The monthly report for November 2010 from the Dania Beach Fire-Rescue Department showed a 10% increase in call volume over November 2009. Training hours increased substantially to over 1800 hours due to ISO compliance mandates and additional staff from a SAFER grant. The fire prevention division reviewed over 500,000 square feet of property and submitted $22,160 in fees. Transport numbers and collections continued an upward trend compared to previous years.

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: December 13, 2010
Re: Monthly Report – November 2010
Chief Fernandez, provided herein is the monthly report for November 2010. I have additionally provided within this
report, comparative November data over the previous several years. The training hours show a substantial
departmental increase due to both, an overarching mandate for ISO hour compliance, and the obvious increase in
personnel totals as a result of the SAFER Grant personnel taking positions within the combat portion of the
organization.
The month of November 2010 represented a call volume increase of greater than 10% over the previous year. These
calls fell within the typical breakdown of incident type, and may be partly responsible for the transport fee increase found
within the data elements regarding transports, found later in the report.
Emergency Responses
Total Calls For Service November 2010 = 628
Total Calls For Service November 2009 = 551
Emergency
Medical
76%
Fires and
Service/Good
Hazards
Fire Alarms Intent
3%
6% 15%
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2. ORGNAIZATIONAL PILLARS: *Professional Development, *Operational Improvement, *Fiscal
Responsibility, and *Customer Service
Training for the month of November totaled over 1800 hours for combat personnel, that total represents a single month
training hour record for Dania Beach Fire Rescue! The bulk of the training fulfilled necessary ISO compliance
issues, regarding; night training, facility training, and overall 20 hour per month firefighter training. Additionally, as seen
below, the EMS Division, through Chief Caruso’s leadership, initiated employee professional development training
emphasis, on medical competencies regarding; protocols, and ACLS reviews
TRAINING
Operational Improvement
Pillar: Professional Development
Customer Service / Community Outreach
November 2009 Total Hours: 1389 November 2010 Total Hours: 1822
Fire/ISO Fire/ISO
66%
56%
EM
26
EMS
17%
Other Other
18% 17%
Fire EMS Other
AD Hoc Fire EMS Other
SOG Review
Driver Training Training
RIT Night Drill Protocols Extrication
Probationary Company
RIT Training Training Inspections Rescue Physical
Ropes and Knots
Maintenance Fitness
Apparatus Specialized Shift
Maintenance Hose Training Meetings ACLS Engine
Premise Survey
Review Equipment
Fire Officer Apparatus Officer
Class Maintenance Training Hose Lays Power Saws
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3. ORGANIZATIONAL PILLARS: *Fiscal Responsibility, *Customer Service, *Health, Safety, and
Wellness, and *Operational Improvement
The ongoing assessment of automatic aid run volume parity is presented here. Dania Beach continues to provide the
greater amount of call volume support, running between 10 – 20% greater number of incidents of auto-aid assistance
than that of Hollywood Fire Rescue, month to month. The overall assessment however strongly supports the “Closest
Unit Response” model and the overall theme which Dania Beach signed on to as part of the Mobile Data Terminal
Program through Broward County.
Automatic Aid
November 2010 Given 125 Received 114
November 2009 Given 101 Received 109
160
140
120
100 Given
80 Received
60
40
20
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
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4. ORGANIZATIONAL PILLARS: *Operational Improvement, *Fiscal Responsibility, and *Health, Safety,
and Wellness
Through an ongoing effort to reach firefighters with a monthly safety tip, Captain, Bruce Liem developed and instituted
“THE SAFETY ZONE” The whimsical approach to firefighter safety tips is presented each month to all personnel
through the on-shift Battalion Chief. The idea is to capture a critical safety principle through the to use of a poster and
“take home” message, as part of the IAFF nationally sponsored, “Everyone Goes Home” campaign.
This month’s theme was centered around driver safety. Along with it’s safety principals, the “Driver Safety” Tips,
provided within the “Safety Zone”, helps to reinforce the necessity to always drive defensive! The module also fulfills
principals within our Fiscal Responsibility PILLAR; keeping citizens, personnel, and our apparatus out of harms way.
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5. ORGANIZATIONAL PILLARS: *CUSTOMER SERVICE & COMMUNITY OUTREACH, *FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY, *OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT
FIRE PREVENTION & LIFE SAFETY DIVISION: Presented below are the Fire Prevention Division productivity figures
for November 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: 315
2009: 276
2008: 223
Square Footage Reviewed # Plans Time Spent Turn-around Time Back to Customer
2010: 582,000 51 55hrs 1.3 Day turn around to customer
2009: 444,000 45 27hrs 3.8 Day turn around to customer
2008: 379,000 32 37hrs 2.8 Day turn around to customer
Fees:
Submitted November to Finance (without impact fees / matches Finance Total through H.T.E.):
2010: $22,160.00
2009: $20,265.00
2008: $18,465.00
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6. PILLAR: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRANSPORT FIGURES REPORT
Transport Totals
4,000
3,283 3,377 3,316 3,462 3,286 3,382
3,000
2,000
1,000
262 272
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FY FY FY FY FY FY FYTD FYTD
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011
Collections/Deposits Analysis
$900,000 $808,781$789,756$798,741$820,252
$793,908
$800,000 $734,236
$700,000 $608,137
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000 $58,046 $94,799
$100,000
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011
Transport Comparison by Month
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7. Fiscal Year Comparison
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$800,000
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000 $94,799
$58,046
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Monthly Collection Comparison for FY05 - Present
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BLS & ALS Ratios
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77% 80%
80% 73%
64% 66% 65% 66%
60%
35% 33% 34% 32%
40% 26%
21% 19%
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BLS ALS1 ALS2
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8. Charge Mix
Medicare
Self Pay 22%
32%
Medicaid
21%
Insurance
25%
Payor Mix
Self Pay
6% Medicare
30%
Insurance
53% Medicaid
11%
The November 2010 Report is submitted herein for your review and comment.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Cassano, Deputy Fire Chief
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