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Elizabethtown-Kitley Township
Volunteer
Fire Services
Fire Chief Jim Donovan
2018 Response Statistics
2018 Fire Department Activity Report
Once again, 2018 was another fast-paced calendar filled year of events for your fire service.
The recruitment in December produced 9 new recruits that will start in January 2019 and will see
their training rolled out in the coming year. It is encouraging to see new faces, ideas and the vast
array of knowledge that they will bring to our department. On the other hand, with regrets we saw
the resignation of 6 firefighters due to their jobs, relocations and some with the inability to commit
to the hours the fire department demands.
The department developed and submitted in August their Fire Service Review. This requirement
consumed numerous hours over and above the normal work load.
With the approval of the 2017 Budget, the department acquired a new Pumper in May 2018. This
new pumper keeps the department in line with the criteria to retain our Superior Tanker Shuttle
Accreditation our vehicle replacement schedule program.
On behalf of the Fire Dept, Thank You for your support of the Fire Service and your appreciation
of our members and their families for all their commitments and sacrifices they endure to be an
active member of this department.
The following is a brief overview of the department’s activities for the 2018 year.
January: 2018 started off on a very sad and somber note with the funeral of one of our own,
Firefighter Ryan Healey, on January 4th.
Tragedy, ironically brings the best out and we cannot thank our neighboring fire departments
enough for their support during this tough time. They provided moral support, attended the
County Mutual Aid Service and provided coverage at our stations while we attended the visitation
and funeral. Howard Bus Lines donated the bus transportation. The Toledo Legion and past and
present fire department members and families along with neighbors and fire friends in general.
Their support will never be forgotten by E.K.F.D.
Witness statements, notes and pictures are part and parcel at a number of our responses.
Sometimes a person wonders why, or is it better to or not to? How about receiving a subpoena
for a pending Court Case stemming back from a car accident in December of 2009? That was
the case and fortunately there was a settlement days before the court date which would have
been in Superior Court, Ottawa.
January also saw the push for fire services to carry Naloxone which became quite an issue in
February.
February: Naloxone, lots of media coverage for our stance on not carrying or administering the
drug at this time. CBC, CTV, CKWS and R/T., all had stories on our stance. We wish to thank
Council and Y. Robert for their interest, understanding and support of our concerns. Report NO:
ES-18-01 is available if you would like further background.
March: Due to some extenuating circumstances, since January I went from the second alternate
Fire Coordinator for the Counties to the one and only Coordinator. By March I had decided that
available time and the responsibility of the position was not to my betterment. Therefore, I
tendered my resignation of the position as of April, with no regrets since.
Our department Hockey Team won the Brockville Fire Department’s Annual Tournament. I am
sure to the awe of some and jealously of others.
It is hard to believe that it has been five years since we purchased our new Breathing Apparatus
and Air Bottles. With the five-year anniversary, all the sixty-two bottles were required to be
hydrostatically tested over the course of three weeks in a rotation sequence.
A silo fire containing a massive amount of kernel corn reared its ugly head again and became
quite visible. The fire’s original discovery and response dated back to October of 2014.
Technology is a wonderful thing at times. Pictures taken by a Thermal Imagining Camera and
Drone showed the fire’s intensity and the physical damage and danger of the silo cap from an
internal explosion. (Pictures available upon request). Without the aerial view we would not have
known the damage to the cap or the potential danger it held for those below.
April: April showers perhaps, however on April 4th we experienced high winds, a number of
downed power lines and hydro outages. All three stations were activated for responses and were
on Stand By for five hours.
April 11th., Mother Nature forgot to send us showers and the dry conditions contributed to a fairly
significant grass & brush fire on Temperance Lake Road. This occurrence had interest from the
O.P.P., as a similar fire had also been reported in Front of Yonge just one concession apart from
us. Suspicious indeed.
May: Deputy Chief Guilboard and I attended the Ontario Association of Fire Chief’s Conference
and Trade Show in Toronto.
At the Conference the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Service rocked those
attending by announcing that the Provincial Government would be mandating (1). Firefighter
Training & Certification, (2). Community Risk Assessment, (3). Public Reporting on Fire
Department Response Times. There were discussions prior regarding these three proposals,
both from the Fire Service and AMO. Public Consultation in the form of opposition to the
legislation as it was written were submitted across the Province, especially noted was the time
frame let alone the mandating of training contained within the regulation. AMO and the
Association of Fire Chiefs were very involved and petitioned the Government to rethink.
Basically, as written in the Legislation, it was a slow death for our Volunteers.
With the change of Government in June, item (1) FF Certification was cancelled for now,
however items 2 & 3, are still legislated.
Fort Garry had our new Pumper on display at the Conference and delivered it to Lyn on May 8th.
Training on it continued for the remainder of the month and it was then placed in service.
May 28th. – 31st., we hosted the St. Lawrence College Pre-Fire Service Students for their 24-hour simulation shifts which is a win, win for them and us.
June: June, July, August, happy to report that the summer of 2018 was quite kind to us with
respect to emergency responses. We did have a major barn fire on Baker Road and the Light
House Shoal Marker on the river that was struck by lighting and received a lot of local media and
interest.
However, July 1st. saw two new changes from the Ministry of Transportation. Blue Flashing
Lights are now permitted to be placed on Fire Emergency Vehicles. Studies have shown that in
snow and fog their illumination is far more reaching than red or amber.
All Class “D” license holders (requirement for pumpers, tankers, rescue vehicles drivers) are
required to obtain a Medical Examination, fill in the MTO report and submit to the MTO., prior to
their license expiration. The MTO report that must be completed by your family physician or
nurse practitioner has a cost range of up to $120.00 which is not covered under our Provincial
Health Care Program. Another bite at our budget as the majority of our members only keep the
“D” classification for fire department reason.
Under the age of 45, every 5 years, (as of July 1st., 41 members affected)
Ages between 46 – 64, every 3 years (as of July 1st., 15 members affected)
Ages over 65, annually, (as of July 1st., 3 members affected)
July 18th. We responded to a tractor trailer fire, Highway #401 east bound in the Long Beach
area. The trailer was full of Freezes, what a mess, 01:09: am. was the initial page and fourteen
hours later we were back at our station.
September: Back to school, fall activities certainly picked up our pace with Fire Prevention
Activities. Weekends were booked to attend several functions which showcased our vehicles,
equipment and Public Education materials.
October: The Annual Fire Prevention Week was recognized. Look, Listen, Learn was the 2018
theme from October 7th. – 13th. There was lots of school activities with school visits, evacuation
exercises and Walmart attendance were all included during this week.
October 7th.We hosted an Open House and celebration of Captain Alfred Kelly’s 50th.
Anniversary of being an active member of our department. This certainly was a milestone for our
department to achieve.
Saturday October 13th., a number of members travelled to Kingston’s Fire Training Facility to
train and experienced the nearest thing to a “Live Fire” that they will ever see.
November: Our three Vulnerable Occupancies, St. Lawrence Lodge, Rosedale and Sherwood
Park Manor, conducted their mandated witnessed evacuation exercises in conjunction with the
building’s Fire Inspection.
November 22nd. we hosted our Recruits’ and their invited guest(s) to an orientation evening
which entails the time and commitment that is required from every applicant and support from
their significant other and family as a whole. We had eighteen apply for nine vacant positions for
all three stations. Christmas Parade Season had begun with the department be represented at
Prescott, Lyn and Brockville.
December: December 8th., we hosted our annual Awards Evening at Toledo Legion and to the
best of my knowledge anyone attending did not or should not have gone home hungry?
Recruit interviews and testing was concluded with the Committee’s final selection. The time
involved by the Selection Committee in choosing the individuals best fitting into the positions was
huge. December, also is the month that the Honorarium Cheques are distributed. Happy to
report that the hourly rate had increased compared to 2017.
Two more parades were attended, Athens and Mallorytown for a total of five in 2018.
There was one emergency response on Christmas Day, however it alerted all three stations for a
possible residential structure fire on Kitley Line #9. Fortunately, it was electrical in nature on a
pressure switch. Lots of smoke but no significant fire or damage.
That concludes a very brief narrative of activities for the past year.
Administration
In 2018 the department invoiced $47,020.29 (MTO, Insurance/Open Burning). Cost Recoveries for Fire Prevention (smoke and CO. alarms) $23,748.16. The sale of our surplus vehicle netted us $20,000.00 and $16,078.25 was received in various donations to the department. 2018 there were 2789 Open Burning requests even as most of July had a Fire Ban on due to dry conditions. The Fire Chief accumulated 96.5 additional banked hours in 2018.
Fire Fighter’s Association
The Fire Fighter Associations raised funds, again this year, with a Fish Fry held at Station 1 in April and a Chicken BBQ held at Station 3 in August. The Associations summary of expenses for 2018 totaled $ 42,633.27. These funds included 34,166.33 purchasing new equipment, $7,475 on Community donations and 991.91 on various items (Awards dinner/Retirement/Tournaments). An itemized summary available for review upon request. As in previous years, the Associations continue to participate in numerous parades throughout the Counties.
Fire Prevention
Mandated requirements for every Municipality are set out in the Fire Protection and Fire Prevention Act. With the Fire Prevention hours vacated 3 years ago, the Fire Prevention and Public Education requirements as set out in our Establishing Regulating By-law 01-32 Appendix E are not being fulfilled. The Fire Inspections and Fire Evacuation Testing for the Vulnerable Occupancies at St. Lawrence Lodge, Sherwood Park Manor and Rosedale Retirement Centre have been completed for 2018. The department has not participated in any proactive or routine scheduled inspections at businesses, places of assembly, apartments or Industrial Parks for 2017 or 2018. The department acted only on requests and/or complaints as per legislation.
Training
Our training hours this year totaled 3945. Medical Assist calls represented 27% of our responses this year. It is mandatory for the Standard First Aid & C.P.R. component, 8 hours for re-cert training. Re-certification is mandatory every 3 years. We have utilized the Leeds & Thousand Islands Training facility for Ontario Fire College sanctioned Regional Courses, as well as specialty specific training.
Recruitment and Retention
Our membership is at 52 at year end. As in past years the department provides residents with the three essential lines of defense, Fire Prevention Education, Code Enforcement and Effective Fire Suppression. With all other training and emergency responses the department has seen a total of 9114.5 hours for 2018. The hourly rate for remuneration was $17.15 this year. This is an increase from last year due to the resignation of firefighters throughout the year. This will drop in the coming year due to the addition of 9 new recruits and their intense training to prepare them for responding.
2005 - Total dedicated hours were 9,086 with 7,475 accredited hours bringing the rate to $12.15/hr.
2006 - Total dedicated hours were 11,215 with 9,655 accredited hours bringing the rate to $9.87/hr
2007 - Total dedicated hours were 11.231 with 9,700 accredited hours bringing the rate to $10.00/hr
2008- Total dedicated hours were 8,546.5 with 7,724 accredited hours bringing the rate to $12.89/hr
2009 - Total dedicated hours were 9,218 with 8,321 accredited hours bringing the rate to $12.17/hr
2010 - Total dedicated hours were 8,539.5 with 7,792 accredited hours bringing the rate to $13.97/hr
2011 - Total dedicated hours were 9,440 with 8,679 accredited hours bringing the rate to $13.59/hr
2012 - Total dedicated hours were 7,866 with 7,118 accredited hours bringing the rate to $16.36/hr
2013 - Total dedicated hours were 9,782 with 9,130 accredited hours bringing the rate to $13.31/hr
2014 - Total dedicated hours were 8,922 with 7,867 accredited hours bringing the rate to $15.35/hr
2015 - Total dedicated hours were 10,775.5 with 10,008 accredited hours bringing the rate to $12.86/hr
2016 - Total dedicated hours were 9,503 with 8,665 accredited hours bringing the rate to $15.29/hr
2017 - Total dedicated hours were 10,797 with 9,881.5 accredited hours bringing the rate to $13.91/hr
2018 - Total dedicated hours were 9,114.5 with 8,264.5 accredited hours bringing the rate to $17.15/hr
Recovered Funds 2018
Outstanding Invoices-Insurance/Open Burning/MVC
0714-18-18 Daycare Home Inspection 100.00
0714-18-26 Certa Insurance 1,431.00
$1531.00
Cost Recoveries (Insurance/Fire Prevent) $1,040.76
Cost Recoveries (FF Association) $22,707.40
$23,748.16
Revenues (MTO, /Open Burning/Insurance) $ 47,020.29 Last Year Outstanding Revenues collected $ 2,792.52 Misc Revenues (sale of truck) $ 20,000.00 Donations $ 16,078.25
$85,8913.06
Fire Department Response Totals for 2018
Month Total
Calls
Structure
Fires
Activated Alarm &
C.O.
Heating
& Electrical
Equip
Open
Burning
Vehicle Fire & M.V.C
Medical Assist
Other
Fire Calls & Public Assist
Mutual Aid
Estimate Structure/
Vehicle Loss
January 21 1 4 3 0 3 7 1 2 5,000
February 16 2 2 0 1 3 3 3 2 410,000
March 18 0 4 1 1 2 9 1 0 1,000
April 27 1 2 6 5 6 6 0 1 105,000
May 22 0 1 1 2 6 8 0 4 0
June 12 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 3 0
July 20 4 1 0 3 5 5 1 1 90,000
August 18 0 6 1 3 3 3 0 2 0
Sept. 15 1 5 0 2 3 3 0 1 60,000
October 12 0 4 0 1 4 1 1 1 0
Nov 9 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0
Month
Total
Calls
Structure
Fires
Activated Alarm &
C.O.
Heating
& Electrical
Equip
Open
Burning
Vehicle Fire & M.V.C
Medical Assist
Other
Fire Calls & Public Assist
Mutual Aid
Estimate Structure/
Vehicle Loss
Dec. 8 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0
Total 198 9 31 13 19 43 56 9 18 671,000
Station 1 & 2 =148 Activations Station 3 = 50 Activations
Yearly Response Report Totals Year
Total Calls
Man
Hours
Structure
Fires
Activated Alarm &
C.O.
Heating- Electrical
Equip.
Open
Burning
Vehicle Fire & M.V.C.
Medical Assists
Other
Fire Calls & Public Assist
Mutual
Aid
Estimated Structure
Loss
2007
242
11,232
26
41
8
25
67
47
17
11
3,500,700
2008
206
8,547
7
43
20
22
44
46
11
13
1,183,000
2009
230
9219
9
55
12
25
40
56
17
16
961,500
2010
214
8540
10
41
6
22
43
76
13
3
1,795,000
2011
207
9440
13
36
24
20
47
45
15
7
1.337,300
Year
Total Calls
Man
Hours
Structure
Fires
Activated Alarm &
C.O.
Heating- Electrical
Equip.
Open
Burning
Vehicle Fire & M.V.C.
Medical Assists
Other
Fire Calls & Public Assist
Mutual
Aid
Estimated Structure
Loss
2012
201
7866
9
38
20
21
31
50
16
16
279,500
2013
210
9782
10
35
13
8
52
65
17
10
2,713,250
2014
213
8922
10
36
7
21
60
57
16
6
1,069,500
2015
209
10,776
9
39
8
27
46
58
14
8
1,947,000
2016
189
9,503
7
35
15
34
30
48
12
8
845,300
2017
213
10,797
12
46
5
17
55
52
12
10
951,000
2018
198
9,115
9
31
13
19
43
56
9
18
671,000
Note 2016 Response totals have declined and are the lowest since amalgamation in 2001
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2018 Activations
5%
16%
7%
10%
21%
27%
9%
5%
Structure Fires
Activated Alarm& C.O.
Heating &Electrical
Open Burning
Vehicle Fire &M.V.C.
Medical Assist
Other Fire Calls& Public Assist
Mutual Aid
Response total Hours for 2016
Training 3723.5
Structure Fires 912.5
Alarms & C.O. 282.0
Heating/Electrical 319.0
Open Burning 633.5
Vehicle Fires & MVC 533.0
Medical Assist 437.0
Other Fire & Public Assist 68.0
Mutual Aid 362.5
Fire Prevention 256.0
Misc. 1976.0
Total Hours 9,503
Total Hours Paid 8,665
Total Fire Fighters 57
Honorarium $15.29/hr
Response total Hours for 2017
Training 4964
Structure Fires 1049.5
Alarms & C.O. 373
Heating/Electrical 132
Open Burning 280
Vehicle Fires & MVC 716
Medical Assist 462
Other Fire & Public Assist 127
Mutual Aid 196.5
Fire Prevention 419.5
Misc. 2077.5
Total Hours 10,797
Total Hours Paid 9,881.5
Total Fire Fighters 64
Honorarium $ 13.91/hr
Response total Hours for 2018
Training 3944.5
Structure Fires 875
Alarms & C.O. 192.5
Heating/Electrical 225.5
Open Burning 382
Vehicle Fires & MVC 817.5
Medical Assist 350
Other Fire & Public Assist 50
Mutual Aid 275.5
Fire Prevention 319
Misc. 1683
Total Hours 9114.5
Total Hours Paid 8264.5
Total Fire Fighters 57
Honorarium 17.15/hr
Response total Dollars for 2016
January 1 500
February 1 50,000
March 0 0
April 0 300
May 0 0
June 0 0
July 1 325,000
August 1 3,500
September 1 450,000
October 0 0
November 0 0
December 2 16,000
Total 7 $ 845,300
Vehicle/Commercial 3,300
Total Residential $ Loss $ 842,000
Response total Dollars for 2017
January 13 5,000
February 16 50,000
March 16 301,000
April 24 50,000
May 16 0
June 22 230,000
July 20 15,000
August 21 0
September 19 0
October 18 300,000
November 15 0
December 13 0
Total 213 951,000
Vehicle/Commercial 15,000
Total Residential $ Loss $ 936,000
Response total Dollars for 2018
January 5,000
February 410,000
March 1,000
April 105,000
May 0
June 0
July 90,000
August 0
September 60,000
October 0
November 0
December 0
Total 671,000 Vehicle/Commercial 36,000
Total Residential $ Loss $635,000
Fire Prevention Inspections Summary - 2018
2017 2018
Complaints 3 4
Requests for Inspection Brush/COA/alarms/FP/Licences
11 13
Routine Inspections 4 8
FP- Activities- (schools/presentations) 4 7
Fire/Risk/ Fire Safety Plans 4 5
New Construction 0 0
Renovations & change of occupancy -
1 3
Misc. Inspections- (Zoning , COA,
Home, Group Homes)
4 12
Nursing Homes- (St. Lawrence Lodge) 2 3
Homes for the Aged- (Rosedale,
Sherwood) 6 8
Hotels/Motels – (Super 8) 0 0
High Risk Buildings – (Troy, HFI
Pyrotechnic), Burnbrae) 0 3
Other- Royal Ottawa Hospital-Corrections-
Standard Church, schools 2 6
Training Vulnerable Occupancy -Public Education
2 2
Total Inspections
Open Burning Requests 3024 2789
Fire Prevention Hours - D Chief
23.5 52.5
Fire Prevention Hours - Chief
68 112.5
Vol. Fire Prevention Hours 396 319
Total FP Hours for 2018 487.50
Total FP Hours for 2018 484.00
