Suppression personnel completed 98% of assigned fire prevention inspections.
Maintained the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) program and AED stations throughout the City.
Recertified suppression personnel Emergency Medical Technician-Defibrillator (EMT-D) skills, and also cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills.
Provided station tours for pre-Kindergarten through third grade students in El Segundo.
Hosted annual Public Safety Open House in conjunction with the Police Department.
Assisted in Super CPR Saturday.
Submitted 2,490 NFIRS Reports to the State Fire Marshal’s Office for calendar year 2008 incidents.
Completed upgrade of the Firehouse Record Management System software to Version 7.
Conducted 12 platoon drills in addition to routine training.
Participated in required Federal, State, and County-mandated training.
Completed quarterly Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training for all three platoons.
Added key technical equipment to the USAR vehicle.
Recertified personnel in Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations (FRO) training, emphasis on Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Certified two Captains as Engine Boss qualified for wildland strike teams.
Certified one Battalion Chief as Strike Team Leader qualified for wildland strike teams.
Certified three members to USAR Heavy level.
Completed two training sessions for Department USAR instructors.
Continued to update components and personal protective equipment for strike teams.
Completed annual physicals for 45 members.
Hired three new Firefighters.
Promoted two Captains and two Engineers.
Trained 55 Police, Fire and City Management staff in National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) I-300 class.
Replaced turnout storage and cabinetry in apparatus bays at Station 1.
Improved and organized the Department's surplus and storage systems.
Purchased PortaCount system for fit-testing of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) masks, gas masks, and particulate masks for Department members and other City employees.
Provided fit-testing of respirators for Police, Water and Fire personnel.
Added new chainsaw to Truck 32 inventory and implemented a new two-saw ventilation technique.
