November 2013

Promotions

You will see more photos in this month’s ON SCENE than ever before. In fact, they’re not

just on the cover; they are the cover story.

These promotional photos, which begin on page 4, represent diligence and personal

accomplishments. They also portray how our department is experiencing a significant

transition. This year, we’ve said farewell to a large wave of experienced personnel who

retired. Simultaneously, we have empowered a new generation of leaders through promo-

tions. The addition of rescue units has also created a series of promotions.

JFRD has gone through this transitional cycle before. It is daunting and exciting.

On one hand, retirements have outpaced hires this year, and before Recruit Class 113, the number of firefighter vacan-

cies peaked at 120. That was a strain upon our system and each of you. It’s still an issue, but more relief is on the way as

we welcome 36 recruits to JFRD this month. Hiring more uniformed personnel will remain a priority, and we have sup-

port from City Hall and City Council to do so. Our elected officials understand that hiring is a must to maintain mini-

mum staffing in the near future, to manage overtime costs and to be effective in our service delivery.

On the other hand, JFRD has dozens of new officers who are eager to strengthen the foundation that our seasoned

officers and retirees have built over time. That is exciting and important to our future. It’s also why I committed to

meeting with each member who was promoted to personally congratulate him or her, to celebrate the accomplishment,

and to reinforce each officer’s and engineer’s value to our department.

JFRD’s new lieutenants, captains and chiefs may introduce concepts to improve how we conduct and manage the busi-

ness of emergency response. And like all municipalities, ours is interested in seeking efficiencies and cost-savings, so

fresh ideas are welcome. So is the reinforcement of what already works, like focusing on the value of excellent cus-

tomer service, treating one another with respect, remaining sharp in our core competencies and ensuring that our

appearance is always professional. Please remember that improvement is a broad spectrum, and an idea doesn’t have to

be a quantum leap or some extraordinary innovation to be effective and to make a legitimate difference.

I would encourage each of our new officers to consider his or her new role as more than just added responsibility. Each

of you has an opportunity to mentor, to facilitate positive change, to pursue efficiency and to make the difference that

you have envisioned. This holds for those who just earned their bugles or bars as well as those who have ridden in the

right hand seat for many years. And to our new and experienced engineers, I ask you to always consider your vital role

in guarding the safety of everyone you drive.

During the most recent round of officers’ meetings at the Training Academy, we covered plenty of details, heard some

great ideas, and listened to your frustrations. I join my division chiefs in thanking each of you for sharing your thoughts

and taking the meetings seriously. There will be future gatherings, but please remind yourself each shift how relevant

your influence is as a leader. Make a difference while you can because retirement gets closer with each passing shift.

DEAR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS

Sincerely,

Marty SenterfittDirector/Fire Chief

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Backdraft Shatters Windows, Forces Firefighters to Ground

Fire Station 62 on Bartram Park Boulevard is scheduled to open in early 2014. The $2.3 million facility, photographedNov. 19, will house an engine and a full-time rescue unit. Its footprint is 9,000 square feet and includes three bays andthree separate quarters for officers. In addition to improving response times on fire and EMS calls, the addition of firesuppression apparatus and crews is expected to improve the ISO/Public Protection Classification for the surrounding area.

Crews responding to a Nov. 4 fire inside a restaurant on UniversityBoulevard near Beach Boulevard experienced a backdraft minutesafter initial entry. There were no reports of firefighter injuries, but theblast destroyed the structure’s windows, propelled shards of glassmore than 75 feet and knocked some personnel to the ground.

Engine 20-A’s Lt. Todd Kasica and his crew were first on scene. Kasicaand E-20’s Firefighter Jennifer Parramore were inside the structureduring the backdraft, the force of which pushed them to the floor.“I’ve never been put down like that before,” said Kasica, who said hewitnessed a fireball from the corner of his eye. “I attribute the factthat I didn’t get hurt to my fire gear.” Crews from TL-21 were on theroof at the time and also were jolted as was L-4’s crew at ground level.Additional units responding: AIR 5, E-5, E-13, E-19, E-21, L-44,T-28,FIRE 1, FIRE 3 (Incident Command), FIRE 4, R-19, R-20, R-28 and R-103.

TakingShape

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Promotions

Battalion Chief Greg DempseyFire Prevention Division Chief Kevin JonesDistrict Chief Robert Bullock

Capt. Gary Collins

Capt. Jeff Braswell

Capt. Joe Burns

Capt. James GroffCapt. Howard Davidson, III

District Chief Dave Castleman

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Promotions

Capt. William Held Capt. James Kane

Capt. David Rutkowski

Capt. Frank Rogers

Capt. Danny Rushing

Capt. Eileen Teston Capt. Terry Young

Capt. Eric Mitchell

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Promotions

Lt. Caleb BakerLt. Daniel Arms

Lt. Wesley Chambers

Lt. Billy Green

Lt. Ryan Bayliss

Lt. Dallas Butler

Lt. Jason Gray

Lt. Jeff Baker

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Promotions

Lt. Jason Hale Lt. Ryan Nicholas

Lt. Tyler Ring

Lt. Stephen Priester

Lt. Eric Prosswimmer

Lt. Will Seymour

Lt. Mike Salazar

Lt. Phillip Orelli

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Promotions

Lt. Jimmie SnipesLt. Brandon Smith

Eng. Taylor Artel Eng. Chuck Baldwin

Lt. Todd Treadwell

Lt. Rod Ziriak

Lt. Tim Torbett

Lt. Mike Virtue

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Eng. Pete Bilodeau

Promotions

Eng. Johnnie Buchanan

Eng. Josh Bullard

Eng. Jasper Carter Eng. Troy Cole

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Eng. Kyle Callahan

Eng. Brandon Conn Eng. Carly Dennison

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Promotions

Eng. Josh Gartenbush

Eng. Clark Gladden

Eng. Shawn Hall Eng. Robert Hane

Eng. Derek Golden

Eng. Paul Evans

Eng. Troy Denson Eng. Bobby Dopson

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Eng. Michael HargroveEng. Eric Hansen

Eng. Ryan Haynes Eng. Cody Hellum

Promotions

Eng. Ryan Hern Eng. Scott Holechek

Eng. Jason JonesEng. Nnaemeka Ibeabuchi

Promotions

Eng. Joe LesperanceEng. Doug Kirkendall

Eng. Roger Lewis, Jr.Eng. Robert Lewis

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Eng. Alex Kimmel Eng. Willie King

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Eng. Brian KernohanEng. Tavien Jones

Eng. Joe MancinoEng. Aaron Lundy

Eng. Josh Miller Eng. Chad Mills

Promotions

Eng. Corey NailEng. Fred Mooneyham

Eng. Chris Pellicer Eng. Stephen Pullen

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Promotions

Eng. Mike Scott

Eng.Chris Scott

Eng. Sean Seng

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Eng. Tommy Romano

Eng. Travis Sad

Eng. Joseph Rica

Eng. Chad RemsenEng. Christopher Ray

Eng. Howard Smothers

Eng. Brandon Shindler Eng. Ryan Smith

Eng. Robert Spencer

Eng. Yuriko Stowers

Promotions

Eng. Harry Strayer

Eng. Eric Struble Eng. David Szarmack

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Personnel promoted after April who are not pictured include:

Capt. Jill McElweeCapt. Omayra ConnerEng. Scott AbellEng. Matt CareyEng. Joshua Cook

Eng. Anthony DouglasEng. Jason HermannEng. Alan HopperEng. Jack MounceEng. Jeremy Schillo

Eng. Michael Wells

Promotions

Ladder 158 Has Arrived

If you were at the Training Academy recently, you might have noticed crews training on Ladder 158, which is actually aquint. When placed into service next month, Station 58 Capt. Roosevelt Prier will oversee the apparatus which includes a500-gallon tank, a two-stage 1,500 gpm Waterous pump, and a 75-foot aerial device. Lt. Ashley Burkhalter (Engine 31),Lt. Chris Lewis (Engine 21) and TAC Support Manager David Johnson helped develop Ladder 158’s specs. Station 7’s Capt.Steve Riska assisted Prier, Johnson, and Operations Division Chief Kurt Wilson with the quint’s final inspection. ON SCENEwill feature Ladder 158 in the next issue, but to see more photos now, visit www.flickr.com/photos/jfrdonscene/sets

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RESCUESR28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .375R4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375R22 . . . . . . . . . . . . .347R30 . . . . . . . . . . . . .338R19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .336R2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321R17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .315R1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303R21 . . . . . . . . . . . . .298R20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .297R31 . . . . . . . . . . . . .293R34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .288R15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .287R24 . . . . . . . . . . . . .279R27 . . . . . . . . . . . . .273R13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .270R25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .268R7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267R5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261R36 . . . . . . . . . . . . .249R51 . . . . . . . . . . . . .249R32 . . . . . . . . . . . . .237R52 . . . . . . . . . . . . .234R35 . . . . . . . . . . . . .220R54 . . . . . . . . . . . . .205R58 . . . . . . . . . . . . .200R71 . . . . . . . . . . . . .194R55 . . . . . . . . . . . . .192R42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .188R50 . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

R70 . . . . . . . . . . . . .160R87 . . . . . . . . . . . . .153R59 . . . . . . . . . . . . .150R33 . . . . . . . . . . . . .148R57 . . . . . . . . . . . . .148R23 . . . . . . . . . . . . .146R86 . . . . . . . . . . . . .145R85 . . . . . . . . . . . . .142R81 . . . . . . . . . . . . .141R84 . . . . . . . . . . . . .129R49 . . . . . . . . . . . . .127R53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89R46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51R43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41R40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25R45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11ENGINESE28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434E19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365E22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343E31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319E51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288E18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280E44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280E20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278E10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271E27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268E152 . . . . . . . . . . . . .265E25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264E4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260E34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

E36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257E30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255E32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247E9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243E24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237E21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217E2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211E13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207E42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204E150 . . . . . . . . . . . . .198E17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195E7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184E37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177E154 . . . . . . . . . . . . .171E55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166E135 . . . . . . . . . . . . .164E5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163E12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156E59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156E14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145E58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136E11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131E29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131E33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130E26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129E57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110E41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102E16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91E49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88E23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

E53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58E46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52E48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45E56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42HAZ7 . . . . . . . . . . . .25E143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24HAZ21 . . . . . . . . . . .11E45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8HR4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7E40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6LADDERSL30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209L28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190L44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136L31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124TL21 . . . . . . . . . . . .124TL9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .123L34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110L10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107L1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106L4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86L18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84L26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52TANKERS (Top 5)

T28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77T52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74T31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40T29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24T42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

BRUSH TRUCKS (Top 5)

BR42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .10BR50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6BR31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5BR57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5BR35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3MARINE UNITSM140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8M40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3M138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2M39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2FIELD CHIEFSF3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126R104 . . . . . . . . . . . .122R105 . . . . . . . . . . . .110F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88R103 . . . . . . . . . . . . .87F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73F9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72F7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

OCTOBER TOTALSEMS . . . . . . . . . . . .8,637FIRE . . . . . . . . . . .1,622NON-EMR . . . . . . .183Total Calls . . .10,442

RESCUESR4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378R28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .358R22 . . . . . . . . . . . . .357R30 . . . . . . . . . . . . .341R2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329R17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .325R1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321R31 . . . . . . . . . . . . .319R19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .314R7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300R20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .294R21 . . . . . . . . . . . . .290R15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .285R5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283R36 . . . . . . . . . . . . .278R32 . . . . . . . . . . . . .276R13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .267R24 . . . . . . . . . . . . .266R25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .260R34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .244R51 . . . . . . . . . . . . .240R52 . . . . . . . . . . . . .230R27 . . . . . . . . . . . . .208R42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .208R54 . . . . . . . . . . . . .206R50 . . . . . . . . . . . . .200R55 . . . . . . . . . . . . .197R35 . . . . . . . . . . . . .194R58 . . . . . . . . . . . . .185R71 . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

R59 . . . . . . . . . . . . .160R23 . . . . . . . . . . . . .157R70 . . . . . . . . . . . . .157R87 . . . . . . . . . . . . .156R85 . . . . . . . . . . . . .154R84 . . . . . . . . . . . . .146R33 . . . . . . . . . . . . .145R57 . . . . . . . . . . . . .141R81 . . . . . . . . . . . . .134R86 . . . . . . . . . . . . .130R49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94R53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82R46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66R43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42R40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30R45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19ENGINESE28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416E22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350E31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341E19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331E30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327E10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318E18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318E25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296E51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274E32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266E44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265E9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264E152 . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

E21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257E24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245E36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244E42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235E20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232E34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230E2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228E27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220E150 . . . . . . . . . . . . .217E4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212E37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193E7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191E12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181E5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173E13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170E17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166E154 . . . . . . . . . . . . .163E58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162E14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155E33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146E59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146E135 . . . . . . . . . . . . .145E55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136E26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120E11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115E29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113E57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113E41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111E23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101E49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86E53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

E16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57E46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53HAZ7 . . . . . . . . . . . .46E48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36E143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34E56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30E45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13E40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12HAZ21 . . . . . . . . . . .12AIR5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8HR4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6LADDERSL28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221L31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172L44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158L30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134L18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130L1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124L10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121L4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111TL21 . . . . . . . . . . . .106L34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86TL9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64L26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49TANKERS (Top 5)

T52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53T31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50T28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49T42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37T33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24T54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

BRUSH TRUCKS (Top 5)

BR42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .15BR57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8BR31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5BR35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2MARINE UNITSM39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9M138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2M140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2M40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2FIELD CHIEFSF3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153R104 . . . . . . . . . . . .126R105 . . . . . . . . . . . .116R103 . . . . . . . . . . . . .95F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69F7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62F9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

SEPTEMBER TOTALSEMS . . . . . . . . . . . .8,616FIRE . . . . . . . . . . .1,164NON-EMR . . . . . . .163Total Calls . . . .9,943

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October 2013 Call Volumes

September 2013 Call Volumes