BRANTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT

1 BBRRAANNTTFFOORRDD FFIIRREE DDEEPPAARRTTMMEENNTT 22001155 AANNNNUUAALL RREEPPOORRTT FFIIRREE PPRREEVVEENNTTIIOONN WWEEEEKK BBUURRNN CCEELLLLSS:: DDEEPPIICCTTIINNGG TTHHEE DDIIFFFFEERREENNCCEE BBEETTWWEEEENN SSPPRRIINNKKLLEERR PPRROOTTEECCTTIIOONN AANNDD NNOONN SSPPRRIINNKKLLEERR PPRROOTTEECCTTIIOONN Message from the Chief To Mayor Chris Friel and Members of Council: I am extremely proud of the one hundred and thirty one men and women who comprise our DEPARTMENT . They are a dedicated, efficient, highly skilled, specially trained and educated group of individuals who work in six separate divisions to form our team.

2 They consistently strive to offer a service that our community can be proud of. It is my belief that their efforts allow the City of BRANTFORD to have one of the best fire services in the Province of Ontario, and we have been doing it for 126 years. In 2015 our DEPARTMENT was one of a number of departments that increased our focus on educating the public on the benefits of residential sprinklers. As part of fire Prevention Week activities, our fire prevention division conducted a side-by-side burn demonstration depicting the effectiveness of residential sprinkler systems in controlling the spread of fire and reducing property damage.

3 The demonstration was well attended by members of our community, local builders, and media. A video of this demonstration was placed on our social media account and was well viewed by the public. With an anticipated increase in the number of housing starts in BRANTFORD that are expected in the next few years, our DEPARTMENT will continue to seek Council and industry support to see the installation of residential sprinkler systems become more prevalent. Our efforts to keep our citizens safe are greatly enhanced due to the terrific support our DEPARTMENT receives from the BRANTFORD Police Services, Brant County Ambulance, and the Ontario Provincial Police.

4 We are also fortunate that we can count on the support from the County of Brant fire DEPARTMENT when necessary. Our DEPARTMENT functions well within the Corporation of the City of BRANTFORD , where we enjoy great working relationships with all the other departments and their dedicated staff. We know that we are but one piece of the overall team that makes this city great. I would like to thank council for their continued support of our efforts and achievements. We appreciate that it is Council that determines the service level that we provide and, further, that council recognizes the important role we play in making this a safe city in which to live.

5 We look forward to your continued support in the years to come. Please take the time to thoroughly peruse this report, and feel free to follow up with any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. Jeff McCormick fire Chief On behalf of Deputy Chief Todd Binkley, Deputy Chief Andrew Lillico and the rest of the staff at the BRANTFORD fire DEPARTMENT , I am pleased to submit the annual report for 2015. The report offers an insight into the efforts and achievements that the DEPARTMENT has accomplished in the past year. The report allows its readers to gain an understanding of the services we offer to our citizens.

6 ADMINISTRATION Capital and operational budget preparations Processing revenue generating and cost recovery Purchase requirements, payments and accounting services Facilities maintenance and repair co-ordination Recruitment and payroll forms processing Administrative support for chief and two deputy chiefs DEPARTMENT Organization Present DEPARTMENT Locations Main fire Station 60 Clarence Street #2 fire Station 311 St. Paul Avenue #3 fire Station 7 Lynden Road #4 fire Station 400 Colborne Street West Contact Information Administration 519-752-4122 fire Prevention 519-752-0540 Facsimile 519-752-7083 E-mail Internet City of BRANTFORD Data City Population: 93,650 (2011 census) Area: Est.

7 Sq. km DEPARTMENT Staffing Assignments December 31, 2014 ADMINISTRATION Jeff McCormick fire Chief Cam Stephenson Deputy fire Chief Grant Dix Deputy fire Chief* Sue Curtis Executive Assistant COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR Thomas Rolfe fire PREVENTION Dwayne Armstrong Chief fire Prevention Officer Bob Sproul fire Prevention Officer Scott Hardwick fire Prevention Officer Julie Drong fire Prevention Officer Darren Zettler fire Prevention Officer Elise Oxford fire Prevention Officer Michael Owen fire Prevention Officer Jen Fredenburgh Support Services Assistant TRAINING Murray Detlor Training Officer Todd Binkley Assistant to Training Officer MECHANICAL Mark Latty Mechanic

8 Shawn Cavin Assistant to the Mechanic BRANTFORD fire DEPARTMENT Organizational Chart as of December 31, 2015 fire Chief J. McCormick Deputy Chief G. Dix Deputy Chief C. Stephenson Executive Assistant S. Curtis Community Emergency Management Coordinator T. Rolfe Suppression Communications fire Prevention Mechanical Platoon Chiefs (4) 1 per platoon A Group: E Glover B Group: B. Clark C Group: R. Bowen D Group: H. Vandermade Captains (20) 5 per platoon Firefighters (84) 21 per platoon Communications Centre Staff (8) Training Officer M. Detlor Assistant to the Training Officer T. Binkley Chief fire Prevention Officer D. Armstrong fire Prevention Officers (6) Mechanic M.

9 Latty Assistant Mechanic S. Cavin Support Services Assistant (1) Training Staff assigned to Shift: 126 Staff assigned to Days: 17 Total: 131 Platoons A and C consists of: 1 Platoon Chief, 5 Captains, 23 Firefighters, 2 Communications Centre Operators Platoons B and D consists of: 1 Platoon Chief, 5 Captains, 24 Firefighters, 2 Communications Centre Operators Suppression Assignments December 31, 2015 Platoon Chiefs R. Bowen B. Clark E. Glover H. Vandermade Captains Brimmer, W. Bruce, P. Cockerill, J. Duckworth, D. Earl, D. Easveld, D. Fairless, B. Findlay, R. Foster, S. Fowler, C. Gambacort, V. Kostuk, S. Lemay, N.

10 Loewig, M. Mills, D. Mitton, P. Monarch, G. Quick, S. Sitzer, G. Spencer, J. Firefighters Aasla, K. Barker, A. Bibby, K. Boschman, M. Botosh, B. Boudreault, K. Bowen, J. Brown, F. Brubacher, M. Bruce, K. Bruder, D. Cline, C. Cloet, S. Collard, J. Collin, B. Cook, J. Csordas, M. Cummerson, T. Davenport, C. Dickie, R. Donohue, S. Franklin, B. Gage, B. Gall, W. Godbout, C. Grantham, T. Greenwood, C. Gyurits, R. Harrison, T. Hesmer, C. Hoekman, R. Hunt, J. Hurley, J. Innes, S. Jacklyn, G. Jackson, A. Jackson, M. Jones, K. Kirk, D. Kissner, M. Klunder, J. Kukla, R. Kwist, B. Larose, M. MacDonnell, A. MacKinnon, G. Madgwick, G. Martin, J.