The Foxborough Fire Department

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The Foxborough Fire Department
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Foxborough is the only town that loses 1/3 of
the shift strength before backfilling people
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Average of 4,900.00 per Month Projected
58,800.00 for 2005
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N.F.P.A - 1710
NFPA 1710
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N.F.P.A 1710 Minimum For A Fire Response

• Turnout time 1 Minute
• First due Engine Company at the scene within 4
  Minutes
• Full First Alarm assignment in 8 Minutes (2
  Engine Companies, One Ladder Company and one
  Incident Commander)
• Four personnel per company
• Define company
• An early aggressive and offensive primary
  interior attack on a working fire, where
  feasible, is usually the most effective strategy
  to reduce loss of lives and prevent property
  damage.

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N.F.P.A 1710 Minimum For A Medical Response

• On-duty EMS units shall be staffed with the
  minimum numbers of personnel necessary for
  emergency medical care relative to the level of
  EMS provided by the fire department.
• Personnel deployed to ALS emergency responses
  shall include a minimum of two members trained at
  the paramedic level and two members trained at
  the emergency medical technician level arriving
  on scene within the established response time.
• The American Heart Association recommends the
  minimum required personnel for an emergency
  cardiac care response is a minimum, two ALS
  providers and two BLS providers.

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The State of EMS in Foxborough

• Currently operating Paramedic service under
  temporary waiver from the state.
• Caritas Medical Group is no longer providing
  Paramedical Services
• Currently no minimum number of Paramedics on
  duty (verbal agreement with chief no written
  policy or agreement)
• Currently we have 3 Paramedics on every shift

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Chestnut Green
Governor's Meadow 23 Units
Mill St. Preserve 9 Units
203 Housing Units 100,000 sqft Office
Space 55,000 sqft. Of Retail 3 Restaurants 55 and
Older Housing
Carl Annon III 20 Units
Fox Woods 4 Units
Durham Park 11 Units
Nantucket Estates 9 Units
The Lodge at Foxborough 250 Units
The Gables at Foxborough Green 10 Units
Rosewood Estates 7 Units
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All of these new buildings need
All of these new buildings need

• Preconstruction Meetings
• Plans Reviewed (more meetings and reviews for
  commercial)
• Rough Inspection
• Final Inspection
• Permitting (fire alarm, sprinkler, Oil Burner,
  Propane and etc.)

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Total Number of New Housing Units - 561
166 Calls per year per 1000 people .166 x 16,800
2788.8
.166 x 1800 298.9 Calls (3 people per unit)
.166 x 2400 398.4 Calls (4 people per unit)
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• Hingham-The Derby Street Shops
  300,000 sq ft
• Kingston- The independence Mall
  765,000 sq ft
• Plymouth- The Shops at Long Pond
  435,000 sq ft
• North Attleboro- Emerald Square Mall 1.1
  Million sq ft
• Wrentham- Wrentham Premium Outlets 672,000 sq
  ft
• Millbury-The Shops at Blackstone Valley
  800,000 sq ft

Patriot Place 600,000 Sq ft Retail 100,000 sq ft
Medical 75,000 sq ft Office 55,000 sq ft Health
Wellness Facility 100,000 sq ft Cinema 60,000 sq
ft Restaurant/ Tavern 110,000 sq ft Other
200,000 sq ft Hotel
1,350,000 Square Feet
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Foxborough compared to towns in RKG Study
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Types of Issues we expect

• Medical Calls ( Slips, Falls, Syncope, Pedestrian
  Struck, Fights Medical
• Facility)
• Motor Vehicle Accidents (Average of 2 people per
  car)
• Fire Alarms (Numerous Sprinkler Fire
  Suppression Systems)
• Car Fires
• Dumpster Fires
• Mulch Grass Fire
• Hazardous Materials Incidents (CO, Gas, Fuel
  leaks, Indoor pond at Bass
• Pros and Sewage Treatment)
• Alcohol related medical issues
• Bass Pros Ammunition Black Powder Storage

If the construction of Patriot Place is going to
be anywhere near the size of the construction of
Gillette Stadium we are in for a few busy years
365 Calls to Patriot Place 130 Motor Vehicle
Accidents
350 Calls (New Growth) 365 Patriot Pl. 130 MVA
2800 Calls 3546 Calls per year
25-30 Increase in call volume
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What Foxborough Fire Rescue Needs !
a Daytime Fire Prevention Captain

• Serve as assistant to Deputy Chief in Fire
  Prevention.
• Serve as Safety Officer at Major Incidents
• Assist in Special Projects
• Serve as liaison to Stadium
• Augment day shift when it gets busy

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Day Captain

• Nothing new, requested in several budget years by
  Chief Boswell.
• 2000 Town Report pg. 70 The construction of the
  new stadium is taking an
• Inordinate amount of time from the schedules of
  both the Chief of Department
• and the Deputy Fire Chief. Hence, the third year
  request for a Captain to work
• in the Fire Prevention Division as a Fire
  Prevention Captain and Special Projects
• Officer. This Captain would deal with the
  demanding issues of the new stadium,
• and also with the increasing needs of the Fire
  Prevention Division.
• New Code Compliance demands keep the Deputy
  Chief very busy.
• The new growth in town and regular inspections
  have to be put on an over
• taxed shift due to the fact that the deputy can
  not handle the current work load.
• As a result re-inspections of violations may not
  be followed up in a timely fashion
• and many times Inspections are cancelled and
  rescheduled several times due to emergency calls.
  The result is a loss of time and sometimes money
  to citizens and local businesses

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Day Captain

• The diversity of the different occupancies at
  Patriot Place will require a great deal of time
  to inspect greater than an ordinary mall due to
  the nature of the occupancies and the frequency
  with which they are required to be inspected.
• The North Attleboro Fire Chief was quoted in the
  RKG study On the administrative side, with
  inspections and other services, the mall in and
  of itself generates about 20 hours of work per
  week

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Day Mechanic

• More efficient use of mechanics time
• Avoid constant interruption
• Maximize the use of the maintenance bay at the
  new station
• Save on overtime costs

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Firefighter/ Paramedics

• Hire 4 Firefighter/ Paramedics in January 2007
• Hire 8 Firefighter/ Paramedics in July of 2007
• This would increase the current shift from six
  to nine
• Nine is the minimum number of personnel per
  shift we need to
• protect our growing population and the unique
  challenges of
• Patriot Place

Foxboroughs 1990-2000 Population Grew 11 ..the
Department Grew 100 .. From 12-24 Our 2006-2008
Population is Estimated to be 10-15 or More
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Implementation

• The 9 Firefighters would be deployed in this
  manner
• 3 Firefighters on an Engine
• 2 Firefighters on Rescue 1
• 2 Firefighters on Rescue 2
• 2 Firefighters on 2nd Engine or Ladder

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This would accomplish

• Getting us close to meeting the standard
• Providing a faster more efficient service to our
  citizens
• Enable us to staff two Ambulances and allow us
  to capture more revenue
• A significant reduction in recall and station
  coverage overtime costs
• Deploying the proper amount of Paramedics to
  medical emergencies
• May increase our ISO Rating and benefit the
  insurance rates
• Give us Manpower during construction and allow
  us to have trained
• Personnel prior to the opening of the project

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January 2007
January 2007
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722,331.40 Other Costs (2600x820,800.00 743
,131.40 For FY2008
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Funding Options

• Permit Fees 2,900,00.00
• Tax Revenue 2,000,000.00
• Create a Mitigation Fee in the case of N.
  Attleboro (90,000 per year)
• Ambulance Revenue (We expect an increase in
  revenue due to
• computerized EMS reporting. A 15-20 Increase by
  MFD)
• Fire Department permit fees
• In the past Four years the Fire Department Budget
  has only been raised
• 2.3 from tax revenue

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The Future

• Numerous Chiefs indicated to RKG that the
  spin-off from their major
• projects could not be overlooked or dismissed.
• What is Phase 4 of Patriot Place ?
• What is Patriot Place going to be like on game
  day or the holiday season
• which is peak football season
• Will the MBTA make Patriot Place a regular stop
• There is no question the Fire Department will be
  impacted by this project.
• Without an increase in staffing and a committed
  minimum number of
• Firefighters on duty the town and its citizens
  will suffer.