Fire Department Citizens Newsletter. February 2024
Fire Department Citizen’s Newsletter February 2024
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Table of Contents
Calendar Pg. 3
Deployments Pg. 8
Dept Announcements Pg. 4
Civil Service Updates Pg. 9
Hiring Updates Pg. 5
Call Volume Pg. 10-13
Did You Know. Citizens Fire Academy Pg. 14
Training Updates Pg. 6
Fire Training Center Pg. 7
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Event Calendar
February 6 City Council Meeting @ 6:00PM February 8 Mayors State of the City Address @ 11:30 AM February 13 Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Meeting: 6:30 PM
February 19 City Council Meeting-Presentations February 20 City Council Meeting February 14 Regional Fire Chiefs Meeting: 2:00 PM
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Department Announcements
Citizens Fire Academy:
Signups are underway. Visit the Fire Department’s Website at Desototexas.gov for more details. Signups end on February 17.
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Hiring Updates
Due to the retirement of longtime Fire Captain Bentley, the Fire Department has one opening.
With an active hiring list already in place, our new firefighter will start on Monday, February 5 th .
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Upcoming Department Training / Conferences
January 31 – February 2:
Civil Service Conference Chief Southard Chief Farnsworth
February 6-8 & February 13-15: EMS Continuing Education
February 5 – February 9
Confined Space-Operations Level
January 12 – February 16: Fire Instructor I – Class
February 20 – February 23
Confined Space – Technician Level
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DeSoto Fire Training Center Updates January EMT Class February 1: Quiz 28-33: Chapter 34 February 2: Test: Trauma, Skills & Review February 5: Chapters 35-37 February 6: Test: Special Pops, Chapter 38-39 February 7: Chapters 40-41, Skills February 8: Quiz: Chapters 33-41, Skills February 9: Test: Operations, Juris Prudence Exam February 12: Skills Testing February 13: Final Exam Fire Academy Class # 72 February 19: Orientation: Academy procedures February 20: Chapter 1-The Fire Service February 21: Chapter 2-Firefighter Health / Safety February 23: National Traffic Incident Management February 26: Apparatus Familiarization/Emergency Driving February 27: Emergency Driving February 28: Communications: Tools & Equipment February 29: Fire Behavior
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Deployments
There are no current deployments scheduled at this time.
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Civil Service
Civil Service Meeting:
The last meeting was held on January 22 nd . The commission approved the Promotional list. The commission also approved the promotional test date for Monday, May 6 th .
No future meeting has been scheduled at this time.
Civil Service Commission Members:
Louie Bright III James Collier Tonnette Byrd
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Date Range:
From 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Incident Type Report (Summary) Southwest Regional RMS
Agency: City of DESOTO Company: All Companies
Count
Pct of Incidents
Total Est Loss
Total Est Loss
Incident Type
1 Fire 100 Fire, other
10
0.09%
$3,605
0.30%
111 Building fire
56
0.48% $1,202,438
99.29%
112 Fires in structure other than in a building
3
0.03%
$3,500
0.29%
113 Cooking fire, confined to container
27
0.23%
$0
0.00%
114 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
116 Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained
3 2
0.03% 0.02%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
131 Passenger vehicle fire
22
0.19%
$500
0.04%
137 Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
140 Natural vegetation fire, other
5
0.04%
$0
0.00%
142 Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire
3
0.03%
$0
0.00%
143 Grass fire
11
0.09%
$1,000
0.08%
150 Outside rubbish fire, other
5
0.04%
$0
0.00%
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
17 10
0.15% 0.09%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
160 Special outside fire, other
7
0.06%
$0
0.00%
161 Outside storage fire
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
Totals
187
1.61% $1,211,043
100.00%
2 Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat(no fire) 223 Air or gas rupture of pressure or process vessel
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no ignition
4
0.03%
$0
0.00%
Totals
5
0.04%
$0
0.00%
3 Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident 300 Rescue, EMS incident, other
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
320 Emergency medical service incident, other
6
0.05%
$0
0.00%
321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
3,701
31.91%
$0
0.00%
3211 EMS call, Medic Only
4,164
35.90%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries
180
1.55%
323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)
3
0.03%
$0
0.00%
324 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.
260
2.24%
$0
0.00%
331 Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 )
8
0.07%
$0
0.00%
350 Extrication, rescue, other
3
0.03%
$0
0.00%
352 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator
14
0.12%
$0
0.00%
381 Rescue or EMS standby
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
Totals
8,344
71.93%
$0
0.00%
4 Hazardous Condition (No Fire) 400 Hazardous condition, other
2 4
0.02% 0.03%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
410 Combustible/flammable gas/liquid condition, other
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
7
0.06%
$0
0.00%
412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)
126
1.09%
$0
0.00%
420 Toxic condition, other
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
422 Chemical spill or leak
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
424 Carbon monoxide incident
25
0.22%
$0
0.00%
440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other
21
0.18%
$0
0.00%
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn
7 6
0.06% 0.05%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
442 Overheated motor
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Date: 02/01/2024
Date Range:
From 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Incident Type Report (Summary) Southwest Regional RMS
Agency: City of DESOTO Company: All Companies
Count
Pct of Incidents
Total Est Loss
Total Est Loss
Incident Type
444 Power line down
44
0.38%
$0
0.00%
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
21
0.18%
$0
0.00%
460 Accident, potential accident, other
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup
8
0.07%
$0
0.00%
480 Attempted burning, illegal action, other
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
Totals
278
2.40%
$0
0.00%
5 Service Call 500 Service Call, other
6 7
0.05% 0.06%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
510 Person in distress, other
511 Lock-out
51
0.44%
$0
0.00%
512 Ring or jewelry removal
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
520 Water problem, other
8
0.07%
$0
0.00%
522 Water or steam leak
71
0.61%
$0
0.00%
531 Smoke or odor removal
26
0.22%
$0
0.00%
541 Animal problem
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
550 Public service assistance, other
10 25
0.09% 0.22%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
551 Assist police or other governmental agency
552 Police matter
8
0.07%
$0
0.00%
553 Public service
75
0.65%
$0
0.00%
554 Assist invalid
673
5.80%
$0
0.00%
561 Unauthorized burning
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup
43
0.37%
$0
0.00%
Totals
1,007
8.68%
$0
0.00%
6 Good Intent Call 600 Good intent call, other
7
0.06%
$0
0.00%
611 Dispatched & canceled en route
1,067
9.20%
$0
0.00%
621 Wrong location
1
0.01% 0.95%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
622 No incident found on arrival at dispatch address
110
650 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke
47
0.41%
$0
0.00%
653 Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle
3
0.03%
$0
0.00%
661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
671 HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat
4
0.03%
$0
0.00%
Totals
1,242
10.71%
$0
0.00%
7 False Alarm & False Call 700 False alarm or false call, other
35
0.30%
$0
0.00%
710 Malicious, mischievous false call, other
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction
1 1
0.01% 0.01%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction
11
0.09%
$0
0.00%
734 Heat detector activation due to malfunction
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
6
0.05%
$0
0.00%
736 CO detector activation due to malfunction
13
0.11%
$0
0.00%
740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, other
1
0.01%
$0
0.00%
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional
4
0.03%
$0
0.00%
743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional
19
0.16% 0.01%
$0 $0
0.00% 0.00%
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional
1
745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional
420
3.62%
$0
0.00%
746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO
19
0.16%
$0
0.00%
Date: 02/01/2024
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Date Range:
From 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Incident Type Report (Summary) Southwest Regional RMS
Agency: City of DESOTO Company: All Companies
Count
Pct of Incidents
Total Est Loss
Total Est Loss
Incident Type
Totals
533
4.59%
$0
0.00%
8 Severe Weather & Natural Disaster 814 Lightning strike (no fire)
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
Totals
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
9 Special Incident Type 900 Special type of incident, other
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
Totals
2
0.02%
$0
0.00%
Totals
11,600
$1,211,043
Date: 02/01/2024
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Call Volume
2023 Calendar Year Call Volume Breakdown
Ambulance Runs: 8,344
Structure Fires: 66 Cooking Fires: 27 Vehicle Fires: 22 Grass Fires: 41
Vehicle Accidents with Injury: 180 Vehicle Accident without Injury: 260
Aid that DeSoto Fire Received from other Cities: 579
Aid that DeSoto Fire gave to other Cities: 822
Call Volume of the three Cities:
Cedar Hill: 7,853: 4 Fire Stations
Duncanville: 6,861: 2 Fire Stations
DeSoto: 11,600: 3 Fire Stations
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Did You Know
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