Table of Contents Page 3... Board of Commissioners Page 4... Welcome Our New Fire Chief Page 5... Letter from the Fire Chief Page 6... Organizational Structure Page 8... Administration Page 11... Operations Page 12... Statistical Abstract Page 19... Life Safety & Support Services Page 20... Year in Review 2
Board of Fire COMMISSIONERS Chairwoman Carol Morris Vice-Chairman Theodore R. Schindler II Sec./Treasurer Bob Raymond The Fort Myers Beach Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners wants to thank our community for their ongoing support for our District. As you know, we have been making several great changes for our community and our team! This past year we have hired a new Fire Chief as well as several Firefighter/Paramedics to provide the best service possible to our community. This year we have also added two new Commissioners to our team and we are excited to get to know them and to have their expertise! Please join us in welcoming the new members to our organization. We have had several new things happening in our department this year including the new rescue vehicle Rescue 31 hitting the street and big changes to the roadways on Fort Myers Beach. Although it has been a challenge for our department with the lane closures, barricades, alternating lane changes, and ongoing construction, our members have proved to be prepared to tackle whatever comes their way. We are eager to see what the next year will bring and hope that you will continue to follow the progress of our community and our department. Commissioner Ron Fleming Thank you again for your continued support as our department moves forward with providing the best service possible to our residents and visitors of Fort Myers Beach! Commissioner Larry Wood 3
We are honored and excited to announce the arrival of our new Fire Chief Matthew Love! With his experience and knowledge we look forward to the progression he will bring to our District. Fire Chief Matthew Love has served the emergency services community since 1997 with the support of his wife Kristen and sons, Tyler & Noah. Chief Love has served as a Fire Chief since 2009, and has also served as a Deputy Fire Chief of Operations and Division Chief of Training. He has worked for many emergency service agencies to include the City of Colorado Springs Fire Department. Chief Love has earned the distinguished Chief Fire Officer Designation by the Center for Public Safety Excellence, and he is a proud graduate of the United States Fire Administration s National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program. Chief Love holds a Master of Science Degree in Leadership with an Emphasis in Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire Leadership, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Safety and Emergency Management, holds an Associate Degree in Fire Science Technology, and an Associate Degree in Wildland Fire Science. Chief Love spent several years as an adjunct professor for the Colorado Community College system, teaching a variety of Fire Science courses. He also teaches courses in Leadership, Customer Service, and Firefighter Safety throughout the Nation. Chief Love speaks nationwide at various leadership events and has had the honor of being a reoccurring speaker for United States Air Force Academy Character and Leadership programs. In addition, Chief Love has written for National leadership publications, and many of his research papers have been published by the United States Fire Administration. Chief Love was awarded by the Colorado Springs Fire Department for his creation of the Firefighter Seatbelt Safety Program, 25 Percent- Simply Preventable. This program gained national attention after delivery at the National Fire Academy, and a subsequent collaboration effort with Dr. Burton Clark of the U.S. Fire Administration resulted in the promotion of the National Firefighter Seatbelt Pledge. Chief Love s career has been strongly focused on Firefighter Training, Departmental Training Program Management, and building training programs for several fire agencies. He is a strong believer in the power of an organization s Mission, Vision and Values, and provides presentations on Shared Vision and Creating Motivation in Leadership for both fire and non-emergency service agencies. Chief Love has made it a priority for team members to share in organizational vision and to take ownership of the organization s values and mission creation. Please join us in welcoming our new Fire Chief to our District and our Community! 4
A LETTER FROM FIRE CHIEF MATTHEW R. LOVE Hello and thank you for your interest in the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department. We hope that our annual report will be a valuable resource for you to learn about our organization and the services provided to our community. The Firefighters of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department are proud to be at the center of the community s protection by providing emergency and non-emergency services daily. The Mission of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is to honorably serve our community by providing caring, compassionate service through devoted professionals. This concept is embraced by our members and leadership, as we are dedicated to providing services of all types to the great community members and visitors of our area. Please enjoy reviewing our annual report and I invite you to stop by any of our facilities to visit and ask questions. Thank you for your time and support of this fabulous team dedicated to your protection. Matthew R. Love Fire Chief 5
Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District - 2016 The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District is located in Southwest Lee County, Florida, covering the islands of Estero and San Carlos, as well as nearby areas. Our team provides services to a population of approximately 9,000 full time residents, over 40,000 peak season residents, and over 1.8 million visitors each year. In addition to a significant population increase in peak season, Estero Island is a well-known and highly frequented Spring Break destination for visitors around the world. The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District covers a 10 square mile area out of 3 fire stations strategically placed within the District, as well as responds to many areas of Southwest Florida through an automatic aid and closest unit response system. The District began as a volunteer fire department in 1949 by the Beach Improvement Association, Inc. The District incorporated as the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District in 1950 with an estimated population of only 2,500 residents. Since, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District has become a fullservice career and emergency response organization protecting the residents and visitors of this highly sought after and growing location. The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District provides a variety of services to include a multitude of fire suppression activities, Emergency Medical Advanced Life Support (ALS) on all apparatus, ambulance transport, technical rescue, hazardous materials incident response, and a variety of other emergency and nonemergency services. 6
Organizational Structure The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District is a Special District of Florida, which operates by the governance and leadership of a five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. The Board of Fire Commissioners are residents of Fort Myers Beach and are elected by the Fort Myers Beach Community to serve the District for a four-year term. The Board works with the Fire Chief and Administrative staff in establishing vision for the organization, strategic and long range planning objectives, as well as overseeing financial activities. The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District uses a variety of positions to achieve the mission of serving our residents and visitors alike in any time of need. Our staffing structure includes a variety of operational, command staff, and administrative positions that operate on a full-time basis. 7
Administrative services manage everything from payroll and payables, to budgeting and forecasting finances for future sustainability and growth. The Fire Chief works with the Fire Board of Commissioners, administrative staff, legal counsel, finance, and fire department officers to manage administration functions. The Administrative Branch is overseen by the Director of Finance and Administrative Services and provides support to all Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District divisions and programs through document and policy management, benefit administration, purchasing processes, and budgeting. The administration also provides the organization s Human Resources department, risk management coordination, and Strategic Planning Section. New Hires, Promotions, and Retirements WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO OUR ORGANIZATION: Fire Chief Matt Love, Firefighter John Cunningham, Firefighter Andrew Dominguez, Firefighter Hermes Llaser, Firefighter Layne Tal, and Firefighter John Wilcoxon 8
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING ON THEIR PROMOTIONS: Firefighter Jen Gordon promoted to Engineer, Firefighter Brad Hartman promoted to Engineer, Firefighter Andres Vila promoted to Engineer WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING RETIREES AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE: Battalion Chief Pete Miceli, Captain JP Duncan, Captain Tory Vagle, Engineer Shawn Campbell, and Engineer Jeff Plybon Recognitions CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR WINNING THE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Officer of the Year: Captain Joseph DeVito, Paramedic of the Year: Firefighter Robert Ponte, Firefighter of the Year: Engineer Cody Chilson, Community Partner of the Year: Robyn Schuckert CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MAKE A WISH E-AWARD RECIPIENTS: Battalion Chief Tom Grow, Captain Terry Brunson, Engineer Andres Vila, Firefighter Darwin Adames, Firefighter Billy Galewski, and Firefighter Oscar Gonzalez 9
Administration Highlights We held two Chat with the Chief sessions this year, striving to meet with each member of the organization. This year s topics included Organizational Mission Brainstorming and Firefighter Cancer Initiatives. The FMBFD Advisory Group was implemented to steer many projects and initiatives such as Mission, Vision, and Value establishment and re-branding implementation. The Scoop was created as a weekly community information publication. Chief Love was a guest speaker at the 1 st Annual Lee County Emergency Services Conference Leadership classes were held throughout the year led by our new Fire Chief We once again were heavily involved in the Spirit of the Holidays events to serve those in need in conjunction with the Beach Kids Foundation. We held our 1 st Annual Firefighter Appreciation Family Picnic with Bayside Estates The FMBFD hosted a Holiday Luncheon at Station 32 for our partners in public safety and families of FMBFD. Our Board of Fire Commissioners held a Meet and Greet for our new Fire Chief at Bonita Bills Our team participated in the St. Baldrick s Foundation events Members of our organization received the Phoenix Award for successful lifesaving of cardiac arrest victims. FMBFD Firefighters participated in the Make a Wish Foundation event and were recognized with an E-Award! Our Budget Process was Re-Vamped and our Budget Packet was created. Our District established a financial Re-Capitalization & Sustainment Plan Fire Chief Love attended the State of Our Schools Partners in Education Event We held our own 9/11 Memorial Event, as well as participated in the Lee County Events We implemented the rank of Lieutenant and Updated many Job Descriptions in the organization. 10
General Operations The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District Operations Division manages all operational aspects of the organization, to include emergency response. The Operations Division is overseen by the Assistant Fire Chief, who works closely with the three (3) Battalion Chiefs, Captains, Driver Engineers, Paramedics, and Firefighters to execute the operational mission of the organization. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District EMS Divisions responsibilities include the management and planning of all levels of EMS delivery to include Advanced Life Support (ALS) transport ambulances, as well as fully staffed ALS fire apparatus to ensure ALS care is provided by the closest unit responding. The EMS Division also oversees education, training, equipment, supplies, and administration of all medical services as it relates to the mission of the organization. Highlights of EMS Division Implementation of the King Vision Intubation Program Geographic Division Training and Exercises for Disaster Operations New Hire EMS Evaluation Processes Rescue 31 Beach Ambulance Implementation Training, Education, & Safety Highlights We held several Promotional Processes The New Member Onboarding process was restructured We implemented a New Probationary Member Evaluation Process We were involved in many Live Fire and Co- Op Training Events 11
Incident Response General This section provides information regarding the various incident types responded to by the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District. These categories are based on general areas of service, using national category systems developed to standardize incident reporting. Total Incident Response By Major Incident Group The Total Incident Response By Major Incident Group Section provides a percentage based look at the incident responses of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District. Good Intent 18% Service 10% Fire 1% EMS 71% Incident Response By Month 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 12
Incident Response By Apparatus The incident response by apparatus provides information relating to what type of apparatus was assigned to the incident. This assignment may be allocated in response to a specific apparatus type need, apparatus that were closest to the incident, or the need of additional personnel. T33 E32 E31 E30 A33 A32 A31 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Incident Response By Time of Day 250 200 150 100 50 0 13
Incident Response Fire The Incident Response Fire section provides an overview of fire related response categories. Incident Response Fire By Time of Day 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 Incident Response Fire By Day of the Week 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 14
Incident Response Fire By Ignition Factor 38% 3% 24% Act of Nature Cause Under Investigation 14% 21% Cause Undetermined After Investigation Failure of Equipment or Heat Source Unintentional Incident Response Emergency Medical By Month 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 15
Incident Response Emergency Medical By Type Traumatic Injury Stroke/CVA Seizure Respiratory O.D/Ingestion OB/GYN No complaint/other General Illness GI/GU Enviornmental Endocrine Cardiac Disorders Cardiac Arrest Altered Mental Status 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Incident Response Emergency Medical By Time of Day 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 16
Incident Response Emergency Medical By Day of Week 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Incident Response Emergency Medical By Age Group Unknown 101+ 91-100 87-90 71-80 61-70 51-60 41-50 31-40 22-30 10-21 0-9 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 17
Incident Response Emergency Medical By Advanced versus Basic Life Support The Incident Response Emergency Medical By Advanced versus Basic Life Support Section provides information relating to the type of calls and the use of Advanced Life Support (ALS) services related to the medical problem found. BLS 42% ALS 58% Incident Response Emergency Medical By Advanced versus Basic Life Support Monthly 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ALS BLS 18
The Fort Myers Beach Life Safety and Support Services Branch oversees all of the organizations prevention and code enforcement aspects, as well as the logistical components which support the organizations mission such as facilities, technology, and communications. The Life Safety and Support Services Branch is overseen by an Assistant Fire Chief. Highlights of Life Safety & Support Services Long Term Strategic Facility Planning Uniform Program Restructure LifeScan Medical Physicals MDA Drive Haunted House at Bay Oaks Support Community Outreach o Hot Car Awareness & Education o Firework Inspections for Events o File of Life Program o Fall Prevention Education o CPR Training o Mock Fire Academy at Beach School 19
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The Mission of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is to honorably serve family, yours and ours, with compassion and professionalism, exceeding expectations with a positive attitude before, during, and after any time of need. 21