2010 Annual Report

1,542 Total Responses354 Fire Related

1,188 EMS Related

Two Unit Response – 263 Calls Reaction Time – 57 Seconds Response Time – 3 Minutes 47 Seconds

House Fires – 35 Building Fires – 37 Car Fires – 18 Other Fires – 17 Investigation Alarms – 247 Total Alarms - 354

Car Wrecks – 117 Non-Breather – 21 Water/Ice Rescue – 4 Other Medical – 1,046 Total – 1,188 Calls

CFD2 – 34 AlarmsOPFD – 32 AlarmsSFD – 29 AlarmsKCKFD – 1 Alarm

Total – 96 Alarms

CFD2 – 4 Alarms OPFD – 3 Alarms SFD – 9 Alarms

Total – 16 Alarms

562 Building Inspections 811 Violations Identified and Corrected 544 Preplans Updated 15 Invalids Registered 18 Premise Hazards Registered

SMMC has been building out floors 6, 7 & 8 and should be completed shortly

SMMC has a new Fire Alarm system and final testing should be completed shortly

Georgetown Apartments installed a new Fire Alarm system replacing a 40 year old system

New indoor skate park - 9701 W 67 New indoor soccer playing fields - 9823 W 67 New China Garden Buffet - 5860 Antioch South Park Elementary is Crest Bible Church -

8715 W 49 Terrace

Public Education Events – 76

Attendees – 3,526 people

Aerial Andy –Crestview and Merriam Park

Retirement of Volunteers Lt. Steve Shaumeyer and Firefighter Neil Kite

Terry Dunn and Eric Heim left to work at KCKFD Hired Xavier Panimboza and Jason Howell, Andy

Jones and Mike Dunham Master Firefighter/CFI Fire Investigator David

Gardner:Elected to Kansas International Association of Arson Investigators (KIAAI) Board of Directors Became an International Certified Fire Investigator (CFI)

Total Hours – 6,273 Average hours per

firefighter - 224

Assistant Chief Doug Crockett took Executive Analysis of Fire Department Operations in Emergency Management

Captain Pat Gantt took Interview, Interrogation & Courtroom Testimony

Lieutenant Rick Mosher took Fire Course Design

Lieutenant Ben Grimsley took Fire Command

NEW PROGRAM JOE CHIZMAR AND JASON HOWELL

Implementation of a mandatory fire department physical fitness program

Mitch Livingston is our physical fitness trainer

Mandatory Cooper fitness testing performed twice a year for all members

Personalized goals are established for any firefighter under the 60 percentile level

ISO Rating – Class 2Merriam is 1 of 4 fire departments in Kansas with a Class 2 rating.

Class 1-10 (Class 1 is best and 10 is worst)

David Gardner drove a pink fire truck around the mid-west for 18 days during the Pink Heals Tour, raising funds for women with cancer

Joe Chizmar was the Department liaison for Muscular Dystrophy raising $6,055

Ben Petry and Mitch Livingston assisted Merriam Pd, Shawnee PD & FD in the Polar Bear Plunge raising funds for Special Olympics

Bob Pape served in Merriam Kiwanis

NATIONAL DENIM DAY HD LEE RIBBON CEREMONY

Kansas Fire Injury and Prevention (KFIP) grant from Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDH&E) for smoke alarms ($1,808)

KFIP grant from KDH&E for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms and 911 telephone prop ($4,500) (implemented in 2011)

Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant from FEMA for fire extinguisher training props ($9,401)

SMMC fire extinguisher grant ($839) SMMC donation ($500) MAST ambulance equipment grant ($850) 700 Mhz Radio AFG (FEMA) grant through

Johnson County Fire & Emergency Services Chiefs Association and Olathe FD ($16,783)

Total - $34,681

T-61 (2004 E-One Ladder truck) went back to Ocala Florida and got a new ladder ($20,000 upgrade)

E-61 (2001 Pumper) was out of service on numerous occasions (Over $9,000 in repairs)

HGAC – Houston Galveston Area Council (Helping Governments Across the Country) utilized to procure a new Pierce pumper (will be purchased in 2011)

House fire – 53rd & Gardner

Milburn Country Club

Merriam Public Works Paver Fire

Shawnee Master Firefighter John Glaser perished in a Shawnee house fire