• Serves on Planning Advisory Committee (Strategic Plan)
• Serves on Greenville Hospital System’s Safe Kids Coalition
• Serves as Executive Secretary for the SC Fire Marshal’s Association
• Both Fire Marshal & Deputy Fire Marshal serve on Spartanburg Co.
Fire Investigation Team
• Updates computer aided dispatch system (CAD) for fire dispatch
• Grant Management (Strategic Plan)
• Manages Incident Reporting Software
Conducted 61 Fire & Life Safety
Presentations which reached
4,941 people
Fire Prevention bureau spent 351
man-hours on special projects.
Some examples are: Assist
police department in special
investigations, Assist code
enforcement officer in rental
property, grants, etc.
2008
2009
2010
2011
Inspections
2101
2041
1780
1620
Violations
1631
844
593
455
• Violations have decreased 72% in last 4 yrs
• 311 Fire Prevention Training Hours
• 23 Fires Investigated, Cooking was the
leading cause for 2011 followed by Arson.
• Conducted 57 Building Plan Reviews
• Issued 85 Certificates of Occupancy
Permits Issued
Revenue
2008
2009
2010
2011
84
31
25
28
$11,662.00
$4,770.00
$2,665
$3,454.50
Conducted 61 Fire & Life Safety
Presentations which reached
4,941 people
• Conducted 423 inspections on car seats
• Found 99% of seats had something wrong with the installation
• Program not only reaches citizens but residents all over upstate
• Gives our personnel a chance to talk about fire safety
• Fire caused by lightning strike
• Facility has sprinkler system
Structure Fires
46
Vehicle Fires
25
Other Fires
53
Medical
2517
Hazardous Materials
Responses
28
Other Hazardous
Responses
49
False Alarms
216
All Other
Responses
406
Total Alarms
3340
Fires
Civilian
Deaths
Civilian
Injuries
Estimated
Property
Damage
Private Dwellings (FPU 419)
26
0
3
$257,950.00
Apartments (FPU 429)
9
0
0
$229,050.00
Hotels and Motels (FPU449)
0
0
0
$0.00
All Other Residential ( FPU 400, 439, 459-499)
0
0
0
$0.00
TOTAL Residential Fires
37
0
3
$487,000.00
Public Assembly (FPU 100-199)
2
0
0
$325.00
Schools and Colleges (FPU 200-299)
0
0
0
$0.00
Health Care and Penal Institutions (FPU 300-399)
1
0
0
$0.00
Stores and Offices (FPU 500-599)
3
0
0
$102,300.00
Industry, Utility, Labs, Manufacturing (FPU 600-799)
2
0
0
$0.00
Storage in Structures (FPU 800-899)
3
0
0
$33,750.00
Other Structures (FPU 900-999)
0
0
0
$0.00
TOTALS FOR STRUCTURE FIRES
46
0
3
$623,375.00
Fires in Highway vehicles (IT 131-132)
24
0
0
$110,450.00
Fires in Other Vehicles (IT 130, 133-135, 138)
1
0
0
$0.00
Fires outside of Structures (IT140, 141, 161-162, 164, 170-173)
10
0
0
$650.00
Fires in Brush and Grass (IT 142-143)
22
0
0
$0.00
Fires in Rubbish (IT 150-155)
15
0
0
$0.00
All Other Fires (IT100, 160, 163)
6
0
0
$500.00
124
0
3
$734,975.00
Fires in Structures By Fixed Property Use (Occupancy)
TOTAL FOR ALL FIRES
TYPE OF FALSE ALARMS
# Incidents
Malicious, Mischievevous False Call (IT 710-715)
9
System Malfunction (IT 730-739)
58
Unintentional (IT 740-749)
97
Other False Alarms (IT 721, 751, 700)
52
INTENTIONAL SET FIRES IN STRUCTURES AND
VEHICLES
Fires
Civilian
Deaths
Civilian
Injuries
Estimated Property
Damage
Structure Fires Intentionally set (IT110-129,cause E1=1)
3
0
0
$80,000.00
Vehicles Intentionally Set (IT 130-139, cause E1=1)
1
0
0
$2,000.00
Confined
Fires
Nonconfined
Fires
Residential Fires
11
26
Structure Fires
1
8
Date
Civilian
Deaths
Property
Loss
101 Chandler Rd.
5/26/2011
0
$175,000.00
13865 E. Wade Hampton Blvd.
2/9/2011
0
$100,000.00
102 Cunningham St.
10/6/2011
0
$75,000.00
Major Fires
4000
3500
3340
3000
2500
2481
2696
2487
2575
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Spartanburg
County
715
Greenville
County
1800
Abdominal Pain
56
3.6%
GYN Problems
6
0.4%
Abrasion
5
0.3%
Head Injury
5
0.3%
Allergies
3
0.2%
Headache
9
0.6%
Altered Mental Status
30
2.0%
Heart Problems
6
0.4%
Anaphylaxis
5
0.3%
Heat/Cold Exposure
6
0.4%
Assault
29
1.9%
Hemorrhage/Laceration
23
1.5%
Back Pain
39
2.5%
Hypertension
19
1.2%
Breathing Problems
138
9.0%
Hyperventilation
5
0.3%
Cancer
1
0.1%
Hypoglycemia
3
0.2%
Cardiac Arrest
16
1.0%
Hypotension (Medical)
5
0.3%
Chest Injury
5
0.3%
Laceration
13
0.8%
174
11.3%
Multi-trauma
13
0.8%
Choking
5
0.3%
Overdose
44
2.9%
Cold / Flu
9
0.6%
Pain
96
6.3%
Convulsions / Seizure
86
5.6%
Paralysis
1
0.1%
DOA - Dead on Arrival
11
0.7%
Pregnancy / Childbirth
13
0.8%
Diabetic Problem
63
4.1%
Psychiatric Problems
30
2.0%
Dislocation
6
0.4%
Sick Person
55
3.6%
Eye Problem
6
0.4%
Stroke/CVA
34
2.2%
Fainting
32
2.1%
Traumatic Injury
96
6.3%
Fall Victim
120
7.8%
Unconscious / Fainting
60
3.9%
Fracture
19
1.2%
Vomiting
7
0.5%
GI Problems
18
1.2%
Weakness / Dizziness
103
6.7%
GU Problems
7
0.5%
1535
100.0%
Chest Pain
Total:
STRUCTURE FIRES
VEHICLE FIRES
TOTAL
$13,463,200
$1,248,025
$134,100
$186,600
$13,597,300
$5,852,725
GEOGRAPHY
Size of Jurisdiction (sq. miles) In City
Greenville County Fire District
Spartanburg County Fire District
Total Coverage Area
Road Miles Covered
21.9
1.07
1.71
24.67
180
21.91
1.06
1.71
24.68
180
21.95
1.06
1.71
24.72
180
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
Dwelling Units Protected
Businesses Protected
Persons Per Square Mile
24,019
10,443
1370
973.22
24,216
10,529
1388
981.20
25,515
11,127
1399
1032.2
3
8.22
60
34
15
1.37
0.61
3
8.23
60
34
15
1.37
0.61
3
8.24
60
34
15
1.37
0.61
COVERAGE
Fire Stations
Avg. Sq. Miles Covered By Each Station
Avg. Road Miles Covered By Each Station
Career Firefighters
Volunteer Firefighters
Career Firefighters per Sq. Mile
Volunteer Firefighters per Sq. Mile
FINANCE
Annual Budget
$2,651,135
$2,591,330
$2,381,981
Cost Per Capita
$110.38
$107.89
$93.36
Cost Per Day
$7,263.38
$7,099.53
$6,525.98
Cost Per Hour
$302.64
$295.81
$271.92
DEMAND
Total Calls For Service
# Calls Per 1000 Population
# Calls Per Square Miles
Station With Most Calls
Station With Least Calls
(Alarms Per Station)
Station 1
Station 2
Station 4
% EMS Related
Station With Highest
EMS Demand
2487
103.54
101
St 1
St 4
2577
106.41
105
St 1
St 4
3340
130.9
135
St 1
St 4
2067
400
20
67.63%
2024
515
38
73.51%
2575
726
39
75.35%
St 1
St 1
St 1
Performance (in minutes)
Average Response Time
4.31
4.87
4.48
Station 1 (Headquarters)
4.23
4.21
4.21
Station 2 (Hood Road)
5.09
5.35
5.34
Station 4 (Brockman-McClimon Rd.)
5.41
6.36
6.05
Time Of Day W/Greatest Call Volume
21:21
23:45
15:00
Station W/ Highest Amount
Concurrent Calls
St 1
St 1
St 1
Station W/ Lowest Amount
Concurrent Calls
St 4
St 4
St 4
Response Times Per Station
Paul Brown has assumed the role of
training officer
Pushing For Higher Level Of Training For
Officers
Working on upcoming joint training
projects with the PD
Basic In-service Training Moving to Greer
PD Training Room
For 2011, personnel completed
the follow training hours:
Paid Firefighters – 3130 hours
Volunteer Firefighter – 1032 hours
Personnel attended the following classes: Advanced Auto
Extrication, Aerial Operations, Emergency Medical Technician,
Fire Instructor, Fire Marshal, Fire Officer and National Fire
Service Staff & Command Class
Captain Brown & Captain James attended
Staff & Command Course taken in Maryland
MSDS Training at City Hall
Citywide Fire Extinguisher Training
Joint Training held in the old K-mart building with area
departments Pelham-Batesville, Taylors, Lake Cunningham,
Tyger River, and Duncan
Grants Applied For
• Safer Personnel Grant
• Assistance To Firefighters Grant For Equipment
Grants Awarded
• Spartanburg County Fire Advisory
Grant to upgrade Radios $49,000
In 2001 the federal government started the assistance to
firefighters grant. The City of Greer Fire Department
received its first award in 2003. Since 2003, the City of
Greer Fire Department has received a total of five grant
awards totaling over $428,000.00!
Received funding from
Greenville County to
purchase a Roll-N-Rack
• Coordinators are Engineer Richie Bradshaw and
volunteer firefighter Don Blanchard
• Currently have 12 Explorers on our Roster
• Explorers regularly ride the truck and attend training
• Compete in annual Winterfest Competition
• Circuit Training
• Spin Class
• Cardio
• Lt. Barry Davis – Elected 2nd Vice President of SC Fire
Marshals Association
• Cardiac Arrest Save by Josh Holzheimer, Casey Paris,
Christie Hunnicutt
• Vernon Jameson promoted to Senior Engineer
• Jody Norris promoted to Lieutenant
• Paul Brown promoted to Captain
• SOG Updates for policies on Ride Along, Digital Imaging,
Unscheduled Medications, SCBA, RIT, Rules and
Regulations, and Life Safety Rope Harness & Hardware
Assisted With Big Thursday Auction
Benefit Greer Community Ministries
The Fire Station is a favorite
destination for Birthday Parties and
the kids really enjoy coming here
Captain Campbell attended Camp Can Do
Captain Duncan and the Green
Shift cooked a spaghetti
supper for MDA Camp
Several firefighters participated in
the Annual Fight For Air Climb
$500 Raised for breast
cancer awareness from
T-Shirts sold
Lieutenant Barry Davis sang
in the First Responders
Symphony for the Holidays
Truck will be restored and used in
parades and community events