Great Basin Engine Academy

Great Basin Engine Academy2008 - PresentRegion 4s Fire Engine InventoryThe Intermountain Region has 81 Engines.

43 Type 4 Engines38 Type 6 Engines

$ Region 4s Fire Engine Investment $(1) Type 4 Engine Costs = $ 235,699.00

(1) Type 6 Engine Costs = $ 123,714.00$ Total Investment $ $235,699.00 x (43) = $ 10,135,0547.00

$123,714.00 x (38) = $ 4,701,132.00

Total Engine Investment: $ 14,836,189.0081 Engines in the Region847,406 Miles Driven in FY 2011.

Zero Roll-Overs or Fatalities.If its Predictable, Its Preventable!!!

But, What if ?Moon Lake Fire RolloverDRIVER

7 BROKEN RIBS

2 LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD

LEFT PUNCTURED LUNG, COMPLETELY COLLAPSED, RIGHT LUNG COLLAPSED DUE TO TRAUMA.

VARIOUS SMALLER CUTS AND LACERATIONS

LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRUISING

LOSS OF FEELING IN PART OF THIGH

PASSENGER WIDE LACERATION TO THE SKULL FROM EYEBROW TO BACK OF HEAD

EXTREME MUSCLE AND TISSUE DAMAGE FROM THE MIDDLE OF FOREARM TO MIDDLE OF BICEPS

BROKEN WRIST

THREE BROKEN VERTEBRA IN NECK

VARIOUS SMALLER CUTS AND LACERATIONS

LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRUISINGEngine Rollover on the Ashley National Forest 6/27/2007

2 Injured ~ Zero Fatalities7Moon Lake Fire RolloverCombined Medical Costs for Driver / Passenger in 2007:Hospital Care: $151,475X-Rays, C/T Scan, MRI: $12,172Ambulance & Air Med:$32,899Surgeries:$29,820Engine:$235,699Est. Wages Paid On Leave:$14,135Emotional Cost:IrreplaceableWhat if Life:Irreplaceable

Total Costs: $ 476,199.00* Information gathered from Dirk Hubers Lesson Learned Presentation 2008.8

Moon Lake Fire Rollover

* Information gathered from Dirk Hubers Lesson Learned Presentation 2008.9Why the Great Basin Engine Academy?

2008 ~ Present

.Yearly Stats:2012: 24 Students - 92% Completion Rate2011: 24 Students - 88% Completion Rate2010: 24 Students - 96% Completion Rate2009: 24 Students - 92% Completion Rate2008: 24 Students - 92% Completion Rate

The 10 Students that failed, all failed the Driving Section. 7 out of the 10 Students that failed returned to complete the Academy the following year. The GBEA has had 117 Graduates out of 120 Students.98 % Completion Rate

GBEA Statistics 2008 ~ 2012In the Intermountain Region we employee 244 Permanent, 18/8 or 13/13 engine employees.

89 SFEO44 FEO 56 AFEO55 ENGSFF

*above numbers gathered through the help of Tenna Biggs at the Regional Office 5/2011

Engine Personnel

Engine PersonnelHow does that compare in our Region?Engines=244 positionsSmoke Jumpers = 58 positionsHot Shot Crews = 49 positionsHelitack = 110 positionsFuel Modules = 21 positionsHandcrews = 66 positions

Positions = Permanent, 18/8 or 13/13*above numbers gathered through the help of Tenna Biggs at the Regional Office 5/2011

How does that compare in our Region?Driving

The majority of our AFEO/ENGSFF time is spent driving our engines to and from incidents. According to the 2011 Incident Review Report, driving accounts for 21% of all fire related accidents. Driving Our EnginesDriving Our Engines

To Be HereCould Prevent You From Being Here This season, 25 percent of the incidents reported to the Lessons Learned Center were driving incidents, including two fatalities. Lets face it, it may not be the toughest or most glamorous thing we do, but it is one of the most dangerous. DrivingFall 2012 - Two More Chains News Letter Lessons Learned CenterDriving Our Engines

Fall 2012 - Two More Chains News Letter Lessons Learned Center

Engine 713 from the Williams Ranger District on the Kaibab National Forest May 22nd, 2012

Maintaining Our EnginesCurrently the GBEA is working with the Great Basin Engine Committee to gather regional maintenance data representing cost savings based off of academy training.

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