniel Roozen, Firefighter

Jon-Daniel Rotzoll, Firefighter

James Rudnicki-Vasquez, Firefighter

Ulises Sarinana, Firefighter

Dustin Schissler, Firefighter

Kyle Shelton, Firefighter

Ryan Smith, Firefighter

Zeljko Spiric, Firefighter

Tony Stephenson, Firefighter

Michael Stout, Firefighter

Jared Stricker, Firefighter

Mitchell Sturm, Firefighter

Stefanie Tannery, Firefighter

Marina Valenzuela, Firefighter

Joseph Vogel, Firefighter

Craig Weimer, Firefighter

Chase Whitaker, Firefighter

Colin Winter, Firefighter

Timothy Hinkle, Recruit

Cody Kalb, Recruit

Joseph Trujillo, Recruit

Daniel Watters, Recruit