Fire suppression activities will occur on 2.75% of our incidents annually, and 0.92% of total calls will be
dispatched as structure fires. 2 Following the implementation of “closest-unit” dispatching with Loveland Fire
Rescue Authority in 2016, NFIRS data showed a 35% increase in structure fire alarms from the 3 years previous
and the 3 years following the change. Despite that increase in our responses to structure fires, such
emergencies occurring within BFPD’s jurisdiction have remained statistically consistent, showing no increase
over the 10 years of data examined with a mean of 3.2 occurrences per year. 3 Extrication and rescue from
entanglements following motor vehicle crashes has remained static over a 10-year period as well, averaging 5.4
occurrences per year. It should be noted that these figures are referencing historic data from 2013-2024. 4
Berthoud Fire’s call distribution is on par with other organizations in our region, and the annual incidence of
residential structure fires is very low at 0.0005 fires / household when compared to a national average of 0.003
fires / household. 5 Analysis of this data was factored into the risk / frequency dimensions of the training needs
analysis and provides valuable insight into where our efforts should be focused.
Stakeholder Feedback
Surveys on the efficacy and relevance of the District’s training program were collected from our key
stakeholders in two main groups: our internal operations staff and both internal and external Chief Officers and
Agency Administrators. Given the nature of our relationship with LFRA and TVEMS, chief officers from both
organizations were solicited for feedback.
Chief Officer & Agency Administrator Feedback Our stakeholders provided feedback on our current training efforts using a scale of 1-5 where a score of 1
was “not effective at all,” a score of 3 was “neither effective or ineffective,” and an answer of 5 indicated “very
2 Based on action taken codes 10 Fire Control and Extinguishment, 11 Extinguishment by Fire Personnel, 14 Contain Wildfire, 16 Control Wildfire, and call type 111 Structure fires, from 2018-2023 3 Based on incident type “111” occuring within BFPD’s boundaries 2014-2024 4 Based upon reports for actions taken including “extricate or disentangle” from 2013-2023 5 The USFA reports 353,500 residential fires in 2021; the US Census Bureau reports the US population at 331.9M. Berthoud Fire responded to 3 residential building fires for an in-District population of 19,860 (per NFIRs and US Census data.)
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