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William "Bill" Godfrey, Fire Chief
1685 Providence Blvd.
Deltona, FL 32725
Bus: (386) 860-7177
Fax: (386) 860-7198
Email: bgodfrey@deltonafl.gov

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FUNCTIONAL DUTIES:

The Fire/Rescue Department is comprised of three (3) divisions which are responsible for all non law enforcement related public safety issues within the City of Deltona.

The Administration and Operations' Divisions duties include the protection of life and property from fires and other natural man made disasters; providing Advanced Life Support pre-hospital care for the sick and injured; fire prevention and education on fire and health related topics; fire loss management through a comprehensive program of development review, building inspections, and fire origin/cause determination; and highly trained combat forces to minimize the effects of a fire or other disaster.

The Communications Division manages all call intake and pre-arrival medical instruction as well as radio traffic for fire fighting crews both in Deltona and Orange City; and emergency and non-emergency calls for Public Works, Enforcement Services, and the Water Department during nights and weekends.

Mission Statement - “The mission of the Deltona Fire/Rescue Department is to contribute to maintaining and improving the quality of life of the community we serve by providing proactive community education and preventative measures, emergency services, and communications. This will be accomplished through the use of highly trained professional personnel with the best technology and equipment in the most expedient manner. Furthermore, it is our duty to protect and promote the health, safety, and overall well-being of our members. This will be accomplished consistent with the resources provided and available.”

FY 2006/2007 GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

Revise One and Five-Year plans for the Fire/Rescue Department.

• Objective: Maintain diverse (multi-rank) committee.
  Measurement: Define meetings and complete goal/objective on or before December 2006. Number of meetings.

Monitor budget allocations during the fiscal year.

• Objective: Continue and refine spreadsheet tracking methods.

• Objective: Ensure that budgetary expenditures are managed appropriately and that sufficient funding remains throughout the fiscal year.

Ensure continued staff productivity.

• Objective: Submittal of quarterly objectives for Divisions.
  Measurement: Continue staff objective submittals quarterly.

Improve communications and interaction with Community.

• Objective: Refine Speaker’s Bureau and Programs

• Objective: Schedule new speaking engagements with various groups and organizations related to fire safety, injury prevention, service provision, and special topics.
  Measurement: Number of events, visit as many organizations as possible.

Improve capabilities of current and future officers.

• Objective: Continue work with joint evaluation committee for development.
  Measurement: Number of meetings.

Improve order, receipt, and accountability of inventory.

• Objective: Improve current advanced inventory system.

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION:

Improve capabilities of all Telecommunicators.

• Objective: Define annual training calendar for members with a minimum of 10 hours of training per month.
  Measurement: Number of hours of training per employee annually.

Improve cooperation between communication centers.

• Objective: Continue sending representatives to attend meetings/functions.

• Objective: Attend meetings and functions related to the overall improvement of verbal and written communications between communications within Volusia County. Move toward development of common calls receipt and dispatch procedures.
  Measurement: Number of meetings/functions attended.

Replace portable radio equipment.

• Objective: Develop schedule for replacement. Identify and replace via a multi-year schedule radios that are deemed non-repairable due to unavailability of parts or cost analysis of repair costs vs. new equipment replacement.
  Measurement: Number of radios.

OPERATIONS DIVISION:

Improve response times.

• Objective: Introduce new response resources.

• Objective: Deliver training programs on split company format and deliver programs within specific districts other than District 61.
  Measurement: Response time, in minutes.

Conduct review of all apparatus and facilities in concert with ISO and NFPA standards and guidelines.

• Objective: Review apparatus and facility locations.

• Objective: Make recommendations for change.
  Measurement: Identify and purchase appropriate equipment.

Consider new alternative training opportunities.

• Objective: Review, obtain authority, and implement alternatives for “face” training. Consider electronic alternatives such as on-line training, internet-based programs and the like.
  Measurement: Number of new training initiatives implemented.

Review resource deployment and availability.

• Objective: Consider locations of resources, standby considerations, number of units, types of units, and response of units.
  Measurement: Use existing programs such as unit/population or firefighter/population as basis.

Improve patient care training adjuncts.

• Objective: Define potential available adjuncts. Review all potential adjuncts that improve didactic and practical capabilities.
  Measurement: Identify new programs and equipment.

FY 2006/2007 DEPARTMENTAL PERSPECTIVE, TRENDS & HIGHLIGHTS:

With the guidance of the City and the Departmental annual strategic focus, the Fire/Rescue Department has progressed forward and enjoyed the following accomplishments:

• Our agency has been successful in obtaining approximately $20,000 in grants with $0 match from the City of Deltona. This grant included a new heart monitor/defibrillator for Engine 65. Further, the Fire/Rescue Department was successful in obtaining additional Type IV USAR equipment and recurring funding/backfill for training was awarded.

• Our company inspection program has served to improve the annual fire inspections required of all commercial occupancies, however we are still at approximately 70% of our 100% requirement. Alarm load and lack of available inspectors has attributed to the shortfall. Further, the unfunded mandate of the State of Florida to inspect all schools has been met with 100% compliance.

• We were able to improve our capabilities with regards to victim extrication through the purchase of extrication devices.

• We dramatically improved our EMS training and County compliance issues through the use of the existing SIMman mannequin, the new virtual IV trainer and by taking advantage of a state grant to bring a mobile simulation lab to the City of Deltona Fire/Rescue Department members. Additional support is needed to improve our abilities in the area of pediatrics as our community demographics continue to change and over average age continues to drop.

• Our Special Operations Program is in full operation and is only limited by the available equipment. The crews have successfully capped several propane and natural gas leaks and secured several structures damaged by automobiles since its inception. These incidents in previous years would have required us to wait on an incident until either a Volusia County or other qualified agency responded to conduct this service. Wait times in years past have surpassed several hours, where now our out of service time has been reduced to below one hour. Our addition as a state USAR asset has allowed for additional training and equipment and these skills have been tested by the more than 12 cars that have collided with buildings this year alone.

Call volume has increased to over 752 alarms from year 2003.
During 2004, 1,300 alarms were a result of the Hurricanes.

Calendar Year	# of Alarms Per Year
1994	4,685
1995	4,711
1996	5,101
1997	5,626
1998	6,230
1999	6,336
2000	6,501
2001	6,983
2002	7,185
2003	7,430
2004	8,748
2005	7,782

Response times now average 6:56 minutes due
to increased demands for service.