Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/01/2015 09:05 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/01/2015 09:05 PM
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Jackson Fire Department A Year in Summary – 2014
Jackson, CA...2014 was a very busy year for the Jackson Fire Department. We responded to 1,287 calls to service – these included fires, medical emergencies, motor vehicle accidents, hazardous materials incidents and public assistance calls. Keeping with our average for the past decade, we continue to run around 70% medical related calls, anywhere from cardiac issues or diabetic emergencies to trauma calls. 2014 was not any different, which resulted in 71% of the total call .....
volume being medical related. Public assistance calls refer to those where the Jackson Fire Department responded non-emergency to aid in the assistance of a citizen, whether it be for a non-injury fall, changing the batteries in a smoke detector or a vehicle lock-out. In 2014, these accounted for 12% of the total calls ran. Motor vehicle accidents tied with the percentage of fire related calls ran, both holding at 8% of the total call volume. Finally rounding out the bottom are hazardous material related incidents, which accounted for 1%.
Now after seeing all of the calls that were ran, you have to understand the training that goes along with running the incidents. Every firefighter must be at the top of their game in order to provide the citizens, our customers, you, with the best possible service. Training is a key element to any firefighter’s career, volunteer or paid. In just the year 2014 alone, the members of the Jackson Fire Department logged over 1,906 hours of training. Let me put that into perspective for you. That is the equivalent of 79 days. This takes a commitment not only from each firefighter, but from their families as well. For a department of less than 30 members to contribute so much time towards a craft to better and help their community is amazing.
With all of this information presented what does it all mean? It means that our response readiness is always increasing. The average response time for a Jackson Fire Department unit to get on scene of any incident or emergency within Jackson was 6 minutes, 20 seconds. In the event of any emergency, no matter the type, seconds count and for us to say that this is our response time, well that is something that we are proud of. Another thing for us to be proud of is our ISO rating for the City of Jackson. This rating scale is based off a 1-10 rating, with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst. In previous years, we were rated a 5, but after this year’s review and our increases in staffing, equipment and water systems, we have gone down to a 4. What this means for the citizens of Jackson is lower homeowner insurance premiums. This all comes back to the level of customer service we strive to achieve, and that is perfection.
So this is our year in review; what we do could not be achieved without the support that we receive from our community, our City Council, and all of our families. So with all that said, we look forward to the future and to another year of commitment to the citizens of Jackson, Amador County and to the Great State of California.
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