Weekly Update

Weekly Summary

  • The Department responded to a severe single vehicle car accident on southbound I-43 just south of Silver Spring Dr on October 22 around 2:20 PM. Two female victims had to be extricated from the severely damaged vehicle that ended up off the road colliding with a large tree. One victim was transported to Froedtert Hospital by Flight for Life Helicopter and one was transported by paramedic ambulance to Froedtert also. The accident was one of the first in which the Department's new vehicle extrication/rescue tools were utilized. The new equipment performed very well. This was one of most challenging vehicle extrications many of our staff has ever responded to. All staff performed very well. More pictures of the incident can be found on our Facebook Page.
  • The Fire Department Board of Directors met October 23 and provided direction to staff on negotiations for potential purchase of Fire Station 83 in Shorewood.
  • Operations staff provided fire prevention programs to 20 classes in area schools this week.
  • Assistant Chief Harris met with the seven North Shore Police Departments as part of ongoing training and planning for events.
  • Staff met with Focus on Energy regarding potential grant funding for the Fire Station 84 (Whitefish Bay) remodel project.
  • Administrative Staff held their monthly staff meeting on Tuesday October 22.
  • Battalion Chief Maydak and Fire Marshal Mertens attended the Wisconsin Fire Prevention/Public Education Conference.
  • The Department received grant funding for the purchase of a LUCAS Device from Firehouse Subs. Additionally, a Whitefish Bay Resident has donated 1/2 the cost of an additional LUCAS Device. For more information on these devices used to assist our responders in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation click here. Training of staff and deployment of the devices will come in the near future.
  • The Department, along with the other 14 fire departments in Milwaukee County, has received $220,000 in federal funding from the FIRE Act Grant Program to provide incident management training to all company and chief officers (Lieutenants, Captains, Chief Officers). This process will take nearly an entire year to complete.
  • The Department is in the process of submitting a grant application to the Fire Act Grant Program for replacement of the vehicle exhaust systems in all five stations. These devices are scheduled for replacement in the Department's Capital Plan over the next three years. Grant funding will also be requested to install washer/extractor devices in the fire stations in Shorewood and Whitefish Bay as part of the remodel processes in those buildings and a third LUCAS to device.
Calls for Service This Week
 
Incident Type
Incident Count
Fire/Rescue/Service
Weekly Average (2017)
53
39
Emergency Medical
Weekly Average (2017)
124
113
 
Priority 1 & 2 Calls
Meeting Response Goal of 7:02
84%
(goal of 90%)
Average Response Time
Priority 1 & 2 Calls
5 minutes 40 seconds
(goal of 6 minutes)

*Priority 1 & 2 calls are calls for service which the Department sends an initial responding unit to a scene with lights and sirens operating. Priority 3 calls are responses that are considered non-emergent.


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