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Home My WebLink About1972 E i ~ I j i f ANNUAL REPORT f i l 4 ~ f :E is DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT 1972 i l 3 , 1 - ADMINISTRATION CITY OF AENTON - E CITY MANAGER ? JIM WHITE I ~ 3 MAYOR BILL NEU i I MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMAN I HAROLD RAMEY TOM SESTER COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN MORRIS KIBLER GEORGE SCHNEIDER r ~ . i 7 J 1 Cit2Y Of Denton Municipal Buildbig, Denton,? voq 76201 January 11, 1973 i J n t Mr, Jim White E City Manager Denton, Texas i bear ,'dr. White, I t In the following pages, I herein submit the Annual Report of the j 1 Denton Piro Department for the year 1972 in compliance with the City l Charter of the City of tlenton, this report summarizes and compares with prior years, the services and work of the Department and its personnel, In submitting thi.. ,sport, I want to express my sincere appreciation rah to you, Mayor 9;41 Neu, members of the City Council and other Public Officials and their Dept,rtments for the services rendered to this Departmeu and the cooperation givon our Department, E ~f As our City continues to grow, we will meet the fire protection and fire prevention needs with the most advanced methods and tecNiique, + We extend our thanks for the planning and support for the improvements in the equipment and, stations over the past several years, We hope to continue to direct the Fire Department to serve our City r`t in every way possible; to promote growth and encourage safety awareness in the Citizens from fire and life safety, j Respectfully submiL4ed, g'`+. y Jack' Gentry / f Piro Chief JGtcd r i i t FIRE CHIEF ' i I _ I TRAININO' DIVISION OPERATIONS DIVISION FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION i CAPTAIN ASSISTANT CHIEFS FIRE MARSHAL. ` RECURIT TRAINING FIRE CONTWX FIRE PREVENTION COMPANY TRAINING PERSONNE4. INSPECTION RESCUE TRAINING COMMUNICATIONS FIVE MR6VEN'TION INVESTIGATION SPECIAL HAZARDS 9UILDW MAINZ', I j TRAINING PREVENTION PROPERTY SECTION rou"T" I FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT r i _j ..L ~.J ~p TOTAL CITY BUDGET GENERAL J FUND " I i % ( FIRE _DEPARTMENT ' f !!10 9r. P2!{ANAL VICtf ~ ~ ~ • { 2,13 % I ~ ,..J lUPPLI[~' f ~ 7 1,9! y{o AWNTINAIVC~ .1 ~017111CPWNYa ' SlAVIC[S ~ f N3LM1/uyC2 f UN(my ilfaX CAWA Ourc,tr 10% 16% J fOX 100% r M M y y , IN N N t a~f ~ O ~ N N CS Vt D7 ~ ~J d d ~j . r pl N N C! O 0% ~ i N -4 i s • I ~ f ; of `I r" n E N ~ P M N, vt N N N W. qr` -pq ~i" i"' Fh W r.. N N I N ,p. 0 N iA.. OD iP p N O N w N -4 H I ~I z r O+ r✓ W F-+ 4i FA O~ N ON 0 j t 1 `ill ul U d W W l! Iw ~Q n t{ l F i ~f C Vt N W y F' q h VH qW0 by vy ja Fr OD W N W Iff ~ {j i ..i..u..... _ . TIME OF ALARMS 300 230 200 160 i 100 rn,i J 80 f a {II 1 0 Midnight 00 ABM, IVOO NOW 6,00 P, M. 7O 7O 7C TO 6:00 A.M 19:00 Noon 6;00 P,M, Midnight y. , , X011 I i 1 , I i Hire Loss And premium j 1962-1972 I Year Premium Loss 1962 $238,885 1 $ 89,512 1963 313,637 76,749 I ~ 1964 166,584 204,387 { ( 1965 254,957 1280784 } 1964 3210715 _ 87,674 1967 258,247 81,231 1968 326,875 139,138 1969 363,317 189,778 I"1 1970 404,613 149,016 I~ 1971 509,457 111,916 w 1972 260,482 711is amount will be reporbW by the State Board of Tnsurame in March, 1973, J s t ,i i ,J i! 1 5J'p ak.. Y f i r J Fire Cause I 1972 Caus@ ~M mber Amount of Coo f Careless Cooking ~ 8 I Heating Appliances $ 42,250 8 { Smoking 55,992 i f 4 13,25 Plectrical Appliances i 7 41011b f Children 1 Incendiary 64b Unknown 4 20802 i Miscellaneous "174,849 t; * 5 7,012 Most of this loss was from the Three 5ister~y ' fire, w The definitercause was not determined but_tt3owntown Restaurant 1 ki#chen-uppe area. The fire dining in the was prhe firecausginated the faulty electrical system, ~ by 1 -I Fire Prevention Activities--1972 Fire Safety Surveys 509 This terminology is replacing "inspections", The surveys involve a larger area of concern, including pre-fire planning, ~ Fire Safety Fducatign Yro~rams 104 Films, slides, and other visual aids have been used in att acquaint our citizenry with fire safety, empting to i Burn_Permits ! Outdoor burning at residences is no longer being permitted, Alarms caused by this burning have been drastically redLICed, Institutional 1o ees Safe' Course ( An eight (B) hour fire safety course has been devela ed and i ` given to hospital P s b and nursing home employees, Bing r~y 14 !w~ r a II~ k G ~ J Fire Deaths 1962-1972 Year hk*er 1962 p 1963 1 l 1964 p w, 1965 - 1 i 1966 2 E _y 1967 1 f 1968 1 f ~ r 1969 6 k j 1970 p ':1971 p rv 1972 1 r r I .1} Sri "I n w W . y t . MINIMIMi STANDARDS FOR FIRE SUPPRI;SSIOPJ PERSONNEL Tile Texas Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education was created in 1569 by the Sixty-first Legislature,. This commission certifies fire protection training and education programs as having attained the minimum standards suggested by the Commission, The Commission began operations in March 1970 by establishing organization- al procedures and conducting surveys and studies on existing personnel - training programs prior; to developing these minimum standards of education and training, In 196P there were 53 fully paid fire departments located in 21 Texas major metropolitan areas, with approximately 7,400 personnel serving about 5,500,000 citizens, At a public hearing on April 27, 19710 the Commission recommended the adoption ot,suggested standards to certify fire protection personnel and educational programs, and to, qualify fire department instructors, The Commission resolved that these minimum standards be adopted and be- come effective September 1, 1971, MINIMLM TRAINING REWIRED FOR FIRE FIGHTERS CERTIFICATION, 3 Successful completion of 325 hours of `instruction in the following mini- mum prescribed subject areas at a certified training school are required for fire fighter certification, Training must be completed at a school approved or operated by the comm- ission within the first twelve (12) months of effective date of employ- ment beginning on or after September 1,1972, 1. Effective Reading alit Study Skills - 15 Hours I i € 2, Piro Department Organization, Rules 4 Regulations - 8 Hours 3, Forcible Entry, Rope 4 "ortable Extinguishers - 20 Flours 4, ?ire Service Ladder Practices - 16 Hours 5, Fire [lose practices 16 Hours 6, Salvage & Overhaul - $ Hours 7, Piro Stream Practices - 8 Hours 8, Fire Apparatus Practices 8 flours g, Ventilation Practices 8 Hours L ! : Rtt4lt 10, Rescue operations - 24 }lours W E„ 11, First Aid 22 Hours 12. Inspection Practices - 36 Hours i; 13. Water Supplies - 8 Hours 14, Automatic Sprinklers - 8 Flours i 15. Aircraft Fire Protection and Rescue 8 Hours 16. Fire Service Mathematics - 32 Hours 1 3 17. Fire Science - 40 Hours 18, Fire Alarm $ Communications • 8 Hours 19. Community Relations - 2 Hours r It 20. Report Writing ` 2 Hours 21. Emergency Driving - 8 Hours I 22, Civil Disorders 2 Hours 1 23, Arson Detection - 2 Hours r j NM; The.pir9 Department has 8 Certified Instructor's qualified to teach various subjects 2 through 18 and 21 through 23, We have 3 people outside of the Fire Department Certified to teach subjects 1, 19 8 20. i , i -y f~ t nit I MAN HOURS OF TRAINING a $000 r~ x000 600 aaaa I 4000 I'1 f •l 3000 2000 t ryJ ;.J IOOAI IoIf9 l9r0 171 ,.j ,s p[f Y4P-A1 HByq r5e~...; r SCHOOLS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED 1972 r 1. Conference on Bombing Investigations I North Central Texas Regional Police Academy Arlington, Texas January 2-Men fit 2. Fire Department Instructors Conference i Kansas City, Missouri March `2-Men i 3. Texas Fi,e and Arson Investigators Seminar r Austin, Texas , I i April 2-Men j ~ 1 9. Texas Firemen's Training School (..1 t Texas A, M. University College Station, Texas July 4-Men 'Irk' EFO ICI E k { { 1 f , IE d a t