Pismo Beach Fire Department
Report to the City Council
By Battalion Chief Paul Lee
June 20, 2023
Emergency Response by Type –
June 2022 through May 2023
Type of Incident
Debris 7
Emergency Medical 1104
Fire Alarms 50
Flooding 9
Gas Leak 8
Other 39
Public Service Assistance 120
Structure Fire 8
Traffic Collision 83
Vehicle Fire 3
Wildfire 2
Total 1433
Year Incident Review
•June 22 – May 23 had 1,433 calls for service
•1% Decrease
•Trends
•Medical Aids down 2% at 77% call volume
•Fire Alarms down 50%
•Structure Fires trending up & and Wildland Fires are down •Downtown generates 20% of call volume
•Ventana generates the next highest at 12%
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Lifeguards
•Early hiring continues to work well•USLA Academy
•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, 43
participants for Session 2
•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
•4 CAL FIRE Law Enforcement
•Sidewalk CPR
•Citywide Weed Inspections
•Fuels Reduction
Vegetation
Management
Program (VMP)
•CAL FIRE Fuels Battalion Projects•Long Canyon Shaded Fuel Break•Lighthouse Unit 2•Cave/Bluffs/Ontario Communication Site•1000 Hills RX Burn
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Equipment
•New E-64
•Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
•Lifeguard Tower Ordered
•Lifeguard Truck Ordered
•Going Green
•Fans, Lighting and Generators
Grants
•Fire Safe Council $35,000 CWPP Completed
•FSC See Canyon Fuel Break $120,000
•OTS $46,000 Jaws of Life and Airbags
•FEMA AFG Grant $90,000 Radios
January Storm
•January Storm City USAR Team
Members Mutual Aid Responses
•Rescue Boat 6 responded to 4
Incidents
•Rescued 9 People 1 casualty
•Humanitarian Mission moving
generators and ice for 50
stranded people.
Thank You