Conducted 61 Fire & Life SafetyPresentations which reached4,941 people

Fire Prevention bureau spent 351 man-hours on special projects.

Some examples are: Assist police department in special

investigations, Assist code enforcement officer in rental

property, grants, etc.

• Serves on Planning Advisory Committee (Strategic Plan)

• Serves on Greenville Hospital System’s Safe Kids Coalition

• Serves as Executive Secretary for the SC Fire Marshal’s Association

• Both Fire Marshal & Deputy Fire Marshal serve on Spartanburg Co. Fire Investigation Team

• Updates computer aided dispatch system (CAD) for fire dispatch

• Grant Management (Strategic Plan)

• Manages Incident Reporting Software

  2008 2009 2010 2011

Inspections 2101 2041 1780 1620

Violations 1631 844 593 455

• Violations have decreased 72% in last 4 yrs

• 311 Fire Prevention Training Hours

• 23 Fires Investigated, Cooking was the leading cause for 2011 followed by Arson.

• Conducted 57 Building Plan Reviews

• Issued 85 Certificates of Occupancy

  2008 2009 2010 2011

Permits Issued 84 31 25 28

Revenue $11,662.00 $4,770.00 $2,665 $3,454.50

• Conducted 423 inspections on car seats• Found 99% of seats had something wrong with the installation• Program not only reaches citizens but residents all over upstate• Gives our personnel a chance to talk about fire safety

Conducted 61 Fire & Life SafetyPresentations which reached

4,941 people

• Fire caused by lightning strike

• Facility has sprinkler system

Structure Fires 46

Vehicle Fires 25

Other Fires 53

Medical 2517

Hazardous Materials Responses 28

Other Hazardous Responses 49

False Alarms 216

All Other Responses 406

Total Alarms 3340

Fires in Structures By Fixed Property Use (Occupancy) FiresCivilian Deaths

Civilian Injuries

Estimated Property Damage

Private Dwellings (FPU 419) 26 0 3 $257,950.00

Apartments (FPU 429) 9 0 0 $229,050.00

Hotels and Motels (FPU449) 0 0 0 $0.00

All Other Residential ( FPU 400, 439, 459-499) 0 0 0 $0.00

TOTAL Residential Fires 37 0 3 $487,000.00

Public Assembly (FPU 100-199) 2 0 0 $325.00

Schools and Colleges (FPU 200-299) 0 0 0 $0.00

Health Care and Penal Institutions (FPU 300-399) 1 0 0 $0.00

Stores and Offices (FPU 500-599) 3 0 0 $102,300.00

Industry, Utility, Labs, Manufacturing (FPU 600-799) 2 0 0 $0.00

Storage in Structures (FPU 800-899) 3 0 0 $33,750.00

Other Structures (FPU 900-999) 0 0 0 $0.00

TOTALS FOR STRUCTURE FIRES 46 0 3 $623,375.00

Fires in Highway vehicles (IT 131-132) 24 0 0 $110,450.00

Fires in Other Vehicles (IT 130, 133-135, 138) 1 0 0 $0.00

Fires outside of Structures (IT140, 141, 161-162, 164, 170-173) 10 0 0 $650.00

Fires in Brush and Grass (IT 142-143) 22 0 0 $0.00

Fires in Rubbish (IT 150-155) 15 0 0 $0.00

All Other Fires (IT100, 160, 163) 6 0 0 $500.00

TOTAL FOR ALL FIRES 124 0 3 $734,975.00

TYPE OF FALSE ALARMS # Incidents

Malicious, Mischievevous False Call (IT 710-715) 9

System Malfunction (IT 730-739) 58

Unintentional (IT 740-749) 97

Other False Alarms (IT 721, 751, 700) 52

INTENTIONAL SET FIRES IN STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES Fires

Civilian Deaths

Civilian Injuries

Estimated Property Damage

Structure Fires Intentionally set (IT110-129,cause E1=1) 3 0 0 $80,000.00

Vehicles Intentionally Set (IT 130-139, cause E1=1) 1 0 0 $2,000.00

 Confined

Fires  Nonconfined

Fires  

Residential Fires 11   26  

Structure Fires 1   8  

Major Fires DateCivilian Deaths

Property Loss  

101 Chandler Rd. 5/26/2011 0 $175,000.00  

13865 E. Wade Hampton Blvd. 2/9/2011 0 $100,000.00  

102 Cunningham St. 10/6/2011 0 $75,000.00  

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Abdominal Pain 56 3.6%

Abrasion 5 0.3%

Allergies 3 0.2%

Altered Mental Status 30 2.0%

Anaphylaxis 5 0.3%

Assault 29 1.9%

Back Pain 39 2.5%

Breathing Problems 138 9.0%

Cancer 1 0.1%

Cardiac Arrest 16 1.0%

Chest Injury 5 0.3%

Chest Pain 174 11.3%

Choking 5 0.3%

Cold / Flu 9 0.6%

Convulsions / Seizure 86 5.6%

DOA - Dead on Arrival 11 0.7%

Diabetic Problem 63 4.1%

Dislocation 6 0.4%

Eye Problem 6 0.4%

Fainting 32 2.1%

Fall Victim 120 7.8%

Fracture 19 1.2%

GI Problems 18 1.2%

GU Problems 7 0.5%

GYN Problems 6 0.4%

Head Injury 5 0.3%

Headache 9 0.6%

Heart Problems 6 0.4%

Heat/Cold Exposure 6 0.4%

Hemorrhage/Laceration 23 1.5%

Hypertension 19 1.2%

Hyperventilation 5 0.3%

Hypoglycemia 3 0.2%

Hypotension (Medical) 5 0.3%

Laceration 13 0.8%

Multi-trauma 13 0.8%

Overdose 44 2.9%

Pain 96 6.3%

Paralysis 1 0.1%

Pregnancy / Childbirth 13 0.8%

Psychiatric Problems 30 2.0%

Sick Person 55 3.6%

Stroke/CVA 34 2.2%

Traumatic Injury 96 6.3%

Unconscious / Fainting 60 3.9%

Vomiting 7 0.5%

Weakness / Dizziness 103 6.7%

Total: 1535 100.0%

STRUCTURE FIRES $13,463,200 $1,248,025

VEHICLE FIRES $134,100 $186,600

TOTAL $13,597,300 $5,852,725

GEOGRAPHYSize of Jurisdiction (sq. miles) In City 21.9 21.91 21.95Greenville County Fire District 1.07 1.06 1.06Spartanburg County Fire District 1.71 1.71 1.71Total Coverage Area 24.67 24.68 24.72Road Miles Covered 180 180 180

DEMOGRAPHICSPopulation 24,019 24,216 25,515Dwelling Units Protected 10,443 10,529 11,127Businesses Protected 1370 1388 1399Persons Per Square Mile 973.22 981.20 1032.2

COVERAGEFire Stations 3 3 3Avg. Sq. Miles Covered By Each Station 8.22 8.23 8.24Avg. Road Miles Covered By Each Station 60 60 60Career Firefighters 34 34 34Volunteer Firefighters 15 15 15Career Firefighters per Sq. Mile 1.37 1.37 1.37Volunteer Firefighters per Sq. Mile 0.61 0.61 0.61

FINANCE

Annual Budget $2,651,135 $2,591,330 $2,381,981

Cost Per Capita $110.38 $107.89 $93.36

Cost Per Day $7,263.38 $7,099.53 $6,525.98

Cost Per Hour $302.64 $295.81 $271.92

DEMAND

Total Calls For Service 2487 2577 3340

# Calls Per 1000 Population 103.54 106.41 130.9

# Calls Per Square Miles 101 105 135

Station With Most Calls St 1 St 1 St 1

Station With Least Calls St 4 St 4 St 4

(Alarms Per Station)

Station 1 2067 2024 2575

Station 2 400 515 726

Station 4 20 38 39

% EMS Related 67.63% 73.51% 75.35%

Station With HighestEMS Demand St 1 St 1 St 1

Performance (in minutes)

Average Response Time 4.31 4.87 4.48

Response Times Per Station

Station 1 (Headquarters) 4.23 4.21 4.21

Station 2 (Hood Road) 5.09 5.35 5.34

Station 4 (Brockman-McClimon Rd.) 5.41 6.36 6.05

Time Of Day W/Greatest Call Volume21:21 23:45 15:00

Station W/ Highest Amount

Concurrent Calls St 1 St 1 St 1

Station W/ Lowest Amount

Concurrent Calls St 4 St 4 St 4

Paul Brown has assumed the role of training officer

Pushing For Higher Level Of Training For Officers

Working on upcoming joint training projects with the PD

Basic In-service Training Moving to Greer PD Training Room

For 2011, personnel completedthe follow training hours:Paid Firefighters – 3130 hoursVolunteer Firefighter – 1032 hours

Personnel attended the following classes: Advanced Auto Extrication, Aerial Operations, Emergency Medical Technician,

Fire Instructor, Fire Marshal, Fire Officer and National Fire Service Staff & Command Class

Captain Brown & Captain James attended Staff & Command Course taken in Maryland

MSDS Training at City Hall

Citywide Fire Extinguisher Training

Joint Training held in the old K-mart building with area departments Pelham-Batesville, Taylors, Lake Cunningham,

Tyger River, and Duncan

Grants Applied For• Safer Personnel Grant• Assistance To Firefighters Grant For EquipmentGrants Awarded• Spartanburg County Fire Advisory

Grant to upgrade Radios $49,000Received funding from

Greenville County to purchase a Roll-N-Rack

In 2001 the federal government started the assistance to firefighters grant. The City of Greer Fire Department received its first award in 2003. Since 2003, the City of Greer Fire Department has received a total of five grant awards totaling over $428,000.00!

• Coordinators are Engineer Richie Bradshaw and volunteer firefighter Don Blanchard

• Currently have 12 Explorers on our Roster• Explorers regularly ride the truck and attend training• Compete in annual Winterfest Competition

• Circuit Training

• Spin Class

• Cardio

• Lt. Barry Davis – Elected 2nd Vice President of SC Fire Marshals Association

• Cardiac Arrest Save by Josh Holzheimer, Casey Paris, Christie Hunnicutt

• Vernon Jameson promoted to Senior Engineer

• Jody Norris promoted to Lieutenant

• Paul Brown promoted to Captain

• SOG Updates for policies on Ride Along, Digital Imaging, Unscheduled Medications, SCBA, RIT, Rules and

Regulations, and Life Safety Rope Harness & Hardware

Assisted With Big Thursday Auction Benefit Greer Community Ministries

Captain Campbell attended Camp Can Do

The Fire Station is a favorite destination for Birthday Parties and

the kids really enjoy coming here

Captain Duncan and the Green Shift cooked a spaghetti supper for MDA Camp

Several firefighters participated in the Annual Fight For Air Climb

Lieutenant Barry Davis sang in the First Responders

Symphony for the Holidays

$500 Raised for breast cancer awareness from

T-Shirts sold

Truck will be restored and used in parades and community events