2016

MANHATTAN

FIRE

PROTECTION

DISTRICT

YEAR END REPORT

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Contents

Fire Chief .................................................................................................................... 2

Deputy Chief ............................................................................................................ 11

Human Resources & Administrative Services ..................................................... 14

Financial Services .................................................................................................... 15

Division of Training ................................................................................................. 16

Division of Public Education .................................................................................. 24

Division of Apparatus Maintenance ...................................................................... 27

Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) .................................................. 30

Division of Cadet Training ..................................................................................... 32

Division of Station Supplies .................................................................................... 33

Division of Small Tools ............................................................................................ 34

Division of Clothing ................................................................................................. 35

Division of Pre Plans ............................................................................................... 36

Division of Protective Gear ..................................................................................... 37

Division of Hose and Ladders ................................................................................ 38

Division of SCBA ..................................................................................................... 39

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Fire Chief

Chief Daniel Forsythe

I would like to thank the Trustees and the members of the Manhattan Fire

Protection District for allowing me to be their Chief for the past year. It is

truly a great honor and I am humbled to serve you. The members of the

Manhattan Fire Protection District are the most professional and respectful

individuals that I have ever had a pleasure to work with. They continue to

impress me with their work ethic to strive to make Manhattan Fire

Protection District the safest place to live.

This is our first, of many to come, formal report. You will read later on in

this report the many activities our department has done in the past year to

ready our department for when you, “The Public”, call on us.

2016 was a very

eventful year for

the department. It started out in February with our

ambulance 83 getting t-boned at the intersection of

North Cedar and Francis Road in New Lenox.

Three of our firefighters were transporting a patient

to Silver Cross Hospital when it was struck. The

patient received no further injury but our

firefighters received minor injuries requiring time off of work. Total cost for repair and medical reached over

$100,000.00.

Our call volume continued to be on pace at over 1100 emergencies. EMS continues to be our main responses

but it is only 50% off our call volume.

Fire EMS Hazardous Service Call Good Intent

False Alarm

Severe Weather

2.52% 49.05% 3.15% 22.77% 14.22% 8.19% 0.09%

The State of Illinois legislature passed a law in 2015 that required the consolidation of Public Safety Answering

Points. Manhattan Fire has been a strong proponent of the Will County Emergency Telephone System Board

(ETSB) in helping this consolidation happen smoothly. The Lincoln Way Dispatch, EastCom, Romeoville and

Will County Sherriff will come together to form the Laraway Dispatch Center. There has been many meetings

and sub-meetings to help this process along. Manhattan Fire Protection District will continue to work hard to

make sure our voice is heard so that the residents of the District have a voice and receive the best dispatch

service they deserve.

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We continue to strengthen our operational needs so in March Jon Christensen and

Daniel Gulli were promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Jon will lead Gold Shift and

Dan will lead the Black shift along with Ed Ludwig on Red Shift. We are pleased to

have such a capable team to ready our responders.

We also added three firefighters to our ranks, FF Michael McGrath, Michael Patrick

and Jeremy Wilson.

Firefighter mental health is a major concern to all fire chiefs. 2016 is the year that has brought the topic to the

forefront. In the past year, 96 firefighters and 35 EMT’s committed suicide nationally. The Manhattan Fire

Protection District continues to monitor the activities of its members to find indicators of a member in need. In

May we teamed up with Sarah Gura of Firefighter Behavioral Health of Illinois to host an internship program

for college students so they may learn what makes a firefighter tick. The program was a success and we

continue to learn more of this debilitating disease.

Financially we continue to grow with the economy. Our equalized value adjustment (EVA) grew 2% from 2014

which increase our revenue by $70,000.00. Our fiscal year begins May 1 of each year. The 2016/2017 budget of

$3.1million is a well-balanced platform to meet the needs of the department. We have been lucky in receiving

grants throughout the year. IPRF, our workman comp vendor, granted us $8,220.00 which was used for

firefighter personal protection gear. Will County ETSB gave two grants in 2016 and we received a total of

$7,576.00. We used this money for the cost of dispatch.

EAV last 8 years

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

$318,989,885.00

$326,544,990.00

$322,828,777.00

$312,811,687.00

$296,476,286.00

$284,414,605.00

$278,994,689.00

$285,746,881.00

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In April we held our annual Awards Banquet where we honor the membership for their outstanding work they

performed in the prior year.

The Matthew Zack Rookie of the Year

Award

Matthew Zack was only a candidate at the time of his death but that

detail provides some insight into what kind of a firefighter he would have

been. Matt was eager to learn, self-motivated and serious but also knew

when and how to provide some comic relief to help with company

morale. Matt’s passion for firefighting was surpassed only by his

dedication and love for his family and friends. His desire to become a firefighter was evident early on in his life and

shown even more each day he went through the academy. Matt would come home from the academy and tell everyone

about the newest skills and techniques he learned. He showed the fire service what it meant to be a true student of the

profession. This year Michael McGrath received this award.

The Todd Burke EMS Person of the Year Award

Todd Burke was an extremely hardworking and driven person. He lived and breathed the fire service, especially the EMS

side of the fire service. Todd was considered the “go-to guy” for anything and everything according to his family. He

would do everything he could to help everyone he came in contact with on a

daily basis. Todd became a highly respected paramedic and was regarded as

“The” leader in the ambulance. Todd never stopped learning and was

constantly sharpening his EMS skills. At the time of his death it was

discovered that he was applying for further education at different medical

schools. Although Todd’s time in the fire service was cut short, the impact

he had during his short tour of duty lives on in this memorial award. Mark

Patrick received the award in 2016.

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The Jack “John” Fitzgerald Firefighter of the Year Award

Jack Fitzgerald was one of the most dedicated firefighters to the

Manhattan Fire Protection District. Jack has always been the first to

stop whatever he was doing and respond to the firehouse if there was a

emergency. He was a big promoter of education and always supported

the firefighters furthering their education. Jack was an individual that

always brought the best out of people and looked for the positive in

every situation. Jack also gave everyone the benefit of the doubt when

complications arose. As a firefighter, Jack displayed heroic efforts in

multiple occasions, including the selfless act of rescue in the face of extreme danger. Eric Chellios received this award in

2016.

The Dale L. VanderBoegh Officer of the Year Award

Dale “Chubb” VanderBoegh was known for his drive and push for education and

training. Gaining education and training was crucial to developing as a firefighter in

Chubb’s eyes. Public service and image was also extremely important to Chubb. He

always wanted members of the department to do the right thing and remain

professional in and out of the firehouse. Chubb always had pride in the organization

and the equipment. But to Chubb, family was always first. The fire department

family was important but the family at home was most important. Chief Dan Forsythe

was the 2016 recipient.

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In 2016 we also celebrated the retirement of 5 dedicated public

servants. Captains Jerry Kinsella and Tim Murphy along with

Lieutenants Dan Kinsella and Dale VanderBoegh and Firefighter

Kris Gonda. Even though Capt. Kinsella, Capt. Murphy, Lt.

VanderBoegh and Firefighter Kris Gonda had different

personalities they were all focused on making the Fire

Department the best. They shared the same vision for the

organization and what they have done over the years has laid the

groundwork for where we are today. This organization came

from one that had little to no training to today with a very

consistent training program. They always had the future of the

organization in their sights and drove it in a positive direction.

They have all committed so much of their own time to this

organization. Their hard work, dedication and faith in the organization have truly made this organization the

way it is today. Their dedication and loyalty to the Fire Department is something every member should strive to

have. It was never about money or the “name”, it was about serving their community to the best of their ability

and ensuring the “guys” would do what they had to do to get the job done well and safely. We thank them for

their service, they will be missed.

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Board of Trustees

Fire Chief

Deputy Chief

Red Shift Lieutenant

Firefighters

Black Shift Lieutenant

Firefighters

Gold Shift Lieutenant

Firefighters

Battalion Chief

Administrative Assistant

Financial Secretary

Pub Ed Coordinator

Board of Commissioners

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Deputy Chief

Steve Malone

2016 has been a very exciting and busy year.

Over the past year I have been working with Will County 911 office to

correct our current run cards/recommends. These run cards/recommends

work automatically and they tie in with our Computer Aided Dispatch

(CAD). In the event of multiple calls going on at once, this system

ensures fire and/or EMS units are responding to each and every call. I

review these constantly to make sure we are providing the fastest service

possible to every emergency call.

In 2016, I applied for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to purchase 40

new complete sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) to include:

bunker pants, coats, boots and helmets. One set of PPE costs

approximately $2,100. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

has set a standard for the fire service that strongly encourages the replacement of PPE every 10 years due to the

wear and tear and break down of the protective material in the PPE. As part of our dedication to our

firefighter’s health and wellness, we are trying our hardest to follow this standard.

Our MABAS Division, MABAS 19, has drastically developed over the past year or

two. MABAS, Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, Division 19 has been working

together to develop standardized training and documents related to Incident

Command and Firefighting. MABAS 19, comprised of 12 area departments, has

developed standardized training programs for Firefighters, Drivers/Engineers and

Officers. MABAS 19 also hosts bi-annual live fire trainings that are held at local

burn towers. This allows the MABAS 19 departments to get together and train as

well as interact with other local firefighters. The Fire Chiefs of the MABAS 19 departments train together

every other month on Incident Command for all types of emergency incidents, which include natural disaster

emergencies, large fire incidents and Mass Casualty Incidents/Active Shooter incidents. The MABAS 19

Battalion Chief’s/Shift Commanders train quarterly as well, covering the same topics. Along with standardized

training, we are revising MABAS 19’s Standard Operating Guidelines. This will ensure consistency throughout

the division when it comes to large scale emergency incidents.

An extensive training program is being developed for the dispatchers at the new dispatch center that is expected

to be up and running by the end of 2017. This will standardize the way dispatchers train and communicate with

police and fire agencies. Every dispatcher will be trained to a high level and will work closely with each

agency it provides services to.

As the Assistant Team leader of BLACK CART (Combined Agency Response

Team), I have taken on the responsibility of polishing our relationship with

MABAS for statewide deployments. CART is a team of rescuers that are

trained in specialized rescue, which includes trench rescue, confined space

rescue, structural collapse rescue and rope rescue. We also train in man vs.

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machine type rescues, grain bin rescues and cell tower rescues. The members of BLACK CART have to meet

strict training requirements in order to retain their technical level of training. We have updated our operating

guidelines as well.

Here at Manhattan, one of my main goals of 2016 was to implement an Officer Development program. The

company officer is the most vital part of any organization. Fire Officers have to make sure they know how to

manage an effective fire-ground, make stressful tactical decisions on emergency calls quickly and make sure

they know how to manage relationships and personalities within the firehouse. This program also gives Chief

Officers the ability to spell out our expectations of the officers. Officers are the go between from the “guys” to

upper level management. In order to have successful relationships and safe fire-ground operations, we

implemented this program. The program consists of monthly incident command training, which includes a

tactical scenario. The officers and acting officers have to make effective tactical

decisions during the scenario or the scenario will get worse. The other part of the

monthly training focuses on the inter-personal relationships within the department and

how to handle relations with the community. We cover everything from how to handle a

citizen complaint to how the daily “roll call” should be done. The next step in this

program is teaching all of our members to be leaders. The leadership portion is being

developed but will include more personal matters such as morals, ethics and beliefs.

We promoted two Lieutenants in early 2016. These promotions filled the 2 vacancies we had in that position.

There was an extensive testing process that included a tactical scenario, a training/instruction exercise, an

employee conflict resolution scenario as well as a written exam. All members that tested for Lieutenant were

scored by an outside testing center.

Lastly, I have been conducting a study on our operations to make sure we are providing the best service possible

to the public. This study included reviewing our manpower, our response times, our turnout times and our call

volume. Our call volume has increased 33% over the past 10 years. Our response times are averaging 6

minutes. This is from the time the dispatcher answers the phone to when we arrive on the scene. For a 72

square mile district, this is impressive. We are taking steps to ensure we maintain and hopefully improve our

turnout and response times.

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Health & Safety Committee

2015 and 2016 were a productive years for the committee. We began with prioritizing the needs of the district

and organization. The first direction we took was to implement the NFPA 1582 physicals for all employees.

We were successful in implementing this and all employees have received their annual physicals. There were a

few changes within our Occupational Health service that we had to deal with, but overall it was successful.

We have had a few accidents with fire apparatus and/or firefighters. The “yellow folder” that is in each

apparatus has been working well. This folder contains all of the documents needed to complete the accident

investigation as well as the policy so the affected employee can follow it without confusion. We recognized

some short falls in our backing SOP, so we addressed that and made the appropriate changes. We have

implemented updated forms for on duty injuries/illness. These forms are from IPRF directly.

We broke up into different sub-committee’s to address the other requirements of the committee and each sub-

committee is currently working on their goals. We recognized a few safety considerations within the station

and resolved these concerns. Facility Inspections are being done twice a year and safety concerns have been

addressed and fixed.

The health & safety committee operates under adopted by-laws and follows the standards set forth by the NFPA

1500 series.

Goals for 2017:

- Review all policies to ensure consistency within our operations.

- Continue to develop actions for each sub-committee

o Physical Fitness and Mental Health programs.

o Send 3 members to become Peer Fitness Trainers to help our firefighters develop a workout and

diet plan and to develop our department’s FF health and wellness program

o Improve PPE standards and provide a program to reduce exposure to cancer risks.

o Continue safety on the training grounds as well as overall department safety

o Continue facility inspections

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Human Resources & Administrative Services

Kim Ingram, Administrative Assistant

Board of Trustees – Agenda packets are prepared for the Board of Trustee’s

monthly meeting. Financial information is provided including a Budget

Analysis report and an A/P Board list. All minutes are transcribed accordingly

and added to the District website

Work Comp – 5 Claims, 3 Report Only – Completion of Form 45 on-line.

Work closely with IPRF and VFIS scanning and sending ALL required forms

and Invoices for members of the department as well as follow up emails and

continued status requests. Complete the IMRF 52 week wage reports as

necessary.

Insurance- Continued relations with Corkill Insurance adding spouses and

dependents as necessary. Discuss open enrollment documents prepared for

employees. Update and Calculate new deductions or dependent status for employees and enter deductions into

payroll system.

Run Reports – Work closely with Paramedic Billing Service regarding all patient ambulance transport billing.

Monthly reports from Paramedic Billing are reviewed to confirm all patients have been entered properly. All

run reports are maintained and filed.

Medical Records Requests - 17 medical records requests were received. These are reviewed by our Attorney

prior to releasing any information.

Accounts Payable – 757 invoices entered, 574 checks cut, $1,279,890.00 paid out.

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Financial Services

Kim Ingram, Financial Secretary

Payroll – Payroll is entered bi-weekly for all employees. Federal and State

941Quarterly payroll reports are completed on time with no discrepancies. All

payroll records and reports are maintained for preparation of W-2’s and 1099's

for end of year distribution.

Banking - All banks statements from First Bank of Manhattan have been

reviewed and reconciled accordingly. All money moved, interest received or

ambulance revenue is entered into the Locis Financial Software program as well

as any other transactions that take place.

Audit –The 2015-2016 fiscal audit was performed by Brian Zabel & Associates.

All requested material including, bank statements, fixed asset listing, minutes,

specified ordinances, CD and account balances, 941 quarterlies, payroll

information and Accounts Payable were thoroughly reviewed. The audit was presented to the Board of

Trustees at the September 2016 meeting and it was stated the District is in good standing.

The assets of the District exceeded its liabilities at April 30, 2016 by $5,452,975(net position). Of this amount

$578,949 (unrestricted net position) may be used to meet the District’s ongoing obligations to citizens and

creditors. At FY 2016 end the District’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balance of

$2,240,257, a decrease of $687,206 in comparison with prior year. The District’s total debt increased by

$963,206 due to the issuance of new debt.

On April 3, 2016 the District’s governmental funds reported combined ending unrestricted funds balances of

$1,096,114.

Pension Board – Monthly investment reports are receive and reviewed. All transactions are entered into the

Locis Financial software program including Firefighter Contributions, Tax Contributions, Investment fees,

expenses and gain/loss. Pension A/P checks are cut accordingly and bank statements are reconciled monthly.

24 invoices 15 checks were cut in FY 2016. Assist with IDOI reports and pension filing as well as

communication with District Auditor and Pension Accountant (Lauterbach & Amen) to provide all reports as

needed.

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Division of Training

Lieutenant Jon Christensen

Throughout 2016, the training division had many changes and

accomplished many of the goals set forth last year.

Target Solutions:

Our training program platform has been constantly changing and

developing to make training more consistent and delivered accordingly.

Records management has been much easier with this program. All

members can see what trainings are scheduled and when they are due. We

are also able to track all EMS licenses and driver’s licenses with ease as

the program lets us and the member know when they are coming up to

expiring.

The activities and trainings

built within the program each

have a lesson plan, Power-

Point, JPR’s, skill sheets and

videos attached as reference

material for the instructor to

utilize when they do training. The Firefighter program is assigned

by the Training Division and over the course of 3 years, every

member SHOULD have completed ALL practical objectives set forth by the State Fire Marshal for Basic

Operations Firefighter.

The Officer Program is developed as well. We created an officer topic for each month that follows the new

State Fire Marshal task book. These topics cover a variety of issues such as employee conflict resolution,

citizen complaints, roll call expectations and emergency incidents. The Officer Program also includes monthly

Blue Card continued education for Incident Command. This is an interactive program that allows each member

to practice size-ups of buildings and assigning the next 1 or 2 companies and be in the command role. During

the officer trainings we ensure we express the expectations of the Officer’s set forth by the District.

The Engineer program is ever changing. There is an initial

driver/operator program for members that do not have any driving

experience in fire apparatus. This program takes about 6 months to

complete and includes driving hours and pumping hours as well as basic

maintenance guidelines of each apparatus. There is a 1 month program

for those members that meet the requirements and have previous

experience of driving fire apparatus. A tender operator program was

developed for those members that do not meet all the requirements of the

initial driver/operator program so we can ensure our tender is in service

at all times. This program requires driving hours and rural water scenarios be completed as well as 2 different

driving courses.

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As MABAS 19, we have move forward leaps and bounds. We

conduct bi-monthly Chief’s training that covers large scale

incidents as well as everyday incidents and what their roles are as

responding Chiefs. We are also beginning to train the MABAS 19

Battalion Chiefs/Shift Commanders quarterly to ensure they

understand what is expected as a MABAS division and to learn

what the Chief’s expect. We also hosted 2 light n’ fights as a MABAS Division to get all of the departments

within MABAS 19 to train together. This has been a great success and we will continue on in 2017.

The training division used Peotone’s burn tower quarterly for our live fire trainings. In 2017, we are moving

this to Frankfort’s burn tower as well as using our own acquired structures. These are held twice a day on each

shift, making sure one of the times is at night to accommodate all members. All live fire trainings follow NFPA

1403, the standard for live fire training evolutions in acquired structures and fixed facilities. The training

divisions programs also follow all state standards and regulations from OSHA, NFPA, ISO, OSFM and the

Illinois Secretary of State.

The training division also manages the special teams training requirements. We

have 6 members on the CART Team and they are all aware of the training

requirements for the year. 4 out of the 6 are deployable at the State level to any

large disaster when called upon. The investigators also complete their required

trainings for the MABAS 19 Cause/Origin Team. This is all tracked and

managed through Target Solutions.

The Training Division is also part of the Joint Regional Fire Academy as we

assist in teaching the new generation. We did not have any candidates in the

program in 2015 or 2016.

Goals for 2017:

1. More training with auto aid departments and mutual aid departments.

2. Address and monitor any issues with Target Solutions and ensure trainings and training records are

being completed properly in the program.

3. Continuously monitor the driver/operator training.

4. Gauge participation of all members on both required trainings and overall training participation.

5. Research training props.

6. Refine the new hire training programs for all members.

7. Continue to review and revise any and all training SOP’s.

8. Improve Administration Training and programs

9. Improve Hazardous Materials Training

10. Develop Mass Casualty Incident trainings to include an Active Shooter program

11. Develop a training program for the Police Department to improve overall community preparedness.

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Photo by John Buckman

Deputy Chief Steve Malone received the 2016 Training Officer Award from the International Fire Chiefs

Association Volunteer and Combination Officers Section and Target Solutions at the Fire Rescue International

Conference in San Antonio Texas. Pictured with Deputy Chief Malone are Chief Norvin Collins of the Sauvie

Island (OR) Fire District, Chief Daniel Forsythe Manhattan Fire Protection District and Mike Butler of Target

Solutions.

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Total Training Hours

Total Training Hours – 2016 – 7,602.75

995.7 hours more than 2015

**Excludes daily apparatus/SCBA checks, weekly apparatus

checks, FF fitness and shift turnover**

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

Administration Training

Company Training

Driver/Operator Training

EMS Training

Fire Prevention/Pub Ed Training

OSHA Training

HazMat Training

Officer Training

SCBA Training

Special Hazard Training

Special Teams Training

Live Fire Training

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Member Achievements/OSFM Certifications – year-end 2016

Fire Apparatus Engineer Fire Service Vehicle Operator

FF Jeremy Wilson FF Mike Patrick

Rope Technician Fire Officer II

Lt. Jon Christensen FF Matt Grohar

FF Kyle Eller

FF Kyle McKenna

Instructor II Instructor I

FF Eric Murphy FF Kyle Matthews

FF Matt Grohar

Rope Operations Advanced Technician Firefighter

FF Scott Kurczewski FF Kevin Carpenter

FF Kevin Carpenter FF Nick Goodwin

FF Mark Patrick FF Scott Kurczewski

FF Chris Gotter

FF Kyle Matthews

Hazardous Materials Tech A Trench Operations

FF Nick Goodwin FF Eric Murphy

Structural Collapse Operations Ice Rescue Technician

FF Eric Murphy FF Eric Murphy

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OSFM Certificates/Achievements-Tally of current active members

Fire Service Collegiate Degree

Fire Chief Dan Forsythe – Master’s Degree

Dawn Burkhalter – Master’s Degree

Deputy Chief Steve Malone – Bachelor’s Degree

Lt. Jon Christensen – Associates Degree

Lt. Dan Gulli – Associates Degree

FF Dan Matys – Associates Degree

Incident Command Training

15 – Blue Card Certification

1-Hazardous Materials Incident Command

42-ICS-100

42-ICS-200

6-ICS-300

5-ICS-400

42-ICS-700

42-ICS-800

Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal-Firefighting

42 Members

2-Firefighter II

40-Basic Operations Firefighter

42-Fire Service Vehicle Operator

42-Hazardous Materials Operations

43-Technical Rescue Awareness

38-Courage to be Safe

23-Advanced Technician Firefighter

32-Fire Apparatus Engineer

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Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal-Officer

2-Fire Prevention Officer

15-Fire Officer I

3-Fire Officer I-Provisional

21-Instructor I

6-Fire Officer II

1-Fire Officer II-Provisional

12-Instructor II

1-Chief Fire Officer

1 – Chief Fire Officer-Provisional

3-Incident Safety Officer

1-Health & Safety Officer

1-Fire Department Safety Officer

5-Fire Investigator

2-Arson Investigator

1-Training Program Manager

3-Juvenille Firesetter

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Officer of the Illinois State Fire Marshal-Rescue

24-Vehicle Machinery Operations

4-Vehicle Machinery Technician

8-Hazardous Materials Technician A

2-Hazardous Materials Technician B

6-Confined Space Operations

3-Confined Space Technician

7-Trench Rescue Operations

5-Trench Rescue Technician

24-Rope Operations

5- Rope Technician

8-Structural Collapse Operations

3-Strucutral Collapse Technician

1-Water Operations

1-Ice Rescue Technician

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Division of Public Education

Public Education Coordinator

Dawn Burkhalter

The Manhattan Fire Protection District (FPD) strives to provide a full

spectrum of public education programs for its residents. Public education

and interaction with our citizens provides an opportunity to stress the

importance of fire and life safety.

Community Programs

Manhattan FPD’s Community Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

program has 6 AEDs placed for first responder access in Manhattan

Police Department squad cars. Community AEDs are also placed at 3

local businesses. Support is provided to local schools, businesses and the public for CPR and AED training.

The Risk Watch unintentional injury program continues to be taught at Wilson Creek Elementary. Each year

three topics are chosen and presented by topic ‘experts’. In 2016, Wilson Creek students learned about Disaster

Preparedness, Motor Vehicle Safety and Fall Prevention. Experts were from the fire district, Manhattan Police

Department and Riverside Immediate Care.

The Child Passenger Safety Program worked with 71 seats this

year during appointments and our Seat Check Saturday event.

35 seats were brand new installations and 36 seats were

checked and re-installed. 60% of the seats that were checked

arrived installed incorrectly. The fire district has 2 certified

Child Passenger Safety Technicians.

The fire district, along with the Manhattan-Elwood Public

Library District, taught 3 Safe Sitter courses in 2016. Safe

Sitter prepares students in grades 6-8 to be safe when they’re

home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.

Students learn life-saving skills such as how to rescue someone

who’s choking, and helpful information like what to do if

there’s severe weather.

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Many programs were at the request of the

community and tailored to their needs. The fire

district provided Storytime visits at the Manhattan-

Elwood Public Library throughout the year. New

this year the Manhattan-Elwood Public Library

District, the Manhattan Park District, along with the

fire district worked to provide a Summer Fun

program at Central Park that included the fire safety

trailer, story time and water fun. Many other

programs were given for the boy scouts, girl scouts

and park district’s Camp Coyote.

Committees

The Manhattan FPD currently sits on several

committees both at the state and local levels. Some

of these include:

Manhattan / New Lenox TRIAD

The Manhattan-New Lenox TRIAD’s major purpose

is to develop, expand and implement effective crime

prevention and health and safety educational

programs for seniors in our community. TRIAD

works to improve the quality of life for older adults

by providing an opportunity for the exchange of

information between public safety (police & fire), social services and seniors. This group meets once a month

in Manhattan and New Lenox and provides free educational programs for seniors each month. 2016 programs

included: Social Media Safety, Dementia, Crime Prevention & Awareness, Scams, Internet Dating Safety,

Elder Abuse, Banking Safety, Medicare, Reverse Mortgages and Healthier Habits for a Healthier You.

Illinois State TRIAD Association

The Illinois State TRIAD Association provides education for the

benefit of seniors and their families, senior advocates and anyone

involved in assisting or educating seniors in the areas of crime

prevention, health, life safety and financial concerns. The

association is composed of Peace Officer representatives, Adult

Protective Services, Government Officials, Court Officials,

Senior Citizen Organizations and Public Safety Professionals

from across Illinois.

Activities, Events & Platforms People Reached

Child Passenger Safety Seats 71

Touch-A-Trucks 250

Block Parties 75

Camp Visits 96

Facebook (Followers) 1703

Fire Prevention Month Programs 914

First Aid & CPR Training 50

Residential Knox Box 8

Manhattan-New Lenox TRIAD for Seniors 240

Risk Watch Unintentional Injury Program 1350

Safe Sitter Babysitter Program 44

Station Tours 470

Twitter (Followers) 88

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Illinois Fire Inspectors Association

The Illinois Fire Inspectors Association is a leader in fire

prevention activities throughout the State of Illinois. It is

comprised of local fire departments, businesses, and

individuals from throughout the State with the common

interest of saving lives and property. The IFIA is active

in Code Enforcement, Fire and Life Safety Education,

Fire Investigation and Legislation. Committees are

active in organizing educational opportunities,

conferences, code enforcement classes, and social

events.

Community Events

The Manhattan FPD is proud to be a part of the Manhattan community

and its events. We participated in standing by with an ambulance for 5K

runs and the Manhattan Junior High’s Cross Country Meet. Community

parades, block parties, touch-a-trucks, the Village’s Scarecrow Project

and Halloween outreach were also scattered throughout 2016. We were

proud to assist Boy Scout Troop 155 with two flag retirement ceremonies.

We show support for our military on Fridays with Red Shirt Fridays. We

also assisted with the Homes for our Troops Key Ceremony for Air Force

Captain Simone and his family. This event also included a fire sprinkler

demonstration for those that attended.

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Division of Apparatus Maintenance

Lieutenant Edward Ludwig

During 2016, the Manhattan Fire Protection District maintained the agreement

with Mokena Fire Protection District for routine preventative maintenance of

our fire and EMS apparatus. Mokena provides certified Emergency Vehicle

Technicians (EVT’s) that provide quick lubes, chassis inspections, brake

inspections, pump services and other routine maintenance/repairs of our fire and

EMS apparatus. These EVT’s ensure that our apparatus is inspected and

maintained per NFPA. Any major repairs that are discovered by Mokena EVT’s

are sourced out to local vendors, dependent on the repair type. The Division of

Apparatus Maintenance does some minor in-house repairs and preventative

maintenance within its scope.

Our annual pump testing was performed by Waterway Illinois Incorporated in

October of 2016. Waterway has a

mobile pump testing unit that

provides testing on-site. This

allows us to limit the amount of

out-of-service time for apparatus during pump testing. All

applicable apparatus passed the annual pump test.

In December of 2016 it was decided to form a Maintenance Division Team to help improve the efficiency and

delegate maintenance responsibilities and minor in-house repairs. The Maintenance Team had its first meeting

in late December 2016 and has implemented a new electronic work order that is available on Target Solutions.

This has greatly improved the reporting process for maintenance issues that are

discovered by the firefighters. The new Maintenance Division Team members

are; Lt. Ed Ludwig, FF Andy Hughes, FF Brandon Pfizenmaier, FF Justin

Pfizenmaier, FF Eric Murphy, FF Kyle McKenna, FF Marcis Dubois, and FF

Scott Rogan. We look forward to the further development and implementation of

this new team in 2017.

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$21,057.13

$6,558.11

$4,982.99 $3,786.46

$1,747.35

$5,016.68

$1,224.35

$0.00

$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$15,000.00

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

Engine 81 Engine 82 Engine 83 Squad 81 Tender 81 Foam 82 Brush 81

2016 Fire Apparatus Maintenance Costs

Costs

$2,747.51

$4,996.14

$0.00 $0.00

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

$3,000.00

$4,000.00

$5,000.00

$6,000.00

Ambulance 81 Ambulance 82 Ambulance 83

2016 Ambulance Maintenance Costs

Costs

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Total Apparatus Maintenance/Repair for 2016- $48,590.16

Total Apparatus Maintenance/Repair Costs for 2015- $24,770.01

$313.67

$227.06

$111.00

$230.40

$607.45

$0.00

$100.00

$200.00

$300.00

$400.00

$500.00

$600.00

$700.00

Chief 81 Chief 82 Batallion 81 Utility 81 Utility 82

2016 Chief & Utility Vehicle Maintenance Costs

Costs

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Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Lieutenant Edward Ludwig- EMS

Coordinator

FF/PM Kyle Eller- Asst. EMS Coordinator

In 2016 we responded to 545 EMS incidents resulting in 604 patients.

District 3 remains the busiest district in 2016 with 250 patients

followed by District 1 with 170 patients. The average age of our

patient increased by 1 year to 48 years old. Of the 604 patients seen in

2016, 454 of them were transported to area hospitals. We had 150

patients refuse transportation or were not transported for other

reasons. The average response time for an ambulance throughout our District was 5.3 minutes which is an

increase from 4.3 minutes in 2015. One possible explanation for this response time increase may be due to the

increase of patients in the Districts located furthest from the Fire Stations.

2015 2016 Difference

EMS Incidents

484 545 +61

Patient Totals

546 604 +58

Average Patient Age

47 48 +1

Average Response Time for an Ambulance

4.3 min. 5.3 min. +1 min.

Patient Count per District

District 2015 2016 Difference

1 164 170 +6

2 56 65 +9

3 224 250 +26

4 27 33 +6

5 19 17 -2

6 26 23 -3

7 16 33 +17

Out of District 14 13 -1

Transport Destination Totals

Hospital 2015 2016 Difference

Silver Cross 357 417 +60

St. Joseph 31 32 +1

St. Mary’s 4 1 -3

Riverside 3 4 +1

IV Success Rate for 2016

Attempts Successes Success Rate

2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

293 385 206 253 70.30% 65.71%

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Goals for 2017:

High Performance CPR and Cardiac

Arrest Management Program

EMS Training Lab completion in

basement & implement more “hands on”

EMS training

Begin certifying medics in ACLS and

PALS

Develop training plan to address IV success rate

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Division of Cadet Training

Firefighter/Paramedic Kyle Eller

In 2016, the Cadet program has gone through a lot of changes. At

the beginning of the year we had 4 members in the program

including Cody Cabay, Brandon Arvin, Tim Sarhage, and Sean

Kelly. We were training consistently with the Frankfort Fire

Cadets every Tuesday night. This gave them the opportunity to

meet and train with many different people. The New Lenox Fire

Cadets joined the Tuesday night training half way through the

year giving the members more opportunity to learn skills from

different instructors.

All 4 of the

members that were a

part of the program

are no longer with us. This left a brief period where

the Manhattan Cadet Program had no members. In

October, we had 2 new members join the program,

Randy Rainbolt and Gregory Shaw. We are

currently working in house to get the 2 new member

familiarized with their air packs and PPE. After they

are comfortable working with their air packs and

gear we will begin training with the Frankfort Fire Cadets again. I have also met with Josh

Seroka, the Cadet Coordinator of Frankfort. Half of his Cadets have left the program, and has a

large group of new cadets. Due to this, in 2017 we will have a schedule for the entire year. We

will be putting all members through a Basic Operations

FF course. This will better prepare all members for

when they are put through an academy. We hope to see

great progress in the program in 2017 working with

Frankfort and New Lenox.

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Division of Station Supplies

Firefighter/Paramedic Dan Matys

During the 2016 year, this division of the Manhattan Fire District had

been ordering cleaning products from State Chemical and Tri-K.

Tri-K is the where we get a lot of our house hold items from like

toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, hand soap, mop heads, brooms,

floor squeegees, and mop buckets. State Chemical is more for

cleaning (liquid) products.

Almost all station purchases go through the Station Supply Division

for things like brushes, things of any cleaning sort, etc. It helps us to

keep track and make sure MSDS sheets and paperwork is current.

Tri-K makes sure the products we order are 100% for what we need.

Their deliveries are fast, sometimes even the next day. They are a

company that I see us doing business with for a very long time.

Jackie is the representative from State Chemical and offered great things for the department. The

company offered upgraded dilution system that allowed us to help eliminate wasting product. On

this dilution system, we have window cleaner, all-purpose,

truck wash, disinfectant, toilet bowel cleaner, smoke/odor

eliminator, degreaser, and a neutral floor cleaner. Jackie

comes out once a month to check on how the systems are

operating and to check if products need to be ordered. We

have also received products from State Chemical such as

stainless steel cleaner, a vinyl/rubber cleaner, bug and tar

remover, shower/tile cleaner and a cleaner for the drains.

The dilution system has been moved from the bay wall and into the laundry/station supply room

since the remodel has been complete.

With the gear washer being put back in service, I have reordered the chemicals needed to run the

washer properly. We order those items from Gurtler Chemicals.

The department has seemed to really like what State Chemical and Tri-K has to offer and the

variety of products they offer are endless. I feel that where we are currently with our station

supplies is very stable and efficient. There is always room for improvement of things but I feel

this division is up to date with supplies and equipment.

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Division of Small Tools

Firefighter/Paramedic FF Eric Murphy

Here is a summary of what has been completed over the past year to

date in regards to the Small Tools and equipment.

Tool Cleaning Kits Maintained

MSA Meters continuing to be calibrated quarterly with no

major issues.

Waxing and detailing of apparatus per the schedule.

Weekly Inventories of apparatus up to

date when equipment changes are made.

2 New Hooks purchased for front line

engines to assist in overhaul operations

Pressure Water Extinguishers with foam nozzles purchased to

replace most regular pressure water extinguishers.

2016-2017 Plans for Equipment Purchasing and Inspections

Upgrade Halligan Bars on Tender 81 and Chief 82(Each have 3

piece halligans)

Continue Purchasing Water Rescue Knives so each PFD eventually has one

Look into a Water Rescue Suit inspection

Purchase 3 more Water Rescue slings to match the sling on SQ81 and provide training on

proper use.

Purchasing of more Water Rescue PFD’s 2 for A83

Inspect and Replace all damaged cribbing

Look into purchasing of Battery Powered Extrication Tools to

replace one full set of tools possibly on a trade in deal. More

Versatile for in the field operations.

Man in Machine Kit for Squad

Purchase new high lift jacks for Squad 81

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Division of Clothing

Firefighter/Paramedic Justin Kozar

The clothing division for the Manhattan Fire Protection District had a

successful 2016. The Manhattan Fire Protection District holds the

highest standards in giving our fine tax payers well trained and dressed

fire and ems providers. That being said, a successful program is always

changing and growing. This year is no exception. As of January 2016,

we made some drastic and much needed changes to satisfy the needs of

our organization and its members. Our uniform needs are now being

provided by Unique Apparel Solutions (UAS). This is an online,

member based program that truly utilizes the quartermaster system.

Now, members are to log onto the website, and place orders. Once the

orders are placed, they are emailed to the quartermaster for approval. If

the request is approved, the

purchase order is submitted. UAS

is the ideal business for our needs

because they are a true one stop shop. We are able to order

all of our needs through one company instead of holding

multiple accounts. Deputy Chief Malone is assisting me as

the quartermaster. The benefits of having an administrative

figure assisting the program are time and money. Deputy

Chief Malone is there to assist with approving or denying

orders, to prevent wasteful spending. With our generous

administration and responsible members, there is no reason to believe we will not be successful.

2016 uniform costs were as follows:

Chief’s - $242.00

Lieutenant’s - $1,262.00

Firefighter’s - $7,340.00

Admin/Pub-Ed/Chaplain - $500.00

Bulk Items by Quartermaster - $708.00

2016 Total = $10,052.00

This is down approximately $5,000-6,000 from our previous vendor used in 2015.

Current Goals For 2016

Maintain up to date member logs, to prevent wasteful spending.

Work diligently to facilitate SOP 143-1.

Work closely with our outside vendor to maintain a great working relationship

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Division of Pre Plans

Lieutenant Dan Gulli

We are currently collecting data each year, for each public building

to update information and enter into our Mobile Data Terminal’s in

each apparatus. The information provides the officers with specific

building information. Examples would be gas and electric meter

locations, fire alarm and electric panel locations, key holder/contact

info, Knox box locations and required fire flow calculations. This

information is readily available

when a call comes in. This also

helps the firefighters to get out

and be able to visually inspect

lay-outs of buildings first hand

and interact with the public and

assist with increasing our ISO rating. New for this year we

are in the early stages

of beginning our fire

prevention bureau.

We are working with

the village to have an

agreement to begin

yearly fire inspections

on all public

buildings. This will

help make businesses and other occupancies operate

within the fire code. The goal is to help protect the public

and the firefighters if there were to be an emergency

incident.

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Division of Protective Gear

Lieutenant Dan Gulli

The Protective Gear Division was able to successfully purchase 1 set

of new bunker gear to replace gear that has reached its manufacturer

service life. Also, we outfitted personnel with extra sets of gloves and

hoods to help aid in post fire incidents. This allows personnel to have

clean gloves and hood while still on duty until they can be washed.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant was applied for to hopefully

purchase 40 new sets of gear. Working with administration, we also

implemented a post-fire

decontaminate SOP to

help reduce cancer risks

and reduce the spread of

carcinogens. We also

purchased new gear

dryer to support our health and wellness plan we

are working on.

Current goals for fiscal year 2016

Purchase at least 5 more sets of bunker gear (grant depending)

Repair newer issued sets to keep them in working condition

Begin replacing old helmets

Self-assessment to increase NFPA 1851

compliance

Establish annual gear washing rotation

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Division of Hose and Ladders

Firefighter/Paramedic Dave Kolosh

This year the department’s inventory of 11,000 feet of fire hose and

229 feet of ground ladders were inspected and tested in accordance

with NFPA standards. During testing all ground ladders passed, 100

feet of fire hose failed the testing

procedures due to pin holes or hose

bursting. There was 600 feet of fire

hose that was damaged and

condemned due to fire damage to

hose. Due to age and failure during

testing the department will be retiring

approximately 600 feet of fire hose.

This year marks the first year of a fire hose replacement program that

will last approximately 5 years depending on the funds available. The

goal of a replacement program is to remove fire hose that is over 30+

years old and is no longer NFPA complaint. After the replacement of hose we will be NFPA

compliant and all hose loads will be color coded.

2014 Purchased 850’ 2 ½” hose

100’ 1 ¾” hose

2015 None 900’ 2 ½” hose

200’ 1 ¾” hose

2016 Purchased 1200’ 2 ½” hose

100’ 1 ¾” hose

175’ 5” hose

2017 Proposed 400’ 3” hose

600’ 1 ¾” hose

2018 Proposed 600’ 2 ½” hose 400’ 1 ¾” hose

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Division of SCBA

Firefighter/ Paramedic Dave Kolosh

This year all personnel completed their mandated fit testing with

MSA and Millennium masks. The yearly NFPA required flow

testing was completed on all Self Contained Breathing Apparatus,

RIT packs, Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus’s and masks. All

SCBA bottles were hydro-tested by Air One with one bottle being

condemned. During the year multiple SCBA’s and mask were

repaired by Air One. All bottles were relabeled with apparatus

numbers and Manhattan Fire Protection District labels. The Fill

Station at station 81 was inspected and all monthly air quality tests

passed with no problems detected.

Future needs of SCBA

2021

SCBA bottles will need hydro-testing per NFPA

guidelines and will only have 5 years of life left. The

Planning and budgeting should begin on replacement of

SCBA’s and or SCBA bottles in 2026 so all equipment

will be up to date to the current NFPA standards.

2026

The MSA 30min bottles will need replacement. If budgeted,

the replacement of all SCBA equipment would be ideal so

SCBA’s would be current on all new NFPA standards.