may 2020 monthly report - leelanau

LTF&R MAY 2020 MONTHLY REPORT

Helping To Protect The Peninsula

Leland Township Fire & Rescue 203 Grand Avenue

P.O. Box 578 Leland, MI 49654

(231) 256-7760

Monthly Report for May 2020 Total LTFR Responses in May 2020: 44

Year to Date Call Volume: 170 2019 Year to Date Call Volume: 153 (17 calls less than 2020; 450 total incidents in 2019)

2020 Projected Year-End: 408

Major Incident Type(s) Breakdown Major Incident

Type # of Incidents

Current Month 2019 Monthly Comparison

% of Total Current Month

Rescue & Medical 35 31 85% Fires 3 3 6% Hazardous Conditions 2 4 3% False Alarm 0 0 0% Service Incidents 2 0 3% Other 2 6 3% TOTAL 44 44 Differential from last year (same month): 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TTL

2019 21 30 29 29 44 29 50 51 45 44 41 37 450 2020 33 31 27 35 44 170

Difference +12 +1 -2 +6 - *Year to date

Emergency Medical Services Total EMS Calls 33

Dispatched as: Priority 1: 15 Transported as: Priority 1: 2 Priority 2: 3 Priority 2: 13 Priority 3: 15 Priority 3: 3

ALS Intercept Calls with Cedar Area Fire: 7 Lift Assist Request (i.e.: patient fell and needs help getting up off the floor): 8 Law Enforcement/Court-ordered Blood Draws: 1 Life Support Activities Advanced Life Support: 20 Basic Life Support: 1


Leland Township Fire Rescue

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Fire – Rescue Services Total Fire-Rescue Calls 11 Building Fires 2 Chimney/Fuel Burner Fires 1 Forest, Wildland, or Grass 0 Car Crashes 0 Utility Problems (i.e.: Gas leak, power lines, CO, and etc.) 2 Watercraft/Water/Ice Rescue 1 Other 5 Mutual Aid / Automatic Aid Given: 14 calls Received: 0 calls Training Fire Personnel completed a total of 140.5 hours of classroom or practical training. Personnel also completed 121.5 hours of online training too. Department training opportunities, as a large group, in May were cancelled due to COVID.

Calls by Shift

SHIFT ASSIGNED PERSONNEL CALLS FOR THE MONTH RED Lt. Johnson & FF. Schelling 14

GREEN Lt. Dunklow & FF. Walters 14 BLUE FF. Ornelas & FF. Korson 16

Zone Statistics

ZONE MAY 2020 YEAR TO DATE Box 501 – North 6 22 Box 502 – East 0 13 Box 503 – South (LL) 12 56 Box 504 – South West 1 4 Box 505 – West (Leland) 11 36 Box 506 – Fishtown 0 1 Mutual Aid – Out of Leland Township 14 38 TOTAL 44 170


Leland Township Fire Rescue May 2020 Monthly Report

Page 3 Overlapping Calls Overlapping calls are two or more calls occurring at the same time before the Duty Crew is able to respond to it. For instance the Duty Crew could be responding to, arriving at, or at the scene of an incident when another call for service comes in. In May we had 2 overlapping calls for a total of 4.55% of our calls. In 2019 we had an overlapping average of about 9% (as compared to 8% in 2018). Apparatus Responses: This chart identifies our top five (5) busiest apparatus, based on incident responses, for the month of May.

Apparatus Call Sign Type of Vehicle Number of Responses For May

Alpha 591 2016 Ford Ambulance 38 Bravo 592 2012 Dodge Ambulance 16 Engine 512 2012 Ford Quick Attack Truck 8 Chief 501 2018 Ford Explorer 5

Ladder 531 2004 Pierce 75’ Quint 3 Miscellaneous

• Participated in the “drive-by graduation” parade for the graduating class of Leland High School. The event, which occurred at the Leland Harbor, was hosted by the parents and the fire department was invited to participate. We sent Engine 511, Engine 512, Ladder 531, Tanker 522, and Alpha 591.

• Assisted Cedar Area Fire Department with a structure fire on S. Maple City Road. During the course of suppressing the fire a partial ceiling collapse occurred on top of the suppression team, which included a Leland Firefighter, blocking part of their egress path. The firefighters were evaluated by a Leland Township ambulance crew and were determined to be uninjured. A debrief of the incident took place later that month.

• Two applicants rode with the Duty Crew as part of their pre-employment requirements. It appears in June we will be adding two more Emergency Medical Technicians.

• Responded to a large tree that fell on Cherry Street near M-22. The road commission was unavailable – Leland Twp. Fire & Rescue (LTFR) personnel removed it.

• Responded to two different power line arcing calls on E. Juniper Tail in May. Coincidently they were very close to each other but were unrelated. LTFR stood by and kept vehicular and pedestrian traffic away from the scene while Consumer’s Energy took care of the issues.


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• Performed occupant load calculations in order to help local businesses comply with the Governor’s “Stay at Home” business re-opening requirements: Tampico in Leland & Samaritan’s Closet in Lake Leelanau.

• Had two of our firefighter candidates return to the Regional Fire Training Center after a several month layoff due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Leland Township had several firefighters assisting with the practical training sessions during the month of May including Chief Besson, Lieutenant Dunklow, Lieutenant Herman, Firefighter Ornelas, Firefighter Schelling, Firefighter Kreft, and Firefighter Walters.

• Firefighters Ornelas and Schelling are attending a hybrid NFPA Fire Officer I course. Chief Besson is one of the main instructors for the course.

• Continued annual “Fit Testing” of our personnel’s SCBA masks in order to remain in compliance with OSHA and NFPA requirements.

• Purchased additional equipment for Ladder 531 in order to make it a front line apparatus. Crews tested the new intake valve we bought during a drafting scenario (i.e.: getting water out of a lake or pond) and the crews remarked how quick and efficient the truck performed.

• Repaired a long standing issue at the water point on M-22 north of Overby Road. The water point is on private land but is a crucial water point for the southwest part of the township. Over the years the water point access was terrible and it fell into disrepair making it unusable. Assistant Chief Niessink and Firefighter Korson took the project on head-on and worked with the property owner in order to troubleshoot the issues with it and correct it. The contractor, Don Clarke Excavating, provided the equipment and manpower to re-establish a working water supply spot. A significant number of homes will now be protected with a functioning water point again! Thanks Chief Niessink, Firefighter Korson, and Mr. Clarke!

Fire Chief Dan Besson


Mutual Assist – Maple City Road: On Friday May 15th, Leland Township and Glen Lake Firefighters assisted the Cedar Area Fire Department with a structure fire on S. Maple City Road. During the course of suppressing the fire a partial ceiling collapse occurred on top of the suppression team, which included a Leland Firefighter, blocking part of their egress path. The firefighters were evaluated by a Leland Township ambulance crew and were determined to be uninjured. A debrief of the incident took place later that month with policy changes in mind. LTFR units that responded were; Tanker 522, Tanker 531, Ladder 531, Alpha 591, and Chief 501. Ladder 531 and Alpha 591 are shown working on scene in the picture below.


Water point rehabbed!

Firefighter Russell Korson, who is in charge of our water point/dry hydrant inspections, discovered one of our water points was in need of some attention. The water point, which sits on private land, was very difficult to access and wasn’t working up to its capabilities. A walking bridge, which we used to get closer to the water point, was unsteady and dangerous. Firefighter Korson and Assistant Chief Geoff Niessink worked with the homeowner to allow us access to the property in order to clean up the area and improve the access to getting water quickly and safely. This was a very important project as it was the closet water point, in Leland Township, for the entire southwest part of the township.

Recruit School Training!

Leland Township has two remaining students in the fire academy - Cadet Harley Dunkin and Cadet Nick Bierschbach. Both are scheduled to graduate from the academy in June – after the course had been extended due to COVID-19 and the Stay At Home orders. LTFR personnel help round out a committed and dedicated group of instructors at the regional training center. They include: Chief Besson, Lieutenant Dunklow, Lieutenant Herman, Firefighter Ornelas, Firefighter Schelling, Firefighter Kreft, and Firefighter Walters.

See the pictures below.


Starting upper left and going counter clockwise: 1: Firefighter Jared Ornelas (right) helps instruct a skill section. 2: Cadets Bierschbach and Dunkin perform a skill under the watchful eye of Firefighter Walters (right). 3: Cadet Bierschbach practices using hydraulic tools to cut open a car. 4: Cadet Dunkin (yellow helmet) operating the hydraulic cutters in order to gain access to a car during a lesson at the RTC.


Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2020!

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020 – representing Leland Public School and Saint Mary’s Schools! Leland Township Fire & Rescue were honored to be asked to participate in a drive-by salute to the Leland seniors in Fishtown! Not pictured is Engine 512.

Graduation Pictures Credit: April Priest

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