CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach Fire Department
Report to the City Council
By Battalion Chief Paul Lee
December 19, 2023
Emergency Response by Type –
December 2022 through December 2023
Type of
Incident
Debris 4
Emergency
Medical
1089
Fire Alarms 4
Fire Menace
Standby
0 Flooding 13
Gas Leak 9
Other 42
Public Service
Assistance
118
Smoke Check 40
Structure Fire 6
Traffic Collision 91
Vehicle Fire 3
Wildfire 2
Total 1381
Year Incident Review
•2023 had 1381 calls for service
•6% Decrease
•Trends
•Medical Aids down 3% at 79% call volume
•Fire Alarms down significantly
•Flooding was up (storms)
•Traffic Accidents up 11%
•Downtown generates 21% of call volume
•Ventana generates the next highest at 9%
Pismo Beach Lifeguard Program
Lifeguards
•Early hiring continues to work well•USLA Academy
•Lead Lifeguard Academy
•Continues to look 2 years out
•Watch Tower
•Workload (Rescues)
•Time of day
•Violations
Session 1 Session 2
Junior Lifeguards
Junior Lifeguard
Program
•52 participants for Session 1, 42
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
•100% SB1205 Inspections
Vegetation
Management
Program (VMP)
•CAL FIRE Fuels Battalion Projects•Lighthouse Unit 2•Cave/Bluffs/Ontario Communication Site•1000 Hills RX Burn
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Staffing
•New Captain Specialist
•Engineers•Congratulations to our past FAE’s•Training•3 Year JAC Program
Equipment
•New Engine
•Rescue Type 3 recertification with OES
•Rope system changes•Size of rope vortex•AirBags
•Lifeguard Tower
•Most small engines replaced
Grants
•FSC $35,000 Fireshed Project
•FSC 32 Days of Crew Work $320,000
•OHV Mobile Radio $7000
•OTS $46,000 Jaws of Life Arrived
•FEMA AFG $90,000 Radios Arrived
•CAL FIRE CCI $190,000 Masticator with Trailer
•CAL FIRE CCI 2024 VMP Equipment
Thank You