City of Gonzales
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITY REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: August 19, 2024
FROM: Jason Muscio, Fire Chief
THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: Fire Department Activity Report
RESPONSES
There were 94 calls for Service during the month of July, the highest number of calls ever recorded in a single month. There were 3 structure fires, 6 vegetation fires, 2 trash fires, 44 EMS calls including vehicle accidents, 3 hazardous materials calls, 17 service calls, 14 canceled in route, and 5 false alarms.
Notable incidents included a vehicle accident on highway 101 with 3 patients that occurred at the same time as a vegetation fire on Burgandy way resulting in the need for mutual aid units from 3 outside agencies. There was also a structure fire on Elliot Ave that destroyed and outbuilding, and a vehicle rollover accident on La Gloria Grade Road which required a technical rescue. The year-to-date call total is 484, there were 435 calls during the same time period in 2023.
DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS
There are currently no vacancies in any of the authorized full-time positions, we have one active volunteer firefighter. All personnel continue to train in basic fireground operations and EMS skills as time allows. Both engines 8111 and 8112 were briefly out of service at different times during the month, there are pending required repairs for Engine 8112 and pending service for engine 8111 that will be completed in August. All personnel and in service apparatus were deployed on the evening of July 4th and conducted patrols of the city as part of the maximum enforcement effort against illegal fireworks, one grass fire was quickly controlled during this deployment period.
COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT
The Fire Chief and on duty crew supported the Annual 5k Run on the morning of July 4th, and then provided traffic control for the annual 4th of July parade. All personnel were present at the 4th of July celebration at central park and distributed NARCAN to interested members of the community. Crews AGENDA
ITEM
11 also spent 4 hours over two days with the kids from the City Summer camp. Day one the kids came to the firehouse for a tour and fire prevention presentation, day two crews went to the Vosti center and ran the kids through a mini firefighter bootcamp which included a dummy drag, and use of a fire hose on the kid’s structure fire prop.
PREVENTION
Annual business and residential rental inspections were conducted during the month. On duty crews conducted pre plan exercises on several locations within the City.