Pismo Beach Fire Department
Report to the City Council
Agenda Item X.X
By Battalion Chief Paul Lee
December 6, 2022
Emergency Response by Type –
November 2021 through November 2022
Type of Incident
Debris 9
Emergency Medical 1187
Fire Alarms 95
Flooding 6
Gas Leak 5
Other 34
Public Service Assistance 130
Structure Fire 5
Traffic Collision 91
Vehicle Fire 6
Wildfire 2
Total 1570
Year Incident Review
•2022 had 1,570 calls for service
•2% increase
•Trends
•Medical Aids up 4.5% at 75% call volume
•Fire Alarms down 5%
•Structure Fires trending up & and Wildland Fires are down •Downtown generates 22% of call volume up 9%
•Ventana generates the next highest at 12%
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Lifeguards
•Early hiring continues to work well
•Lead Lifeguard Academy
•Continues to look 2 years out
•Watch Tower
•Workload
•Time of day
•Violations
Junior Lifeguards
Session 1 Session 2
Junior Lifeguard Program
•49 participants for Session 1, 37 participants for Session2 •3‐week program with 2 sessions
•1 Junior Lifeguard Program Coordinator‐Lead Lifeguard I •6 Junior Lifeguard Program Instructors
Prevention
•Special Events (SEC)
•Surf Events
•Winter Lifeguard Staffing
•4th of July
•CAL FIRE Law Enforcement
•Sidewalk CPR
•Citywide Weed Inspections
•Fuels Reduction
Equipment
•New E‐64
•Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
•Lifeguard Tower
•Lifeguard Truck
•Going Green
•Fans, Lighting and Generators
Vegetation Management Program (VMP)
•CAL FIRE Fuels Battalion Projects
•1000 Hills RX Burn
•Long Canyon Shaded Fuel Break
•Lighthouse Unit 2
•Cave/Bluffs/Ontario Communication Site
Grants
•Fire Safe Council $35,000 CWPP
•OHV $18,000 radios and $18,000 toward Lifeguard Truck
•OTS $46,000 Jaws of Life
Thank You