2014 Fire Annual Report

Message from the Chief .................................................................................................................................1

Itemization of Incident Type .................................................................................................................................2

Operations .................................................................................................................................3

Administration .................................................................................................................................5

Professional Standards .................................................................................................................................7

Fire Prevention .................................................................................................................................9

Personnel ...............................................................................................................................11

Map of Current and Proposed Fire Stations ...............................................................................................................................16

Fire Rescue Organization Chart ...............................................................................................................................16

Table of Contents

The mission of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is to protect lives and property from fires and other emergen-cies through education, prevention, and emergency management. We are able to meet that mission with 194 full- and part-time staff who are dedicated to the safety of the residents of Sioux Falls.

We are committed to providing the best possible proactive approach to fire safety, prevention, and education. We will pursue excellence while remain-ing efficient and cost-effective. I am confident that a review of this report will confirm our dedication to this goal. We will continue to work together to make our city a safe and productive environment for all concerned.

The following are our team’s most significant achievements for 2014:

1. Accreditation. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was recommended for reaccreditation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is one of fewer than 200 accredit-ed fire departments in the nation.

2. Zero Fire Fatalities. No lives were lost due to fires in 2014. The last time that happened was 2009. This is a synergistic effect of de-ployment, staffing, training, and prevention.

3. Service. Fire loss for 2014 was $3,176,788. This is the third year in a row that fire loss was under $4 million. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue saved $145,563,733 worth of property and contents exposed to fire, and 97.83 percent of all the property and contents that were on fire.

4. Fiscally Responsible. Sioux Falls Fire Res-cue stayed within budget while working with our team members from Finance, specifically the department’s finance analyst. The depart-ment’s budget had less than 0.005 percent remaining at the end of the year.

5. Emergency Planning. Sioux Falls Fire Res-cue spearheaded the city-wide Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) project for all City departments. The project results ensure the City can maintain operations during any type of disaster.

6. Planned Growth. Fire Station No. 11, which will service the northwest part of Sioux Falls, was successfully constructed both on time and on budget. It is scheduled to open in spring 2015.

7. Timely Service. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue’s baseline response times were again met in accordance with accreditation standards. This means that Sioux Falls Fire Rescue had a sta-tion turnout time under 1 minute, 3 seconds 90 percent of the time and had a response time under 5 minutes 3 seconds 90 percent of the time. Meeting these response times is crit-ical for better patient outcomes on EMS calls and reduced fire loss for fire calls.

8. Partnering. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and the Sioux Falls Police Department jointly hosted the Heroes Behind the Badges Blood Drive with a total of 739 units of blood donated that will help 2,217 patients.

9. Fitness. All Sioux Falls Fire Rescue staff mem-bers passed the Incumbent Physical Ability Test, indicating a department that is physically prepared to handle the job.

10. Community Involvement. More than 1,200 homes were canvassed in the Hayward neigh-borhood for “Growing Resilient Sioux Falls 2014.” The initiative places smoke alarms in homes that need the life-saving devices.

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue does not operate alone, but in a collaborative environment with many other agencies and departments that have helped with our successes. The support of the Mayor and City Council has allowed us to build on our successes, while at the same time offering guidance with the direction of City leaders.

In addition to the accomplishments in 2014, this annual report also highlights the many things that occurred throughout the organization. The role of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is to “Save lives and protect property.” That goal would not be possible with-out the courage, dedication, and conviction of 194 employees who stand ready to face any challenge. I have been proud to lead Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and look forward to another amazing year.

Jim Sideras, MS, RN, MIFireE, CFO, CEMSOFire Chief

Message from the Fire Chief1

2014 2013 2012

Private Dwellings 57 67 73Apartments 42 47 61

Hotels and Motels 5 0 3All other Residential 0 2 1

Total Residential Fires 104 116 138

Public Assembly 5 7 5Schools and Colleges 1 0 2

Health Care and Prisons 3 1 2Stores and Offices 12 10 5

Industry and Manufacturing

2 3 2

Storage 7 4 17Other Structures 2 5 9

Total Nonresidential Fires 32 30 42

Cars, Trucks, and Buses 68 81 64Planes, Trains, and Special

Use14 10 9

Outside Storage, Crops, Etc.

23 20 25

Grass and Wildland Fires 28 20 77Rubbish 36 32 42

All Others 11 16 42Total Nonstructure Fires 180 179 259

Emergency Medical & Rescue 6,227 5,809 5,707False Alarms 1,604 1,599 1,506

Mutual Aid 50 39 78Hazardous Materials 733 782 781

Other Hazardous Responses 217 290 189All Other 2,270 2,205 1,684

Total Nonfire 11,101 10,724 9,945

SFFR Organization and Resources Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is one of 12 major organizational units of the City of Sioux Falls. The department is led by the Fire Chief who reports to the Mayor. The department is divided into four divisions: Administration, Operations, Fire Prevention, and Professional Standards. This report contains sections from each division.

The department has an operating budget of $26,587,244 in 2014 used to provide services in the areas of fire suppression, emergency medical basic life support, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, fire prevention, public education, and maintain 10 fire stations and 19 response apparatus. The department has 194 personnel assigned to it, with 169 of those working in the operations division.

Fire Statistics Sioux Falls Fire Rescue looks at National Fire Protection Association statistics to measure the department’s performance to either national averages or regional (Midwest) data if available. This provides the department with quantifiable performance indicators for self-assessment and quality improvement.

In 2014, Sioux Falls had zero deaths from fires keeping the five-year average to 2 compared to the national average of 1.3, and the Midwest region average of 2.19 per 169,800 people.

Sioux Falls had 316 fires and fire loss was $3,176,788 in 2014, our five-year average is $3,827,770. According to national statistics for the Midwest region, a city the size of Sioux Falls can expect to have 468 fires and a fire loss of $4,540,600 annually.

Insurance Rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating is important because it is the basis for property insurance for most insurance companies. It has a direct bearing on insurance costs for our citizens. The rating is based on the fire department, water delivery system, and emergency communications dispatch system. On a scale of one to ten, with one being the highest rating, Sioux Falls has a rating of three.

Total for All Incidents

2014

2013

2012

11,417

11,049

10,384

Itemization of Incident Type 2

In 2014, SFFR responded to 11,417 various emer-gency situations, up from 11,049 in 2013. (Includ-ed in this total were 33 incidents in the Wayne Township response area, and 50 mutual aid re-sponses in surrounding communities.) Major re-sponses and loss included fires at 6601 West Mad-ison Street ($401,500 property and contents), 1505 South Ellis Road ($201,500 property and contents), 4213 South Holbrook Avenue ($200,000 proper-ty and contents), and 2504 South Duluth Avenue ($160,000 property and contents). The city of Sioux Falls had no fatality fires in 2014. The city of Sioux Falls incurred $3,176,788 of fire loss in 2014. This is the third year in a row that the city’s fire loss has been under 4 million dollars. $145,563,733 worth of property and contents were exposed to fire. This means that Sioux Falls Fire Rescue saved 97.83 percent of all the property and contents that were exposed to fire.

As the growth of the city continues, SFFR now provides services to 169,800 citizens and covers approximately 75 square miles within the city of Sioux Falls. We also contract our services to ap-proximately 1,368 people within the 21.94 square-mile coverage area of Wayne Township. The popu-lation of the city grows by an additional 25 percent

during the daytime as workers commute into the city. The operations division is tasked with emer-gency response and is responsible for the manage-ment of day-to-day activities of the 169 personnel assigned.

During 2014, SFFR traveled to 90 percent of all code-3 and code-4 emergencies (lights and sirens) in 5 minutes, 3 seconds. Our 90 percent turnout time—the amount of time that it takes a crew to be paged, put on their firefighting gear and leave the station—was 1 minute, 3 seconds. Keeping low response times is a key component of maintaining our status as an internationally-accredited fire de-partment. Less than 200 departments in the world have attained this distinction.

The division is divided into two battalions; they are the North Battalion and the South Battalion. Other than the operations division chief and a fire analyst, all personnel work a 24-hour schedule. Emergency response included responding to and mitigating medical calls, injury accidents, fire no-tifications and related incidents, technical rescue, and hazardous material incidents.

Operations3Jay TitusDivision Chief of Operations

In addition to standard mutual aid agreements, SFFR has agreements in place with counties for response to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and hazardous materials incidents in the region. A response agreement is being developed with the South Dakota Office of Homeland Security to provide assistance to the rest of South Dakota in the event of an emergency that exceeds the capa-bilities of the local responders. A contract is also being developed with the South Dakota Wildland Division to assist with wildland fires and prescribed burns in eastern South Dakota.

In 2014, our Regional Response Team (RRT) trained in trench rescue and hosted a 6-day structural col-lapse class. We also had members attend a search specialist class in North Carolina. Operations personnel participated in several National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) incident command classes. Our hazardous materials response compo-nent attended training in hazardous materials IQ and Haz-Cat operations. Members of the regional response team participated in a deployment read-iness exercise that evaluated our ability to respond in a timely manner in the event we are deployed to assist other jurisdictions during large-scale emergencies. Operations also had some members attend wildland fire training that deals specifically with wildland fires that endanger structures. Edu-cation, training, and readiness exercises continue to ensure our crews have the skills and knowledge needed to provide an extremely high level of ser-vice to the citizens and visitors of Sioux Falls.

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SFFR has 231 locations identified as target haz-ards within Sioux Falls that we have set up specific response levels for. In addition to these locations, we have designated another 186 locations that have a high-life safety concern, are critical to the infrastructure of Sioux Falls, or pose a serious threat to the surrounding area. These areas were then plotted using mapping software. In the event of a major disaster, such as a tornado, our crews will follow a predesignated route through their territories to rapidly assess the amount of damage to these sites. Our initial response level is dictat-ed by the risk assessment of each of these target hazards. For example, the initial response may vary from 4 apparatus and a command vehicle (17 personnel) to 6 apparatus, 1 hazardous materials response team, 1 support vehicle, and 1 command vehicle (30 personnel). The preplanning of these identified target hazards has been completed and the information entered into New World Systems. This vital information is available to all members of our department, when responding to one of these locations, via an onboard data terminal.

The operations division of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue strongly believes our responsibility to be ready for all emergencies never ends, and we will continu-ally prepare ourselves to help our fellow citizens in their time of need.

Administration5Jeff Helm, MBAEMS/Administration Division Chief

In 2014, SFFR furthered its commitment to work collaboratively with all City departments and support services with the goal of efficiently and cost-effectively operating in a manner that utilizes the community’s tax dollars as efficiently as possi-ble. The team approach in 2014 brought a deep-er relationship with supporting divisions, such as Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Facilities. Having supporting divisions working closely with administration, and the entire SFFR team, on the everyday needs of SFFR has enhanced many areas including human resources, budgeting, technology, and facilities.

2014 was a growing year with the addition of the city’s newest fire station. Station 11, located at West Maple Street and North Valley View Road, is in the growing northwest part of the city, with the scheduled opening, spring of 2015.

The fire apparatus maintenance shop provided excellent preventative maintenance and repairs, keeping all of the engines, rescues, ladder trucks, tenders, command vehicles and support vehicles in service 24 hours a day. The three personnel, in-cluding two Emergency Vehicle Technicians (EVTs), also kept front-line emergency equipment, saws, and small engines ready for use on emergency scenes and for day-to-day operations.

Office staff at Fire Headquarters had another busy year in support of the department and its members through payroll, purchasing, data collection, Quali-ty Assurance (QA), clerical, and support.

Administration/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division: The Administration/EMS Division is responsible for a broad range of services that support, enable, and partner with all divisions to meet the mission of the fire department. These include Emergency Medical Services oversight and quality assurance, department budgeting processes, purchasing oversight, facilities maintenance, apparatus maintenance, grants and contracts, and agreement oversight.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) As is the case for many fire departments, emergency medical services incidents continue to lead SFFR’s emergency responses. With the high number of EMS calls, SFFR continues to play its part in providing the citizens and visitors of Sioux Falls with life-saving care. SFFR continuously reviews and monitors how to best provide our medical services and strives to develop solutions based of best practices and national standards. SFFR works closely with the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) and other agencies to ensure quality EMS care in Sioux Falls.

In order to meet these needs our two EMS educa-tors keep up with not only training all of SFFR’s EMTs and paramedic-level members, but provide other departments, organizations, and community members training and support in many EMS, fire, and other life safety areas. In 2014, the educators continued the commitment to providing four struc-tured EMS quarterly drills for all SFFR EMTs. The topics during the 2014 EMS drills included such areas as patient triaging, cardiology, pediatric, and patients with altered mental status.

Not only does SFFR and the EMS division handle medical training for all its members, it has an ac-tive role in keeping everyday people safe and pre-pared to meet needs in the community. The public access defibrillators (PADs) program started in 2003 continues to be an important part of keeping Sioux Falls and other communities Heart Safe, with over 600 PADs currently registered in our Sioux Falls area database. A vital component in surviv-ability comes through awareness and training in CPR and AED use; in 2014 over 3,400 individuals were trained through SFFR’s community-based education. This doesn’t include the thousands more that have been trained in hands-only CPR through-

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out the year at the numerous events that we are committed to being a part of and often partner with many other great organizations committed to these lifesaving skills. 2014 was the second year as a PulsePoint-covered community, the addition of the CPR alerting smart phone app has become a valuable component in engaging everyday citizens! At the end of 2014, there were over 10,000 indi-viduals in Minnehaha County that had download-ed the free PulsePoint application to their smart phones.

Emergency Management The mission of Emergency Management is to less-en the loss of life and reduce injuries and property damage during natural and technological man-made incidents/events through mitigation, pre-paredness, response, and recovery.

Major Emergency Management efforts for 2014 included:

• Development of a comprehensive debris man-agement plan.

• EOC activation for June flash flooding/sanita-tion sewer incident.

• Completion of Mayor’s Top Ten Emergency Pre-paredness Project:

• Development of 23 Continuity of Opera-tions Plans for all City departments and large divisions.

• Conducted citywide Continuity of Opera-tions Plan Exercise.

• Enhanced City Multi-Agency Coordina-tion Team through Standard Operational Guide development, ICS training, EOC exercise, and regularly scheduled team meetings.

• Supported City response to Ebola and measles incidents.

The Professional Standards Division is respon-sible for a broad range of services that support and enable the mission of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue (SFFR). These include oversight of the training cen-ter, health and safety program, Individual Physical Ability Test (IPAT), annual physicals, promotional testing, candidate testing, recruiting, diversity and inclusion, post incident analysis, public informa-tion, community partnerships, and management of the accreditation program.

Professionalism Accreditation is a continuous self-assessment and improvement process that validates the quality of services we provide through setting objective benchmarks for professional excellence. The pro-gram is administered by the commission on Fire Accreditation International, which is a division of the Center for Public Safety Excellence. SFFR is one of less than 200 accredited fire departments in the U.S. The department was successfully reaccredited in 2014 through completion of an annual compli-ance report.

Over 300 people applied for the position of Fire-fighter in 2014. The department conducted a written test, IPAT, interviews, psychological eval-uations, and medical exams to define a hiring list that will be utilized in 2015. The department also conducted promotional testing for every uniformed position on the department including Fire Appara-tus Operator (FAO), Inspector, Captain, Battalion Chief, and Division Chief. 2014 provided SFFR with opportunities for hiring 11 new firefighters and promoted several people to new positions due to several retirements.

Community SFFR strives to be a community partner in many beneficial ways. Community service is our business and all areas of the department have a community focus.

The annual Heroes Behind the Badges blood drive provided a fun and friendly event between SFFR and the Sioux Falls Police Department to support the Community Blood Bank and their mission to ensure enough blood is available for those in need

Professional Standards7Brad Goodroad, MS, CFOProfessional Standards Division Chief

during the holiday season. Blood donations be-tween both agencies totaled 739 units, with SFFR taking the trophy in 2014 with 410 donations. The real winners of the event were the 2,217 patients positively affected by those donations.

Fire Training SFFR Training Team Mission Statement: The mis-sion of the Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Training Center is to practice and promote excellence in fire service instruction. The training center is committed to and responsible for; providing relevant, challenging, evidence-based training. Our service supports the greater mission of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and our core values while honoring the traditions of our past.

The training center team is composed of all the members of the Professional Standard division. The team had an excellent year, which was challenging and very rewarding. SFFR is a progressive organi-zation that focuses on operationalizing the mem-bers to be change agents who attract, select, train, and develop its members to be superior public servants. Training officers Battalion Chief Michael Clauson, Captain Brian Christiaansen, Fire Appa-ratus Operator Joel Van Ekeren, Firefighter Jason Marzolf, and Personal Protective Specialist Mike Ackerman are located at the Sioux Falls Fire Res-cue V.L. Crusinberry Fire Training Center. 2014 was a dynamic year where the training center was able to deliver comprehensive training to the incumbent members as well as the fire cadets who completed the ten-week fire training academy.

Below is a list of some of the training center course offerings that were hosted and delivered in 2014.

• Drill I: Hazardous Materials— Strategies and Tactics

• Drill II: Foam Application— Calculations and Techniques

• Drill III: Natural Gas Fires—gas meter, pit with foam application

• Drill IV: EMS—Scenarios

• NFA: W0457 Decision Making for Initial Com-pany Operations (two-day course)

• NFA: N0824 Management Strategies for suc-cess. Six-day course

• Fire Officer II

• NFA: W0803 Leadership I for Fire and EMS: Strategies for Company Success

• Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician course

• Trench Rescue course

• Incident Safety Officer

• Haz-Cat Operations course

• Hazmat IQ

• Structural Collapse course

• Fire Officer I

• Wildland S-215 Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface

• Fire Officer I: Initial Company Operations Train-ing (Practical application portion)

• Fire Instructor I

Health and Safety The SFFR organization places a large emphasis on health and safety to ensure the members are pointed in the right direction for a healthy and safe career. The health and safety committee chair is Battalion Chief Michael J. Clauson. This committee meets monthly to discuss best practices moving forward to mitigate unnecessary injuries or illness that may occur from the hazardous duties our fire-fighters face each and every day. The SFFR health and safety committee has worked extensively in ar-eas such as cancer prevention, personal protective equipment cleaning and repair, and mental and physical well-being.

Peer fitness trainers have been an integral part of the 2014 success for SFFR. This progressive group of people is at the forefront to help and guide members to increase the skill sets of each and ev-ery member for healthy lifestyles. They play a sig-nificant role during the annual Individual Physical Agility Testing (IPAT). The peer fitness trainers are ambassadors for the overall fitness tempo which includes advising on selection and replacement of physical training equipment in the fire stations. SFFR incumbents successfully completed the IPAT as well as conducted the IPAT for candidates. This required a collaborative effort on behalf of all members of the organization to coordinate and implement for a successful outcome.

Diversity and Inclusion In 2014, SFFR took a comprehensive look at what was being done in regard to diversity. Battalion Chief Clauson was charged with leading this com-mittee. It is imperative to build a committee that would bring awareness of diversity in the public safety sector. The current diversity and inclusion committee has had success in 2014. They were directly involved in the 2014 Sioux Falls Diversity conference held at the convention center. This was an opportunity to building inclusion with many of the culture groups in our community. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion committee is to “re-tool” the organization to attract, select, train, and develop adaptive leaders to address today’s diver-sity opportunities. The diversity and inclusion com-mittee members actively reach out to the various community members to recruit and educate them on the wide spectrum of duties SFFR members are responsible for. One duty we have is to identify various culture groups in our area of responsibility prior to being called to emergencies, so that top-notch service is provided. The diversity and inclu-sion committee is actively building a community education strategy which includes recruitment of members with diverse backgrounds so SFFR con-tinues to be a sustainable organization to meet the needs of the future.

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The mission of the Fire Prevention Division is to save lives and property in the city of Sioux Falls through the strategies of code enforcement, public education, fire investigation, and engineering. The division’s effectiveness is measured through trend analysis of fire behavior resulting in dollar loss, injury, or fatalities. During 2014, fire prevention made strides in reducing fire dollar loss and fatal-ities. Trends for fire loss continued to decline and the year ended with zero fatalities. The division promotes collaborative relationships with other local charitable and non-charitable organizations to provide community risk reduction efforts. The Fire Prevention Division continues to seek ways to leverage technology, streamline processes, and gain new efficiencies—all in an effort to provide outstanding fire and life safety services to the com-munity.

Fire Investigation Fires occurring within the city of Sioux Falls are required by state law and adopted fire code to be investigated for origin and cause. These determi-nations are necessary to define whether the fire was incendiary, accidental, natural, or undeter-mined. This determination provides the framework for developing strategies to minimize future fire occurrence and injuries. When a fire is determined to be accidental in origin, investigation results are used to eliminate or reduce future occurrences through fire code revisions and public education programs. If a fire is determined incendiary, inves-tigators work in conjunction with Sioux Falls Police

and other investigative agencies to conduct full investigations with the goal of prosecuting those responsible.

Code Enforcement Enforcement of adopted fire code is the responsi-bility of all Firefighters. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue pro-vides fire and life safety services to the community through comprehensive code enforcement activi-ties, including model code adoption, plans review, permitting, operational licensing, and recurring in-spections. Fire Prevention adopts model codes from the International Code Council (ICC) with amend-ments to local ordinance. Installation practices outlined in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) references are used as industry standard when referenced within adopted code. Whenever applicable, nationally recognized standards and products certified by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), Factory Mutual (FM), American Society of Mechan-ical Engineers (ASME), and American Petroleum Institute (API) are used as the framework for all building, installation, and technical design criteria. In 2014, the City implemented new land manage-ment software managing code enforcement across many fire prevention functions. As more features and functions are deployed, fire prevention hopes to play a pivotal role in improving construction inspection services and warehousing building life safety information.

Fire Records Management Records management for Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is a critical component that encompasses the cre-ation, management, and maintenance of building/business records and fire incident records manage-ment. Building and business records management provide for tracking of historical building activity such as occupancy type and changes in use, in-stalled fire protective features such as sprinkler and fire alarm systems, and historical inspection information. Accuracy and availability of this in-formation enhances emergency response should a fire or other emergency occur. Incident records are maintained for all responses by Sioux Falls Fire Rescue personnel and equipment. Report processing ensures data accuracy. Though initial incident record creation is the responsibility of the responding engine company officer, oversight and entry is performed by those assigned to Fire Pre-vention. Compiled information is provided to the State Fire Marshal’s Office for inclusion in national data gathering efforts. As we move forward, fire

Dean LanierFire Marshal

prevention seeks to make huge strides in public safety from digital information by improving our data retrieval and customer service capabilities. Fire records serve a critical role to further develop codes, standards, and education programs with the end goal of further reducing all types of injury and property loss.

Public Education Sioux Falls Fire Rescue provides a variety of fire safety and injury education programs. Working in conjunction with American Red Cross and other public safety organizations, our community-based risk reduction strategy continues to thrive. “Grow-ing Resilient” Sioux Falls continues to move for-ward installing ten-year smoke alarms to address targeted community needs. This public/private partnership effort also included blood pressure checks and emergency preparedness tips. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue’s grade school education is con-ducted through concerted programs focusing on kindergarten through fifth grade and through delivery of programs tailored to specific audiences. As a new function, Fire Prevention added addition-al capabilities by providing online scheduling for grade school fire safety programs. Using teacher surveys to keep school education programs cur-

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rent, Fire Prevention revised and edited programs to meet teacher expectations. This survey and response model will assist in having refreshed material to meet our program objectives. As the community grows, public education programs are continually evaluated for content and effectiveness to enhance future delivery.

Last Name First Name Rank Ackerman Mike M

Alberico Stephen FI

Alvey Jon FF

Anderson Scott Captain

Backer Kurt MFF

Baier Andrew Captain

Balzer Todd MFF

Bartz Eric FF

Bauers Michael FAO

Beckman Cole MM

Bivens Anthony FF

Boden Andrew FF

Boe Trent Captain

Bosler William FF

Brunette Steven BC

Bukovich Mark BC

Burdick Guy FAO

Button Jon Captain

Carlson Heather Captain

Caven Sara Clerk

Christensen Robert FAO

Christiaansen Brian Captain

Christie Jeffrey FF

Clark Dennis FPE

Clauson Michael BC

Cory Johnathan FF

Cox Darin FF

Cox Ryan Captain

Daniels John FI

Davis Ryan FAO

DeBoer Clint FAO

Deck Darryn MFF

Dirksen Harlan FAO

Donelan Patrick Captain

Dose Shawn Captain

Douglas Matthew FF

Duffy Patrick FAO

Dulaney Garett Captain

Dykstra Robert Captain

Last Name First Name Rank Egger Mark Captain

Enalls Harvey FF

Engdahl Eric Captain

Farland Randy Captain

Farsdale Ryan FF

Fedders Tim FAO

Fessler Steven BC

Flannery Robbie FF

Fluit Nathan FF

Ford Jeb FF

Foster Rocky FAO

Frick Adam FF

Gacke Scott Captain

Galbreath Shannon FI

Gilmour Garret MFF

Goodroad Brad DC

Gortmaker Joy FA

Gramlick Michael Captain

Greer Shawn FF

Groen Josh FF

Haiar James Captain

Hallstrom Allen Captain

Hanson Anthony FF

Hartmann Daniel MM

Havlovic Michael MFAO

Helm Jeffery DC

Herrboldt Kent FAO

Herther Adam FF

Hill Jeremy FF

Hill Robert Captain

Hilsenroth, Jr. Donald FF

Hoekman Timothy FF

Hofer Christopher FF

Irsfeld Christopher Captain

Isaak Michael FAO

Jensen David FF

Johnson Curtis FI

Kolda Kyle FF

Koolmo Graham FF

Koopman Michael Captain

Personnel11

Last Name First Name Rank Olson Michael FF

Orth Conley FAO

Paszkiewicz Phillip FF

Petersen David Captain

Peterson Bradley FAO

Peterson Jackson FAO

Pontrelli Mitchell FF

Powers James BC

Pugliese Travis FF

Rahm James FF

Randby Jon FF

Rangel Kirk FAO

Rauk Ryan FF

Reel Thomas FAO

Rensch Russ FF

Ridge II John Captain

Rieland Scott FF

Robertson Jeremy EMS

Ruml Nathan Captian

Scandin Troy Captain

Scherbring Christopher FF

Schillerstrom Timothy Captain

Schmidt Michael FI

Schneider Daniel Captain

Schnetter Troy FAO

Schons Timothy FF

Schultz Carla AA

Seten John MFAO

Sharpe Garrett FF

Sideras James Chief

Skiles Daniel FAO

Skoglund Christopher FAO

Skuza Richard FAO

Small Robert FF

Smith Charles FI

Smith Joshua Captain

Smith Regan EM

Sona Kevin Captain

Stark Ian FF

Last Name First Name Rank Kott Robin Temp

Kringstad Brian FAO

Kurvink Nicholas FF

Lacey William FAO

Langenfeld Luke FF

Lanier Dean FM

Lehr Ryan FF

Limesand Ryan FAO

Lowe Todd Captain

Luebke Dustin FF

Luther Nick Captain

Maag Barry FI

MacArthur Kathy Temp

March Daniel FAO

Marsh Amy EMS

Martens Jeff FAO

Marzolf Jason FF

Matthews Denny MM

Mattson Steven FAO

Mayfield Colt FF

McAreavey Matthew BC

McGuire KevinCaptain FF

McKenney Wade MFAO

McManigal Jay FF

Medema Douglas Captain

Meier Michael FF

Menage Scott FAO

Mortensen Bo FAO

Mulder Wade Captain

Murphy Kyle FF

Murphy Michael FAO

Neeb Linda Clerk

Neises Jarud Captain

Nelsen Terry Captain

Nugteren Timothy FAO

Nusbaum Adam FF

O’Hara Todd FAO

Olson Anthony FF

Olson Bradley Captain

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Last Name First Name Rank Strasser Nathan FF

Stratmeyer Paul FAO

Strom Reed FAO

Sunde David FAO

Swartz Douglas FAO

Talley David Captain

Thier Michael FAO

Thom Travis BC

Titus Jay DC

Tjeerdsma Tyler FF

Top Michael BC

Tracy Benjamin FF

Van Beek Jason FF

Van Beek Rachel FF

Van Ekeren Joel FAO

Van Gundy Brook FF

Van Riesen Grant Captain

Van Zee Jeffrey FF

Personnel13

Last Name First Name Rank Vanden Top Matthew FF

Vosburg Bradley FAO

Vosburg Cody FF

Vosburg Robert Captain

Voth Kristian FF

Wagner Daniel FF

Wagner John FI

Wall Andrew FF

Wallace David FF

Ward Kendall Captain

Warren Patrick DC

Weber Shannon FF

Welbig Timothy FAO

Wentz Russell FF

Willert Travis FF

Willis Terry FF

Wilson Michael FF

Wold Randy MFF

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Retirees Richard Hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2, 2014 Fire Captain

Kelly Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 10, 2014 Fire Captain

Douglas Mette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 11, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

William McNamara . . . . . . . . . .February 21, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Kevin Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 28, 2014 Fire Captain

Randy Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 15, 2014 Fire Captain

Kelly Ensz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 25, 2014 Master Fire Apparatus Operator

Cindy Friedbauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2014 Technical Clerk

Wayne Fischer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 6, 2014 Fire Captain

Ed Van Egdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 12, 2014 Battalion Chief

Brian Mielke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 3, 2014 Fire Captain

Russ Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 26, 2014 Fire Inspector

Jon Groen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 21, 2014 Division Chief

Resignations Erick Markley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 1, 2014 Firefighter

Promotions Brian Kringstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 20, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Bradley Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 20, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Ryan Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Daniel Skiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Guy Burdick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

William Lacey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Promotions Tim Fedders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 28, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Kirk Rangel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 28, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Curt Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 28, 2014 Fire Inspector

Brad Goodroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 9, 2014 Division Chief

Doug Medema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23, 2014 Fire Captain

Michael Clausen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23, 2014 Battalion Chief

Andrew Baier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 7, 2014 Fire Captain

Matthew McAreavey . . . . . . . . . . . August 18, 2014 Battalion Chief

John Ridge II . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 15, 2014 Fire Captain

Terry Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 15, 2014 Fire Captain

Conley Orth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 15, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

David Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 15, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Chuck Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 27, 2014 Fire Inspector

Ryan Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 27, 2014 Fire Captain

Michael Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 27, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Jay Titus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 24, 2014 Division Chief

James Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 24, 2014 Battalion Chief

David Petersen . . . . . . . . . . . . November 24, 2014 Fire Captain

Thomas Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 24, 2014 Fire Apparatus Operator

Designations FAO John Seten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 21, 2014 Master Fire Apparatus Operator

FF Darryn Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 18, 2014 Master Firefighter

New Employees Jeremy Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 6, 2014 EMS Educator

Robbie Flannery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Anthony Hanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Adam Herther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Ryan Lehr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Colt Mayfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Kyle Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Mitchell Pontrelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Travis Pugliese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

James Rahm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Garrett Sharpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

Ian Stark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 3, 2014 Firefighter

New Temporary Employees Kathy MacArthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31, 2014 Temp Clerical

Robin Kott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 27, 2014 Temp Clerical

Personnel Recognition Changes15

Firefighters of the Quarter Captain Brian Christiaansen . . . . . . . . First Quarter

FAO Brad Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . .Second Quarter

Captain Andrew Baier . . . . . . . . . . . Third Quarter

Captain Michael Koopman . . . . . . . Fourth Quarter

Firefighter of the Year Captain Michael Koopman

Crew of the Year Michael Gramlick, Daniel March, Timothy Schons, William Bosler, and Graham Koolmo . . . Station 7A

VFW Firefighter of the Year Jason Van Beek

Fire Station Map and Organizational Chart 16

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Organizational ChartApril 2015

Fire Chief

Administrative Assistant

Fire Division ChiefProfessional Standards/EMS

Battalion Chiefs (6)

Divison ChiefOperations

Divison ChiefAdministration

Fire Marshal

Fire Battalion Chief Training

Fire Training Officers

EMSEducator

Public CPREducator

EMS Quality Assurance

PTEducator

Emergency Manager

Minnehaha CountyEmergency Management

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Lincoln CountyEmergency Management

Technical Clerk

Fire Protection Engineer

Battalion Chief Enforcement

and Investigation

StateEmergency Management

Inspectors

Fire Captains

TechnicalClerk

Fire Analyst

Emergency Vehicle

Technicians

Building Maintenance

Worker