ANNUAL REPORT
HILTON HEAD ISLAND FIRE RESCUE
Message from the Chief
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Chris Blankenship, Fire Chief
OUR VISION OUR MISSION OUR CORE VALUES
To strive for excellence in all that we do!
We are committed to serving our citizens and visitors by preserving life, protecting property, and conserving the environment.
To serve our community through:
COMPASSION INTEGRITY PROFESSIONALISM DIVERSITY
TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from Chief Blankenship............... 1 Stations & Facilities ....................................... 3 Response Apparatus .................................... 7 Operations ...................................................... 9 Emergency Medical Service ........................11 Safety & Professional Development ........ 15 Special Operations ...................................... 17 911 Communications .................................. 20 Bureau of Fire Prevention .......................... 22 Emergency Management ........................... 23 Fleet Maintenance ...................................... 25 Accomplishments ........................................ 26
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Stations & Facilities
1968
Total Incidents
Station 1
Fire Incidents 517
EMS Incidents 1451
One 103' Quint One Medic
Urban Search & One Company Officer
Rescue Unit
Four Firefighters per shift
70 Cordillo Parkway - Shipyard
Station 2
nts 266
nts 668
ny Officer hters per shift
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Station 3 Station 4 Station 5
One Engine One Medic Brush Unit Utility/Air Supply Unit One Company Officer Three Firefighters per shift 534 William Hilton Parkway - Port Royal One Engine One Medic Reserve Engine & Medic One Company Officer Three Firefighters per shift 400 Squire Pope Road Back Gate of Hilton Head Plantation One 103'Quint One Medic Reserve Ladder Truck One Company Officer Four Firefighters per shift ping Crane Way e of Hilton Head Plantation 1079 Total Incidents 1463 TotalIncidents 1939 TotalIncidents Fire Incidents 306 EMS Incidents 773 Fire Incidents 351 EMS Incidents 1588 Fire Incidents 299 EMS Incidents 1164 1939 TotalIncidents 4
Stations & Facilities
Stations & Facilities
Station 6 Station 7 Fire Rescue Training Facility
One 110' aerial TDA One Engine One Medic unit Hazardous Materials Response unit Two Company Officers Six Firefighters per shift 12 Dalmatian Lane - Palmetto Dunes Resort One Command Vehicle One Engine One Medic Reserve Engine & Medic Battalion Chief One Company Officer Three Firefighters per shift 1001 Marshland Road - Near Cross Island 75 Dillon Road Provides for Live Fire Operations Vehicle Extrication Water Supply Training Driving Skills Lessons Coverage Company -Weekdays 1 Company Officer 2 Firefighers 965 TotalIncidents 1234 Total Incidents Fire Incidents 294 EMS Incidents 671 Fire Incidents 391 EMS Incidents 843 5
Stations & Facilities
Fire Rescue
Headquarters
All Administrative staff as well as the department's maintenance facility are housed at this location. The Building was dedicated in 2001
40 Summit Drive - Near Hilton Head Island Airport/ Recycle Center
E911 Communications Center
Our center handles all 911 calls originating on Hilton Head Island and Daufuskie Island.
21 Oak Park Drive - Near Port Royal Plaza
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Response Apparatus
Provides up to 1500 gallons of water per minute (GPM).
Fire Pump
Water Tank
Fire Hose
103-Foot Aerial Ladder
Specified Number Of Ground Ladders
With drivers at each end, the Tiller is highly maneuverable, which is important for navigating Hilton Head Island’s tight road network.
Fire Rescue’s medic units are a standardized fleet of advanced life support vehicles. All stations have a medic unit assigned with the engine company.
All 10 ambulances were replaced with a new model in 2019.
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Response Apparatus
2019
The on-duty Battalion Chief is assigned to this vehicle. They respond to all fires, Motor Vehicle Crashes, Cardiac Arrests and any other significant event.
2007
for hazardous materials calls for both on-island and regional response. HM-2 is also part of SCHM-4 which is the SC Regional Response Team for the Low Country.
Houses equipment for Urban Search and Rescue calls for both on-island and regional response. R-1 is also part of SCTF-4 which is the SC Regional Response Team for the Low Country.
Ford F-250 with Incident Command Package.
E-One Custom Hazmat Truck Houses equipment
2008 Spartan Custom Tractor Trailer Heavy Rescue
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OPERATIONS 9589 Total Incidents Top 3 Busiest days 9
OPERATIONS
Structure Fires
Frequent Responses
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rgency Medical Service
Which States Are Patients From?
Patients in SC
4 Cardiac Arrest Survivors
14 5 Patients or less 14 7 5 2 1 States | Patients EMS Patients Per
Group 80 6-12 123 13-17 110 18-21 520 22-35 488 36-49 853 50-64 2512 65-84 1524
4,963
Age
2022 EMS Map Key Top 3 Primary Impressions Total Number Of 2022 EMS Calls Male Vs Female 85+ 64 Lives outside the USA 11
104 Personnel completed High Performance CPR refresher Paramedics completed Advanced Cardiac Life Support Refresher 22 EMS Training New Hires completed Basic EMT 8 Completed Paramedic School 9 Emergency Medical Service EMS Net Revenu Collected $2,151,280 12
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Safety & Professional Development
Total Training Hours 15,443 Total Medical Training Hours Candidates participated in Fire Apparatus Operator Promotional Process 7 5 Promotional Exams
Senior Firefighter Promotional Process
Training Total Fire Training
Training
Line Personnel Hired 15 Were Hired Certified 5 Went To The Fire Academy 10
Candidates participated in
21,531 2,488
Hours Hours Trained At Our
Center
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Safety & Professional Development
Training Ho
Company Training
Total
Total
EMS Tra Hour 15,433 Fire T Ho 21, 58% 42% Training Center 2,488 Fire Academy 3,531 Driver 2,639 Other 2,777 Physical Fintess 3,682 18.2% 6.6% 10.5% 48.6% 21,412 Hours In Total 36,974 Hours In Total 48.6% Officer 520 48.6% 48.6% Haz Mat 1,124 Rescue 1,780 In Station Training 2,841 16
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Deployment Timeline in 2022 : Technical Rescue Team
April 5 & 6
Allendale Tornado
August 29
Bluffton (missing person search)
August 12
Jasper County Church Fire
Other Notable Accomplishments
New R1 trailer placed in service
New flatbed truck placed in service
Received $45,000 in Homeland Security Grant Funding
Received $1,000,000 in one time sustainment funding from State of South Carolina
Conducted an annual Readiness
Exercise in February
October 7
Sheldon (missing person search)
Current
Monthly Training Sessions
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Technical Rescue Team
Obtained Swift Water Rescue Technician 6 Attended 80 hour Collapse Technician Class 2 2 9 2 4 Attended Logistics Section Chief Class Attended Planning Section Chief Class Attended Floodwater Boat Operations Class State Urban Search & Rescue Alliance Conference Advanced vehicle extrication training in Savannah in March
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
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Specialty Training
Current Members Hazardous Materials Related Incidents Handled by on duty crews at the Hazmat Operations and Hazmat Technician level Hazmat 2 response required on 2 incidents Monthly Training Sessions Total personnel hours of training Specialty Training PEAC WMD Software Class PER - 220 Domestic Response to Biological Incidents DOE Radiation Mitigation Training 11 722 Other Notable Accomplishments New Blackline Safety air monitors purchased Operational readiness exercise completed New pipe leak tree purchased SPECIAL OPERATIONS Hazardous Materials Team 19
495 Total Telecommunicator Training Hours 30,750 911 Calls 13,278 Calls Transferred To Other 911 Centers Busiest Time Of Day 14:00 - 15:00 July Busiest Month Of The Year Busiest Day Of The Week Saturday 911 Communications (2:00 pm -3:00 pm) 20
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Fire Investigations Fire Inspections New Construction Inspections Plan Reviews Violations Found Violations Corrected CPR/AED Students Car Seat Installs Risk Watch Child Injury Prevention Smoke Alarm Installs Fire In The Streets/After The Fire Homes Visited 3433 2800 2057 633 343 454 231 192 88 22 25 Hydrant Inspections 2979 Bureau of Fire Prevention 22
Emergency
March St Patricks Day Parade April RBC Heritage June Tsunami Exercise November Tropical Storm Nicole December Christmas Day Freeze September Tropical Storm Ian November
December Submitted Emergency Management Accreditation Program Self Assessment 10 presentations with 450 participants 1000 - Emergency Preparedness Guides distributed 23
Mangement
Concours Major Events In 2022:
Emergency
Throughout 2022 There Were: Tropical 2-TropicalStormWatch 2-TropicalStormWarning 1-HurricaneWatch 1-HurricaneWarning 2-StormSurgeWatch 1-StormSurgeWarning 3-DenseFogAdvisory 2-FrostAdvisory 4-HeatAdvisory 0-ExcessiveHeatWatch 0-ExcessiveHeatWarning 0-FreezeWatch 1-FreezeWarning 5-WindAdvisory 0-HighWindWatch Non Precipitation Tsunami 0 - Tsunami Watch 0 - Tsunami Warning 0 - Tsunami Advisory 8-FloodAdvisory 3-SevereT-stormWatch 4-SevereT-stormWarning 7-TornadoWatch 0-TornadoWarning 2-FloodWarning Convection 10-CoastalFloodAdvisory 4-RipCurrentStatement 5-HighSurfAdvisory 0-CoastalFloodWatch 0-CoastalFloodWarning 3-CoastalFloodStatement Coastal Hazards Rivers/Hydro/ Fire/Air Quality 3 - Flash Flood Watch 1 - Fire Weather Watch 1 - Red Flag Warning Data provided from National Weather Service. 24
Mangement
Annual Fleet Maintenance
Unscheduled Repairs 794 Scheduled Repairs & Maint 221 Equipment Repairs & Maint 275 Emergency Repairs 6 <1% 26% 16% 57% Town of Hilton Head Island Fleet Fire Rescue - 58 Town Staff - 50 Other/Equip - 50 Unscheduled Repairs Labor hrs Annual Fleet Maintenance Labor Hours Scheduled Repairs Labor hrs Equipment Repairs & Maint Labor hrs Emergency Repairs Labor hrs 29 384 1,007 1,781 56% 31% 12% 1%
Fleet Maintenance
Repairs
Repairs 3,201 Total Hours 25
1,245 Total
2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue recognized again as a Fire Safe SC Community by the SC Fire Marshal’s Office for our commitment to an allhazards Community Risk Reduction program
Launched the Fire Rescue Facebook page.
Completed comprehensive audit of community use AEDs to ensure they are accessible and registered as part of PulsePoint Respond.
Restructured the comprehensive training program to better serve the needs of the department’s firefighters.
Formalized and documented a repeatable after-action review process that captures strengths and opportunities for improvement utilizing Microsoft Teams and power applications
Added 7,000 non-inspectable multifamily properties to our Records Management System to more accurately document potential risk.
Collaborated with an Eagle Scout to install Flag Retirement drop off boxes at two fire stations and Headquarters
Held annual meetings with our public/private partners that included utilities, gated communities, security, and healthcare facilities. Emergency Management continues to work on building relationships with our community partners
Implemented minimum NIMS training for all Town staff (ICS 100 and 700).
Hired personnel to fill all vacancies of line/ operations personnel, a Communications Manager, 5 full-time Dispatchers, and 3 part-time Dispatchers.
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