medics unable to respond in their area for longer lengths of time. The addition of trucks providing a higher level of medical care means that quick response standards can still be met without waiting for the same degree of healthcare. Hazardous Materials Services Hazardous materials in and throughout the city exist in many different forms and locations. They are transported over the roads, on the railways, used in on-site manufacturing and stored in private residences. Significant haz-mat events are rare, but there is a high risk factor involved if one should occur. Loss of life, property and environmental damage, as well as the threat of medical issues are all potential consequences associated with this situation. There is also the ever-present potential of a terrorist attack somewhere within the region. The weapons discussed with this type of event are often associated with biological elements falling under the hazardous materials classification. Newark Fire Department addresses this threat with the existence of a first responder based Haz-Mat team. The first responder system can respond with the Haz-Mat Truck and begin mitigation while awaiting the arrival of an ERF capable of handling a large scale incident. Rescue Services Rescue can be considered an all-encompassing term used to describe fire department actions in almost any context to mitigate an emergency and protect life. One of the most common of these scenarios may be auto-extrication. In conjunction with EMS provision, auto-extrication is a vital service to the community. Without it, viable patients would not be able to be removed from the accident and provided life saving medical treatment. All Newark Fire Department firefighting vehicles carry a basic set of extrication tools, with the exception being Rescue 1 which carries a going
Turnout Time 0:45 0:49 :33 Travel Time 3:06 4:48 4:32 Total Response Time 5:21 6:01 6:21 Hazardous Materials Services Program The Fire Department is capable of providing the initial response to all hazardous materials incidents throughout the City, within a total response time 9:00, for 90% of all alarms. The Fire Department delivers a layered response for a hazardous materials incident. response actions are limited to control of very minor spills or leaks and defensive actions at large or complicated incidents. Dependent upon the type of, the department will respond lights and sirens or non-emergent. A defensive response requires actions that will contain or confine a hazardous materials release. The first-due engine company assigned to each specific fire area provides this level of response. (See Appendix F) Hazardous Materials – 90 Percentile Baseline Performance 2008 (Min:Sec) 2009 Min:Sec 2010 (Min:Sec) Call Processing Pick-Up to Dispatch 1:20 1:04 1:56
Baseline Performance 2008 (Min:Sec) 2009 Min:Sec 2010 (Min:Sec) Call Processing Pick-Up to Dispatch 1:20 1:04 1:56 Turnout Time First Unit 0:45 0:49 :33 All Units 1:52 0:49 :33 Travel Time First Unit 2:02 4:46 2:16 ERF 5:58 9:07 6:31 Response Time Unit 4:07 6:00 4:45 ERF 9:00 11:00 9:00 G. Compliance Methodology Compliance Team / Responsibility Establishing and reviewing performance measures has been the purpose of the SOC document. The responsibility lies with all members of the department, but most importantly with the