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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:
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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
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2017 BREAKDOWN OF EMERGENCY CALLS
2018 BREAKDOWN OF EMERGENCY CALLS