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According to some LAFD FF’s it not that they are spread out to thin; it’s that the administration does not know how to schedule personnel and equipment for the calls.

Please explain.

 

 

Explain what ?

 

More coming on this topic real soon............

Mr. Anderson, why do most of your answers to the questions seem so vague?

I just do not think Mr. Anderson has answers.

 

You're right Lee, I have answered several questions that Robert has asked me several times. But when its not the answer he wants to hear he makes another post asking the same question again. But what the hell do I know? I've only worked for the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept. for the last 27 years. 

 

Robert when you answer my question about the Multi-Million Dollar Restaurants you're supposed to have run. Then I will TRY to answer your question. Quid Pro Quo.

 

 

I already had the answer to the abovequestion before I posted FF110 ..... I just to see if you would answer it?

LAFD Response to 2805 75th W. Sunday May 11th.

It is being suggested that the problem is not that the department is too thin but that personnel are being mismanaged by administration or that administration is “tying the hands of the officers.”
This particular fire presented a number of problems.
1. Distance and drive time from fire stations. Response was 12 minutes.
2. Lack of water. There are no water lines near this area. All water had to be trucked in by our two tenders.
3. We could have used more firefighters
We have 5 Rescues (ambulances). Four responded. At one point LAR 102 was transporting a patient. According to dispatch records here are the units that responded.
LAR 101
LAR 103
LAR 104
LAR 105


All five of our Engines responded
LAE 101
LAE 102
LAE 103
LAE 104
LAE 105

Both of our Tenders (tankers) responded
LAT 101
LAT 105


Two of our four Brush Trucks responded
LAB 103
LAB 105

Except for the two personnel on LAR 102 everyone on shift was at this fire. Quarters were empty. Other agencies were responding to other emergency calls in our district.
On May 1st administration issued a revised SOG pertaining to department responses to emergency incidents. It was revised to improve the level of service provided to our citizens with life threatening emergencies.

10-14 Revised 05-01-08

RESPONSE-VEHICLE RESPONSE PROCEDURES


• These are intended as minimum responses and are subject to additional resource response at officer’s discretion.

• Truck 104 will replace Station 102’s engine for all responses involving commercial or multi story residential call.


STRUCTURE FIRE

Residential:
• Battalion Chief, 2 engines, 1 rescue and 1 tender respond in non-hydrant areas
South of State Road 82 (unpaved/un-hydranted)
2 engines, 1 rescue and 1 water tender

Commercial / Multi-Residential Calls:
• Battalion Chief, 3 engines, 2 rescues and 1 truck


Health Care Facility:

• Battalion Chief, 4 engines, 2 rescues and 1 truck


ALARM ACTIVATION

• On all alarm activations – only the first due engine shall respond emergency mode, all others shall respond non-emergency mode unless directed otherwise.


Residential:

• Battalion Chief, 2 engines and 1 rescue respond except when dispatch information states otherwise

• Single Family Residential with NO FIRE, and ALARM RESET or NO HELP NEEDED in resetting, shall require a single engine non-emergency response

• Calls for single family residential alarms where help is requested and there is no fire will receive a single engine, non-emergency response


Commercial/Multi Residential:

• Battalion Chief, 3 engines, 2 rescues and 1 truck


BRUSH FIRE

• Battalion Chief, 1 rescue, 1 brush truck and 1 engine

• Additional units will respond on high hazard days according to duty officer’s discretion


VEHICLE FIRE

• 1 engine for passenger vehicle and 2 engines and a rescue for large trucks or tractor trailer

UNKNOWN TYPE FIRE

• Battalion Chief, 1 rescue, 1 engine and 1 brush truck


MEDICAL CALL

• 1 rescue and 1 engine will respond to all medical calls

MVA

• 1 engine and 1 rescue - except bus accidents where 2 engines will respond


BOMB THREAT (CODE 7)

• Battalion Chief, 1 engine and 1 rescue


HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ACCIDENT

• Battalion Chief, 2 engines and 2 rescues


AIRCRAFT FIRE or AIRCRAFT DOWN

• Battalion Chief, 2 engines and 2 rescues, including 1 water tender

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

• 1 engine


ALERT II RESPONSE

• 1 rescue to stand by on Daniels Road at Powerline Grade


ALERT III RESPONSE

• 1 engine and 1 rescue to stand by for response to designated area by Lee Control

Mr. Comer post RESPONSE-VEHICLE RESPONSE PROCEDURES dated 4-23-08 and the one before that please

Here is the previous SOG. It is public record and I'm happy to share any public record. Neither this SOG or the one on May 1st tied anyone's hands. How could they, every personnel on shift except the two on R102 were on scene. We emptied the bench. High winds, no water, big distance and lack of any additioinal resources were all issues that day. Not mismanagement.
Patrick

10-14 Revised 04-23-08

RESPONSE-VEHICLE RESPONSE PROCEDURES


• These are intended as minimum responses and are subject to additional resource response at officer’s discretion.

• Truck 104 will replace Station 102’s engine for all responses involving commercial or multi story residential call.


STRUCTURE FIRE

Residential:
• Battalion Chief, 2 engines, 1 rescue and 1 tender respond in non-hydrant areas
• South of State Road 82 (unpaved/un-hydrated)
2 engines, 1 rescue and 1 water tender

Commercial / Multi-Residential Calls:
• Battalion Chief, 3 engines, 2 rescues and 1 truck


Health Care Facility:

• Battalion Chief, 4 engines, 2 rescues and 1 truck


ALARM ACTIVATION

• On all alarm activations – only the first due engine shall respond emergency mode, all others shall respond non-emergency mode unless directed otherwise.


Residential:

• Battalion Chief, 2 engines and 1 rescue respond except when dispatch information states otherwise

• Single Family Residential with NO FIRE, and ALARM RESET or NO HELP NEEDED in resetting, shall require a single engine non-emergency response

• Calls for single family residential alarms where help is requested and there is no fire will receive a single engine, non-emergency response


Commercial/Multi Residential:

• Battalion Chief, 3 engines, 2 rescues and 1 truck


BRUSH FIRE

• Battalion Chief, 1 brush truck and 1 engine

• Additional units will respond on high hazard days according to duty officer’s discretion


VEHICLE FIRE

• 1 engine for passenger vehicle and 2 engines for large trucks or tractor trailer

UNKNOWN TYPE FIRE

• Battalion Chief, 1 engine and 1 brush truck


MEDICAL CALL

• 1 rescue and 1 engine will respond to all medical calls

MVA

• 1 engine and 1 rescue - except bus accidents where 2 engines will respond


BOMB THREAT (CODE 7)

• Battalion Chief, 1 engine and 1 rescue


HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ACCIDENT

• Battalion Chief, 2 engines and 2 rescues


AIRCRAFT FIRE or AIRCRAFT DOWN

• Battalion Chief, 2 engines and 2 rescues, including 1 water tender

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

• 1 engine


ALERT II RESPONSE

• 1 rescue to stand by on Daniels Road at Powerline Grade


ALERT III RESPONSE

• 1 engine and 1 rescue to stand by for response to designated area by Lee Control

























_____________________________ __________________
Chief of Department Date

I would think to go through the academy you have to have a physical and be deemed physically fit. I don't know but I would say this isn't the case with RJA.  Mr. Comer looks like he takes care of himself, someone else does not.

Do we really have to go through this RJA stuff again? I KNOW he's running for something, I KNOW THERE'S NO WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH I'd EVER vote for him for ANYTHING! I understand equal time for candidates on the forum but enough's enough. He insinuates, he digs dirt, he accuses and I for one have been completely satisfied with the way our firemen (and women) have responded to the fires in our area. The tone of his post sounds like an attack on Patrick Comer and it pi$#@* me off. RJA's answers are vague because he has no answers nor does he really WANT answers. What he really wants is to anger people, to cause dissension, to get posters arguing and slinging mud.