BUCKEYE FIRE EVALUATION OF CURRENT DEPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE 2022

from 2022 Buckeye Fire Department's Annual Report

COUNCIL ACTIONS

Over the course of 2022, the department kicked off the accreditation process and work began with members coming together to collaborate on the first steps of the process. As a fire department actively seeking accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), the Buckeye Fire-Medical-Rescue Department is in the midst of developing its Standards of Cover. Within it is the following analysis of the overall health of our response capabilities. This includes the assessment of four individual metrics: resource distribution, concentration, reliability, and comparability. The data aids in the evaluation of response capabilities provided by the department to its primary response area. To ensure this is accomplished, the primary response area has been divided into six individual response zones (FRZs) that correspond with the department’s six Fire Stations. These FRZs are evaluated by first due fire apparatus 90th percentile travel time compliance, reliability, and unit commitment factor (UCF).

In addition to the primary response area wide analysis, the department evaluates travel time within an FRZ by the primary response apparatus assigned to it. In the case of FRZ three, this includes both the engine company and the ladder company assigned to it. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1710, Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, EMS and Special Operations in Career Fire Departments defines the emergent travel time standard as 240 seconds, 90% of the time. Distance traveled during a response, and physical response barriers are the primary influencers of travel time. The following tables reflect response time by both the primary response apparatus assigned to the FRZ, and all other apparatus when they are first on scene.