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Firefighter Factoids
Get to Know the Hagerstown Fire Department Local 1605 with These Fast Facts.
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Mission Statement: Improve the quality of life through fire prevention, fire safety education, fire suppression, rescue and other special services to all the people who live, visit, work, or invest here.
Objective: To provide for the safety of our firefighters and deliver our customers a high and consistent quality of service and life by using recognized standards and recommendations that insure adequate staffing and response times.
Department:
• Annual budget: $6.6 million
• Federal grants received in last four years: $2.1 million
• Average response time: 3 minutes (time of dispatch until arrival on the scene)
• ISO rating: Class 3 (top 4 percent nationally)
Number of:
• Fire stations: 6
• Career staffing: 84
• Firefighters: 69
• Command staff: 9
• Fire Marshals: 3
• Public educator: 1
• Administrative assistant: 1
• Active volunteers: 12–15
• Incidents per year: 2,200
• Inspections per year: more than 1,300
• Free smoke detectors installed per year: more than 1,300
• Public education programs per year: 450
• People in attendance: 14,000
• Arson arrests per year: more than 30
• Training class hours needed to be a career firefighter: more than 700
Career Personnel Facts:
• 68 percent are married
• HFD represents 104 children
• A total of 754 combined years with the City
• 1,479 years of fire fighting experience, many join with experience
• 97 percent were volunteers prior to coming to the HFD
• 86 percent were elected or appointed officers in their volunteer organization
• 82 percent have a second job
• 74 percent have taken at least one college class, many are currently in programs
• 25 percent have degrees including: five associates, 11 bachelors and two master’s degrees
• 100 percent are Nationally Certified Firefighter Level 2
• 65 percent are Certified at Fire Officer Level 1
Volunteers:
• Own four of the six fire stations
• Each of the volunteer companies receives $75,000 annually from Washington County. Includes a donation, gaming funds, insurance cost, workers comp and utility reimbursement.
• The City of Hagerstown makes a $6,000 annual contribution to each company to offset building maintenance.
• The City of Hagerstown supplies all firefighting equipment and incentive for volunteer firefighters.
• By the end of 2009 the city will have received close to $1,000,000 in donations from the city volunteer companies to help pay for apparatus and other equipment in the last 10 years.
• Volunteers maintain the buildings at no or very little cost to the city.
Special Programs/Activities:
• Annual Door to Door Life Safety Survey (3,000+ residences)
• Annual inspections of 100 Top High Risk Buildings
• Education programs starting in day care and continuing to high school
• Specialized training for industries and businesses (hotels, hospital, high rises, etc.)
• Smoke Alarms for Everyone (SAFE) program
• Home safety make-overs for older adults (smoke/carbon monoxide detectors and fall protection)
• Safety is Your Responsibility program (Landlords get free 10-year smoke detectors)
• Open houses after serious fires
• SAFE City Project
Major Projects Through FY2014:
• Replacement of one engine: $400,000
• Replacement of one ladder truck: $750,000
• Relocate Downtown fire station to North End location
• Relocate West End Station further west to new location (may be shared with CRS)
• Lower ISO rating
• Replace Training Center Tower and Burn Building (joint county/city effort)
• Reduce serious fires by expanding our nationally recognized programs
• Seek additional state/federal grants and funding from city volunteer fire companies
Success Stories:
• Reduction of serious fires by more than 50 percent
• Education and safety initiatives
• Additional staffing which increased level of service and firefighter safety
• Expanded level of responsibility
Challenges:
• Federal regulations
• Funding
• Continued decline of volunteers
• English as a Second Language residents
• Expanding level of service and responsibility
Difficult Streets to Maneuver in a Fire Engine or Ladder Truck within the City
How many are you familiar with?
Bester Street
Bethel Street
Brown Avenue
Carrolton Avenue
Church Street
Clarkson Avenue
Cook Street
Court Street
Dunn Irwin
East Avenue
Elizabeth Street
Elm Street
Freemont Street
Garlinger Avenue
George Street
Henry Avenue
High Street
Holburn Avenue
James Street
Jefferson Street
John Street
Kinslow Street
Leroy Avenue
Liberty Street
Madison Avenue
McComas Street
Mineral Avenue
Mulberry Street
Murph Avenue
Musey Avenue
Norway Avenue
Park Place
Randolph Avenue
Ray Street
Sumans Avenue
Vale Street
Vista Street
Winter Street
Wood Street
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