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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Department Annual Report 2018 St. Joseph Fire Department Annual Report FIRE BOARD Jeff Taufen Fire Chief Bob Loso City of St. Joseph Mark Thompson Township of St. Joseph Greg Salk Township of St. Wendel Judy Weyrens Administrator to the Board The Fire Board typically conducts their business on the first Wednesdays of February, May, August and November at 6:00 PM in the St. Joseph Fire Hall. AUTHORITY An Advisory Fire Board has previously been established by St. Joseph. The Board facilitates the performance of the fire contract through its life. The Fire Board has the powers specifically identified in the Fire Contract and is able to make recommendations to the City Council and St. Joseph Town Board to improve cooperation and efficiency in carrying out the intent of the contract and to make recommendations for amendments and supplements to the same. FINANCIAL The Fire Board is responsible for approving a budget to forward to the City Council for adoption. The budget includes both operation and capital funds and the final requested budget must balance revenues and expenditures. It is the policy of the Fire Board to maintain a reserve balance equal to 12 months of operating expenses, not including capital equipment. The City maintains a fund entitled Joint Operating Fire Fund. The major revenue stream for the Fire Fund is the jurisdiction apportionment. Each participating jurisdiction share be assessed an apportionment based on the percent of taxable market valuation of their respective jurisdiction in relation to the total taxable market valuation of the Fire District served. The following table is a three year summary of the cost sharing apportionment percentage by jurisdiction: 2017 2018 2019 City of St. Joseph 47.14% 47.33% 48.50% St. Joseph Township 31.09% 31.05% 30.06% St. Wendel Township 21.77% 21.63% 21.44% Based on the allocation percentage, the following table is a summary of the contributions assessed each jurisdiction for the past three years. 2017 2018 2019 City of St. Joseph $153,044.72 $153,588.22 $151,029.00 St. Joseph Township $100,936.80 $100,758.80 $93,606.84 St. Wendel Township $70,678.48 $70,190.44 $66,764.16 Additional sources of revenue for the Fire Fund include: donations, community center rental fees, State Aids and Grants, Federal Aids and Grants, interest, firefighting reimbursements, and surplus property sales. The following is the December 31, 2018 unaudited Fund Summary. ACTIVITIES During 2018 the Fire Board approved the following actions:  Authorized the painting of the red areas of the Community Fire Hall and replacement of the exterior lights to LED.  Authorized the submittal of two grants to the DNR: one in the amount of $2,500 for 2 pagers and additional fire hose, the second in the amount of $3,605.50 for 4 gas monitors with charging stations and a testing system.  Authorized the formation of an investigating committee to look at options for the purchase of a new ladder truck. The current ladder truck was purchased in 2001 and is scheduled for replacement in 2021.  Authorized for the replacement of the three oldest computers at the fire hall. FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS The Fire Board acknowledged the following officers for 2018: Fire Department Officers Fire Chief Two Year Term 01-01-18 to 01-01-20 Jeff Taufen Assistant Fire Chief Two Year Term 01-01-18 to 01-01-20 David Salzer Captain Two Year Term 01-01-17 to 01-01-19 Paul Phillipp Captain Two Year Term 01-01-18 to 01-01-20 Ken Jacobson Captain Two Year Term 01-01-18 to 01-01-20 Dan Muyres Captain Two Year Term 01-01-18 to 01-01-20 Keith Louwagie Captain One year term 01-01-18 to 01-01-19 Andy Loso SAFETY FAIR On October 12, 2018, the department hosted a Safety Fair at the Community Fire Hall. The event was open to the public and included safety tips and handouts, emergency vehicles on display, inflatables for the kids, and food and refreshments. EMERGENCY CALLS IN 2017 AND 2018 2017 2019 Emergency Calls $57,096.00 $58,236.00 Drill Hours $26,811.00 $19,542.00 Meetings $1,015.00 $910.00 Chief’s Salary $3,500.00 $3,500.00 Asst. Chief’s Salary $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Captain’s Salary (5) $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Secretary’s Salary $300.00 $300.00 Total: $96,222.00 $89,988.00 2017 2018 Location of Calls City of St. Joseph 289 358 St. Joseph Township 84 79 St. Wendel Township 35 37 Mutual Aid 6 1 414 475 Total: 02018201750 TYPE OF EMERGENCY CALL 2017 2018 Medical Emergency 282 – 68.1% 355 – 74.7% Car/Truck Accident 38 – 9.2% 38 - 8% False/CO Alarm 35 – 8.5% 36 – 7.6% Structure Fire 8 – 1.9% 9 – 1.9% Gas/Fuel Leak 5 – 1.2% 10 – 2.1% Mutual Aid 2 - .5% 1 - .25% Car/Truck Fire 8 – 1.9% 9 – 1.9% Grass Fire 9 – 2.2% 14 – 2.9% Other 5 – 1.2% 3 - .65% Canceled Medical Emergency 22 – 5.3% 0 020:00 - 23:5916:00 - 19:5912:00 - 15:598:00 - 11:594:00 - 7:590:01 - 3:592018161412108642 020:00 - 23:5916:00 - 19:5912:00 - 15:598:00 - 11:594:00 - 7:590:01 - 3:59252015105 2017 BREAKDOWN OF EMERGENCY CALLS 2018 BREAKDOWN OF EMERGENCY CALLS