GUTTENBERG FIRE DEPARTMENT 2010 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 1 OF 20

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2 Fire Chief Assistant Chief Assistant Chief Secretary Treasurer Chaplain STAFF CREWS Fred Schaub Chad Willenborg Jim Cunningham Denny Roth Matt Witham Pastor Harold McMillin Captain Jeff Troester Captain Paul Moser Firefighter Dave Tschantz Firefighter Glen Witham Firefighter Mike Radl Firefighter Jen Radl Firefighter Andy Ries Firefighter Jeff Keene Firefighter Larry Goedken Firefighter Mat Ries Firefighter Tim Backes Captain Chad Esmann Captain Joe Zittergruen Firefighter George Morteo Firefighter Galen Moser Firefighter Chad Werger Firefighter Austin Greve Firefighter Jason Hefel Firefighter Josh Roth Firefighter Tony Mescher Firefighter Tim Kuempel Firefighter Jake Smith RETIREMENTS None NEW MEMBERS None RESIGNATIONS Katie Rausch 5 Years Matt Noack 3 Years PAGE 2 OF 20

3 Front row (L-R) Jim Cunningham, Joe Zittergruen, Denny Roth, Mike Radl, Fred Schaub, Chad Willenborg, Matt Witham, Chad Esmann, Paul Moser, Pastor Harold McMillan Middle Row (L-R) Katie Rausch, Mat Ries, Jake Smith, Jason Hefel, Andy Ries, Glen Witham, Jen Radl, Trevor Kelly, Matt Noack, Tony Mescher, Tim Backes Back Row (L-R) Austin Greve, Jeff Troester, Larry Goedken, Jeff Keene, Josh Roth, Dave Tschantz, Galen Moser, Josh Moser, Chad Werger (Not Pictured George Morteo, Tim Kuempel) (Department photo from 2008) FACTS Staff Equipment 29 Members 2 Engines (Pumpers) 2 Tankers Calls For Service 1 Mini-Pumper/Quick Attack calls 1 Rescue Unit calls 2 Command/Staff Units calls 2 Boats calls 1 ATV Response Area Training 80 sq. miles (pop. >3,500) ,564 Hours Cities of Guttenberg, Osterdock, Millville ,233 Hours Townships of Jefferson, Millville ,065 Hours Townships of Mallory, Clayton Hours Website guttfire@alpinecom.net PAGE 3 OF 20

4 CURRENT STATE & NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FIREFIGHTER I Fred Schaub Paul Moser Tony Mescher Tim Kuempel Chad Willenborg Dave Tschantz Mike Radl Jen Radl Larry Goedken Tim Backes Jeff Troester Jim Cunningham Matt Witham Joe Zittergruen Josh Roth Jeff Keene FIREFIGHTER II Dave Tschantz Mike Radl Jim Cunningham Joe Zittergruen INSTRUCTOR I Dave Tschantz Joe Zittergruen FIRE OFFICER I Joe Zittergruen FIRE OFFICER II Joe Zittergruen HAZMAT Operations Fred Schaub Dave Tschantz Jeff Troester Joe Zittergruen PAGE 4 OF 20

5 2010 FUNDING ANNUAL BUDGET $97,000 $6.50/hour Service Pay (Gets placed in Firefighter s Association account to purchase equipment) $3,550 Fire Officer s Compensation (9 Officers) TOP 2010 EXPENSES Apparatus Replacement Fund $17,000 Apparatus Repairs.... $10,000 Insurance.... $9,000 GRANTS $3,332 Iowa DNR Radio & Wildland Fire Equipment $36,000 $9,000 Upper Mississippi Gaming Corp. Personal Protective Gear The Guttenberg Fire Department also completed and submitted the following grants, but were not awarded them: FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (New Truck) $350, Grants The Guttenberg Fire Department will continue the process of reviewing designs for a new Front Line Pumper Truck. A truck committee is reviewing designs and looking for possible grant funding opportunities. The hopes are to remain within our five year plan that we set up in 2009 and complete all review process and purchase a truck before PAGE 5 OF 20

6 Annual Cost Savings The US Bureau of Labor releases an annual report that calculates the national average hourly value of a volunteer s time. The value of volunteer time is based on the average hourly earnings of all production and nonsupervisory workers on private payrolls (as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). Using the Value of Volunteer Time calculation the following savings have been transferred to the City of Guttenberg and the citizens protected by the Guttenberg Fire Department. These numbers show what money would have been paid to members if they had not VOLUNTEERED their time. Value of Volunteer Time: $20.85 per hour Calls for Service: 1,260 Hours Minus current rate: $6.50 per hour Total Volunteer Value: $ 18, Training: 1,564 Hours Total Volunteer Value: $ 32, Community Presentations: 132 Hours Total Volunteer Value: $ 2, Total Savings With Volunteer Hours $ 53, The department has participated in 1,564 hours of training. There are 2,080 working hours total in one year, by comparison the Department is training 75% of all working hours in one year! For more information on the numbers and figures used to determine this savings go to the following websites: OR PAGE 6 OF 20

7 CALLS FOR SERVICE 12 Type of Calls # of Calls Structure Fires Wildland Fires Other Fires Vehicle Accidents River Rescues EMS Assists Other Rescues Hazardous Conditions Service Calls False Alarm Severe Weather Flood Assessment Traffic Control GMH Special Incident Misc Calls # of Calls Calls by Day of the Week SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT PAGE 7 OF 20

8 10 Years # of Calls Per Year Calls Per Year Trend - Next 10 years ( ) # of Calls Year # of Calls PAGE 8 OF 20

9 Average Personnel Turnout Per Call (Number of firefighters respoonding to a call) # of Firefighters Year Average Response Time Per Call (From time of page until first apparatus is on scene) 16:48 14:24 15:52 14:23 Response Time (Minutes) 12:00 9:36 7:12 4:48 11:09 10:48 10:09 9:47 11:27 8:00 5:42 6:57 2:24 0: Year PAGE 9 OF 20

10 FIREFIGHTER 1 TRAINING On January 5 th the Guttenberg Fire Department began a Firefighter 1 class at our station. Sixteen firefighters from five departments were in attendance. Tim Kuempel, Chad Werger, Andy Ries, Mat Ries, Jake Smith, and Jason Hefel were all Guttenberg firefighters who completed the training. This class also included four firefighters from Garber, three firefighters from Garnavillo, two firefighters from McGregor, and one firefighter from Colesburg. The class consists of 84 hours of classroom and hands-on training broken down into seven units. The course also includes 8 hours of hazardous materials operations level training. The class met on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three hours as well as two weekends. Subjects in the course included: fire behavior, personal protective equipment, fire apparatus, fire prevention, hand tool, extrication, and many more. Instructors for the course were Captain Joe Zittergruen and Firefighter Dave Tschantz. The course was completed on April 18 th with a state administered certification exam being held May 1, Because of a new state law (Chapter 251 of the Iowa Code) this course allows firefighters to meet the state training requirement to perform firefighting duties. PAGE 10 OF 20

11 JANUARY Training: Scene Size-up & Report January 5: The department began a Firefighter 1 course. 16 firefighters from Guttenberg, Garber, Garnavillo, McGregor, and Colesburg attended. (See Page 10) FEBRUARY Training: Emergency Vehicle Operations February 21: Awards Banquet was held at The Stadium Bar & Grill for current and retired members Glenn Witham was awarded Firefighter of the Year for (below left) and Dave Tschantz was awarded the Stuart Wardenburg Training Award (below right) The Department applied to become a member of the Dubuque County Firefighter s Association. Service awards were presented to Galen Moser for 20 years, George Morteo for 15 years, Joe Zittergruen for 10 years, and Chad Werger for 5 years (4 CALLS) January 4: 714 S. 1 st St. Electrical Problem January 17: Alarm at 502 S. 1 st St. January 21: Hwy 52 S. Millville Hill January 26: Traffic Control GMH (5 CALLS) February 3: Traffic Control GMH February 4: Garage Fire 514 S. 4 th St. February 16: Traffic Control GMH February 20: Chimney Fire Great River Rd. February 23: Traffic Control GMH PAGE 11 OF 20

12 MARCH Training: Fundraiser Ticket Sales March: The Department was accepted into the Dubuque County Firefighter s Association March: The Department conducted controlled burns in separate locations in the Fire District. The burns where used as a training exercise for combating and understanding wildland fires. APRIL Training: Auto Extrication April 9: The Department participated in a mock car accident for the Clayton Ridge High School. The accident was a demonstration of the hazards and consequences of drunk and erratic driving. April 18: After 92 hours of training the Firefighter 1 course was completed by 16 firefighters. Six of them were Guttenberg Firefighters. (See Page 10) March 27: Guttenberg Fire Department Annual Fundraiser Dance was held at Lakeside Ballroom. About 465 people in attended. (3 CALLS) March 3: Smell of Smoke at Moxie s March 18: Traffic Control for GMH March 18: Disabled boat on the Mississippi River (3 CALLS) April 4: Transformer sparking N. 1 st Street April 9: Smoke Alarm at Hospital April 15: Fuel Spill S. 2 nd Street PAGE 12 OF 20

13 MAY Training: River Rescue/Boat Operations JUNE Training: SCBA Use & Maintenance May 1: The Department hosted a test site for National Certification at the Firefighter 1 and HAZMAT Operations levels. Four department members participated in the testing. May 15: The Department opened its doors to the Northeast Iowa Food Shelf s Mobile Food Pantry. Food was brought in to distribute to people living in the area. We assisted St. John s Church by helping setup (5 CALLS) May 6: Barn Fire Jolly Ridge Rd. May 12: Fire Alarm at Fidelity Bank May 24: Traffic Control for GMH May 29: Jet Ski explosion on Mississippi May 30: Assist DNR on Mississippi River June: Firefighter Tim Kuempel completed and submitted his paperwork to become a nationally certified Firefighter 1 (9 CALLS) June 2: Grill Fire on Acre Street June 4: Smoke in house on Riverview Road June 15: Smoke from Vehicle N. Hwy 52 June 15: Smoke Alarm at Kids Kampus June 15: Skid Load Fire on Maple Crest Rdg. June 17: Car Fire on S. Hwy 52 June 22: Traffic Control for GMH June 29: Vehicle Accident on Island Road June 30: Assist Guttenberg Ambulance PAGE 13 OF 20

14 JULY Training: Pump Operations July 3: The Department put in over 80 hours preparing, setting up, and shooting of the fireworks for the Stars & Stripes Celebration. AUGUST Training: Live Fire Training August 8: Department members participate in the annual Clayton County Fair watch from 6am 12pm August 14: The Department held its 3 rd Annual Hog Roast dinner and Street Dance benefit. About 260 meals were served. August 28-29: The Department hosted the Fire Service Training Bureaus Interior Fire Attack Simulator. Members that participated got to experience hands-on live fire training. (7 CALLS) July 3: Traffic Control for GMH July 3: Boat Dock Fire North Marina July 3: Fireworks July 17: Truck Fire on N. Bluff Street July 18: Assist Crawford County EMA July 19: Missing Child July 23: Flood Safety Control (11 CALLS) Aug 8: Fair Watch Aug 8: Medical call on Mississippi River Aug 8: Traffic Control GMH Aug 9: Downed power line Aug 9: Visible smoke call Aug 9: Tree down on S. 2 nd Street Aug 9: Assist New Vienna Structure Fire Aug 16: Traffic Control for GMH Aug 22: Retrieve City Docks Aug 26: Vehicle in River at S. Boat Ramp Aug 29: Structure Fire on Buck Creek Rd. PAGE 14 OF 20

15 SEPTEMBER Training: Confined Space September 11: Captain Joe Zittergruen attended a community fire prevention course at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland September 19: The department participated in confined space training sponsored by the Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau and presented by Professional Rescue Innovations (4 CALLS) Sept 3: Smell of smoke in house Sept 4: Vehicle Accident on Mississippi Rd. Sept 26: Stranded boater on Mississippi Sept 28: Barn Fire at Jolly Ridge Rd. OCTOBER Training: Roadway Safety October 3-9: Fire Prevention Week was observed. Tours were given to Head Start and Kids Kampus students. In total more then 120 kids came to tour the station and learn about fire prevention and safety. October 18: The Department conducted its mandatory training on roadway safety. The training was a scaled tabletop training with Law Enforcement, EMS, and local tow truck services. October 22: The Department hosted the Blank Children s Hospital Fire Safety House for school kids from Clayton Ridge Elementary and St. Mary s Schools. October 31: The Department assisted the Police Department with keeping kids and families safe during trick or treating with a Halloween Patrol. (6 CALLS) October 3: Odor of Natural Gas N. 3 rd Street October 11: Vehicle Accident on Minor s Creek Rd. October 14: Vehicle Accident on Minor s Creek Rd. October 18: Natural Gas leak at Hospital October 20: Combine Fire on Osterdock Road October 31: Halloween Safety Patrol PAGE 15 OF 20

16 NOVEMBER Training: Cold Weather Safety November 4: The local Tiger Cub Scouts troop came to the Fire Station for a tour and safety discussion. November 9: The Department received a grant for $3,332 from the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources to purchase a new base radio station and 12 pagers. The Guttenberg Firefighter s Association provided the 50% match for a total project cost of $6,664. (8 CALLS) November 5: Mutual Aid with Holy Cross November 7: Grass fire at 311 Main St. November 12: Vehicle Accident Hwy 52 November 13: Vehicle Accident Kale Ave November 26: Vehicle Accident C7X November 27: Traffic control GMH November 28: Smoking car at Pronto November 30: Assist Guttenberg EMS DECEMBER Training: NE Iowa Transit Safety December 11: The annual Department Christmas Party for firefighters and their families was held at the Fire Station. December 11: Again this year we were hit with a winter storm and blizzard. Power was lost in town and the department responded to several powerline calls. December 20: The department training was in conjunction with the NE Iowa Community Action Corporation transit department. The department, and other local public safety departments, learned about the hazards, safety, and operations of the transit buses. (10 CALLS) December 8: Missing Child December 9: Ice rescue Mesquite Road December 10: House Fire S. 1 st Street December 11: Powerline Sparking December 11: power Outage all over town December 11: Tree Down Hwy 52 December 11: Smoke in house Hemlock Rd. December 13: Assist Guttenberg EMS December 19: Silo Fire on Great River Rd. December 24: Structure Collapse PAGE 16 OF 20

17 SERVICES FIRE SUPPRESSION ACCIDENT RESCUE TRAINING PAGE 17 OF 20

18 RIVER RESCUE FIRE INVESTIGATION COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PREVENTION COMMUNITY EVENTS PAGE 18 OF 20

19 The Department continues the process to replace Engine 78. The Apparatus Committee continued to review specifications for a new vehicle. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that all pumper apparatus be replaced every 20 years. Currently Engine 78 is 18 years old. Our other pumper apparatus (Engine 75) is currently 20 years old. Because of the recent maintenance and better safety features of Engine 75 we have opted to replace Engine 78 first. Because of the extreme importance of these two vehicles we are taking our time and starting the replacement process early so that we can work out any problems and get the best replacement apparatus possible. Several specs have been reviewed and grant and funding opportunities are being researched. The department applied for the Assistance To Firefighters Grant this year to try to help offset the cost of the new apparatus, but was turned down. Our goal is still to stay on schedule with our 5-year plan and have the new apparatus in service before On July 1, 2010 the State of Iowa implemented Chapter 251 of the Iowa Code Fire Fighter Training and Certification. This law requires all fire department members who engage in structural firefighting shall meet the training identified in the job performance requirements of Firefighter 1 as outlined in the NFPA Standard 1001, Chapter 3. Those who enter a hazardous environment, needing PPE and SCBA, are considered engaged in structural firefighting. Firefighters should complete this initial training within 2 years of initial membership. All fire department members shall participate in at least 24 hours of continuous training annually. We plan to continue to insure that all new members meet or exceed these standards. We are also working on writing policies for the members who do not participate in structural firefighting. PAGE 19 OF 20

20 From The Guttenberg Fire Department The Guttenberg Fire Department would like to take this time to say THANK YOU to all those who have donated to the department throughout Whether it was a donation of money and goods or it was their time. These items and moments are greatly appreciated. We would also like to take this moment to ensure the citizens within the Guttenberg Fire District that we will continue to train and do everything within our means to provide for their safety in the coming year. If there are ever any questions for us please feel free to contact any Firefighter or use the contact info listed in this report and we will do our best to get a fast and accurate answer back to you. PAGE 20 OF 20