20 18 Regional Em ergency (Fire) Services Presentation Authors: Michael Coralejo, Joseana Lara, Miguel Monsalve & Evan Wong
Outline ▰ Introduction ▰ Methodology ▰ Fire Services Bylaw ▰ Type of Fire Services ▰ Level of Fire Services ▰ Sources of Funding ▰ Operating Budgets ▰ Intermunicipal Agreements ▰ Future Growth ▰ Recommendations 2
Introduction ▰ Emergency (Fire) Services Report - ▻ A regional assessment of the current emergency level of fire services offered by the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB) and assess future needs supporting the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan (EMRGP) 3
Geographical Setting ▰ 67 Fire Stations within the Region; 30 in Edmonton, 35 within surrounding EMRB municipalities ▰ 2 outside the Region boundary in Yellowhead County and County of Wetaskiwin 4
Methodology ▰ Examination of Municipal Documents ▰ 13 semi-structured interviews with fire chiefs, planners, and emergency management officials ▰ Comparative analysis of operational budgets and demographic information ▰ Spatial analysis using Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis 5
Fire Services Bylaws Comparative analysis of municipalities’ Fire ▰ Services Bylaw ▰ Parkland County does not have a Fire Services Bylaw ▰ Share similar general structure Bylaws varied in age between municipalities ▰ ▰ Majority of Bylaws list the services they provide 6
Type of Fire Responses ▰ City of Edmonton is the only municipality to provide Hazardous materials/dangerous response at the technical level ▰ Four fire departments provide Advanced Life Support services ▰ All municipalities provide a basic level of service that includes fire suppression and standard first aid 7
Level of Fire Services ▰ Response Time ▰ Service Area Map ▰ Personnel Composition ▰ Total Call Volume 8
Response Time Targets ▰ High Intensity Residential Fire (HIRF) requirements (Alberta Building Code) ▻ 10-minute response window (seven-minute travel time) ▰ National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ▻ NFPA 1710 - full-time departments (four- minute travel time) ▻ NFPA 1720 - volunteer departments (travel time based on area) 9
Service Area ▰ Four-minute travel time – NFPA 1710 ▻ 240 seconds for the first fire engine to arrive on scene ▰ Seven-minute travel time – HIRF ▰ 51% within HIRF requirements ▰ 95% of population within HIRF travel time 10
Personnel Composition ▰ Type of Department ▻ Full-time, composite, or volunteer/POC ▰ Approximately 32% of all firefighters in the Region are volunteer/POC ▻ Excluding the City of Edmonton, percentage goes up to 63% ▰ Integrated services ▻ Firefighters are fully certified paramedics. 11
Personnel Composition ▰ Firefighter to citizen ratio ranges from 1:1,000 to 10:1,000 ▰ Three lowest ratios : City of Edmonton , City of Spruce Grove and City of St. Albert ▰ Highest ratio: Leduc County 12
Total Call Volume Total Call Volume Ratio ▰ The City of Edmonton responded to Total Calls Municipality Population (2016) Ratio (2017) a total of 50,603 calls or 65% of the City of Edmonton 932,546 50,603 54.26 calls within the Region. City of Fort Saskatchewan 24,149 407 16.85 City of Leduc 29,993 5,300 176.71 City of Spruce Grove 34,066 2,507 73.59 City of St. Albert 65,589 6,600 100.63 Leduc County 13,780 635 46.08 Parkland County 32,097 760 23.68 Strathcona County 98,044 8,427 85.95 Sturgeon County 20,495 871 42.50 Town of Beaumont 17,396 197 11.32 Town of Devon 6,578 195 29.64 Town of Morinville 9,848 228 23.15 13 Town of Stony Plain 17,189 568 33.04
Total Call Volume Total Call Volume Ratio ▰ Total Calls The Town of Devon responded to a Municipality Population (2016) Ratio (2017) total of 195 calls . City of Edmonton 932,546 50,603 54.26 ▰ Only 91 were within the Town itself. City of Fort Saskatchewan 24,149 407 16.85 City of Leduc 29,993 5,300 176.71 City of Spruce Grove 34,066 2,507 73.59 City of St. Albert 65,589 6,600 100.63 Leduc County 13,780 635 46.08 Parkland County 32,097 760 23.68 Strathcona County 98,044 8,427 85.95 Sturgeon County 20,495 871 42.50 Town of Beaumont 17,396 197 11.32 Town of Devon 6,578 195 29.64 Town of Morinville 9,848 228 23.15 14 Town of Stony Plain 17,189 568 33.04
Total Call Volume Total Call Volume Ratio Total Calls ▰ Municipality Population (2016) Ratio Integrated departments have the (2017) highest ratio per 1,000 citizens City of Edmonton 932,546 50,603 54.26 City of Fort Saskatchewan 24,149 407 16.85 City of Leduc 29,993 5,300 176.71 City of Spruce Grove 34,066 2,507 73.59 City of St. Albert 65,589 6,600 100.63 Leduc County 13,780 635 46.08 Parkland County 32,097 760 23.68 Strathcona County 98,044 8,427 85.95 Sturgeon County 20,495 871 42.50 Town of Beaumont 17,396 197 11.32 Town of Devon 6,578 195 29.64 Town of Morinville 9,848 228 23.15 15 Town of Stony Plain 17,189 568 33.04
Fire Services: Sources of Funding ▰ Municipal Funding ▻ Main source of funding: residential tax base ▻ Leduc County: Nisku Industrial Park ▰ Provincial Funding ▻ Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) ▻ Grants 16
Fire Services Operating Budget (2016) ▰ Low Total Expenses: Town of Devon ▰ Low Percentage of Budget to Fire Services: City of Fort Saskatchewan ▰ High Total Expenses per Capita: Leduc County 17
Intermunicipal Agreements ▰ Three types of intermunicipal agreements within the Region ▻ Mutual Aid agreements ▻ Service or Contract agreements ▻ Informal ‘handshake’ agreements ▰ Two regional fire servicing agreements ▻ Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Partnership ( CREPP ) ▻ Northeast Region Community Awareness Response ( NRCAER ) 18
Intermunicipal Agreements Opportunities Challenges Improvements ▰ ▰ ▰ Sharing of resources and cost- Logistical details (equipment, Direct aid/borderless sharing of resources communications, knowledge) agreements ▰ ▰ Offers a guaranteed support Fair financial compensation ▰ Builds camaraderie and balance 19
Future Growth ▰ The Region will experience a 68% population growth by 2044 (High Prediction) ▰ Future Challenges for Fire Departments: ▻ Population Growth ▻ Recruitment and Retainment 20
Future Growth ▰ Many EMRB member municipalities have recommended expansion for the future ▻ E.g. City of St. Albert 21 Source: City of St. Albert
Recommendations ▰ Recommendation 1: Each EMRB member municipality should review their current Fire Service Bylaws to maintain relevance with their current operations. ▰ Recommendation 3: EMRB member municipalities should share their list of resources, which should be accessible to all EMRB member municipalities. ▰ Recommendation 6: Fire departments within the Region should join to develop a Regional Recruitment Program. ▰ Recommendation 7: Fire departments within the Region should seek arrangements to provide Direct Aid or a ‘Borderless Service’. 22
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