The monthly report from September 2010 provides data on emergency responses, automatic aid, training hours, EMS transports, and collections for the Dania Beach Fire-Rescue Department over the previous years for comparison, with highlights including 583 total calls for service, 122 automatic aid responses given, and over 1300 training hours completed.

1. City of Dania Beach
Fire-Rescue Department
“Advancing Service Through Caring “
To: J.R. Fernandez, Fire Chief
From: Michael Cassano, Deputy Fire Chief
Date: October 13, 2010
Re: Monthly Report – September 2010
Chief Fernandez, provided herein is the monthly report for September 2010. I have additionally provided within this
report, comparative September data over the previous several years. The report focuses on all aspects of; Emergency
Operations, Administration, and Customer Service. Information provided in this report was taken from various data
elements that are continually reviewed with respect to overall; productivity, timeliness, service delivery benchmarks,
NFPA recommendations, and Insurance Service Organization (ISO) standardization requirements.
PILLARS: OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Emergency Responses
Total Calls For Service September 2010 = 583
Total Calls For Service September 2009 =577
Emergency
Medical
77%
Fires and Service/Good
Hazards Fire Alarms
Intent
3% 7%
13%
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2. PILLARS: OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
The continuation of automatic aid assessments shows a ”trending up” of given aid from year to year and
remains off balanced as far as reciprocal totals, keeping in mind however that the need for multiple units and
additional personnel minimally assigned (NFPA / ISO recommendations) to every fire response can only be
made with the assistance of Hollywood Fire Rescue.
Automatic Aid
September 2010 Given 122 Received 85
September 2009 Given 95 Received 112
160
140
120
100 Given
80 Received
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PILLAR: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, HEALTH WELLNESS, & SAFETY
FIRE PREVENTION & LIFE SAFETY DIVISION: Presented below are the Fire Prevention Division productivity figures
for September 2010, with previous year comparatives for trending assessment purposes. The report which tracks a
current “turn-around-time” for plan reviews, has reached a “customer friendly” processing rate of a plan review done in
just one day!
Inspected Properties:
2010: 266
2009: 359
2008: 243
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3. Square Footage Reviewed # Plans Time Spent Turn-around Time Back to Customer
2010: 893,693 39 39 hrs 1.1 Days
2009: 1,113,067 51 34 hrs 2.7 Days
2008: 1,269,884 51 65 hrs 2.1 Days
Fees:
Submitted September to Finance (without impact fees / matches H.T.E.):
2010: $24,000.00
2009: $23,000.00
2008: $19,000.00
GRANT AWARD STATUS:
SAFER GRANT: Human Resource Department processed offer letters for a starting date of October 11th 2010.
In all 9 SAFER Grant employees hired, 3 employees hired as replacements for personnel who had retired
during the past budget year.
MEDICAL CARTS: The manufacturing of both medical carts will be completed over the next two months.
Video Laryngoscopes: Completed “Competency Based Training” (CBT) for all paramedic personnel through
the regional training representative, Ambu. The equipment is designed to allow for full visualization of upper
airway anatomic structures, thereby improving overall success rates for oral intubation, equipment has now
been placed into service on both first out rescue units.
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4. PILLARS: OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The total training hours for personnel, continues to track at three to five times the
hours seen for the same number of personnel during calendar year 2005.
TRAINING
Operational Improvement
Pillar: Professional Development
Customer Service / Community Outreach
September 2009 Total Hours: 1420 September 2010 Total Hours: 1313
Fire/ISO
84% Fire/ISO
83%
EMS
Other 9%
6% Other
EMS
8%
10%
Fire EMS Other Fire EMS Other
Probationary Crime Scene
Officer Training Medical CEU Training Officer Training Staff Meeting
Awareness
Trip Tix
Course and Haz Mat Training Auto Pulse
Equipment Airway Training
Design Class
Training Management
Premise Survey’s Equipment
Night Rit Drill Maintenance
Staff Meeting
EO Training
Fire Preplans
Saw Training
SOG Review
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5. PILLAR: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRANSPORT FIGURES REPORT
Transport Totals
4,000 3,462
3,283 3,377 3,316 3,286
3,021 3,073
3,000
2,000
1,000
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FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FYTD FYTD
2009 2010
Collections/Deposits Analysis
$900,000 $808,781 $789,756 $798,741 $820,252
$800,000 $734,236 $720,545
$700,000 $608,137
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Transport Comparison by M onth
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6. Fiscal Year Comparison
$900,000
$764,587
$800,000 $720,545
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
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Monthly Collection Comparison for FY05 - Present
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BLS & ALS Ratios
100%
73% 77%
80% 66% 65% 66%
64%
60%
35% 33% 34% 32%
40% 26%
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FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010
BLS ALS1 ALS2
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7. Charge Mix
Medicare
Self Pay 25%
32%
Medicaid
Insurance 21%
22%
Payor Mix
Self Pay
6% Medicare
30%
Insurance
53% Medicaid
11%
The September 2010 Report is submitted herein for your review and comment.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Cassano, Deputy Fire Chief
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